The Cecil Whig., 1853-05-14
SATURDAY MORNING MAY IA 1853


the Point, he fastened to inform the
daughter. In few moments she pre-
pared herself to follow her father, and
accompanied by Otar she set out. Her
extreme anxiety caused her to walk rap
idly and she was nearly overcome with
fatigue when she arrived, she proceed
ed at once to the place where her faith
er was, and the attention of all being
taken up, she entered the room without
being noticed. At the back part of the
room as If afraid TO mix with the vul-
gar, stood Mr. Nicholar Traian. This
young gentleman had paid her the most
assdnous attentions when she appeared
in the halls of the Lord Proprietor, and
whilst he claimed that his peculiar no.
tions, self esteemed elegance of per-
son and refinement, was owing to noble
descent, he could account for her charm
ing manners in no other way than that
her mother must have descended from
a countess.
Annie Maria seeing Mr.. Ira jan. and
all other persons near her being stran-
gers, presuming on her acquaintance
with him, the chivalry which his no.
biiity boasted of, and the gaIlanty of
man, resolved to put herself IN her
extremity under his protection, she ap-
proached him; observing her but MAX
ing no signs of recognition, he raised
his eyes above and looked steadfastly
in the direction of the Lord Proprietor
Suffering under fatigue and deeply
wounded at the unusual proceedings,
for which she could in no way account,
and at the same moment hearing the
grave charges made against her father,
she was completely overcome, and in
her agony sceamed out and tottering
back fell as described. Mr.. Ira an.
fearing contamination, familiar word
with him, had slipped aside. He was
however thrown into state of extreme
surprise on seeing the Lord Proprietor
with the utmost care and respect, assist
ed by DR.. Sluyter. carry Annie Maria
into an adjoining room, and like the
mistaken soldier who fled at the com
mencemcnt of the battle, he began to
feel that it W as necessary to make some
extraordinary pretensions, inasmuch as
it turned out so different from what he
expected, and fastening to the room,
with considerable flourish, he offered
to the Lord Z roprietor his bottle of vol
atle salts, hich he declared was su-
Ierior, and with which he had succeed
ed in restoring several ladies Of rank.
He was not noticed; their minds were
otherwise occupied. The Hostess had
taken charge of Anne. Herman and
the Doctor still fingered near her, and
Mr.. Tralan's feeling were again outrag-
ed. He was forced TO blush at the un-
fashionable tears which trickled down
the cheeks of the two old men. Yes,
reader, these men who had faced dam
gers on sea and land-opposltion and
prosecutions, and whose strong arms,
and finn and daring front had rolled
them back, now violated Mr.. Traian's
notions of refinement by weeping over
afflicted innocense virtue in distress.
As we are now forced to dismiss Mr.
Trajan for the present, We would re-
mark, for the benefit of the many who
entertain his notions, that if they will
look over the pages of Holy Writ they
will find that he who was more than an
angel wept over the distresses Of others,
and we hold with the poet, that
''Not he who cannot weep,
( But he who can;
Shows the great soul,
And proves himself a man."
Annie soon showed signs of recovery
I and tho ord Propr,etor and tba doctor