Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-10
PLYMOUTH INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1854


will then be TOO la.c-tcIher must be
done
Why TOO late, ny lad asked both
gentlemen at once, why too late, and
what other thing do you meant
Why guesses won't:el now net
till sees FIRST And so say ing the boy
turned on his heel and vanished, leaving
his auditors greatly puzzled TO under
stand his singular conduct, and more
than half inclined 20 believe his whole
story a sheer fabrication.
Our heroine, who had hailed with pleas
ure this last measure which had so unex-
peciedly opened for accomplishing in the
least objectional way her purposes. and
who confidently relying on its success.
had waited oil day with trembling solici-
tude for the effect which she expected
the communication of her messenger wo'd
Immediately produce, listened with no
small degree of pain and disappointment
10 the account which David gave her
tina: night after his return, Of the f9ilure
of his mission. for failure ii was, to all
that regarded the main object she had in
view. Deeply did she regret, that not
seeing the possibiIit of such a result.
she had restricted the boy whose prudence
ane segacity, would have otherwise have
prompted him TO adopt her other meas
ure in reserve; and bitterly I'D she now
denounce that hesitation and false deli
cacy which had prevented her after her
visit 10 the cavern from Immediately .G-
king the most efficient measures within
their reach for effecting q purpose which
she more became convinced her duty 10
herself, her lover. and the public. alike
loudly demanded her hands; AMI she
trembled to think that only one more
business day intervened before the dread
ed Tuesday. which she began 20 fear sTas
20 seal the doom Of her wretchedness.
Go. David she said. go early Mon
day morning again to the village. there
is now no more time for doubts or delays
go, go seek out Mundlc and Johnson
tell them all, tell them that May Martin
has been in the very den OF these viii
lains. overheard their plots-seen and
handled their tools for counterfeiting-
even found the false dollars they had made
with them, and that she will no. hesi-
tate to swear TO il all-tell them this,
and whatever else they require, and you
know, and see if that will not arouse
them to action-go my friend, everything
now depends on you'll know you will
no. desert me, go now. and may heaven
speed YOU
The next day, il being Sunday, Cow
visited Martins. 1t being the first time
May had seen him since her visit to the
cavern, and she recoiled from his touch
as she would of viper. while she could
scarcely keep her tongue from giving ex-
preston to the feelings Of indignation
and adherence with which his presence
now more than ever filled his BOSOM
He did not long remain to add to her dis
tress by his hated presence: for. after a
few frultleSS attempts to reconcile her to
his attention he petulently gave up the
attempt aud departed TO join his more
congenial companion in their mountain
retreat, leaving his intended victim.
whom he now considered already secure
in his tolls without furthe. effort. to
count the slow and lingering hours which
must pass before she could be cheered
with the consciousness that something
was doing to snatch her from her impen-
ding fate. Monday at las: came, but
with it. to the utter discomfeiture Of
May. came a drenching rain storm. which
she knew would prevent her messenger
from proceeding on her mission. Often
and vainly during this gloomy day did
she strain her anxious eyes IL gazing at
the dark and impenetrable clouds, to
catch some sign of the storms abating.
But no such appearance greeted her
sight. The rain continued TO pour in
ceasless torrents till night, closing in,
with Egyptian darkness. cut off all hopo
for the efforts Of that day, and sent her
once moro to n cherries pillow. detected
and fas, beginning to despond of her ex-
traction from the fate TO which the current
Of events, in spite OF her resisting TAP
peared sweeping her on, and, which The
very elements themselves seemed combin-
ed 10 fix upon her. She did not however
despair. She knew if David could SO TO
the village in the morning, and succeed
in rousing them there TO immediate action
they would reach the se.llmeniiime enough
for her rescue. AT the wors, she de-,
termined either TO proclaim Cows villainy
before the clergyman and assembled CON-
pany, if matters came to that pass. and
resist the proceeding of the ceremony on
the spot, or secretly elope from the house
and fly TO some friendly roof for pro,ec-
ton. After nigh, of inexpressiblo ankle
iy and wretchednes she started at the first
faint dawning of the morning light, from
her perturbcd slunbers, hastily rose and
went to the window. To her great JOY the
rain had wholly ceased, and the clouds,
that yesterday enyeloped tho earth like q
shroud of mantling blackness having now
broken away and disappeared, had given
place to clear sky ard bland atmosphere.
After standing awhile to lei tho sof, and
balmy breese fan her feverish brow, she
dressed herself and went down into the
yard. Knowing it would be sometime be-
fore the inmates of the house would he
likely to rise, and fearing that her little
friend might not proceed on hor mission
without fresh bidding. she slowly pro-
ceeded up the road towards his reside ence