The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-23

over ten years of age, and the. other yea
younger"
"There were, and Ellen, the elder, was a
beautiful child as as ever"
With thishe sank into chair with deel
groan.
"What is the matter, sir, are you ill?"
asked
j He looked at me with an expression o
face Ishall never forget, and, in hollow
tone, he said
i Doctor, you have read Shakespeare, NJ
doubt, often attentively, and may say il
the words of one of his brightest creations
"Who can minister to mind diseased?"
am i'll, but it is sickness of the soul,
have come to say, that should a young lady
come here, and announce herself as Eller
Hargrave, that is Ellen Sarsfeld.'
"Indeed, sir, and under what circumstan-
crs do you expect her to come here?'
"She recollects your address as friend o
her father, and might come to you as me.
diator. She has been seduced by-by-one
who"
"Whatp' cried I. "Ellen Sarsfeld, the
beautiful creature who few short years age
was the darling and the pet of large cir,
cle-she, torn from her fond fathers heart
by a villain? Why-why, sir, she must still
be quite girl. Good Heavens! you do, in,
deed, both surprise and afflict me'
"Let me have some water, sir" said he
family.
Irang the bell, and he was soon accom-
modated with some, into which I, dropped a
little ammonia, which recovered him from
| the faintness which seemed to be coming
over him. lib ..
He then continued, 'Doctor, if you have
! five minutes time to spare will tell you all;
but should she come here, you shall know
her by her long hair; it is worn low, and
wound up in is small thread of silver"
started from my seat as at once the con-
vlctlon came across me that poor Ellen Sars-
| fields corpse lay even now in my back par
lor He saw my emotion, and likewise rose
with face of alarm.
"Whoever tore her from her home has a
fearful account to SETTLE" cried l. ..
"Twas twas l." cried Mandelholme ;
"say what you will, my spirit is now broken,
and can bear all l tookher from her hap
Ipy home-I tore her from the encircling
arms ofthose who loved her."
Good Heavens! what inducement could
you offer to her to lead so horrible a lfe?'
Marriage; offered her marriage; but
spare me. She swore this morning hewould
take poison, but that first she would come
to you to leave message for her parents,
Since she left me, my heart has been wrung
by tiends. | am man of sorrow. Should
she come here, tell her she shall be mine,
and that the mock marriage which deceived
her shall be succeeded by real one, and she
shall smile again"
"a mock m0rridgei sir" said |; $50 it was
by that most foul stratagem that poor Ellen
was undone. No wonder, sir, your heart is
full ofbitterness; but you do not know the
worst. Heaven extend its mercy to you.-
But were | Ellcn's father / should have to
pray for patience Ellen Sarsfeld is now"
A tremendous knock at my door at this
moment startled me, and made Lord Man
delholme fall back in his seat, looking like
an apparation. In a moment flew to the
window, and saw what did not know be-
fore, namely, that a carriage of Lord Men
delhome's was at my door.
AS ] was looking from the window, Thom-
as opened the door, and in an instant the
young man who had run off so suddenly,
and whom the dying girl had called George,
came into my room.
"Where is he?" he cried; "where is the
seducer--suborner of lustice-!he foe of the
innocent, the virtuous and the beautiful. Ha,
the villain!'
He strobe towards Lord Mandelholme,
who rose with a cry of terror, while l threw
myself in between them, crying,
"Hold-hold, gentlemen! cannot have
my house converted into an arena for your
quanels. Peace, sir, peacep'
"Nay, sir" cried the last arrival, "come
not between me and this man. You know
him not, By acts as base as villain ever i'm
agined, he tore from the arms Of those who
loved her so fair piece of natures work
manshp as ever blessed the world. You
have seen her, sir--you know her. Let me
get at the villain. will tearhis black heart
from his breastr'
"Keep him off--keep him off" said Lord
Mandelholme: 81 would nothave his blood
upon my hands, but | will defend my own
lite.''
"You may well do So" cried hisopponent;
''for no man should be more afraid TO die"
"Gentlemen," said |, II will not have
violence here. Go both of you into the street
if you must fight, but it is most unseemly
here"
Lord Mandelholme drew pistol from his
pocket, as he said
81 will defend my life--I will defend my
life"
"Fiend," cried he, whom the unhappy
grill had called George; ''fiend monster in
human form! you have made many hearts
desolate, and will not now be banked in
my revenge. Nay, tits justice--a more sa-
cred name. Itoo am armed Here are wea-
pons."
He struggled SO much with me, that I saw
there was no chance Of holding him much
longer; therefore, as last resource to stopl
bloodshed, / suddenly let him 60, and in al
moment throwing open the folding doors
which divided my two parlors, / cried,
"BeholdI let that sight disarm you both in
this house. Profane not death by contest
in its awful presence"
On the table lay the corpse, as ! had pla-
ced it, and, for moment, they both stood as
ifparalyzed, Then Lord Marldelholme, with
a loud cry, stroye to leave the parler by the
doorleading from The passage, but his oppo-
nent darted after him, and, ere he could ac-
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