Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-18

Horrible Seduction.
Mister Eddnor:--i talk my pen in m,
hand, in hopes that these few miserable
lions will be excepted in You're paper anc
hope you be enioyin' the same blessin'
1t IS millancoIy thing that has happen
ed in these paris and has mndc lok nj
over the viiledgc, and the minister ha
bin up thar to see about il and feyther So.
as he shoodn't wonder ii there was 10 be
law SCOT about il.
II is OF yartuous gal that is Of rola.
ton to us, which mak4 il the more dred.
full, She Is enermost 40 year Of aipe, and
has been sedoosea BY promass Of mar.
ridge by Sighass Konklin. She has got
only one j, and the squire sails thai Sigh.
lass not the blind side OF her. Her name
is Mehitable GoodenuIi, and she was down
to fcyther's am she and mother had grale
cryin' spell aboutit and she telled how he
cum up thar, how he sedoosed her tender
hart, and she wrote him letter
heerd all about it. You see Sichlnss
had got hsself a rev SCOT Of gray close,
and he creased up his shus and went TO
meetin' SO Mehilabe seed him cum into
tho next pne to the ono she SIT III So
she handed him the him book out Of per-
likeness, but she sails that il she had none
how he was a goin to nkt, she would have
let him found his own him-hook. Then
TO think he was only alteen year old, and
no 10 go TO sedoose ooman that was old
enuH TO be his mother! That looks a
great deal wuss than If he had took gal
of his own size, for il shows he had more
spect for aige.
So when she gave him the him book, he
took and turned over the leaves, and Me.
hitable watched him and he didn't read
bit. Then she tel'd him softly that she
should like him call At tho house and seo
Fem. But he didn't call all that weak.
aud she ihort il was very disrespectfill.
50 she put on her things, and went up 10
his feyther's house, and She axed him why
he hadn't been down to sen her, and she
axed him 70 90 out and wolk with her into
the woods.
So he went out with her and then she
iolked 10 him very plane, and she axedI
him if he wasn't ashamed to use his arts
10 captivnte her tender hart, and 10 pre-
tend that he was all in fumes on account
Of her, and she asked him If he knew
what was the punishment for desateful ID.
yers, and she told him she knew il was
her duty 70 forwarn him, and axed him i'll
be was not sorry for what he Ind done,
and for bein n gay d seayef. Then he
up'd and lelled her be di1'nt no what she
ment, and sed how he had never d seayed
her at all! Then yon may think how she |
felt 10 have him as much as tell her she
Iyed!!! So she felt so bad about it that
she laid her head on his boazum and wept
aloud. Them spose Tint he begun 10 re-.
Dent Of his bad conduct. for he teiled that
1esnever intended 10 hurt her. That on. |
y maid her cry wuss % think that he
should tell such rong story like.
Then Mehitable telled him she would
Torgiy' him, bekase il was her duty 10 for
Civ them that injuries ", and she took
nold Of his hand and laid il on her boo |
yum, and she sez she dbl il 10 show him
hat she had iorgiy' him in her hart. Bill
be wouIdn't confess that he had d.seaved
1er So she got up of the stump that sie
was settin on, and she telled him thai h I
rad very handsome eyes, and then she
,us her arms around bis neck, and kissed
hin. and sails she--Now Silass, have C1l. /
iled the scriplur and hsy' lotaiy yoo for
i-seaying me and tryiu' TO brake nv Ten
Ter heart, and think il is yure duty 10
Wv me prom ass Of marriage 10 show me
hat you didn't mean any harm; for If you
ion't do il, shall bav' you taken Up for
ryin to sedoose my virgin borti
So she SEE that he Nodded to her, and
gou no that was as much 70 say yes, aid
20 il was his promass Of his marrdge. Sol
he went rite of . the town CLARK 70 rel
published, and she went down ID SiphlasS'j
okes to ak 'em abor. il, and dopt vonN
hiDk that this good-fof noibin' Sighlass
ienied the bull thing and sed be Ind never
promised % hay' hcrl
SO then the poor MehitahIe went into
u the nabors aud told how her virgin hart
lad been sedooscd. And shc went down
. tho squire and icllsd him and @antcd