Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-25
no. a..

Mabel, who was sill crying out as II her
heart would break, leaned over her and raised
her in her arms as if to still her sob5ings.
although it might have been her real OBJ
ect to conceal the crimson flush which COW
cred all her brow and face, and even neck,
at her evasion Of the soldiers question.
That turn shall not avail thee, my fair
MISTRESS the other answered ruiely; Thy
speech, too, savours somewhat Of evasion.
and consequent maglignancy. | should not
wonder hadst thou concealed the scoiiinc
and blood-thrsiv royalst--iuckv for thee
if thou hast not, tell thee But speak
out truly, an thou would'st 'scape worse
treatment. He was tall slight youth of
whom we question thee, with blue scarf,
and black feather in his hat; his ierkn
stained with blood, and his gait faint and
faltering, | trow, for ne was wounded.
Hast thou seen such an oneT
4 have, SIR she replied steadily, and
looking the Parliamentarian full in the eye
as she answered him.
Thou hast, indeedP Marry. come up! a
rare queen thou art-and why ddst thou
deny it but this moment! See that thou
answer truly
If at all, sir, most surely I shall answer
truth. Thou didst ask me of Desborough.
and Hugh, with other titles which know
nought of, and how should tell thee a
mans name, | never saw but for mo-
ment's space, and bclike never heard Off
Verify, Isuspect thy speech; thou'rt over
glib Of tongue, young mistress, and s9no-
what pert, if modest; thou diGst sec him.
thou knowost of within the hourl
.Jyithin the hOurr she arsyercl
How much withinN the soliicr asked
again, even more harshly than before,
Truly we have no sundiaI here i the
forest, nor any clock to tell us the time.
surely; and looked not to the hourglass,
about a matter that concerned ne n1tl-
ing
BE- not 50 SIRE, thou, that it will con-
cera thee nothing. Now then. speak up,
girl--where hast thol hidden him.
If you believe that | h1Ue hidden him,
hal5t best search for him; th0u see st al tie
places wherein man could be concealed.
Marry! we will! but, meantime, from
thine own lips | would conIemn thee
Whittier went this same YOUTH
Across this green, past the hut end
And whittier them
4 saw him not any farthcr--but best
search thou, good sir; It's plain thou dost
doubt M; and of surety, if had hidden
him from thee, | should not be 50 mad to
tell thee where.
A stern frown and a fearful threat was
all the answer she received to the last
words; but turning to the soldiers, he babe
! thos, who carried firearms, to scout the
woods round about and search narrowly
] e, -: &C,
hence, as the jade saith, he will leave the
track, | warrant me-, of blood upon the
sand or greensward.' Then, a. they
turned away to do his bidding, he ordered
the others to search the hIt thoroughly,
the shed, AMI all the premises; himself mean
while, annoying the poor girl with every
species Of canting and ruI2 Interrogation
Half an hour had, perhaps, been consumed
thus, when the scou!ers came in and as
serted positively that the fugitive could not
have left the spot, but mus, BE- concealed
somewhere on the premises, sine I'll.
blood gouts by which they had tracNos
him from the place where his horse fci!
and which were visible across the greer
and in the passage between the woodpil,
and the cottage, were not t. be found any
where beyond; at the same moment tn,
others, who had been employed in search
iny the house. returned with word that NJ
one was to be found there.
Then, as the Lord liycth, craI the Off
cor, we must make this lass find her tongue
Here, Win-the-fyht and Sin-de5pise, Tx
ye this malapert boy, tic hhl to yoH 5eacl
Tree, unblcklo your swordbclts, and give
him the strappado, till this fair lady buy
his release by her secret
mol nor cried Constance; 'oh, mol ne
We are men, born Of women, made in tn
image Of your Maker; no! no! We will not
cannot, be 50 cruel =
Can we not, pretty oac!' retortad t.
brutal roandhead; verify, thou shalt Sc,
speak out, or he shall faint under III
scourge-wilt speakP
Thou wilt not
Away, men, interrupted their olsiccl
and, despite the struggles of the boy an
/ the entreaties of the maiden, they wer
dragging him off. when Constance, terrific
by the imminenco of his peril, cried
Spare him-spare the boy-sParc h!m-
f and =
Constance, for shame. be silent Ii
daunlless boy broke in upon her spoecl
; BE silent; can bear the lash without
5 cry, but speak not thou, if they should ki
: mcp
t TO the tree with him shouted the pur
J tan. maddencd by this defiance from
t quarter whence he the least expected
| present your petrouels and shoot him {