The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1850-08-08

daughter; my kOse, my own ua1ilnS
child! Help! help! run! ride! fly!
fly for medical assistanceClook to
he, land you, Bligh, fetch me my pis-
tolls! O. the villain-fetch me my pis-
tolls | saw saddle the horse and let
me follow him. | am old, but there IS
strength enough left to draw a trigger,
and he shall feel it,"
Thus the old man raved-alternately
over his daughters fate, and
GINNING her betrayer. Nor was 1t with +,
out great exertions of the clergyman
that he was prevented from immedi-
ately carrying his plans OF vengeance
into effect.
But the situation of Rose was even
more pitiable than that Of her parent
state ST .ae a a6:ois;o .i ;nsensi6iIiiy, for her
eyes opened and closed. and her hands
occasionally moved; but no sleep came
to refresh her, and the only word which
she uttered was once or twice that the
name Of Elliot passed, as it appeared,
involuntarily across her lips.
Our tale IS drawing to a close, and 1t
is a melancholy one. The first dawn
Of the following day no sooner appear
ed, than Capt. Wilmot intent upon
chastising the treachery of Major FL
hot, set out, attended by Bligh, towards
the barracks. 1t seemed as If on the
present occasion the old mans strength,
both Of body and mind, were supernatn-
rally renerved. But the pursuit was
fruitless; Elliot had not returned to his
quarters. 1t was afterwards discovered
that Immediately ON quitting the Toll,
he took the road for London; from
whence. having obtained permission to
Join the portion of his corps employed
on foreign service, he embarked for the
East Indies. What ultimately became
Of him. whether he fell by the sword,
or whether pestilential climate car
ried him oil, is not known. The only
intelligence respecting him, indeed,
which ever reached his ill-fated mis-
tress, was conveyed in a letter from
himself. 1t bore date ten days posterior
to the discovery of his baseness, and
was thus worded:
"How or in what terms am to address You,
most beloved and injured Of women, | know not
That you will eondescesd to Peruse these hines,
knowing from whom they come, l am doubt
full: and Il YOU do peruse them. where will be
the benefit! Rose, canst thou forgive me! l
deserve il not, that know. but you-you were
ever being Of purity and mercy! Can that
mercy extend even to me? l acknowledge my
self to ~ villain, but | am not heartless one
know that could have betrayed and seduced
you; and that, had not Providence interfered to
save you, you would have been ere this miserz-
bic a I an new; An this aeknosviedge' and
that 90 where will, Jour image sail accompany
| me.
II have loved but onc-tbat one is yourseA
Ny marriage was entered into as means OF ex-
Treating myself from Pecuniary cmbarrass.
connexiou 10 formed loathed at the time, and
she has long ceased 70 be treated Is my WIFE
You, Rose, you only have loved God is my
witness that proceeded in my villainy, step by
step; that, when first l saw you, dreamed not
Of your ruin; that, At each visit, your influence
over me became greater and greater; that, at
l last. felt how worthless life would be without
you that-But why all this! Dol seek to pal
liaae my wickedness. No, no, no. Farewell,
dear Rose, for ever. Your miniature hangs
upon my bosom, and there il shall remain tli
that bosom cease to beat Tomorrow l en-
| bark for distant land, from which shall never
return But may you yet be happy. May the
| image of one who would have been to you all
| that man ever was 10 woman, cease to retain =
place in your uognory and may another and
more worthy 16ver restore to You that peace
which have basely taken away. For me, my
only resting place is the grave"
Rose, whose health had seriously
suffered from the shock which her
nerves experienced, had just Quilted
her room, and was able to appear as
usual in the psrlor, when the proceed
ing letter reached her. Il had pow.
erful but not an agouizing effect upon
her feelings. She wept bitterly over
it: but never, except at the moment,
was she observed to allude to its con.
tents. The name of Elliot indeed, soon
ceased to be heard at the Toll, and to
4 stranger it might have appeared as il
no such person had ever visited it,
The only remembrance Of him. and Of
the scenes connected with him, moi
positively set aside, was the Arab pony
That little animal, at his mistress's
express desire. was stll permitted t.
browse and play about the paddock
he was still ss great . favorite as ever
and still cantered mp to the gate, at the
sound Of her voice, to receive his little
j portion Of bread from her hand-bui
she never mounted him again. NJ
saddle, indeed, vas put upon his back
till after tho last scene in this sad drams
had boon acted.
Rose Wilm0t was = strong.min lee
and pious girl but she was girl o
Ideep and Enthusiastic feeling. She