Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-13

one. Captain Dygert. accompanied ny ",'
officer of Justice, repaired 10 Onlo, in search |
Of the fugitive. Elizabeth was found with
her sister, bu: he was con the wing. win
some wel.ram. d scntine!s to give nm the
alarm, should danger approach. Elizabeth
and her MiJdlcbury friends renamed IN 's'
roroncc ofthc true state Of the case until ihe
arr val Of letter from her f,ther. ll-rSe',
bv the assistance Of frien1, con;r'ved to
avoid an apprehension, and ti,ey were
OBLIGED 10 return without him. H., low
ever, returned to Buffalo, and from thence
wrote TO Judge Dyseri, requesting HIM 10
rncrcede with tie friends of Elizabeth IN
lis behalf, to suspend any legal proceedings
un il he should ob;an bill CT divorce from
his wife, then al Frankfort, for which lmme,
dia:e measures would be taken, and for
which hesi.ad Il valid claim. Judge d. who
had hitherto been a friend, took a Journey
to ButfaIo. in company with son Of Cap.
D.-and as Hcrset had directed that any
| letters ich might be sent to him should be
directed 10 John Ross, an arrangement vas
made at the post Office. that whoever should
inquire :or a letter for John Ross should be
seized as DR.. Herset. twas not long after
this arrangement was made before a man
called for letter for John Ross; he was
Immediately arrested, and when examined
proved to be the identical Or. Herse', who
was forthwith ironed, and forwarded 10 tie
| jail in Orcida county.
We have been thus pariicul. IL dc;a ling
The circumstances Of this affair, because we
wish 10 lay before an unsu>pect'rg commu-
ni;y tit ar;s by which a consAmmate 7ililaa
sometimes achieves his helsh purposes.
We are aware that transactions OF a SINH.
lar chararter, and Of a more aggravated
type, are occurring almost daily in different
pars Of our country, which should prove a
! beacon 10 all. and warn HIM 10 avoid the
fatal rock ofartful deception on which they
have been 100 fatally randcd.
The following Letter, written by Elizabeth
to her brother in Frankfort, afer tierset had
left her at M.dlIebury, will show how deep,
and at the same time how unavailng, were
the steps she had taken.
"MlDDLEBURY, ONO, Oct. 8, 1898.
Dear Brothcr.-I take my pen to ad.
dress few lines to you from THIS place.
But cannot express upon paper the feel.
ings of distraction which agila'e my dIscon'
soa'e bosom, since having taken most
imprudcn; step. When left my home and
friends, | gave my hand to one | thought
my bes, friend but .h2 realty proves how
utterly lia!raeous We're all my howery pros
poets for, instead Of my path proving gay
| light, and free, as anticipated, find my
sef deceived, betrayed, covered WITH dis
grace; in fnc, wretched, ruincd-!sr, far
from the sweet soc.ety Of father, m .,hcr,
and YOU, my dear brother, TO whose advice
had listened. instead ofthc bctraying coun.
sci Of prc:cnd ID friends, might at this no.
mcrt have been erjoyin: the smile and ap-
probation Of kind friends. from iiurIl am
now so widely separated. In Ibis mome";
oftyial, to whom shall look 7 VIII my pa
rents and friends forgive the erring ard un.
h:ppy Mary Elizabeth? VIII they again
receive iheir uugrateiu daughter! Or will
they, as they might with ?roprieiy discard
her forever turn her, as she turned herself
adrilt upon the stormy b;llows Off t!each-
e-ous world, 10 bear up against its current
Of unhaEowcd influence, or 10 sink beneath
tie dark wave Of public scorn, n condemned
ou;cast forever? Or Shall again bask in
The sunny smiles of parents and friends
And now, dear brother, may ever hope TO
be forgiven? Upon your answer will de-
pend, II { great measure, my tAturc hapPi.
ness o. misery.
Il W u.u ~ glaj to s1y "o:l /" my
yourg (rIcnLs, with S;om my earliest
years were spent. | would warn them
against The articles of the vile seGuc"r, who
with the poison Of the serpent nfon his
tongue, be,rays the unsuspecting, and briggs
ruin and disgrace upon their friends, and
infamy upon lis victim. The bright hopes
OF happiness with which we thought the
future pcopled has proved 10 me desert
of boundless extent, flied with frishtii'l I'M.
ascs'
my reflections drive me 10 despair; |
s'cep bu, 10 awake 10 a more lively sense
Of my misery. | envy not, however, The
reflections Of those cruel advisers, who, in
con;rariety 10 Tie declared and known will
Of nv friends. aide my betrayer in accom-
"H'5h-c@ ..nru'5 @i,;.- l2oGcs; gratitude
um your srrlng lister,
MARY ELIZABETH DyGERT.