The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-04

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Love you, Miss Sarah, | can't but love
you. Oh Sarah, my own dear Sarah
why cant you love me p he sat near to
her, and attempted to take her hand.
! Mr.. b. you must desist or will sbout
for assistance"
The peremptory manner in which Sa.
rah spoke, took him little by surprise
but he soon recovered himself, when he
found how futile it would be for her to
call for assistance in that lone house. He
determined to tnke advantage of the pres
"nt opportunity, before the servant Girl re-
turned.
Sarah, tell You love YOU. I will
always love you. You will be my Sarah
and will be your Edward. Sarah, nv
Sarah, yes, ] will make YOU my wife, and
! will call you my Sarah, my dear, dear
Sarah" and he clasped her in his arms,
and smothered her with warm passionate
kisses.
She tried to break herself from his
embrace, but he claspcd her as with n vice.
yet she struggled with all the strength
she could command, and endeavored to
loosen his hold; at length she found her
efforts were vain, and she acas IN his po,o
er, and she shouted as loud ms her Iuno,
would permit her for assistance.
She struggled and struggled, but grad
ualIy she found her efforts Of resistance re-
laX-he pressed her closer to his heart.
and gradually bore her to a remote part
of the room.
Don't cry, my dear, | am your Ed
ward, | will love you and will seal by this
ac' OF my love, my eternal devotion for
you. Yes, will" and again he imprint
ed Kiss on her crimson lips, with an ef
fort NJ resistance so feeble on her mart
that 1t served only to infiame his desires"
Yes, dear Sarah, this will repay me
for my true. dcvoted"-
The next moment Edward b. was living
senseless on the floor.
- OH riie scoundreII Let me cut his
blasted throae! Yes, bring me n knife
and let me put an end to all such villains ~
"Oh no, Mr.. Lake. don't do that am
safe-God bless your
Here was an evidence of woman's
strength; though physically weak, in the
hour Of adversely by the p. evidence of
God, succor was extended to her, in the
person of her fathers old friend Mr.. Lake.
by singular coincidence, old Lake had
selected that very evening to call on Sa-
rah, and was approaching the house slow
", when her cry for help caught his ear.
Tie hurried his steps, and unhcard by the
occupants the one in despair, lost to every
thing; whilst the other carried away by
the excitement Of his feelings, he unlatched
the door, and at a glance seeing the ma
tur1 of affairs, in az instant with his slench.
ed fist struck Edward in the temple, which
prostrated him on the floor; and there he
lay, an instance of the weakness of man,
in attempting to battle against the virtue
o! innocent woman.
Sarah was completely overcome and
exhausted from the sudden reactio! pro-
duced by the timely aid of Mr.. Lake, and
it required an effort to seat herself on the
sofa. Lake handed her a glass of water,
and by tanning her, and sundrv other at
tentiohs, she became partially composed.
These little attentions to Sarah, served tc
divert his mind from Edward, and there
fore when the latter opened his eyes, and
looked around, and then got up and ap-
preached the door, neither said word,
and he was allowed to leave, his conscience
being his only accuser.
Lake remained with Sarah until the
girl OF the house came back, and commit
ting Miss Brown to her care, promising to
call soon again, left; feeling glad within
himself that it had been his privilege to
grant assistance to distressed female.
What were his reflections while wend-
ing his way to his quiet home, which was
some distance from Sarah'sl
/" Every man." said he is capable of
DANG some good. Here was I, who
thought | was fit for nothing have been
the means Of rescuing weak woman from
the poisoned faugs Of venomous reptile !
Yes, a reptile, Had it not been for me
she would have been polluted, contamina.
ted, lost. And why may not be capable
OF doing morei have been standing in
my own light | have been unhappy,
merely because never exerted myself TO
do good. Farewell alcohol, by Gods help
will not taste another dropl | will be
man, and act as man should.n By
Gods help, he would live a sober man,.
The desire was there, and as the wish of
the heart was communicated to the lips,
it was waited on high, and firm resolu.
ton was granted by Heaven in exchange.