Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-17
WHOLE NO. 12S.

his hand to the spectators, and pointing
from the features Of the father 10 those Of
thcdanghter. See did ever mirror that mel
lows while il truly reflects the landscape-
did ever mirror throw back the softened
picture more faithfully"
st is even SO, said Harwood, now stop
ping and taking The hand Of The unresist-
ing and pleased girl II is even so-it
can be no other than The too long neglect
ed child Of a much injured, though law
| fully welded mother, who, trust, at this
auspicious moment, is looking down from
her place in heaven to forgive and bless,
in the pleased Witnessing of this late union
of father and daughter. And if she,' he
continued, 'of Heaven, can DO this, what
say my fair child Of onr,h?'
A sweet smile broke through !,.e Start
ing tears of May OH reply.
Let mo proceed, snid the wounded pen
iteni. i know feel that I have but
moment left, and would improve it os
far Us con, tho mischief / have so dclib.
erately done
You men and owners as you have
thought yourselves, ofthis settlement, have
| injured. Under pretended ownership of
this valley. gave you false titles 20 these
lands which, till within few months. be-
longed 10 This genileman's father, who,
having become apprised Of his sons foT-
Der clandestine marriage and living Off
spring somewhere in Vermont, bequeath-
ed them all 10 this prosecuted girl. not
content with once having deirauded YOU
aud proved treacherous TO my patron, TO
whom | represenie the lands 10 be so
worthless, that he On his account never af-.
forwards inquired after them, laid plan
to rob you Of oil these farms Rt blow, by
getting them into the possession Of my as
socia,e, yon prisoner, by means Of cheat
ing the owner, into q marriage with him,
before the will should be known here and
thus inhict another irroparable injury Oh
the family of my early patron. Nor was
this enough; must filch large cum Of
money from number Of you, in making
you pay my associntc and wicked sharer
in all The booty TO be gained by our wicked
plots, for his pretended skill in discovering
fancled treasure, TO effect which / scru-
Piled not 10 expose you TO the law by bury
ing for your finding few counterfeitei
dollars ofmy own make. And now, hav-
ing freely confessed ell, the only atone
ment can oiTeF for my aggravated inju
riea is in declaring the innocence Of these
deluded men in possessing tho coin, and
restoring tho good money taken from them
my share of which you viii find in my
pockets, the rest about tho person Of tho
prisoner. who hope will speedily forge,
the lessons Of wickednesS ! have taught
him; and learn wisdom from my melancholy
fate. As TO your land can only recon-
mend you to the mercy Of their now right
full owner, Mr.. Harwood, her natural guar
dian, or he continued, glancing at Ashley,
'or him, who suppose. is soon to be her
legal protector
1T is but right said Ashley s,arnmer-
ing and confused al the evident allusion OF
the last speaker, and endenvoring to with
draw his arm from his fair partner, 1T is
but right-bu. honorable, that, in this
strangely altered aspect Of affairs, should
relinquish TO Miss Harwood, us wo must
now call her, oil claims she mny have CIV
en- me Us May Martini
But, supposing,' replied May. still cling
ing to the arm of her lover. with q coun;e-
nance radiant with smiles and bushes. 'but
supposing Miss Harwood should not choose
to release Mr.. Ashley from his engage.
mcnis to May Martini,
AT leas, May rejoinod the lover with
starting tear and graceful smile, 'al least
May, we have q new consent to ask and
obtain now.
"And it will not long be withheld
said Harwood, with gratifed look
'Your manly conduct now, Mr. Ashley
has confirmed me in the highly favolabl.
preposessions had conceived OF you,
character, and even without this know
not that l should ever have attempted 10
sunder those whom God has evidently pul
together.
While this tender scene was enacting most
of the settlers, astoniShed and dismayed at the
unexpected intelligence they had just heard
had withdrawn from the spot in silence, and
were standing In the back ground, with blank
and disconnected countenanceS, leaving the
happy little group of father, daughter, lover,
parSon, sheriff, and little David, about theon-
iy pelsoiS WHOSS liJSIcSlS AIS ilOL u0laNOrdDlN
affected by the developenent by themselves
lndulging in the joyous emotions TO which the
occasion gave rise, and the three last named
giving vent TO theif feelings in
plous CALCULATIONS, hearty congratulations, and
halt suppressed exclamations Of un5ognded
delight, according 10 their respect i've charac-
terS. Their attention now was arrested, how
ever by faint groan from the cid man. They
turned, he had just breathed his last. The
falling of somebody, followed by loud shrek
of a female IN the house now suddenly struck
on their startled ears. All rushed to open the
door, Martin lay we!tering in the bloodon
the floor with his throat cur from ear 20 ear.
and writhing in the agonies of death, whchin
the paroxism of renorse, shame and deSpeTar
ton, his own hand had inflicted.
Ten years had rolled away, when one rav
a meek looking and plainly dressed STRANGER
Oh horseback was seen, with an heSitat,ne
air, turning into the same yard where the elo.
sing scene of our tale took place. A large two
story building with corresponding out-iouseS.
now occupied the site of Martins dwelling
A sturdy young farmer OF perhaps twenty five,
was in the now improved and handsome yard
teaching two raddy boys of the probable ages
of six and eight years. how to shoot with bow
and arrow.
"NIay ask who at the present resides here9
timidly asked the stranger.
Judge Ashley was the reply.