Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-06-24

determined to declare to all present that
she would never be the wife Of Devender;
and that not even a motion of hers should
signify her consent to the union. She ac-
cordingly arose and extended her hand to
her father, saying: ID
I will go, but you must not expect that
! shall comply with your wishes father, for |
will not consent to be his bride, nor touch
a pento deprive me of liberty"
Delarron spoke not, but giving her his
arm they descended the stairs. When they
arrived at the foot Of the stairs, Devender
approached them to conduct her to q seat
but she shrunk from him, and with almost
supernatural. strength sprang forward and
kneeled at the feet Of the holy priest ex-
claiming in supplicating voice:
"Oh! save me! save me! You can, YOU
Wills
"Away;' said the priest sternly, syou
should know your duty better than to inter.
fere with the commands of you father"
"Then am lost" she said, and sank upon
the floor. When she recovered her senses,
she found herself supported by the arms of
Devender.. Springing from him, with a
cry so wild, as to startle all within the cas-
tie, she grasped her fathers hand in both
her own.
"Oh! father" she exclaimed, ''pi.y the
lsutferings Of your child, and save her from
ruin while if is in your power, and by all
the love you bear my sainted mother, |
entreat you to spare me fate, to which
death itself, would be far more preferable" !"
Delarron made no reply, but motioning
to, Devender to come near, he placed her
handin his and ordered the priest to COM
mence the ceremony. The priest began,
and proceeded without interruption until he
asked ifany one could show any cause OF
impeachment, why these persons should moi
be joined together.
81 cam" said a voice, "and one that is
just, he is my prisoner" -
The next moment the hand of ALFRED
Rullington had placed warrant on the
shoulder of the guilty Devender. The
sudden appearance of Alfred was followed
I by that Of Edward and sister Rosa who
we shallnow call Rosaline, and -nunbe
ofmen whom Edward had brought with
him from Lyons.
"What means this intrusion" said De
larron, 81 command you to withdraw"
81 come with the authority of the State, .
said Alfred, ''and claim this man as my
prisoner" "
Devender was then seized by the mer
and bound; while Alfred fastened to sup
port the fainting Liona. AS soon as sh,
had recovered Alfred gave orders for De
vender to be placed in a carriage and taker
to prison. Edward in the meanwhile in
formed Delarron of the circumstances 0
Devenders arrest; and he now reioiced tha
his daughter had been thus timely rescue
from a fate, which otherwise would hay
been inevitable. The carriage that con
|veyed Devender was followed by larg
number ofthe late guests, who were al
anxious to learn more of the story which o.
yet was not wholly known OF them.
Devender was put in prison. Delarrol
invited Alfred to return with him. to tn
castle. He accordingly did so; and a(te
they had taken some refreshments, he invi
ted him into private room, where he nc
only ask Alfred. to forgive him, for his col
and absolute refusal to give him hi
daughters hand; but assured him that h
should now epround to bestow her han
upon onea as brave and deserving as he ha
t proved himself to be.
"And now," said he, 81 should like t
know, by what means, you escaped froI
Devender castle, where | understand yo
have been confined, when |, and all m
r family supposed you dead"
i, As the reader, perhaps, feels as anxiou
as did Delarron, to learn the means he en-
ployed to effect his escape, we shall give h
answer in his own words which were Q
} follows:
/, "My escape from the castle was OWN
to your sons friendship and bravery, and I
the, exertlons made by the young lady VIII
was also confined within the castle. Sh.
being somewhat acquainted with me, an
: learning from some of the servants that
was there in confinement, resolved to ii
: quire Of hermaid, andif possible, learn til
. door Of the room in which ! was contine,
On inquiring Of the servant she found tn,
i she could and would give her the necessar
Information, for she had that morning bee
severely beaten by Devender, and had bee
! threated to be turned from the house, ar
she was glad Of an opportunity to, in som
! measure, wreak her vengeance on the D
vendors. She accordingly not only to
Rosaline that she knew the room which
was in but secret passage leading to
Q This information was received with Joy
her, who had thought, that if she could on
I have an opportunity of conversing with m
: even through the. crevices in the daer tn
7 we could contrive some means for escap
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