The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-02-25

groons and horse boys2 Did not The
names stick to me afterwards! and was
not my companionship stunned, and my
hope OF advancement cut Off Ay! YOU
know all this, and yet tell me it was not
your fault. Your fault, indeed And
who would have dared say these things.
or who would have dared repeat them, if
the heiress Of Stratiord Castle had accep-
ted me? No, by the God above us your
plea shall be of no avail. set in mo
ton II costs nothing TO tell how the
tram OF causes that induced your guardian
to leave home and TAX you with him. !
have logged you ever since you left Eng
land, but never found an opportunity to
strike the blow. | have turned pirate to
getyou In my power; the laws have out
lawfd me already; and think you my per-
IL is increased by this new outrage, as men
will be pleased to call 1t? Talk to weak
womtn, or beardless boys, of pity; but
ask not, nor expect mercy ION Reginald
" lmol."
.Oh, yes! you wrong yourself; you
Will pIty!-mcrcy, mercy, mercym
"Was there mercy shown to me-" he
exclaimed, spurning her with his foot,
''when knell to you?-Did | not tell
you how for years had loved ycu-how
! had watched by day and dreamed over
you by night-how / had been spurred
on to deeds of glory by the hope OF win.
ming your smlle--and might not have
told you, as you were told by others, how
! reformed my life, left my old associates,
and sworn never to see them again trust
ing thus to gain your Mvor} Did not
speak of the fiery depths Of my heart: and
tell you that my love for YOU had be-
come part of my life? But what" he
continued savagely, his face assuming the
look of demon! was your answer
You were young forsootl," and here
again his accents became those of bitter
scorn-"you knew nothing of love,-you
mlslrusled my passionate nature.-God's
DEATH was to be spurned like a hound,
aud my past life thrown in my teeth after
all my sacrifices for amendment Chip
and the words Kissed through his teeth,
~ became, from that hour, more like a
flend than human being; for my love was
changed into hae-hate the most bitter
and unrelenlng-a hate that has never
slept since, day or nightly on scorned
IA love such as no mortal ever before felt.
You may judge of lis intensity by my
present hatred. Hearts like mine are MOI
as lava-and wo to those who rouse nv
vengeance! But away with this trlhmg!
Once would have kissed the earth
where you trod ifyou had promised To be
mine, but now you shall pray to me for
the rites of the church, and pray in vain, -
and he laughed mockingly. gazing on the
agonzed face Of his victim in triumphant
malice.
son! for one moment" shrieked the
girl, again claspirg his feet, and looking
up into his face impioringly, "hear me. /
know you have been wronged. though
never, Us God is my witness, did say or
think nught you have attributed TO me.
! will be your slave for years, ave. for
life Itself will do the most mental Of
fees for ycu-or will surrender my es-
tatcs and swear never to marry any one,
if you will only save my honor. Oh,
turn not away. Remember the grave
eternly-the judgment day Only save
me, and | will bless you lorever''-and
she gazed up into his face with coun,e-
nance that might have moved the tempter
of mankind himself. 1t was in vain.
flush, girI!' and his dark eyes glow
ed with unhuly passion, "you only look
more beautiful, and thereby hasten You
doom. Ha! it would have been refine
ment in revenge if had saved yonr guar
dian until this hour, that he might have
been your degradation. But come now
let us have done with this trihng
Your charms would render an anchorite
callous. Must ! needs use iorce?" And
for the first time, he laid his hand on the
supplianl, and would have torn away the
cover which veled her painting bosom.
Had he beheld the tabled shield rever-
sed and gazed upon the Gorgeous face
had he seen one of his murdered victims
start up through the deck before him, the
Rover could not have been more con
founded than al the instantaneous and UNI
expected change which came over the vir-
gin when she felt his unholy touch
Hitherto she had played the part of the
suppllart, exhausllng all the eIoquence OF
words, tears and looks to save herselffron
foul dishonor, and her captor would as
soon have looked for the lightning t.
have burst from the calm, sunlight sky
overhead, as for to have evinced any thing
like daring or defiance. But he did dc
it. Tue instant that she felt the brutal
touch upon her shoulder, she started to
her feet, and sPrang back, with eyes flash
ing FIRE, and nosrils dlIated.
"Of-of, miscreant!" she said, with a
proud wave of the arm, such as queen
would have used. "as there is God in
heaven, if yon approach one step nearer,
you die"