Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-30
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN

NJ thank you, said The young man NOV
,ng. i mus, be going. Good bye =
Ellen watched him with fouerng heart
until he hsd disapp~sred IN the darkness,
when she burst into tears. Bot suddenly
dashing them away With her hand, che en-
ed the house. and cautiously approached The
door OF her little room The family all re-
tired. Taking pen and ink she wrote, with
some seitation, q few lines, and placed
them where they would DO seen the FRS,
thing in the morning.
This will tell them where ! have gone,
sh. said. s,iIl weeping III would not do to
wake them, or they would not let me GO
Bot how can stsy here, when he Is N dan
ger = She paused and unused. Yes It Is
too late To ovenake HIN At the wharf !
mus, 90 down the river and intstcspt him
God will be NV protector.
With these words she fastened 10 attire
hersefin her bonnd and cloak, and then
kne ling down, she prayed fot n few mo
mems. silently after which she rose, wiped
the tears from her eyes, and set forth unat.
tended on her long aud very perlous walk
More than once she sared as she WOUND
| her~way through the solitary forest, at the
cry of ninet bird and now and then some
unknown noise, or distant shadow assn.
ming suddenly the appearance Of a human
being, would cause her knees to to,ter, but
after leaning for space against tree and
summoning aid from on high by hasty
prayer, she would recover confidence and
60 on.
Atlcngth she reached the shore Of the
river after moro than an hours travel
She recognized the place AT once; and fol-
lowing the bank soon arrived at a solitary
farm house All was still around and she
did not wake the inhabitants, for they were
suspected OF being unricndly TO the wings,
so she merely unloosed q boat which she
found lying by the water side, and entering
IL waited breothlessly for the appearance
Of her lovers sloop
A quarter OF an hour passed, which
sc mel an age, and ye, no signs OF the yes
sci were visible.
Surely i, cannot have passed, she said
anIiously Yet the wind is fair and the
tide strong.
Another interval elapsed which her a
larm magnifed into an hour and a, last
she burst INTO tears.
Ile has passed, and shall never see him
again she sobbcd 'Oh ! God Of mercy
spare hi. life y and clnsping her hands con
clu,lvcy, she looked up to heaven
Suddenly sound met her ear which
she mls,ook for the creaking OF a block
she started up in the boat, every feature OF
her face radiant with hope and looking
eagerly towards the bend of the river n
bove. Blu, she was doomed to disappoint
|, | oh
vain,
1T was only tho signing Of the wind,
she sobbed, again overcome by tears Oh
" ha, shall | do 2-what can do 2-sh'
r said pitcously wringing her hands
. A at once the apparent sound OF sheet
traversing their iron guide broke the still
& ness and this time she wa, not mistaken
1 Brushing tears hurriedly from her eye
she was able to discern the shadowy fory
ola sloop rounding the pon, in the river q
a.. tove
. IL is limits him she exclaimed ag
Y taicdly, aud falling on her knees with gla
tear. she returned thanks to God The
= hurrlcdly and norvously taking the oar
L she pushed of into the stream, md sutiero
! the boat to drop do wn with the tide. A
!. she expected, the slooP soon oVeT'oo
, her.
ID Boa, nhoy = cried well known voic
that mads her heart leap, as the stout We
sci came surging down toward her.
James-don't you know me ? she n
IL tcula,ed family, all the modes,y oil her n
* ture suddenly aroused nj poreeving no
for the first time, the apparen, lndellcacy
~ her behavioyr.
:, Ellen I cthed the voice from the sloo
70 in a tone Of surprise, and Immediately Il
IT, vessel was rounded to, and the athletic ar
on OF her lover lifted her on deck for, owe
nd come with shame she could neither stal
81 nor look up.
What is the matter ? said her lover,
~ he held her up in his arms, has nnylhI'
N happened q; home Speak-you do
a know how you alarCi me.
in His ANXIOUS tone recovered for Ellie
ie- her confidence, and she FASTENED to Il
him wha, she had heard,
ire 4 could not, she said, with her face b
- den on hl. broad breast, stay al home, a
: leave YOU to this peril Father is old, a
!" | was afraid he could not be here
ute time
zen God 10 heaven bless you. How can
lie ever repay you for this y Blu, mi
find shelter for you in the cabin, for
'ef time IS TO be lost. We are already 10 81.
OF Hoyon's place, and II Is to late to ]
cav treat. Even # we anchor they will co
Do after US but now that | kno" their int
tons, there /, nothing to fear, and our
I'd. course therefore Is to disaIm suspicion
her going on
10 Ellen would have demonstrated, but,
that instant, the moon broke forth and
ING large boat was seen pulling out into