The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-09-24
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB.
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY. sEr
MiIS0lA.LILAN ANlN1TSo
From the Democratic Review.
THE YE0MAN'S REVENGE.
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Continued from last week.)
A bitter quarrel ensued. With thousand
words OF the keenest s,iug and of the mos
scornlul bitterness, the brother charged the
lover with lreahcerous abuse of The priyi-
leges OF hospitality, Of the opportunities
afforded by palronising kindness which
had It's origin in an accidental occurrence
OF childhood; and of that confidence which
was founded IN the presumed imposslbIi,y
OF such return. He accused him of taking
ar uninanly ard ungra,eful advantage oI
MS position to ensnare ,iie too generuos and
romantic feelings Of an Enthusiastic yirl.
whose life he had happened 10 save, lor the
promotion of an overweenlng ambiuon even
u Tor no baser motive. Rejecting The idea
that so unworthy sentiment could nossi.
oly have taken any deep iooi In his sisters
heart, he repused with the most contempt
uous Insnl1 the application which
II was Edwards object TO make. for his
own consent, and aid TO obtain that of his
taiheI On the other hand. the latter met
HIN with equal haugh,iness and anger.
scofhne con,empuOusly al his prelensIons
oi ar'stocralic superiority; and losing sigh,
oi every prudential motion, as well as ALI
command of his temper, he repaid insul,
win insult, and scOrn with scorn, What
would have been the resul, of so fiery
collision. Notwithstanding all the restraints.
on the one hand Of conscious debt of life.
aud on the other, of the iraernal relation
oi his antagonist TO his mistress, ca,no, BE-
known; for before il had proceeded 10 The
length Of blow on eIlller side, on the
very verge Of which t.,e alteration seemed
already to hover, The Baronet and .I....a
III vG6 PARK where lhey ood,,idlug leisur.
" back from their sport. Observing the
flushed and angry countenances OF the
young men g. the violence of their manner,
he sbnrred qnickley up 10 them, and III gres.
surprise inquired The meaning of what lie
saw. AlmOs, beside himsell with the exas
peralion both of The quarrel and its cause,
George al once disclosed the whole IN the
bitieresl language Of ln"ecuve against the
lreachery ard ingraiilude and base presump-
ioR of the other. lis effect on Sn Wlmol
presented so suddenly-in SO dark an as
peci--in for calculated most violently
To shock all his deepest prejndices and 10
fol. His face purpled with he blood that
flooded TO his head--il was moment oil
insanity. Serpent-Hound' we're the
only words he could ar;cuiaie-when, de-
MED the ven. of language, his passion,
always impetuous, but never perhaps simi.
larly enraged, sought that OF instructive ac.
lIon. Squirting his horse upon The youth
who stood bsrrheaded, with MS arms folded
across his breast, and without syllable of
reply TO either. the old Barone, in his mad
ness. with the handle of veiy beav, riding
whip dealt him sudden blow on The rlghl
temple, which sIalwsrt as be was in frame,
stunned him Instantly and lelled him to lLs
earth. When he recoevred his conscious.
ne;s. he found himself in The hands of ser
wants who had been left with him, and
who. by The commands Of their master, had
borne him for some distance across The park
(Which Oh this side was on The edge of The
B-eslale,) and placed outside of The
lodge and wall, and Of course beyond The
limit of the domain from which, by this aci,
III addition to his other insults and wrongs,
he was even foieibiy ejecled. Dlsengaglng
himself from .heir hands when they were
in the aci of wiping from his face The blood
which had trickied down from broad
cash made on his forehead by Sir Wilmol's
blow, he made his own way 10 his own
home, his head whiriing with a chaos of
confused thoughts Of vengeance, and all
hell in his heart.-All this had taken place
100. iG the presence, forgotten or disregar.
ded. both of Lord Forester and of the Two
servants by whom they were attended.
A servant soon arrived from the Hall,
bringing variety of articles of sporting
gear which belonged TO him, and a pro
hibilion against being ever again seen either
at the Hail or within the B-domain.
Poor Alice, sore!y as she was stricken,
behaved noby and beautiful developing
degree Of Independence and energy OF
character they were not prepared 10 find.
When shf was Informed of what Lad oc-
cured, she herself reproved even her father
with most eloquent severity for The grea,
wrong he had done, TO one whose only
crime. besides that Of saving The lives OF
bolh George and herself had been thai oi
loving her well, and Of well deserving her
love. She steadily refused 10 send him any
message Of rejection, though she made no
disclosure Of wha, couise she might parsas