The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1843-04-08


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s.ltll tne peace is blIsslsI pol.--
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ftlfal,iill at length vas lie comnlon
obse rYatton Of q q that came
10 o.sr The sairif 0f hef dream Sic VAS
less COMMEMORATIVE and became iifoona s.
idl. The father, loo, visited more ffc-
49oen'Iy At the castle. where Re seemed
10 have frequent and secret interviews.
iand his bearing towards his o!d friends.
At the MIL became sensibly Changed
ts5ftaszfhought thai his anefsut prftfe.
ebeen awakened, and that he pvrposeei
quitting his occupations. and every thing
combined 10 lead to the conclusion that
The stranger was some person OF distinc-
ton, who in those fearful tines had be-
come uncompromised, and the victim oil
persccution--his name and rank must
.ol course have been known TO the mobiles
man at The castle. Many were the sur
misses; some imagined that the lovely
Maria was in some-way or other the
cause. Alas! ny tale vii expa6nJ ali.
There is lime ia. Woman'3 .iife.'' con-
iiaued The shepherd, when all previous.
impressions beconeaabsorbed in one solo
obiee', and all considerations Of worldly
interest give way and tIisis, when first
love (and with woman loreVer) points out
the man destinedfor her By Heaven.
but not only had the persons have
spoken of undergone changes, bu. tbs
scene itself Of their soiourn was doomed
70 share the fate Of ALL Ii was about
the time of the equinox, when storms
and rains assailed without mercy that
solitary dwelling, aud rendered il sad
and untenabie. The mountain. torrent
became swoilen--ihe watery flood roar :
ing down and poured with irresistible
force, INTO The salley-the mill wheel
was forced With such vioiehce thai the
walls were shaken 10 lhei Foundation, :
and the howl and turmoil Of The tenn.
pest reVerberated amongst the hills. The
stranger absent The storm every hour
increased ~ fury, till at'length the roof
lev with The winds, and the gates burst
open. Horror struck ana alone. rnShed--
fIltlo gtIeagih Tea her she called Tor as
sistance Alas! It was too near--tfcrs
was ore urged BY the sacred and resist
less impulse of love, had just reacaed
the spot-ia another moment Maria was
in his arms Il was her lover. Bat he
was a peasant! Yes, that short noment
OF bliss was hers Locked inthis en-
brace, they were unconscious of the pel-
ting storm; to all external objects they
were alike dead. In another alomenta q
red glare from a torch Illuminated the
spot, and an iron hand had seized the
unconscious girl, and the lurid glare Of
the torch fell on the fierce and Telent-
less features of her father. The lovers
fell at his feet; with a giants strength
he spurned them from him. and they fell
locked in their first and last embrace,
over the precipice on which they stood,
into the roaring dam beneath them, at
once their common shroud and grave
From that hour continued the shep.
herd, s;the waters ceased to dow-the
mountain stream took another course
the mill stands silent and forsaken-stll
it falls not, but il is destined 10 bear wit
ness of the tragic deed. The stranger
was found next morning gazing on the
waters--his senses had fled, and the peo-
pie turned away from his gaze--he was
taken 10 the castle and disappeared-no.
one knew how or whittier"
.You said, friend :" observed, "that
the mill bears yet witness of this tale OF.
horror
''Even so" he answered; "eyery year
IN the midst of the night, the anniversa~
~ OF The double murder, the mountain
stream returns to its first course--the
wheel whirls fearfully round--strangea
| figures are seen--and long must the wa
ters low 10 wash away the deadly sIn
! .'Let US hope, said |, pointing go
! Heaven, s,tlsa there the deed may eng
lslnce have besn blested on
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