Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-03-07

twenty miles for food and medicine, as she
dared not inquire for it nearer, she returned
10 her father, who although dangerously i'll,
appeared to be sleeping quietly.
For moro that week the devoted walden
watched by night the sick bed Of her father
and had already begun to look forward to the
time when he could rise from IL and seek with
her and ono other whose name she was too
modest to breathe, a far off spot where They
might dwell in peace. when one dark night
when she was Fastening along the road to the
Quaker's bedside, she felt herself Clasp'd a.
round tho waist by no very gentle hands, and
AT the time a voice, not altogether unknown
to her ears, cried out " HtIo! Ny darling
sparrow, | thought as much from seeing the
track Of a pretty foot around the old place thia
morning. Going to get what we've l6H, oh +!
You sighted mS the other days" continued
he, in a louder tone! as she cdrnmenCgd d faint
struggle, and by the bones Of my mother you
shall now smart for it.
Completely exhausted with fatigue and ter
ror, the little Quakeress was dragged along BY
the men until she was brought TO q prison,
inc which, after son delay, 10 examining the
prisoner, she was thrust, receiving as che
went the gratuitous intelligence that Svery
thing was prepared TO give her a public
whipping IN ths morning.
It was not until the key was ttrned tFon
the poor girl in tho lonely cell, that the full
horror Of her situation struck her. Shame
and disgrace she felt she could bear, when IN
The way Of her duty but to be publicly whip.
ped~-it was too much for her. Her sensitive
nature shrunk from the pain and exposure.
The old Quaker, too, what would become OF
hint Tho forsaken girl fell on her knees
and earnestly did she pray for deIiVerance for
herself and health for her father.
And deIivefance was not far of, As she
rose from her knees, a light tap at The win
dow arrested her attention. A voice that she
we'll knew, pronounced her name. She flew
to the spot, and a joyous kiss through the iron
bars showed that she we'll knew WHO was
there. But her happiness vanished when she
thought of their mutual danger She gently
reproached he lover for exposing himself, but
William Horsely would listen to no such
counsel. Having heard Of tilelf sitdationi be
had fastened 10 their assistance, and arriving
near tho house, was a witness 10 the capture
Of his betrothed. He delayed only long e.
nough 10 provide himself with some necessa.
ry implement, and appeared, as We have seen,
at the window Of the prison, determined to
rescue his beloved from her p%erilous sltna'
ton, or perish in the attempt.
Animated by love, be worked with a zealto
which the presence Of the Quakeress added
not q little. 4 nd in two hours, their united
efforts had removed enough Of the bars it
enabled William TO draw her through the
opening. II 10 needless to say that the hopes
Of the blood thirsty villains who had lmpri
soned her we're disappointed and the lover:
escaped free.
They found the old Quaker 80 far reco
vered that with great exertions, they YER
enabled TO remove him to a place Of compar
alive safety, about three miles distant, whom
ce, a short time after, they removed TO one o
; the extreme frontier towns in ". Hampshire
where the usual contamination to such 70
manccs took place; and one oftheir descen
! dants, from whom last summer. ! obtalne
. the facts Of this true story, is now living 0
( the banks Of the Winnipiscogee.