Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-10-23

g man entered the house with the iamllarl
n Of an old acquaintance.
The sound Of the horses feet, as Nil
n came dashing up 10 the house, a~aken
Emily. The room she occupied ben
G on the ground floor, and the window rais'
e to admit COO! air, she heard every wo
J, that passed. II may well be supposed tn
] her heart sunk in her bosom. For a lof
I time alter the new conner entered. 81
, heard the murmur Of voices. Then son
one went Out, and the horse was led ava
, 10 the stable. Il was clear thu! the indi'
n iduaI IN search Of her had concluded TO pas
the night there, and secure her in the mol
ming.
The intrepid girl now bent all her lho''
on the possibility Of making an escape. A
hour she lay with her heart fu,lerns il
her bosom, listening Intenily TO every SCUM
that was made by those around her. A
length, all became still. Preston and hi
wife, as well as the new conner, had re
tired to rest, and the heavy siumber mt
which they had fallen was soon made ap
parent by their heavy breathing.
Noiselessly leaving her bed, Emily pu
! on her clothes in haste, and pushed aside
| the curtain that had been drawn before the
window. Through The dis,an, tree tops
she saw the newly rising moon shining fee
bly,. As she stood leaning out of the win
dow, lisienn. eagerly, and debating the
question whether she should venture forth IN
the silent midnight, larse-house dog,~ no
was on the watch while the master slept.
came up, and laying his great head upon
The window sill looked into her face. Emily
patted his head, and the dog wagged his
tail, seeming much pleased with the notice.
No longer hesi,aling. the girl sprang
lightly from the window. and,accompaned
by the dog, moved noise!essly in the direc-
ton Of The stable. Here she was for some
time at a loss TO determine which Of The
hall dozen horses it contained had borne
her thus far on her journey and i, was
equally hard, TO find in the dark, the bri-
die and saddle for which she sought. But
all these difficulties were surmounled, and
she led forth the obedient animal.
Making as wide circuit from The house
as possible, Emily succeeded in gaining
the road withou, awakening any one. Up
to this time The dog had kept closely by
her side; but when she mounted her horse
and moved away, he stood looking at her
until she had passed out Of sight. and then
returned to his station ai the farm house.
The danger she had LEFT behind, made
Il. 0f bn
ofher situation. and the joy she felt at her
escape scarcely LEFT room for fear in her
heart. Day had scarcely begun TO break,
" hen she reached the house OF an old friend
IF her fathers, where she intended to pass
he night To him she confded the M
ure OF her journey, and told Of The marrow
'scape she had made. A hasiy meal was
provided for her, and ere the sun was
bove he horizon, mounted on a strong
nd fresh horse. she was sweeping away
n her journey. letter from this friend
D a sraunch WhiS residing abou, twenty
niles distant procured her another horse.
More lhIn two-thirds OF the distance she
ad to 60 was safely passed ere the sun (
rent down. and she was riding along 10
pine doubt as 10 where she would rest Tor s
,e night. when three men dressed in Bri- {
sh uniform. came suddenly in view, d. S
ectly ahead of her. To turn and go back I
ould be of no avail. So she rode on, en-
to keep brave heart. On CO.
ling up with her, the soldiers reined up
'eir horses. and addressed her with rude '
She made no reply, but en-.
favored 10 pass on, when one of them laid Il
Did Of her bride. Escape being hopeless, I
mily answered the questions asked Of her
such way as she deemed prudent. Not q
liisfied with the account she gave Of her. E
II, they told her iha, Lord Rawdon was {
lcamped about mile distant, and that :
le must 60 before him, as it was PLAIN q
"a, she was rebel, and most probably a n
".
On being brought into the presence OF n
c British officer. Emily was inferroga'ed a
osely as to where she had come from. z
hIiher she was going, and the nature OF u
r err,nd. She would not utter direct "
lsehood, and her answers being evasve, ii
lly created stronger suspicious against her s
the mind Of Lord Rawdon. L
SWELL find a way to the truth !" he al "
q. III exclaimed. impatiently. after trying L
vain 10 get some satisfactory statement a
'm the firm hearted girl, who did no, II
ice lose her presence Of mind during the y
wing interview. take her over to my n
arters on the farmhouse. and see that IL
e does not escape from you" a
The officer TO whom the command was o.
ven, removed Emily under guard. to u u
use near ., hand, and locked her in one al
the rooms. The moment she was alone,
e took from her pocke, PAIR Of scissors, v
d hurriedly ripping open part Of her p'
ese, took iherelrom q small piece OF paper. p'
ded and sealed. This was the despatch IA
Q vas bearing to Gen. Sump,er. To q
umple il in her hands and throw it out rt
the window vas her first impulse, bu, e'
Z ear caught the sound Of a sentinel's
ad, and that idea was abandoned. Bur. c.
dly glancins around in the dim twilight, h
e sought in vain for some mode Of hiding eI
, despatch, ~hich, il found upon her, c'
lrayed everything. That her person q
'uld be searched, she had good reason al
believe. and. in all probability. every