The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-21

youTssH lhis sad inlsr.Rw-I
J. sopld zoe bad ksosB no.LiFg II my rsiil
al eli ~ss ossr.
Il Say mot %. txelaimsd Emily striving
- eompnss her lssFs. .Thsrs 10 me-
laneholy pleasure n this inlslEiew. Yea
buI 20 beloIe l0s beileT world. ! issl lhsI
! shall iollow coon. ..m- ~.~
Her lover pressed her mutsly % his DO.
som; Tie tears HeTs in hls osn eyes. bot
esllsd up BY her sgohy, DOT BY his.
81 knew from The 6rsl monsnI Of ny
!. capture. Eaid he II lrnRth, 'IhaI ihsTs
vas no hope. Col. ThOrhe Il he does hot
know. suspects ny lore for you, sni
would rejniee 10 destroy . nEal ard Tshel
a. once. We are cid foes 10 The hrld. l
have asked lin 10 lssoIs."
"Alasi iI 10 bot too mue." said tie
weeping girl. al san him before Iesms
10 you. and pleaded IN rain for y0ur life"
snow. this 70 too much" eKelaim. dfLs
prisoner. aiIh IA hurst Of md'ghsnt isel ng.
~ sould rather have sacrificed my right
hand Than that he should thus triumph
oter you Yet hssssn bless you dearest.
for making the sndsaEor. The kn0N ledge
Of lore ike this---so dsyoed, so stlf.sss-
rlfieing. sill smooth my lev hourse Of
lile."
20! Henry, 10 there no hopei" En-.
CLAIMED Rmly suddenly lsOking up. "H
cannot be that ! sm TO lose you. / will
not belisse Il. SUccoT will ye. come from
some qusrler-Say that there is hopsl"
she said. slmost hanIica ly.
The bmerntss Of death VAS increased
by = s,ghI Of her sgOny. and Cspsn
Elwyn tanned away 10 conceal his emo.
ton. lie pressed her to his breast. but
dared not make any Snswer.
DO not bid me dsspsul" cried Emily
wildly. "ssy there is hope Of aid from
some Of our friends"
ALAS I" replied the prisoner there 10
no hope. Il 10 tue" he added, brighten.
ing up, that couple score oil brave men
might surprise this pos,; but where arc
such to be found! NV own troop 10 SC 3.
tered or slain. and Marion. whom | was
marching TO JON, is fer awsy. ltw bet
tel dearest you should know The truth 81
"nce ond prepare yourself far my dssIh.
For myself ! cafe little. but your sgony
unnerves me. ! haVe'hsd my thoughts
on heaven ever since | was condemned;
lstus together look. abors; there you may
derive strength Of snul; GID will temper
4 ina IN ha al
Z" Poor EDily, al these words. wept q.
fresh an yielding her hand to her lover,
Iney kDeft l0eeIher on lneprIson moor. a
few minutes Of client inclusion on the pri.
sonrr's part followed; and during iha,
pause Emily rebuked herself fur having
lost her composure, whtn she should
have been one TO cheer and SUSAN. Di.
rerily The voice Of her betrothed arose in
prayer. The accents were clear. full and
tirin. ard 40 he poured out his eatne.t
applications that st.nghl might be Qrsn,.
ed "a her who kneIt al lns side, Emily
ielt 9 holy ifervor glow in her heart, wh,ls
a peace. a. from on high sole INTO her
bosom. Her emotion vas no, one of
hope. nor one wholly of resignation; bu.
il was mingl,ng OF bu,h, and she expert.
enced fully, 10 the words ofihe petitioner,
"thst Gods's ways ave not as our ways,
and vh I seeWeth to him right is hest"
When they arose from their knees, both
we're more composed, and their eyes met
each other in glance Of sffeclion u ct
seemed too spiri.usllzed and hssvanly Tor
this earth. II appeared to Emily, at lha.
moment. as il she would be happy. could
she but die with her borothed. Sudden.
ly knock was heard at the door.
alt is the signal oil your depsr,ure-we
must pow parl." said the pr,sone.; and
then. in a solemn but sffec,ionste tone,
he added Sour mex, meeting will be in
heaven"
Ehily's tears flowed; nor could she
speak for choking. The door opened,
aud the soldier entered 70 lead her out.
She TUNED 10 take last look on her be.
'roshed. BY an uncomfortable impulse
she flung her arms around h,s neck, for-
getting The presence of III. soleier. aud
b'nkl"g only that she should never be-
hold ihst dear form again. Then consci.
BUSINESS passed form her.
away !" ssh The prisoner IS The sol.
Tier. sdvancIug. would have taken thu
nsensible form from the pHsoaer. 81
sill bear her TO the door myself. and com.
MT her TO her servsul's care. On! Emf.
v. do we par, forever! Ho! Whs. is
hal! he suddenly exclaimed stopping
lni' lily.
The soliisr stopped. A shot rune
cross the night, then sno'hsr, then third,
nd in rapid succession follow shcus.
he clash Of SHES, wild huzzas, and III
he ,nmuit OF life and dea'h rugse. The
'o"f'ct, shsteyer II was about. wss close
II hand.
"Huzza-we have .hem--down with
he BRUSH mn rdersrs-litery or deatbr'
These wsIe the words T. at pronounced
within lew feet Of The prisoner, appa-
emily by a voice outs de the inn, thrilled
through the heart OF Cap. Elwyn and
n ade the insnima,e burden on his bo.om