The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-29

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dressed her in tone, wholly changed.
"Nellie,"l said he, taking her nnresist-
ing hand, /" You have had the Opportunity
you desire are you satisfied. and will
you listen TO me nowl" aam4tH
81 am fully satisfied" she said, "but--'
o ."Nsy, ,hsn," be interrupted, "let US
have no reservations Let me claim at
once the reward Of a love far deeper than
any this limid boy can give you--say this
hand shall be mine, and that the heart
shall go with it, 5as 1...,lJ .a.nspp
lie required but liue force TO draw her
to his bosom-and kiss upon her fore
head sealed the lact compact. 70 ..
On her return 10 The house, Tilford lost
no lime in seeking Nellie's father, and
, asking his confirmation Of the conIracL---
, According 10 his expectations, I.owden re-
ceiysd ihss sppnouncemen with great pleas
4 ure, and swOre a hearty oath that the
wedding should take place on the following
Sunday. 1ate., d.
|, "We shall scarcely be able" said Til
ford, "get TO NelIie's consent 10 so early
, day" areH-
"Well, well, Lowden answered. shak.
!, ing him by the hand for the third lime, in
e the exuberaDce Of his joy, "she has been
r agood girl in giving up her chcken'heared
dsDgler, and she shall be gra,i6ed by choos-
ing her own lime" .d,
i AGier some further conversation, in
which Lowden again and again evinced
n The depth of bis satisfaction, he Sc, out in
;. search Of his daughter, with The view Of
S urging her early compliance with his and
'rilford's wish. lie found her in her pri
G vaie chamber, on her knees beside the bed,
with her face buried ia the clothes, sObbing
i as il her heart was bursting His en-
!. trance had not been observed, though he
Il had rushed with The usual brusguerie Of
n his manner, wilhou, warning, nlo The sane.
s tuary of what seemed uncun rIll,ble sor'
i row. He stood rooted 10 the lloor, aud
If sazed at her eOnvulsed form in utter
d alnszemeni. Afer pause, he advanced
d iimidly Toward her, and, irrcsolulion whelh-
" er 10 apprse her Of his presence, lifted
e, carefully in his hand The dsortered iresses
d Of her light brown hair, which had been
e pushed wildly back from her face in mass
es upon her shoulders.
er But Luwden was one of those men, who
of would much rather escape from a scene Of
a emoliun. than aliemp, 40 soothe the sor'
N row even OF his own child. lie allowed
,e the disheveled locks gradually 10 s1P
ne through his fingers, and turning with a
m noiseless tread, left her alone with her
10 grief, and walked ihoughlfuIly away.
III E" She didn't delain you long" said Til
yn ford, meeting him as he passed out Of The
Nv house.
ips II speak,,o her another time" he rs
3D. piled hastily" now, must get ready Il
ro- receive the company" Aud wilhou
Of awaiting further questions. he walked ol
ci. toward The stable. ..... ........
on The company Of Regulators, Of whicl
ne Lowden was captain, had appointed thi
A day 10 assemble al his house, and devils,
ed measures 10 project the settlement aglins
se the increasing depredalions Of thieves ant
ed other lavless men. About noon they be
se gan, singly and in pairs, to appear alonS
a the roads and through the timber; and b!
lr. three O'Clock, all, 10 the number Of twenty
FIVE, had arrived. A repast more remark
,ui able for prolusion than elegance, was Sc
10. before them, and bolted without ceremony
ng A large room was then prepared for lhei
W. reception, and their deliberations com
ice menced. ......
n. During the day Lowden and his wifi
er. had repeatedly visited Nellie's chambe
* and endeavored 10 persuade her TO com
nd forth. She had regained her compOsur'
nd to some extent, but the swollen eyes an
*. flushed face too plainly indicated thai sh
me had wept long and bitterly. Even Tllfort
,ss who however, did not feel at liberty /
nls enter, failed, after repeated knocking at he
nj. door, even to elicit an answer. As b
enl turned away, Lowden took bis arm an
led him out 10 the detached building
up which The Regulators were only wailr
at their appearance 10 open the council.
ed. On leaving home, Thornton, as "
ow stated beloee, had, almost unconscinusl.
lie. taken the road which led him past Low
asst den's door. But recovering himself as
be. approached the familiar Enclosures, f
rad turned sharply to the left; and crossin
'ay the little stream below the point where i
len had sho, the deer, in the morning, siruc
ted into the path which led TO the west, in I'll
rear, but out of view of the house. Ii
er- had walked ouL for half mile or NOR
regardless Of the direction, but hoveriu
s. without purpose round the poin, TO whlc
his feelings tended, when he was sariIe
BY hail from the very depths Of Il
wood.
|, "IIolloa, srranger!" shouted voic
,ln whose accents at once betrayed the Ne
lie England nativity Of the speaker, &" how
ng, the urme of Moses, is man 10 get ou,
Del. this I" .....-. ...
he "Walk out-or il you have a hors
the ride out" Thornton answered grullly, al
on was walking on.
the "Could'ni you help fellow q In
ion, don't you think !" asked the traveller,
ess. a tone oddly combining the supplIcali'
appropriate to his present embarrassment
0 10 with The impudence belonging 10 his cha
+ in, acler. ". sd"
wer "Why, what's the ma,teri' ask
Intil Thornton, pushing his way through q
out lhicket toward the supplien,. ...,..
light "Can'i you see what's the matter
Of said the other, and he pointed to one
ible those nondescrip, vehicles known as pc
he lars wagons, which was jammed in amo
onr n rrova of naw.naw aanhBus1 EO as 10