Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-07-10
, Whole No. 706.
Gelcftc0 Ioles.
From the Portland Transcript
TIE STOLEN CHILD.
EY ELIZA s. PRATT.
CHAPTER |.

80 earnestly, So ln,cnily were those two
men engaged over their cards. 1t was
long past midnight, aud yet these IN
p.cmcnts oftrailic were again and again
-hulilcd, played, and loss or gain stamp
ed wildly on the countenanGe Of either;
the game was finished, and the gold
counted ovurt0 the wipner. 'Lhe finger
of fate aecmrd - guide their deahGgs,
for be who had Inevitably won. befQre,
now, always lost. his low, cunniA,as
forehead were q deeper lrown, and his
lpall Iwinkling eyes grew more fiery ~.
their expression with each successive
game, until at length, vexcd beyond en-
durango, 4e pushed ibe can ds aside with
an oath, and striking his clcnc3ed lis,
upon Tie table, exclaimed,
'You have beggared me, KcnlIand
Eve thousand gone, aud Two pledged +"
'rts well = said the other, coolly
counting oyer the money, while a ma
ljcious smile played on Ais thin lips
As he finished, he fastened IL par Of
piercing eyes upon his antagonist, aud
beGGlEg oyer the table. said IN 4 low
VOICE,
Now you may know to WHOM you
are indebted, at the same time rails
ing his hand 10 his neck cloth he drew
il aside, displaying broad scat
| The effect was instantaneous upon
Ihe heholder--he covered as if struck
by the lightning of Iieayen
What would you HERE ? said he IN
a trembling voice.
{ Much, replied jtenIland, folding his
ar,ps deliberately over his breast and
rqolIy eye,ng his victim. 'Lisirn Ia
me, Crawford your history, your
whole hisiOry is snoWn 10 me, from
your boy hood pp to the present time.
1t is stained with crimes Of every hue
and dye, from the bold vanlpn theft, to
the midnight murder. You were the
boilest Of the gipsy tribe-:hc most
brutal Of the highway elan and here,
in the borders ar New-Yogk, for the
lang run ofiwclyc years, ,yoH have swell
led the black lis. to an cnoriaous extent.
Any one Of yopr countless crimes, II
Lrol TO The lighl Of Justice, would swing
YOU from The gallpWs, carriqn for the
crows and ] have ihe power to do al
this at any momeni You have indcht
ed yoursclfto ne this night, two thou
sand dqllars, whrh ! know you cannot
pay, aud thus you have placed yourself
completely in my power. Bnt ] prom
Use you lorbcaranrc and safety from the
law, so far rs | am concerned, on one
condition, and aNE only.
, The guilty man sa, trembling and
lgUp,frl AIrcady he leIt the graphing
of he strong arm Of i4slicc, and The
lsurGcrous cord pressing about his neck,
but at the last words OF the speaker
which conveyed rop(uscd notion "l
escape to his mind, lac raised his bead
and eagerly exclaimed,
'Namc il, Kcnlland-anything every
.bng tqr my l'le 7
\. 4 fasG Of 10Y broke from ihc Keen
hazIc eye of the frs; speaker, bu, he
betrayed no Other symptoms Of excile-
mcnt.
I 'Tls we'll sqid, sir-nolhinS less
would save your llc. ask no GOLD
/ no penGncc on your part, but tlWril
/ THE GiRL MLLANrnE ! ] have lonl
loved her pressed ny sui -"drrc'
her marriage, bal sac coldiy, firmly p
lcctrd mr, again and again, aud noN
my bcau cries rcyongc, only RLNENHI
TGis night she mpsi bc Wholly MiNI
or lo-morrow you viii be- lodged Ip n
strong holds af iIS.rc. J know sho
no. your daughter, as the world bli'H
i know her conu,ry, her bulh, pn
, her rank, aud well know why, vh'
AN infant you giuIo her from hcr rarfni'
:, brought her with you to hmcrira, AM
thus lqr have supported her u W"
her beauty, james Crawford, Dor won
dcrlul beauty, shodoVed iorib IL '"'
FEATURES of the cmId, and Irojn WI"
-, yoU bopcd, ~ your ml,or heart !" WV
, a harvest Of gold would have '"'''
her from thrs-J would have m"r'''
her unknown 10 YOU, hui she '"Ios''
me-ur. William k,niland, WHO"
never ct, bcllc tovn,d upon, 81 ~"
man scolncd brlore dnd no" - ""'