Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-12

i of nirht!n .sE7y3 etaJ
"On fools GRAND i, NAV be. | receiy-
] 1 ed \ Istterl from I.orie about an hour AGO
/ statins that Geioer's dauuhter had yolan-
i lerred To carry imnortant desnatcbes 10 Gen
Sumpter-that she had been gone some
j honys-that he mast eyertake her at any
/ risk.nzf eef Vs
IL "It is not possibev said the wife OF
: Preston. e,el M
"Yes it and il strikes me that she
INNS, he = coofou,dad cvavor o;rl.,
III strikes mr. 81 foo returned Preston
l"Bnt 7 rari,er think vonr GRAND will he
/, that of fool If Won should 90 any further
to-niobtn
Have you seen anvtbinr Of the clever
.iiada2" demanded Mink in very decide 4
tone.
"Well. perhaps I have.y returned Pres
ton iuagoiy. v,,;ce,
Una = calculated Mink. duicx1y throw
, ing himself from horse. "SoI have at
last got on the RIGHT track. She is here
f then p
~ did not saw so.'
at IS all the same
Mink then hitched his horse to the fence.
and entered the house with all the familiar
ily of an old acquaintance.
The sound Of the horses feet as Mink
+ came dashing up to the house, awakened
Emily. The room she occupied being on
the ground floor. and the window raised to
admit cool air, she heard every word that
passed Ii may well be supposed that her
heart sunk in her bosom.
Nor a long tine after the new conner
entered She heard the lnursnur Of voices
/ Then some one went out and the horse was
led away to the stable. 1t was clear that
the individual in search of her lad coaclud-
ed to pass the night there. and secure her
tin the morning.
The intrepid girl now beat all her
Thoughts on The possibility Of making an es-
cape. AN hour she Law with her heart fiat
terinr in her bosom. listeuiuo jntentlv to
every sound thai was made by those around
/ her.
At lenrfh. all became sill. Preston
and his wife. as well as the new conner. had
retired TO rest and the heavy In aber into
which both the men had faIltn WIS soon
made apparent BY their heavy breathing
Noiseiessly leavinr her bed Emile nut
on her clothes in haste. and pushed aside
the curtain which had been drawn before
the window. Thro'y the distant tree TONS
she saw the newly rising moon SHINING
feebly.
As she s,oa,l Ia,nip5 ont Of tho ,v;n5,v
listening eagarly. and deba,ing tbe onestion
whether she should venture forth in the 81.
! lent taiduiuht. laroe bouse dor who was
on the watch while his master slept. came
IN. and lavi,g rs Great be,d ,,non tba
window iii looked iIao her f,cc Em;Iv
oatted his bead and The dor seec,ed rn,,cb
ipleaset. witb he nofice
No i-urer hss;,stin,r the c;rl s,ra.g
llialtly from the window and accomnanied
by the Dr.. moved na;saless,y in the direc-
tioa oftbe st.bl. Uera she vras for sona
lime at a loss 10 determine which of the
/ half dozen horses it contained had horne
/ her thus far os her tourney. and II rs
ieqeallg hard 10 find in the dark the saddle
aud bride for which she sourht Rut =,
{ lenolh these d,f;cnlties were Ill overco,oa
and she led f,rth he ohedient animal
4 Maxine rs wide circnit from The bo,,sa
as nossible Emily succeeded IL a,;n;nr The
road without a,yakeninr ,nv one In :,
+ ont Gle hv
sids--but when She ,oounted her borss .nd
moved slowly a,yay be Stood lool,;nr a, her
until she had passed out of sight. and then
on;e,lv rc,nrppd to his nos, near The f,ro,-
bonse
J The dancer she had leG beh;od made
T,n,;iy ,l,,,s, ;,,sars;hle 70 the lonaI;,ess ,,f
her s;,,at;on and the low she felt AZ her es-
cane scarcely Ierl roam in her heart far
fear
Dav had scarcely bern, 10 bre,l ,vbs,
she reached the ba,se of an old r-;enJ of
her +, .her,s ygbara She Intended to mass tl,e
NIGHT 10 him she cop6dcd the nature Of
her ;anrney and told Of The narrow esc,ns
She had made A basty meal was provided
for her and ere the sun was above The hor;-
ION mounted on a strong fresh horse She
,vas su,ae,,;n,, ,,,,,v ., her ;orr,,sv a.
Ter from, his friend 10 a stanncb whiq res;d-
;o,, ,,yant, n,;Iss distant nror.reI ber
another
More than two thirds of the distance sbe
had IT., ,,o was :, fajv nasse5 ore tho en-, ,rs,,,