Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-10-23

fore they began u tninl, it Was o bull frJg, 81
hJarss was the voice. To c,i the ma',cr hort,
they found the man-lraegad hlia or, all BE-.
sncared with HrD, instead Of b'5,1-,ook hin
and his horses home with th>m-.earacI hi5 s,o-
rs, andweut next morning al day liga. u search
Of Sophia.
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Sophia hii across the bogs through the swamp
with the lightne5s Of a fairy, and when she arri-
we'd on terra frua, steersd her course across cII-
tyatcd fields in that direction which shs suopO-
scd TO be towards New York uuiil she came 70
road which appeared 10 b. considerably travel
led, running east aud wet, here she was at o
stand; but finally coacludsl to take Qwes,ern
course, in hopes 10 find i,sogu crossed and lurn-
ed 10 the southern direction She kayt il until
quite late, and found herself II danger Of being
torn 70 pieces By those wa,chfl seu,iu e.s--rne
farm dogs. To avoid those noisy and fierce as
saIlIers she ven,ured al last 70 knock q; the door
/. Of a small house, where she Uncovered light,
and found kind reception.
The wo.nUn made her a disa o! good hvson
and showed her into a clean room AMI whole
some bed. The people wcr: neither suspicious
nor inqusitive-a thing ycrv rl.g indeed. They
saw she was a stranger in distress, and that was
sufficient.
She arose at day break-foral the r>onc up
thanked them, and was abou: going, when
they asked her if she would not stay I'LL after
, PRAYERS. She consented with iyy, kuce.ed with
the family, Joined most ferventy in IN. daYo,ons
Of the morning, in the way in which she had
!, been taught BY her pious mother. They invited
her 10 stay 10 breakfast, but she politely declined
D.. and departed, not daring 10 inquire the way
home.
), She had travelled about an hour; the sun rose
: with unclouded splendor, and threw the beams OF
gladness on the path before her. Al. was tran
!, guilty and joy.
a "on earth, in Heaven. or o'ct tie deep profound,
: Alter raising long hill, in a step Of slow and
o pensiyc meditation, she cast look behind. and
= observed two men on horseback, about half q
= mile in the rear, making towards b.. in .l.. speed
e -one Of them was Van Doruan.
e The country was open-thars was no whore
g 10 fee; but she saw sign a5ou, thirty rods O.
head and few TO reach the tavern. traveller at
i the door, just entering his cha,sg to depart, wit
Z messed the race; the two horsemcn on full run
and Sophia but few rods before ihem.
ri They all reached the steps Of the door al the
n same tine. Sophia flew into the house, ana
they after her. Van Noruan ca -At her by ths
n clolhes-sho sAgieaed for help: and The landlord
/ his wife and daughters, and the .n.y Her ran t.
r her assistance, and b-at o.4 the p-rsl-rs.
h "Who is she!-what has She done. was H..
d cry. "Nothng," was the au5# er, "bJI ran q,
" way from her lover" "Wha; b,au@,ui crea
!. ture," said the traveller, "whJ can she be!'
"Nomat,or,' said Van Donnan. "sag is mine
"Not by force hope said the traveller. a...
went into the room were Sophia vas resting ..es
self.
: The moment h2 had rlN view Of her, i.
), exclaimed, "My God. IS it sophia Thompson
: Angel OF Heaven! what brought yoI h-r.E
From this salutatiou, Sophia was srIck viii
:. droad-for it was the very flesh a4l oon1 Of Ily
y ngham.
"a BE not alarmed. lovely croarlra." said he, "
=, am not the man ! once was, and | viii 90 thl
:, moment from your presence if you desire It; bu
| first wish to atone for my former abuses in som
!. measure, by rendering You all the service can
! Tell me what is the matter, and how came yo
~ here, and why these men pursued vou!"
~ The man who came with him in pursuit va
: well acquainted with the landlord, who was a We
a rv respectable man, and was soon convinced tha
= Sophia was the injured person.
% % The landlord had two or three stout sons, an
-, they all told Van Dorrnan to begone, or the
! would baste him roundly. He finally gave u
II the chase, aud went to gathering the scattered re
mains Of his gig.
% Sophia stajd through the day, and Tivinghar
Il, would not leave her, he said, till she was airl
lodged with her parents. She found, by conye
II sing with him in the course Of the day, that
~, had really repented Of his crimes. with SINGER
- contrition, and that he had become new man.
. He proposed 10 altar the course Of his journ2
to Bridgeport, and to take her into his chaise ar
:, TO convey her to New York the next day-dI
-, tant about thirty miles. She accepted his otfe
% and found herself the next evening landed safe
-. at her fathers door.
> Her father and mother had been almost di
III. tracted at her long stay and several persons we
- out in pursuit OF Van Dorman. But how we
they reoiced and confounded, both in an instal
II to sec her return with Tiynghain apparently
Of good spirits.
~" -, But their surprise soon ceased. Tivingho
had no sooner entered the room where the fan
bo Iy were all together, than he fell on his knees
fore them, burst into tears, and sobbed for sor
time before he could speak!
a Forgive" said he, ga miserable man VI
age has injured you without cause"
; 10 "Rise," said Mr.. Thompson, sit is enough
"There is ioy in Heaven over one sinner that
irm penteth, said Mrs. Thompson, sand why not
res earth" . 5r
was Say no more," said Mr.. Thompson, 'y
IN a are welcome TO our house.
the Tivngham now offered to pay Mr.. Thompa
in. whatever sum Of money he should mention,
ck. do any thing else in his power, that he sho
mention, to atone for his former abuses; but
in Thompson was above laying any penalties Of
d it man already suffering the keenest rcn1orse for
am crimes. He offered 90 tohe village where
our Thompson had been living. and get the rep
self cleared up about Sophia. He would 60 in
pits suit of Jackson, or do any thing else 10 serve
family; but Mr.. Thompson would not put him