Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-02

the miners well enough to be convince
that the least said on his part, the soone
would he extricate himself from his IN
pheasant situation.
At one time, he imagined that they in
tended tc take his life, and he pleaded pit
iously for that, but they soon assured hin
that such was not their intention,
Upon his promising the company tina
he would leave the country and never re
turn, they arranged themselves in a double
row, facing inwards, after preparing them
selves each with stout CAD or stick, abou
two feet apart. One of the number lee
HIM to the west end and with d lout
thwack upon his shoulders let him loos,
and gave him push between the rows O
men,. tie understood the moye,a and know
ing that he had to run the gauntlet, he star
ted on quick pace, receiving from each
smart blow. When arrived they gave hin
a shout OF derision, and he bounded away
with the speed of hound land looked back
but once to see if he was pursued anc
pressed on for some distance until elumr
LOT bushes interviewed, behind which he raj
and hid him from the view of his p,lrsu-
ers.
He united from his back his load of tools,
and sat down to decide upon the course he
ought to pursue. After remaining proba-
bly, five minutes in that situation, he was
startled by hearing noise, and peepine
through the bushes, he saw the company
coming in full speed towards him.
lie gathered his tools in an instant and
again took to his heels, and did not stop
until he was far far, away and entirely hid
from view.
The company repaired to the Light
House to report what they had done, and
how faithfully they had executed the trust
confided to them.
That night did the old walls of the Sa-
loon resound to the voices of the merry
makers. Merry were the toasts drank to
the health of Rosenburgh and his friends.
Dummy too,came in for share of their
notice. The treatment which they had
meeted out to Tom was recounted over
and over again, and each time received
with shout of laughter, loud enough to
bring down its sides.
Poor Dummy was in no condition to
hear Of his good fortune, being in a state
Of mind that entirely forbid It. Rosen-
burgh, however, fastened to his cabin to
acquaint Julia Of the fact, and counsel with
her how the sad news should be broken to
poor Jenny. 1t was proposed and decided
that he should go down and persuade her
20 oo11c ttFssr spend the nipht with Julia.
news TO Jrle unhappy gil
Jenny came almost distracted with fear
that some terrible thing which was deeply
with her peace was about to be
disclosed to her. The trial, Toms conyic-
ton Herewith her testimony and the great
array Of people had prepared her mind for
awful,-and poor girl, she was
not mistaken
Julia gradually unfo1ded to her Toms
character, and showed how little DEEPEN
dence could be placed in the promises, how
sacred soever they might be, Of man Of
such ungovernable passions. Slowly and
by degrees as she enlightened Jenny's mind
upon the great questions Of life, and Toms
lack Of the requisite qualifications to fulfil
towards her the duties necessary for their
accomplishment; she disclosed to her all
that had been done. She showed her the
depths of TOMS depravity-his cunning
wickedness--his crime and the consequent
ces which resulted therefrom to the unfor-
tunate. Dummy and his friends, enlarged
upon the misery and wretch8dh6ss which
must have been her lot, if she had become
his wife-his ill-treatment and cruelties
which he in his furious fits Of anger towards
her, and her defensless situation. Her es
cape had been most fortunate one. Ht
had deceived her, that was "the unkindest
cut of ALL" and that was what sunk deep
est in her soul. His lies to her was wha
stirred her woman's pride, and nerved he
to hear and endure all. She begged Ju
liza to give her the full and particular &C
count Of the whole matter, not emitting
the smallest item. She was prepared fo
the work, and could hear it, she believed
with composure..
After Julia had finished, Jenny Thanked
her from her heart, and seemed for mo
ment to have mastered her feelings, and o
overcome the violence of her temper whic]
had been rsging in her heart, but the pen
up tears would come. She wept silentl
for hours, sitting BY the bedside of the un
fortunate idiot who had been so deepl
Iwronged by the man Of all others in tn
world she thought incapable Of it. Sh
hurried her face in the bed-clothes end wep
on until the fountain was dry. Julia,wit
a woman's instinct, did not disturb her.
She knew too we'll that the time for word
had gone by, and that the fount would sen
forth bitter waters for while atleast, but
jail, she hoped and believed would be we
again.
| When she raised her head, all traces {
lgrief had passed off her face, and melan
Echo1y mingled with resoluteness had take
their place. She was calm now, the storr
had passed, and she could discuss the ques
4 ton with fortitude in all its aspects. Sh
was satisfied, she had escaped narrowl
from life Of unhappiness and wo, and tina
helped to sustain her in her trials. Sh
flhad become wiser and better woman,an
Ito put but little trust in the faith of men.
! Rosenburgh took possession of the dispr
tied range in Dummy's name and works
it faithfully, giving exact account each wee
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