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

Of his rival prompted Ibis ungeneroul
speeeh. andm tenor ior her l0FeE, al maid
emily reserve was forgot.
/ aOh! be not 50 harsh-so cruel" shs
cried. rising and seizing The officers Goa
as he turned towards The door. "Spars
the life Of Capt Elwyn! DO not wish OF
him your anger II me. See here kneel ~
this boon. Grant my petition and vii
ever pray for you. Look INTO your hear
and be geneTousl"
Rise. Miss Newton" said her reject
ed lover. hanghtily, "you forget yourself
and me, Captain Elwyn must die. lie is
4 rebel. and shall suffer as such" exclaim.
cd Col. ThOrne, with energy ssung 10 per.
feet madness and every noble feeling ban
ished from his heart by jealousy. "As
he has sown. so must he reap"
Nay have mercy on him, - you hope
for mercy hereafter yourself, implOringly
cried Emily. elinging 10 him, " or at least
have mercy on me. Ask anything you
wish in return" then she added impetu-
ously, as he siroye 10 disengage himself
from her, command me never TO see
Capt. Elwyn more, and you shallbe obey
ed -"
"Ha! will YOU do this! said Col. Thome
suddenly turning on her and grasping her
wrist in his yehemence I'LL she almost
screamed with pain. "WiIl you go far
iher! viii you promise, TO be mine! |
viii take you at your word. | ask this.
Promise, and Capt. Elwyn is Free"
Poor Eu,ly, al these words, gazsd in
speschless horror a. The officer. Had
Col. Thorne asked her only to sacrifice
Capt. Elwyn. he might have extorled q
promise 10 that effect. bur 10 wed hun
whom she did not love. whom she could
never owe, vas beon beyond even her
power TO grant. She felt il you'd be bet
Ter that bO'h she and Capt. Elwyn should
, die than that such q sacrifice should be
made. She remained silent but pale az
desih.
"Sprsk-T give you the option" said
Clhel Thorne, &" once knell to you
you then had TO pity"
/ "oh! do no. ssk IL" implored Emily.
az Any Thing tlsr--s."
! The face Of Col. fhorne grew ~hits
with rage. What" he exclaimed pas
sIona,eiy, ado you think me more than
human ! Shall l give up him whom. BY
your osn confession. / know 10 be the
nssl that riHsd from me your lose!-Bu,
for him, you would have loved me. Snail
] do this, too. without an equivalent! You
asa .1Es things, Mis- EcwIon--sy.
expeci me 10 pull The knife 10 my own
throat have loved you with passion
sic ssrneslnsss-I would as willingly
die % see you sno here yet you s.k me
to spare . rivsi's lie tina, you may wed
him before my face. Away |" he cried
10 bitter sc"rn. aiDsing her arm from him,
coinplesely transported 9th pssispp.
Bot will prom .e-I will swear ne.
yer to marry Capt. Elsyn" eagerly in-
isrposed the suppli.ant
Rely IN oman's oath II said Col.
Thorns with a passionate snser. "A
thing given to-day and broken to morrow |!
As we'll trust The fcklene.s or pu. filth
in traitors!
Emily rose sadly to herfeet. Those las,
words had crushed whal remained OF hope
IN her busom. She saw that passion had
dssI'ed . nature sl~sys prone to selfish.
ness. into The cru, Ivy of 6end. Her
dsmeanor suddenly assumed . dignity
which awsd Col. Tnorne even amid The
Jury of Jealousy.
"God forgive you" che said. "and
grant. that. on your death bed you NAV |
OF plead TO him IN vain. have bu one
favor To ask Of you." she said, after
pause end 'ha. is. personal interview
with Capt. Elayn."
There vas such lofty majesty in her
'ir. which Gas The cir rather of superi.
" than Of suppicant. that Cot. rhorhe
lusIled as self passion and crulty ever
Ices befor true nobility ofsoul. lie would
ave refused her boon had he dared but
le ~ss awed into consent. though the
moment sfer she left his presence and
he order for her Ambulance to the prison.
. bad been insured, he cursed hlUself
"r having been influenced into the con
ession.
The room in which Captain Elwyn
vas confined, was situated on the ground I
laor Of The inn. no more secure place
xis.ing IN The village, which itself was
ompo,sd Of bnt four or five houses. A
sS Steps btough. EMILY TO the entrance
1 the apartment. The door was flung {
pen, aud she stood IN the prasence oil her, ,
over.
He was reading BY q solitary candle {
'ben thus interrupted, and looking up he I
aw With surprise, q yelled temsie fguIe. ,
ntly uembIed excessively. She dreaded I
hat Capt ElSyn would think she over ,
'epped the bounds Of female modssty IN
nus st eking HIM, bu, this fear vas soon
issips,ed Tor her lover Immediately re- ,
form, spranR forward with
j yful exclsmsnin; and The poor girl
ow sll nervousness and sgl,auon, iell |
'eep'ng INTO bis arms.
When she waa more composed, he