The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-11

partner of a dance BY my own hearts strength,
will not have felt long time as though |
ought TO roll up my cuffs and take that woman IN
hand This is judgment me for not doing IT,.
nave let Der scheme and plot, and marry and
unmarry, and torture aud break hearts to her
own hearts content. Oh, just God that have
spent so much time in Riding the woods and
mountains Of wolves and bears and that have
let this human hyena walk abroad among women
and never resolved TO deal with her until she
struck her fangs into my own heart Selfish that
was J Not for the sake Of Susan, of Louise, of
Louis, Of Zoe, Of all the hearts that she has
trampled in the dust did resolve 10 punish her
Now she would plant her cloven foot upon my
bosom! Would marry off my boy-my own, opn
boy-the gift Of the mountain cataract to sae my
~ EaS& wGter-iiiy, THAI 'ioaaS bro
ken and hall drowned amid the foam Of the torrent
and the peaks Of the rocks. lie took the wrong
road then, and was nearly dashed to pieces over
the precipice of Mad River Pass, and saved him.
Tie has taken a wronger road over a madden pass,
and Is IN danger Of being thrown over a worse
precipice than before, and I'll save him again
That should let the Armstrong marry him off to
milk-sop ike Louise who is not capable of taking
care of him! Set her up with it What would
Louise do with his Irish hos -tret,iss peasants7
would make them work and support themselves!
can't drive slaves, somehow! There is pride in
htdte that httpo me from II. But on. glory!
how | can drive worthless free people I'd soon
have the hilocks leveled and the bog filled up
But how can Louise help him in his plans of life
Oh, he has been charmed, fooled he is in be-
wildermenti He shall be savedln
The storm had nearly expended its fury. From
tearing and stridng-from laundering, blazing
and roaring Gertrude subsidized into sauntering
crying, and exclaiming The storm had subsidized
but not the resolution to which il had given birth
General Stusrt-Gordon took his paper and walked
out Of the room Brightly arose, and, taking the
hand Of the still somewhat excited girl led her TO
a seat by the fire. and placing one hand upon her
heaving breast, she inquired, "Now, what is all
this about, Gsxtrude7p ,..,...ay
:" What is ali TINS about T. Why, that + have
just heard from Zoe Dove the name Of the young
fssn wxs4ss Si.,s~og ~ s,ag ~sssssf,s
Louise. Ii is James Frobsher, my own be-
trothed
"My cousin the Earl of Clonmachnois, whose
life you saved But were you betrothed7"
"Yes-no That is to say, | do not really
know II it was actually so or not. This was the
way Of it He passed six weeks with me at the
Lair. Just before he went he asked me TO have
him-hut just to 20 to a boarding school for
year, aud learn some accomplishments. Well,
told him NO, very decidedly; Of course / was not
going to have man for the first asking wanted
misunderstood me, or he hadn't time; at any rate,
be took my NO, and went off with 1t Something
in my own bosom assures me that he prefers me
to every other woman. Mrs. Armstrong knew it
all She was 10 the neighborhood all the time
while you were away and in two words, am 60
ing to Washington to forbid the banns"
You are mad, GertrudeW
"Then am the better company for those 20
to see exclaimed the amazon, with spirit
Good night Late Ms il is this night | 20 to
the Lair, and tomorrow, with early dawn, | set
out for Washington. Oh, M strike her blow
III give her turn III purposely wait until the
last moment--until the bridal circle stand before
the parson - then III denoupce her vllany!
Then I'll insist upon being heard Then and
there will denounce her
"You are mad Ponder, my dear Gertrude
betbink you, we have no proofs may, We are not
certain even in our own hearts Of her guilt
"THEN and rBEREl In her pride Of place Ia
her hour Of triumph, | will denounce her as a
traitrcss--as a murdercss and will trust to her
own conscience, in that moment Of surprise and
horror, to corroborate my testimony II l am right
night, once more have no time to lose in vain
ceremoniesi Make my adieus 10 the family"
And the amazon b,unded from the room.
The next morning, at break fasf, Britannia men-
toned the mad freak Of the Ger-Falcon.
What! do such desperate act as that She
will not, with all hcr Madness
- Rely 0pea IL that Gertrude will do IL
"If she has such design, she must be prevented
from carrying IL out Il would kill Louise And
Louis arose from the table and rang the bell.
"Saddle the feetest horse in the stable was
the order he gave the servant Who appeared.
In fifteen minutes Louis Stuaf; Gordon was
galloping rapidly towards the Lair. He arris.d
in two hours Gertrude had set out for the |,
metropolis at four o'clock that morning. u was
now eleven. She had seven hours In advance Of
him Gertrude, with her strong, fleet horse, aud |
her hard riding would probably reach the city by |
nightfall He were he 10 set out now, might |
reach il by ten or eleven o'clock at night. He
resolved TO attempt II. Writing hasty line to
his family, and sending II by boy, he set out for
Washington.
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