Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-06-13
NEW SERIES. VOL. mo. XIII

with the strange garD In which it was arrayed
, and the wild slang that marked his few low NUT
tered remarks, singular as they all were to GU
fair unframed emigiant---were but in perfec
keeping with the HABITS of the Western Adven
turer But instead q the stormy e4citability til,
cast OF open and read defiance peculiar to elias.
whose character had been formed by constan
encounter with dangers and difficulties in whcl
| physical prowess was the most eligible of al
virtues-the countenante of this man wore da RI
and set and sinister expression. A kind Of gloo
II my and inaccessible fndtration--a surface resem
bling the encrusted varnsh acquired by the attri
ton of polluting substances; and that told of
Familiarity with crims rather than the mere ad
| venti.ious ferocity acqHtnd in the rough play O
hardy adventure. Ole of the group was address
ling him particularly. $780," he said, "you Ief
trading with the hgens while Ashton was bu, 9
| boy? Irecktn you did not like 10 have him iist
ma ter-aIl LIKED among them; or was there some
small mistaes, man, in your dealings with the
copper skins that you thought they might take ii
INTO their hads to set off with little powder and
lead?" 81" replied the other, with the same
imperturbale aspect we have noticed-"if an
Ingen had s sharp an eye for false dealing as he
has for lark, there might be some accounts
balanced that way even with our government
traders However, if Ashton had not been drawn
L
have leftihem at all. But it is dull thing to
lose sighaltogether of one whom we have seer
at our sic as duly as our shadow for some dozer
years ornore, and after the whites began to scat
Ter throgh the country / could no more have
kept theioy by me, than could have trained i
half grow eagle to stay in the nest Not a par
ty Of lan.iohbers but he would be somehow in
their serve, as guide, interpreter, chaIn-bearer
or something o that sort, and did not much like
| to contrarykim no how, for boy as he was he had
stood by mon some darksh trays"
/ The coutenance Of Che speaker, during this
reply had gadnally changed. A chequered ant
somewhat sStened shade crossed its IRON charac
ter, and it vts obvious that some chord of memo
| ry had beertouched, associated with feelings oil
different asst from his general nature. While
he was yetspeaking boat was seen at some dis
lance struggling with the waves, and his eye was
tnow fastened upon it with a searching earnest
| ness. As Returned from his companions TO gain
| a more distinct view, one of them continued te
the other, the thread of his remark. "Ah, he
may well say that for l have been told by q
Shawanee, that while he was among them they
were twice upon the point Of making him shoe
ing mark, for some OF his slight-o,hand, sher
this same Ashton, who it seems they had mighty
liking tor, posted himself at the muzzle Of theil
guns and insisted upon taking shear of theil
lead with his father. So they let off one to save
the<ather. But look-that must be Ashton Gre,
himself at that oar-he pulls it bravely too agains
a swell like tEis ,--why the waves heave like 8
dying buffalo You will not bring to shore sc
easily, my lad AYE, ave, old comrade, that is
right-give HIM lift" The canoe into which
the elder Grey had stepped during these broker
EXPLANATIONS, was already alongside of the boat
and with the strength of new arm at the oar, a
landing was easily effected. The boat in dispite
Of wind and wave came speedily to shore, and
while Rosabel's cheek was yet covered with the
rush of startled and painful, though indefinite
feeling, to which the name of hr lover thus re
voltingly associated, had gvel rise----Ashtoi
Grey sprung lightly from its bo~; and dashine
the perspiration from his fine brow, as he shool
off the rough greetings of our last named &C
quantance, stood before her wlha countenance
absolutely flashing with pleasure Miss Hamp
denm he exclaimed, in a tone Of tie most passion
ate emotion, "can it be possible had no
thoughi--I could not have hoped"-"Shall WI
return, Miss Hampden?" interrupted Col. Annes
ly, abruptly drawing her away from the anlmate'
speaker, whose open glance he had himself me
with look of the coolest recognition-"or woul'
you choose to walk furthera" Rosabel was una
BILE to reply, and bowling slightly to the Petrfie'
foroy, SIG ODtyeu TIC iIipuise "a HoA SuoAuAo'
without speaking.
, "Ashton Grey is an acquaintance perceive,
rssumed the Colonel after moments silence
"May l ask when or where you have know
himw Rosabel trembled from head to foot, bu
rallyi,g herself with painful effort, she at ono
aud distinctly detailed their meeting, and subst
quent resio~nce under the same roof. Colons
Amnesty looked al her with INTENSE scrutIuy--
With the image Of the youth, from whom he ha
Just separated, still before him---his resplendar
smile-his high bearing-his iook-his form
his features so instinct with spirit--her varyin
color and faltering accents needed no expieL;
ton; ard the naughty shade that had gathered Q
the brow Of the Colonel deepened. sand WI
there no one," he at length enquired, in mingle
tone of chagrin and tenderness, s'to tell you TIM
this young man was an improper aspirant to II
notice of Rosabel Hampdenw "lmproperv'' ST
repeated almost inaudibly, yet with marked en-
lphasis. Eyes, Rosabel, improper, and only II
more so, that the strange charm of his person an
manner is so at variance with his debased origi
But probably you know nothing OF the eide
Grey?' "Nothing--I have never heard hi
named'--"Y gu have just seen him, my dear, an
the first glance must have told you his elias
There are dark suspicious too--shades OF TO-
crime deepening the case of bis character, an
rendering it as reve lting il is vulgar; ana nov
never his son may be free from the vices sne naSi'