Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-15

go TO Elliott, and endeavor TO explain the
matter.
"Alas !" said she, "you cannot; he
went off this morning before da, light, on
three months furlongh. leaving that
cruel note and the packet Of letters TO be
delivered to me on awaking. lie has
gone presume to New Hampshire, where.
his friends reside"
Here we were interrupted by the en-
trance Of Mr. Eveline's mother. and |
took my leave, quite cured of my love fit,
and very thankful that had not subject
ed myself to the pain Of refusal.
But am spinning out my story entire.
ly too long.
When Elliot! returned from his furl0ugh
he treated me with even greater GOODNESS
than before; IN fact we never spoke TO each
other at all, except when duty compelled
us 10 do so. This made it so disngreeable
to me, that was on the point Of applying
tor an exchange, when the war with Mex
co broke out ; we were ordered on nclve
; service, and private animosi'ieS were for
. gotten in our zeal agans! tho common
, foe.
Elliott had been left in charge Of a
number of sick and wounded, while the
rest Of the army pressed on towards the
Halls of the Mon,eZumas. Of course
wac there with several assistants. We
: were encamped in a picturesque little
, hamlet, situated in wild romantic neigh
bOrhood; and the country being pretty
quiet, we were in the habit Of venturng
,ome distance from the cncampment,
) shooting, skelching, or perhaps flirting;
for your know our fellows did not extend
10 the Mexican sonoritas the hostile feel.
$ ngs with which they regard the men,
For myself, cannot say that admired
e them much; some of them were pretty:
TO be sure, but that abominable habit they
:. have of smoking cigari os, spoiled them
4 in my eyes. II like good cigar my.
self" said The doctor, re-Iighting the one
+ he held, which had gone out, 'but DOM
= like to see woman smoking, conidn'
d fancy Venus herself with a cigar in heI
}, mouth,
d Well, one morning had sauntereC
. forth. port folio in hand, for the purpose
OF tax ng some sketches, and in the course
. Of my wanderingS came upon PR tty lii
' ' lie dwelling by the side Of waterfall, il
= sweet sequpsered spot On a mossy
., bench by the door sat young girl q
~ wonderful beauty in a showy bul Pictur
~ esque dress, with guitar in her hand
= the sweet melody of which blended de
!" Iightlully with the sof murnurng d1>!
g g of the sa,erfaIl, aud the gurgiing of tn
y, Ii lie stream beyond it. 1t was pictur
~ ~ of surprising beauty ond loyelness, an'
- | Immediately sat down on fallen Ire
:. 10 commit it 10 paper.
. While thus employed, man was ob
w. w, served approaching, whom | found to b
~ Elliott himself. AS he neared the cottag
the young girl, who had evidently bee
|ld expecting him, threw down her guito
- and ran eagerly to meet him, He s.
'g, down beside her on the bench; when sue
Or denly on observing me he started rs if
So serpent had stung him, and hastily a
W. preached me. He gared up on me in
an look in which all the hatred that had gat
'he cred so many years seemed to have col
an centraied.
Il his is the second time, SIR said
iercely, "that you have crossed my pa
II 1T shall be the last time Follow IN
sy' If you dare -
ZEN "lf by crossing your path" said
"you mean an alusion to that young W
ng, man, assure you have no, spoken
hh her, or approached nearer to her than
am now"
or, "Must call you a coward ?" said h
the "Will you follow me or not :"
had threw down my drawing materi1
and followed him. He entered the cha
do peral, and led the way to a clear spa
no. near running brook. Here he turn
lost and drew his sword. "DefenJ yourself
he exclaimed.
of "Cap,ain Elliott" said |, "allhough
lis am no, conscious of having injured yc
| | am ready TO give yon the satisfacti
ion you demand But had we not better !
lurn TO The camp, obtain seconds, and CO
my duct the affair in the regular manner !?
Mr.. NO." said he; II will not wait. W
that hold no farther parley with you. I
not fend yourself"
IT," Thus abiured, I drew my sword;
ally had scarcely done so, when somelhi
ure whizzed past me, sharp report VI
. heard, and with wild cry, Elliott {
this dead at my feet looked for an insta
behind me, and saw the dark countenar
I'M of half dozen Mexicans as they prep'
With ed to reload their pieces, and then f
into the chapparel, 'larrying no longer
let. question"
re. On-on sped; his way and that WE
and through the tangled thicket, tripping |
ken leet on long trailing vines, scratching
' at hands on thorns, until completely W,
| out, climbed up lofty tree and hid n
rs." self among it leafy branches. Here
less, remained for several hours, and heard
len- ursuers crashing among the underwo
in a shouting, swearing, calling to each 9th
me b t gradually the sounds died away 8
hold he chase seemed to be given up, ant
e, to was left alone in that unbroken solitu