Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-14
From The Massacnusetts Journal


From the Massachusetts, Journal
fHE BOLD AND gEAUrlFuL CONVICT
This singular story IS actually trae
ROSE Mac ORSE was rare sample
OF Scottish beauty Ter eyes deeply
blue, as Loeb Lomond; glowing cheeks;
hair light and glossy, parted over her
broad forehead, like folds oil flax color
ed satan, features, which shrewed aud
active mind hac strongly developed; a
tall, muscular frame OF stately proper
tons; and firm, elastic, rapid tread.
which she had acquired in early days,
when
''Down the rocks she leaped along,
Like nvulets IN May"
Her youth was unfortunate; for her
mother had died during Der infancy; s.
her profligate and selfish father bad a
bandoned her before she reached the
dangerous age of fifteen.
Many were anxious to take Rose in
to their service; Tor she was neat and
thrifty as brownie, and had the obse-
quIous manner Of their country men. u
nited with their proverbial know!e ledge
of the most direct road to favor and fur-
tune Her greatest misfortune was her
beauty. Often after the most unremlt
ting efforts to please, poor Rose was ac-
cused OF thousand faults, and dis miss-
ed by prudent wives and mothers, lest
she should become too dear servant.
Scotch discrimination soon discovered
the source OF The difficulty, and Scotch
ambition res Owed 10 make the most of
II. 10 lovers OF her own rank she was
alternately winning aud dIsdainfu -
chains, yet dealing out her scorn to each,
as their characters would bear. With
her superiors she played deep and in.
sidoas game. Trusting TO ber own
strength of pride, she resisted their arts,
while she almost invariably made them
the victims OF her own. Ia all this Rose
was actuated by something more than
mere giIIish love of Irritation and tri
umph; she was ambitious. * had form
ed high hopes OF an opuIent marriage.
Many Cantash and 0xonian, many a
testy bachelor and equity widower, had
got entangled in her tolls. and been ex-
traeted only by the early Interference
OF proud or prudent relations. At length
notwithstanding her modest manners
and apparent artlessness, the intrigues
OF Rose Mae Orne became as proverb
al as her beauty, and she could obtain
no service in any family where there
was youth to be fascinated, or wealthy
old age to be csloled.
Hearing an Hast indiaman was about
to sail, with many ladies on board, Rose
resolved to seek employment among
them; aud suceeede IN being appointed
dressing maid to an elderly lady, who
was going out to Calcutta 10 reside with
an invalid son. lodIa! match making
India! opened glorious prospects TO
Scotch ambition Rose took unexam-
pied pains to please her Lew mistress;
and in two days she was a decided ia
vorite. No wonder the gpsey began
to feel proud of her power; for she new
.er attempted to please without decided
ly etiecting her purpose. But when was
inordinate ambition known 10 be a sale
guard either to talent or TO beauty In
two days Rose was to leave England,
and her mistress having granted her
permission to attend the Races, she as a
last act of kindness to one of her earli-
est and most favoured lovers, consent
ed to accompany bin. Rose was very
fond of ornaments; and il CHANGED that
her heart was particularly set on large
pearl pin, which her mistress bad said
she seldom wore, on account OF its anti
que fashion. Rose had more than once
|signified how pretty she thought it; and
wondered IL she were rich enough to buy
pearls. whether they would become her
full and snowy neck. She dared moi
ask for il out right, and she never in
her lifetime Rad thought of taking any
thing dishonesty. But vanity, vanity
that foolish and contemplate passion