The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-02-20
TIL Z DOOM
THE TORY'S GUARD.
BY NEWTON NJ. CURTIS.
CHAPTER XV.-CONTINUED.
Concluded.

Here's the man you deceived so m
lady, cried the doctor, after several e
forts. what have you got to say to hil
now
Alice turned pale, at this announce
mcnt, fearing that Schuyler had failed t
obtain proof OF her statements from som
cause or other, and that he would deser
her cause, and she be left again to tn
solitude of her dungeon. She turne
toward him to read her destiny in hi
countenance, and Schuyler, unperceve
by the tipsy doctor, slipped a closely fold
ed note into her hands; at the same tim
denouncing her for her deception. Alice
IN a moment comprchcndod his meaning
and she retired to the farther end of he
cell.
'She dare not face you cried the de
lighted doctor.
Schuyler expressed his satisfaction a
the interview and they withdrew. Ate
arriving at the door ofhe doctors office
Schuyler shook him by the hand, ant
promised to meet him again ON the NOR
row.
After the doctor and Schuyler quittet
her apartment, Alice advanced to the
CRATES and tore open the note, handed
her by Schuyler. Her limbs could scarce
support her as she did so, so great was
her emotien. The note perhaps contain
ed the whole history Of her future desti
dy. Her head swan, and weakness;
almost ovcrcamo her. She at length ven.
tured to read the note, which ran thus
Be of good cheer, find all TO be as
you informed me. A sufficient force will
be here in day or two at lartherest when
we shall attempt your rescue. Act
promptly and watch for an opportunity to
second our plans. J. Schuyler.
The note dropped from her hands, and
family raising her eyes to Heaven, she
sank on the floor overcome by her feel
ings. After time she proceeded to tear
the note in pieces, secrcting the frag-
ments in her bosom, for she knew their
presence in her cell, would excite the
suspicion oGthc Amazon who guarded
her. 1t would be bootlcss task to I'M
dertake to depict her feelings, She had
often wondered that Reginald had not at
tempted to ascertain her fate, but like a
true woman, she never doubted his con-
stancy, Poor girl! she knew not the
detestable eXpedient, her uncle had re-
sorted to, in order to stile all enquiry in
relation to her absence, and she knew
not how Roginald's heart had bled for
her supposed death,
In the morning after his arrival in the
little village, Schuyler found that his
plans were to meet with an ugly obstacle,
for band of tory militia, on their way
to some other portion of the country, had
halted in the village, with the intention
of waiting several days, in the oXpecta-
ton of being joined by another squad
This was EXTREMITY unfortunate. The
doctor was warm tory, and Schuyler well
knew, that in case the Asylum was attack
ed, the tories would volunteer, their assis-
lance in behalf of the doctor lie did not
expect but six or eight individuals to &C
company Mervale and Jacob, as lie had
deemed that number sufficient for the ac-
complishment ofhis designs. However
as there was no help for his dilemma, he
was obliged to bear his disappointment
as well as he might,
During the day his friends arrived, one
after another, to prevent suspicion, and
pitched upon that very night as the one
in which TO attempt the rescue. lie brief
ly detailed his interview with Alice, and
the advent of the tory band. He had
surveyed the premises, and all that re-
manned for them to do, was to arrange
plan and attempt its execution
This they determined TO arrange after
they had retired for the night. Jacob
expressed his fears that disturbance
with the tory leader, would throw some
obstacle in the way of their enterprise,
and all conceded in his opinion Howev-
er, there was no help forlt now, and
they must act as well as they could, I'M
der the circumstances of the case. There
was no hopes that the tory band would
leave the village, until the arrival Of their
comrades, and that event might be defer
red two or three weeks.
The sleeping apartments of the little
inn, were admirably adapted to the pres
ent wants of the contcdcrates. They
were ushered by the landlord into a
large square room, which contained
some four or five beds, and which had
been occupied in more peaceful times as
a ball room, whenever the young peo-
pie of the village and surrounding coun-
try wished to trip it on the light, fantas-
tic toe" Here they made their arrange
ments for the consumation oftheir enter
prise. They determined to wait until
the village had become hushed in slum-
Der, and then rise and leave the house,
without alarming the landlord. In order
to do this eifectually, Jacob had careful
ly examined the fastnings of the bar-room
door, and had taken such observations in
relation to their locality, as would conduce
to their SUCCESS. They we're then to
proceed to he doctors residence, awake
him and demand admission, to the asy-
lum. If he refused, as they doubted not
he would, they were to seize and gag