The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-09
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+ "Fowler--Fowler," continued the
person beside him, with some faltering
of manner, 81 have anxiously striven to
find means Of explaining all that has
-Ebefalen you, and even setting you at
Liberty: but cannot. | am, God knows,
more sorry than otherwise that ever
Undertook what has been done; bu.
having gone thus far" "Hs'
gasped Fowler, in a fierce though fee-
Ole under tone Of exultntion, "thc devil
is deep! He has you" STORES
! "WeIl." proceeded the speaker stern,
llv, "be that us it may, cannot now
stop, or undo what has been done. 1t
would be both ruin and death to me!
for ofcourse you would Immediately on
getting your liberty, tell all" cay"
gnsped Fowler, unable to control him
self, or dissemblc. a1 s1@raa
! swell, then, now you have at once
put it out of my power to free you.
even were | ever so much disposed. !
cannot leopard my life to save yours.
Fowler, you are stubborn. and had you
the means, a revengeful man: YOU will
therefore be we'll looked after. must
Ehe short; for thought should have
found you subdued into reason, and am
disappointed. This is perhaps, the last
time YOU will ever hear me speak 10
| you, listen, therefore. Tonight, whelh.
.r you be well or i'll, you wiilsl,e remov.
ed from Ibis place, by men fully armed,
and Sc. nu, on a journey to foreign
parts. You will be taken TO America;
and fifty, pounds pu, into your hands
the moment YOU land. "A month after
ward you will receive FIVE pounds; and
then that sum will be paid You regular
every month. You are live in Amer
ica, mark me, for at least twelve years
possibly for the remainder Of your life:
and sure means are taken 10 preven;
your attempting To send word to Eng.
land or escape thither yourself You will
certainly not live one hour after you
shall have set sal from America. tell
you this, William Fowler, not more
soirmnly than truly, ,ha. you may BE-
neither rash or foolish. Only continue
in America, and you shall be tarirh
and happy man. There are deep AMI
dreadful reasons for all this, many Of
| which you must not at present be made
:qnainted with. The lady whum =
On hearing these last two words, Will
lam Fowler attempted to spit in the
face Of the speaker, making use of ig
gh ,stly imprecation. Of ''N t d
SWELL" continued his visiler, calm
lv,"I grieve to see your temper s."
fierce, as YOU are yourself the only one
whom you can hurt. Farewell Will
inn Fowler, fareweIl!" And with
these words the mysterious speaker
rose and stepped towards the door.-
..Come hack moment come back"
cried Fowler. as loudly rs he could.
while the door was closeing. 1t was
reopeneG. and he heard the sound OF
returning footsteps. .e $50
Swell, what is the matter?" "Yon
think you are concealed from me; but
YOU are wrong. know you," contin-
ued Fowler, in an agitated tone: 81 re
collect your voice. You are--Sw
William G cy"ne!' aa h'. '.e7 ra
Fowler heard his visiter suddenly ut-
ter gasping sound, and spring from
the seat on which he was in the act OF
sitting down: then he heard the sound
ola stifled groan--of attempts to sup
p, ess violent emotion. At length his
visi,er staggered out Of The room clos
ing the door after him, us with an un-,
steady hand. Fowler was left alone
for three hours: his food, wreiched stuff
at best, was not brought him as usual;
and, faint with hunger, and worn out
with agitation and suspense, he atleng'h
dropped asleep. sa.s.4 s5sf 50 sss !
Before that time twenty fonr hours,
the wretched prosecuted Fowler, in al
most the last degree Of exhaustation,
was placed on board a sioop in the
Channel. He lay in a state rather Of
profound s,npor than sleep. in his ham
mock, when he, was suddenly reused,
in :he middle Of the night, and carried
on board another vessel, which was a
French brig, bound !or America. Con-
fused as he was, he heard the respec.
tive crews taking leave Of one annlher,
ia Il confused jargon oi French and Eng
lish; and presently after, all being again
qniel around him, pheaiell asleep. He
had asked, while on board the former
vessel, Tor draugh, Of beer. to qnencl''
his raging thirst, and the s,upor which
speedily, followed, proved that It had
been drugged. .sisaaa aelvomss d g.ysi,,
IL On the third dayaof his passage, the
bandage was removed from his eyes,
and the pinions from his arms and legs.
The light almost blinded him TOR some