Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-03

| believed could never happen, and which
as she HOW Inspected, was artfully exact
ed by Martin with knowledge previous
ly received from some source or other. OF
Ashley's defection-ur that any thing
would ba tortured into consent which
she subsequently uttered in her grief and
/ agitation It the intelligence by which that
confidence as we'll as all her happiness
was swept away at one blow. and wholly
unsnspecting, indeed of the measure
which had now been taken, and which haR
made such fearful progress towards dis
/ posing OF her 10 one she so thoroughly de
tested. she continued several days droop-
ing in li>tiess apathy to al! that was pass
ing around her. brooding over her grief
with feelings of anguish. to be imagined
only By those whose sen>ibiites have
received similar shock, or looking for
ward to the chill and dreary future. there
to find no ray of consolation tn compen-
safe for the settled aud heart renjing " oc
of the present. And it was not till two
or three days after the event that she ac-
cidentally overheard in conversation
between her mother and neighbor who
called at the door. that the Intention of
marriage between herself and Cow. had
been publicly proclaimed the preceding
! SUNDAY. and tbpt not week interviewed
before the fatal lay GXed on for its con-
suma ton. The poor girl. as she might
BE. was petriied with astonstment and
filed with mingled emotions Of dread
aud Indignation at the discovery. As
grcat however as was her DISNEY al TIE
dreadful fate which she saw prepared for
her, as deep as was her indignstion at the
etrontery of Cow, and the baseness Of
those who had sanctioned his conduct
she made no outcry-uttered no word Of
alarm or reproach--qucstioncd no one -
called no one TO her council, or even hin.
ted TIA she was appriSed of what was in
progress; for where should she 60 for sue
cor or advice. The rirnd and lnrre than
friend. on who'.. she he'd all along relied
on to return soon enough To relieve her
from her troubles before any measures o!
actual compulsion should be used. had
now cruelty deserted, and lef, her unsup
ported in heat, end friendlcss and TN
protected III her extrcmiiies- the neigh
bors, IT the delcacy OF her feelings would
permit her to apply TO them. wefe indiff-
erent or against her, or al best would have
no power to relieve her-and her parents
who should be her friendly advisers and
| protectors, she we'll knew, were. instead
the nbettors. the prime movers Of all that
Had been done. She saw d: glance how
she Dad been entrafped-lrow the advan-
tuge she had unwittingiy given them. had
been seized sPon as pretended excuse
Tor the steps they he'd taken; and she
could easily fofesce that this would fur
nlsh them With the same plea, rs ia lse
hyPocritlcal and base, as their conscieu
ces must tell them il was, for fotcirg l"r
on lit she was lrietrievably bound ia their
ioils. And although she knew no, half
their treachery. yet she knew enough TO
fill her with dread for the result of their
Vaccinations, and caused her nearly to
| despair Of being able To extricate herself
from the sIares by which they hid beset
her. And yet she at times looked ON the
| fate that now seemed rapidly approach
ing. dreaded as il had been. and still was
to- her sober reflection. with all indiiler-
ence and apathy Of feeling which, one
week before she would have avolded as
the rushing of tornado. There was a
strange wayward feeling that occasionally
came mingling in the purturbed tunult OF
her mind and seemed half To court the
very fate she would avoid. Why should
she care now. she said, Whit became OF
her? life was now forever blank to her.
and 10 happiness was TO be saved by
avoiding her doom. And offended pride
then resentiully threw in her plea, lie
might have saved all this-hc has cruel
iy deserted me in the hour of need, aud
that drser:iom. besides withering my
heart To It's core, has thrown Inc into the
snares Of n villain. How the thought
when he hears Of ms fate. will sharpen
the stinSs of conscience that must goad
him for his conduct. But " hat will he
care now for tie wretched Girl? and her
tears streamed afresh at the sickeping
answer her mind despairingly responded.
Destroy thysell, whispered the tempter
Starting at the obtruding thought, she
ieIl on her knees. and prayed TO her God
to Danish these dreadful feelings from her
bosom, and lmplored his divine assistance
IN snatchins her from the Threatening
peril aud restoring tranquility. She
arose meek ana calmed from the devo-
tion, nnd took her bible, there to find
some balm for her bruised spirit. She
opened upon paper on which she recol
iected some time before to have peuned
a sentiment and left it unfinished while
hesItating in a choice of word. Her
attention Immediately became rivited on
the writing. The words were repeated
Delow on the same paper. and in her own
hand apparently, with the lacking word
supplied. When could have done this?
she asked herself in surprise. And tha
word too, which | could not recall that is
here-it cannot be. and. set it is my own
hand. She cast her eye still further down
where she had written her name Mav
Martin. This also she remembere to
have done once; but here it was repeated
q dozen times, and last of oil was written
lNsy GoU. neper coupled those two
names together! she exclaimed. starting
up while fash Of light broke in on he,
mind, that made her clap her hands for
ioy The bible had till within n dav or