Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-20

ION was evidently quite youthful. Her
person was rather slightly foIuned, but OF
cIosel y knit and beautifully rounded pro-
portions. which were inde bted for their
almost faullless symmetry to none of the
crippling arts of fashion. but solely to
the hand Oi unrestrained nature, giving q
free and graceful motion. and step as
light and agile as that OF the young fawn
of The mountains among which she was
reared. The complexion of her face
however, is too dark TO be delicate, On
10 give full effect. to the rich bro vn tres:
ses that encircied her high forehead and
fell profuSely in natural ringlets down
her finely arched neck. And her features
also though regular. were remarkable only
20 the wonderful vivacity of their ex-
p sion; though now as she and her com
T .niOn pursued their way from the house
some rods in silence, her mind Sc emed
absent, or absconted BY some care, her
dark blue eye seemed sleeping in abs,rac-
tiOn-but now her lover spoke. and d
thousand variant emotions came fitting
oTer her COuntenance--a smile of pecu-
Lar sweetness played Oh her lips; her
checks were wreathed in dimples, and
her eyes fairly sparkled with light at the
souls that instant to have taken perch
within them.
May" said lie. "May my girl. do you
know that ] have invited you out for this
litlIe walk OILY to bid you adieu. and that
tco FOR u cons iderable season.
"No.-surcly!' replied the girl paus-
ing in her step. and looking up into the
manly features of her lover with an tx-
preston of lively concern--'' surely you
are not going your journey so soon?'
''Yts May, have horse in readiness
a. the village below, and ,hi,her pro-
pose walking tonight TO be prepared for
on early start for Massachusetts in the
morning"
"And how SOON will you return?'
"Perhaps | may be absent for nearly
two months"
80 very long?'
Most probabl bly-my business is such
as may lend To delay--but why so CON
cerned. May! this one more absence aud
then"
Yes. yes, know wha: you would say;
but why is even this absence necessary?
"lt is bu, right that you should know,
May, and will tell you. 1t is now nearly
d ear since | contracted for the land on
which l made pitch in this settlement!
The time FOR payment when am TO re-
ceIve title has nearly arrived: and | am
going TO gather up the little pi,tance OF
property which earned with my own
hands, and left invested in my native
state. when | departed for the wild " woods
Of Vermont. aud which | now need to
enable me TO meet this payment"
'Itis right then. presume that you GO,
but yet dread your ABSENCE
Dread! hardly dared 20 hope that my
presence was as much valued. May"
"How vain now!--no, no. did no,
mean that have other reasons for
dreaLing your absence.
And what can tina, be dearest May7'
al have often thought | would never
disturb you feelings by The story of my
little troubles"
''Trouhlesi and not tell me, May--you
surprise and disturb me already--to whom
should you confde them, if not to mel?
True Mr. Ashley, true, if you take the
interest in me you profess--to you GER
taimly if to any one would Iconfide them.
And indeed should any thing happen to
me in your absence in consequence OF
their existence. should wish perhaps
had apprised yon Of the difficulties which
beset me
so tell me, tell me. May"
81 will-fou already know that MIR.
and Mrs Martin. with whom | have lived
from small child. are not my father and
mother by relationship, and | am sorry
to Soy they are not more by their treat.
ment; often have they made me 10 feel
that am The child of other parents"
why surely you never hinted such a
thing before. and | never suspected any
thing of the kind. They certainly have
appeared sufficiently kind TO you in my
presence"
! 20 yes, In your presence; and even
when you are in the neighboThOOd they
are more cautious in their cruelty. but as
soon as you are fairly GU, of the settle
ment for any considerable absence, soon
am made aware of it by other means than
the void in my feelings at the loss of your
society. You have been told of pedal
who undertook to be my suite' the year
before you came here. That was their
work; and shall never forget their mean.
ness in trying TO unite me 10 that vuga-
bond, to get me out of the country. as
have often thought"
But what reason can they have for
such treatment, and IN what manner is
1t usually exercised?"
II am not sensible of ever having Civ
en- them any cause. and cannot guess OF
the reason AS regards the manner, it is
no personal violence that complain Of:
but is 1t much less painful to be insulted
despised--to see, know, and be made TO
feel that am hated?'
mo. May. no. This is news to me.
but it must not shall not be. will this
moment return and see them, and secure
you kinder treatment, or, as sure Us M
name is William Ashley, their house this
day ceases to be your home"
"Oh no! not for the world. not step,
not word--lf you love me. not word
to them Of what have told you. would
not leave them at This late period, | can