Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-11-26
But | have made q promise,'
what Of your promiseP

what of your promiseP
~ ls as sacred as my life
well, speak and depart,' says Morane.
Inc supplicant assumed an attitude of
authority, His eye, which had been thus
Tar beamless, kIndIed into an expression Of
the most benign determination.
Il have said he, "a revelation entrusted
TO me by Mr. Potter, himself.'
AT the mention of this name, all was
anxiety and attention. The daughter
grew pale with solicitude, on hearing the
name of her father.
And sooner than betray his trust, this
right arm shall perish
Morane finding remonstrance vain,con.
scented Tor them TO retire dy themselves.
'Ihere,' said he, as he closed the door
after them, have you any knowledge of
tins? presenting at the same time gold
ring.
Yes; said Mrs. P, Sit is the one NV
husband had worn away, aud I would
have given thousands to see il return on
the same hand; but now | am CONVINCED
he is among the kneIed victims that feed
the monsters of the deep.
SLOW long since your husbands depar.
iurep
Fourteen years
Gould you recognise him after so long
an abscnceP
Most certainly, ] could, if his features
were ever so changed; just behind the
thumb of his left wrist, his name is inscr;.
bed in uniading characters. Ia that
cannot he deceived
Read that, said ne stranger as he oave
her his callous hand. The LADY was mst
able to read DAVID Potter and sunk.
exhausted by her ogitated feelings. The
noise Of her fall brought Morane into the
apartment, with several of the wedding
guests, who had now arrived, and behold.
log Mrs. Potter senseless on the floor. and
soPposing some violence had been done
to her person, they ordered the supposed
rufliAn to leave The house Immediately. In
vain dld he protest his innocence. He
was seized and forcIbly dragged out. Az
soon as Mrs. Potter had raenvarad enough
I 10 spcak:
'Mercifnl heaven" exclaimed the anr.
ious lady, where is my husband -wbers
is Captain Potter? Do dream, or is il
realityP
Captain p, who had been forciblv
dragged from his own mouse, was at length
called back to the scene. The priest who
by this time had arrived, was oyeriovod
10 see his old friend, the captain. CAM
P. now requested all TO be seated, that he
might make known TO them the history of
his long absence. Order was soon restor.
ed, and he proceeded as follows:
You behold in me the same Cant Pot
ter who was unwilling exile from his home
for fourteen years. was captured BY an
AIgerine pirate ship, near the Island of
Malta, and compelled to serve those vile
horGes, was forced to labor at the oar.
when, from fatigue, I could no longer
grasp it, The muscles of nv wis, were
scared with hot BRICK, until nv hands
we're Immovably clenchcd. siybed for
death to remove my uDsupportabe load.
Every year seemed an age, SO tardy did
the heels of time move along. At length
by treaty with the United States, the
Dey of AIg;ers was required 10 release all
American prisoners. Being set at liberty
embarked for this country. We encoun.
tered furious gale, which drove the yes-
sci on desert island. Here ali the crew
persisted except four, who were taken %
by merchant ship in state of in5ensi.
billy. The vessel which reached rs was
bound TO the East Indies. On her return
to Liverpool, was pressed on board
man OF war, and compelled to serve three
years before could make my escape.
From the moment | learned of This in
tended marriage, resolved to surprise YOU
in the manner you have seen. You saw
me weep at the sight Of my own Mary;
they were the tears Of JOY. Having suf-
Tered increditable hardshIps, both BY sea
and land, stand before you in these tat
cred garments, with broken constitution
yet rejoicing that am permitted to stand
among my former friends, and in the land
OF the free. "And," said the storm beaten
mariner, addressing himself 10 his wife,
if you prefer this gentleman, whom you
nre TO wed, oil shall DO well If you pre-
fer your former husband, he will be happy
ia your choice
Let me have my first betrothed,' said
he agitated lady. .d ol1
Poor Morune sat like one forlorn. He
attempted TO appear Indifferent, and retir-
ID as soon MS the form Of ceremony would
,ermit. His career was short. He came
0 the grave wreIched nebriate in few
hort years. Ho'
Ga tho following day, captain Potter
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