Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-08-13
OLD SERIES, VOL. II, NO. 46.


The intrepid girl now ben, all her thoughts
on the possibility of making an escape. An
hour she lay with her heart nu,iering in her
bosom, listening inten,ly to every sound that
was made by those around her At length,
all became still. Preston and his wife, as
we'll as the new conner. had retired to rest,
and the heavy .lumbeI into which both the
men hal fallen was sOon made apparen, by
their heavy breathing.
Noiselessly leaving her bed, Emily pm, on
her clothes IN haste, aud pushed aside the
curtain that had been drawn before the wind.
NV. Through the distant tree tops she saw
tho newly rising moon shining feebly. A,
she slood leaning Oh, Of the window, listen
ing eagerly, and debating the question whett
CT she should venture forth ~ the silent mid
night, large house-dog, WHO Wa. on th'
watch while the master slept, csme up, ans
laying hi, great head upon the Sindow I'll
looked INTO her face Emlly patel hls head
and the dog wlggcd his tail. seeAing mucl
! pleased with the notice.
No longer hcsitatInp, the girl sp'sng hight,
/ " frum ll,c window, and, accompanied by th'
dog moved nolsslcssly M the direction of the
\ stable Here she was tor SONG iiuu at a los
tu dctrrulnc which of the hall joi,n horse
It contained had borne her thus far on hel
journey aud II was cqually hard, To find ~
the dad;, the bridlc aud slddl. Tor which sh,
sought But all thcsc difficulties we're al
length ,umountcd, and -hc lod forth the oJc
dent animal.
Making As wide a circuit from th. hous'
as possible, Emily succeeded IN gaining The
road without awakening any one. Up "a
this time the dog had kept closely by her
side Bat, when she moun,cd hor horse and
moved away, he stood looking a, her unllI
she had passed out OF sigh, aud then return
ed To hi, pos, at tho farmhouse.
The danger she had lel behind made EmI.
I " almost inscnslbe Ia the loneliness Of hor
situation, and the JOY she lcll at her escape
scarcely lcii room Tor fear lu her heart Day
had scarcely begun to break, When she reach
cd the huuss uf au old friend of her father
where rhr INTENDED to pass the night. 10
I him she cDutdcd the nature ui her journey
aud told of the narrow r>clp' she bad made.
\ hasW meal VAS provided Tor her, and crc
the SUI Wss above the horizon, mounted ou a
strong and fresh hor,o, sic was sweeping
ava, on her journey 4 letter from this
friend 10 . slaunch Wing resiiino twenty
mile, distant, procured her another horse.
Nor, than two-ihlrj. of the distance she
had 10 go "a. safely passed ere the sun went
down again, and she w1s riding along iu
some doubt A. to whsrc she would test for
the night. when three men drrsssd IN th,
BRUSH uniform. came suddenly iu view d.
rrc,ly ahead Ut her To turn aud go b,ck
would b. ct uo avail. 80 she ro,le ou ~.
druorng 10 keep brave heart. On coming
up viii, her the soldier, refined up their
horses, md addressed her with rude familiar,
|ity. She madc 900 reply, hu, cudra,urri tn
pas, on, when one OF thcm Iald hold OF her
bndlc. Escape bs,ng hopeless, Emily ans.
WcrcI rhc question, asked ct her IN such a
way as she deemed prudent. Not satisfied
with the acrun, she gave ofhetscli ,hry told
/ her ,ha, Lord Rawdon NJ. enrampci about q
mile distant, and that ~hr must 90 before him
as il vas plain that She va, o rrbel and mo-t
probably a spy
On b,,ug brought lnto the presence of the
British officer, Emily was ini,rrogalcd clo,"-
I, as To where she had come from, whether
,he was going. and the nature her crrand.
She would no, utter = direct Alschood, and
her answers being rvasi,c. only created
stronger suspicious against her in the mind
Of Lorl Rawdon.
Wen find way 10 the uurh '' be at
length exclaimed lmpaucntly. after irving 10
vain tn get some satisfactory statement from
the firm hearted gir, who dd nol oncc lose
her presence of mind during ,hc irving inter-
view. Take her over To NV quarters ltthc
farm house. and zee that she does not escape
from you
The officer to whom ihl~ command was
given, removed Emily under guard, to a
house near NJ hand, aud lrckcd her m onc OF
the roolus. The moment ,hr va. alone, she
took from her pocket pair Of scissors, aud
hurrirdIy ripped opcn part ol herdrcSs, took
thercirosI q small piece of paper, folded and
scaled. This vas the despatch she was hear
inc to &; Ten. Sumpicr. 10 crumplo It IN her
hand and throw II from the window was her
frs, im,Iilss. bat her ear caught the sound ol
4 .cn,intls tread, and that idea was abandon
ed. Iltrriedly glanclng around IN the dim
twilight, she sought in vain for some mode ct
hiding the despatch, which, II found upon
her. BETRAYED every thing. Tia, her person
would be- searched, she had good reason Ia be-
| leye and, IN all probability every Part ol
the room would b. searched also To hesl-
tate long would make discovery sure. Every
momcu, size expected some one to enier'-
While she stood irrcsoutc, thought gllnc-
ed through her mind, and acting upon It IN
.,antly. she took oil par, Of the despatch
and ,hnl,, il into her mouth, che~cd and
swallowed il. Another and another piece
disappeared in the same way but ere the
whole was destroyed, the door opened, and a
woman entered. Turning her back quickly,
Emily crowded all tina, remained OF the paper
IN her mouth, and covering her face tightly
will, her hands, held them there, as II weep
ING. until the last particle Of the ,cll.tnle deI
patch had disappeared. Then turning to ,h'
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