Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-06-18
From the Boston Mail
THE QUAKER,s DAUGHTER.
4 STORY OF SALEM.

o blot on the historic page OF New England, and
the lifted veil discIoses fury of religious into
leranae, and violence Of persecution, which
darkly stains the character of those who, in other
respects, merit our highest enconiums.
IL was during the height of the popular fury in
New England against tho Quakcrs, that the &C.
currenccs which arm about to relate took place.
Before small Imprinted house in Salem, a
beautiful Summer evening, sat old and a
fair girl. his daughter. Their faces bat lily
concealed tho anxiety Of their hearts, and a lis
tenor might easily have seen that their fearful
forobodings were not 'unfounded.
"Vcrily," said the old man, after pause in
the conversation, during which he had appeared
to be engaged in inward prayer. Verify the hand
of persecution is heavy upon Surely i, was
tho fear of tho tender mercios Of the wicked in
this place, that caused my wife, Rebecca, TO
60 down to the grave, yet tho grasshopper had
become burden, as it has 10 me. And now,
poor William. what will become OF him! Twice
has no suffered the cruel sentence Of unrigh:
Gus law for visiting you, my daughter. pray
God that no may not havo the temority to return"
"Amen," with blanched checks and fearful
eyes, CALCULATED the maiden. Her anxious att-
tude-her clasped hands, all told tale Of deep
affection. To William Horsey had her youth
full faith been plighted, while yet she in her
native Eng land, and the extent of his affection
may BIO imagined, when it is remembered that
twice, as the reader has already been informed.
had no been publicly whipped for venturing with
boon bunishcd. The penalty for the third offence
was death, and yet in spite of tho danger, had he
dared week after wock to visit her whom he loved;
and her nffcctionate circumstances, only served
to heighten his passion for who, in her love
for olhers thought not Of herself.
Long and anxiously did the father and daughter
converse about their future prospects. Thoy
could not suppose that, known as they wcre to be
Quakers, they could long remain unmoles.cd, but
there was in tho breast Of oach a carefully nour-
ished hopo that thoir perfectly harmless and quiet
life might, at loast, avert for tIme tho storm
which they felt to DO gathering.
But :heso hopes were vain-as tho two arose 10
retreat to thoir dwelling from tho night air and
dow, thor attention was arrested by loud voices
and tho tread of heavy feet. Shortly party
of rough. ill-favorcd mon stopped at tho door of
their humble house, and frcoly entering and sea-
ting themselves within began to pass tho usual
rough Jests which the presence Of unprotected
beauty will always excite in the minds Of the
brutal and unfolding.
Tho visit filled tho beautiful Quakorcss with
undisgnsed alarm; sle was wholly unprotected
for her fntbcr appeared stupilicd by the before
unhcard of liberties with his property, and said
not a word; but by the occasional flash Of his cyo
nj sOno now outrage, 1t was easy to SEQ that IN
his younger days, much smaller injury would
have called forth something besides angry looks.
Tho object of their coming was soon made
manifest. '.Tho town can't allow you, old fol-
lor," said tho leader of the gang, 'to cumbor this
ground any longor. So stir your stumps and DO
off. If you're hero ut six O'Clock Tomorrow
morning. by the ~hiskers Of Ito virgin, you
shant have roof 10 covor you.".
81 oboy," said the old meoky.
''Bus as for this little sparrow continued tho
ruflian, "if shc can fancy me, sho shall go homo
and 1.-Two with me. What say you, my doar7"
The girl replied by an indignant gesture.
'.Ah know how tho wind lies. Two seen that
Horscly around her before now; but bark ye, you
EnO his Mt q 1, hc into
those parts again. So warn him for am on the
look out.
Tho distress and alarm depicted on tho girls
countonanco was evident that tho fellow stop
ped, and after rciteratng his I'M unctions TO tho
old man. tho band tool, welcome loavc.
"Tho Lords will DO DONE" said tho Quaker,
after a short pause. "lot us oboy those who have
tho powor."
short time consumed in making pre-
partitions for their dcpa rturc, but ere their ar
raDgements could DO completed. the old man was
stricken down with burning fcver. The unu-
sual excitement had been too much for him. and
fastened a disease, tho symptoms Of which he
had folt for two or three days.
For somo minutes after tho truth broke upon
tho mind Of the daughter. sho remained stupeticd.
not knowing whittier to turn. All their Quaker
friends land they had no othors) had deserted tho
place. Her lover, she knew would fly to her
assistance, if no could but be mado acquainted
with her situation, but his presence would but in
crease her anxiety; and. in any case. she knew
not whore to seek him.
But her strong mind soon discovered the only
in hor almost hopeless situation.-'The
house, she aware, would DO sacked in the
morning, and if sho discovered. nothing could
save her frem public disgracc.-Food and modi-
cine. too. be obtained for hor father, and hor
only way to got it was to leave him, returning at
night.
To n little ruined clubhouse. at somo distance
from their dwelling, she arried bed, and having
rendered tho place comfortable possible. sho
carried the old man thithcr, and having carefully
nursed him until morning. she early left him. not
without fearful forebodings. In the morning the