Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-10

not muscle moved The b,uet te,lnss .
OF has heart. which had long bc,n h,d were
atcus'd and the past was tIcr'ng before
han ~ pllnlul feuew Before him lay his
cssu ehtsr hes only offspring the very pic.
iure OF tho fond beng that was once the 1
idol OF his heart, a prisoner to band Of
mere hess mntsudets But where was his
long iotso!lcn wife lie dared not ask
himself the question. lie wcp, like child
es the stern ruih'n's feelings and temper.
that had long held DOMINION over him Tor
the hra Tune IN years, yielded 10 the more
iepder emotions Of humanity and peu,lene.s
Plen'an, and painful recollcc,ions wore
hurrIcdly informing lcd-tolh the scenes Of
their ttsI love, aud cruel trealmcn, she re.
ceivcd Rom him, rose before HIM, kcoplnc
his thoughts IN constant commotion, no,
wnbsandIng all his efforts TO remain calm
He had no, suffered hnself,o reAec, upon
his past course OF life since his connection
with the gang tu. the presence of his daush
ter forced these feelings upon hun, auI he
had n OF the power to resist them. The
contrast between It's former and present con.
ditIon OF lde rose before him once rcspec
ted, beloved and happy, bu, now degraded
dsplsed, and miserable. an ou,cns. from
society and offender to the laws of man
and that God, whose name had no, passed
his lips for years. exccp, in curses With
such reflections ms thrse he LEFT the apart.
ment without disturbing It's occupant, and
sought his couch, where he ondeavorcd to
calm his feelings and find reposc but,
sleep came not TO his relief Remorse
had seized him for lis victim, and he Law
with his conscience which had no, entirely
lef him, upbrai1ing bun for his pms, inQui-
ties. Just as the day dawned be fell into
a sound sleep from which he did notawakc
I'LL late hour So deeply affected was
he at the sight Of his daughter, that when
he retired, he unconsciously loh the will Of
Mr. Ruggles laying upon the table, open
This was eagerly seized by his followers
when they arose in the morning and exam.
ined The reading Of it was given to Ola.
dah while the others stood around him,
listening to its contents
WELL exclaimed one Of the number,
when Obadiah had finished reading. Miss
HELEN Arson, whoever she may be- comes
IN for good share It woud'n, be bad
idea to come Obediahs game, 60 10 the wi.
lage IN disguise, aud secure her for wife,
at least long enough to be placed in possess
ION OF her property, and then slope
There will be no necessity Of being to
all that trouble said Obadiah Miss An.
son is our captive, and now that We have
her in our power, let us conirvc some
means whereby we may obtain her RICH,
and tile in the Rugglc's estate and the
chnk can be had for it AT any moment
Hold. said third with cngrrness' The
name OF the glrl is the same OF that OF our
leader, and his conduct last night, when he
came to her name, thinks warrants the
ted, and if so he will probably oppose any
scheme we may advance
Captain Arson ordered every comfort to
be provided for, and cverv attention to be
paid to llnlea, which gave his gang To DO
lIete their surmses were true, and therefore
Their consultation IN regard To her were KEEP
a secret from him. They finally agreed to take
her TO some place out OF the Captains react
and force mock marriage upon her. She
IN the mean time was unconscious OF the con
spiracies against her, and lived in the hope
that she should yet be rescued without re
celving any violence, from this horrd der
that swarmed with ruthless demons. Sh'
felt convinced thai this was the band to which
her father belonged, but she had no means By
which she could recognise him. should shc
see him Obadiah and his comrads had con
Guided to have the mock ceremony perform
ed al the cabin on the mountain spoken o
. Ia. ~ Oh IN III. baTa
Ansoh first remained with his wife and chile
and which though pretty much decsyed, wa
sill in a condition To answer TO all their pur
poses.
While these schemes are maturing forIIcl
ems ruin on the mountain, William Fdw ard
and the villagers are sorrowing at her loss
and wondering al the mystery that hung owe
her disappearance and as day after day
rolled away without any tldings Of her, thel
feelings OF guoi gave way TO gloomy foreOo
dinqs, aud utter hone lessness. For want o
something to occupy his mad with, William
, shouldcrcG hls gun and started on huntn
, exclusion TO the mountain. Iiwasa fine da
, the sun was shining from a cloudless sky
. the birds were warhling merry notes, and al
nature appeared lively and inviting bul h.
. although lover OF nature could no. at TIN
! time appreciate the beauty o(the scene bcipr
J him. There was a dead weight upon hl
o spirits which resisted all his efforts 10 remov
IA, and It lay like an adamant crushing him Il
! The earth lie wandered on. needless alk
D Of the scenery that lay before him, or IN
game that surrounded him In abundance, on
al he had unconseiously sitayed severn
mliesifom..lhe village and night was approach
ing lie now for the first time began to loo
around him, and take notice o. his situation
e lie was far upon the mountain with no pos
, sibiln, of reaching the bottom before dark
and being totally unacquainied with the for
. est around hlm he did not deem It eIpedien
. To attempt a descent, and therefore began T.
:. .earch iof some place where he could pas
. the night in safety, IN the vicinity where h
then was. In bis search he observed a far