Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-27

last she had found ont the soothing moral influence
| by which she could alone mitigate his sufYerings
Her youth, her beauty, her humility, the tone of
her voice, moved the crowd to pity. Mercy seem
ed lowering over the hearts of her judges; when
it was suggested by of them to bring the boy
and place him before her power. Her safety no "
depended OIL All accident. 1.-The should chance TO
bear the experiment tranquility, anu no CONFUSION
ensue. the evidence of the Indian would scarcely
be sufficient to condemn her.
When they went for the boy, they found he had
been weeping ever since his sister had been taken
away, but he had not intelligence enough to CON-
prehend The nature of the case. or to know how
much depended on his tranquility. When pform-
ed he was about to be taken To his sister, he ex-
pressed the utmost Joy and eagerness to proceed.
Miriam heard hun coming, and trembled So excess
| sively, that one of the men was obliged TO sup
po,t her with his arm from falling to tie ground,
The poor boy expected to SEE bis sister as he
had always seen her, calm, firm, and smiling gen
lily on him. When he was brought Into the crow.
deG meeting house, and saw the stern and solemn
appearance of the magistrates, his beloved guar
dian pale as death, prisoner between two savage
men, he was seized with the Utmost intense terror,
uttered piercing shrek and fell down in strong
COMMISSIONS at her feet
resist no longer. Size struggled violently, drew
her arms with powerful effort from the men who
held her, and threw herself by the side of her ag.
onized brother. She raised hun in her arms, and
wiped the froth from his month, and pressed him
closely TO her bosom. He opened his eyes, saw
The mild, the beloved, the well known counten-
ance fixed terderly upon him, he Instantly became
CALM nestled like an infant on her breast, and soon
fell asleep.
The iron. hearted judges, unmoyed by a scene
that brought tears 10 many eyes, cried out, We
need no further proof that the agency of the Evil
One is among US. The most winning forms are
often choseu for his agents. Unless she will ac-
knowledge his aid, take her away and give her
over TO his power"
Miriam fell upon her knees, and in the presence
OF the crowd abjured all aid, compact or inter-
course with any spirit of evil. She ackno wledged
but One, the father of all spirits, and to him she
committed the cause of the orphan and the nno-
cent. Her brother chung to her, and she refused
to be separated from him. They were left togeth-
er in the prison. The poor boy, whose life she
had so often saved, was UNCONSCIOUS that he had
now been the means of condemuing his guardian
to death.
Are you interested enough in my heroine TO
wish to know her fate She had prepared her
SELF by faith and prayer, for the cruel death which
she knew awaited her, But there were in the
crowd at her trial. hearts made of softer materials
than those of her memorable judges. When they
found that no entreatles could prevail on her to
save her life by telling fasehood, they de,ermin-
ed by some means or other to work out her deliy-
erance.
One morning her prison was found empty no
Inquiries were instituted and no pursuit was made.
Ii was atterward found she had fled to Boston,
where with her own industry. she supported her
self and her unfortunate brother.
! have often wished that could have known
her future destiny in life. Her remarkable beau
ty aud heroic conduct could not have remained
unknown. An American Scott. would find many
a Jeanne Deans among the daughters Of the PHI
grims.