Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-17
VOL. 3.-NO. 24.l
MAY NARTIN,
OR,
THE HONEY DIGGERS.
4 GREEN MOUNTAIN TALE.
BI ID. i. Til iMPSOS.
lCONcLUDED.I

thc MUSE anu Sealing himself vi v ueHCii,
sat apparently scanning the different ia
ces around him. and listening to such re.
marks as fell within his hearing. as il
willing TO gather the cause Of the COM
motion among the people. without con-
cesning himself so far as to make any di-
rect inquiries respecting it. He had not
been seated here but moment however,
before the former rushed by him into the
house and hastily bespoke fresh horse
of the landlord to be saddled with all
possible despatch. The horse was in
stantly at the door; while Mundle, with
g stout assistant, who had in time got in
readiness for q stGEt. now rode up nd
called on Ashley to mount. Aa the latter
was ABOUT springiag into his saddle his
late travelling companion stepped quickly
up and touched him on the arm.
Do you leave me, sir?' said he with
some eaTuestness.
i must. was the quick reply. Il have
just learned that which will urge me TO
the settlement much faster than you would
wish to travel. bu, shall see you lo-mor
row. good day. six
Nay, oae n9orneHt-let me ask whom
your unexpected Intelligence concerns?'
Myself
None others}'
One
'The young lady concerning whom
enquired?'
Most deeply
Enough ottend you-landlord, my
horse instantly
But your horse-he will hardly keep
pace with our fresh ones
He shall at leas. try it. sir. said the
stranger in a determined tone as he now
received his horse from the expert waiter,
and sprang into his saddle.
In another momen. the little cavalGade
were Gathering at full gallop up the road
towards the settlement followed by wag-
on containing another assistant and
shrewd David, with cords and iron hand
cuffs TO bind and secure the prisoner or
prisoners
Before following them we will pause
al instant 70 bring up the events Of our
story they occurred at the village be-
fore Ashley arrived.
David it seems had proceeded directly
TO the village on leaving May tina; morn.
ing. On arriving there. still at very
early hour. he Immediately went to search
out Mundle and Johnson. the executive
and judicial funciionaries of the law. to
whom he applied on his previous visit to
the village; but both Of these gentlemen
had just ridden out. and 10 his great vex-
alton. nobody could tell where they had
gone or when they yould return. With
out the least thought Of yielding to his
disappointment the trusty little messen-
ger awaited their coming many long wea-
ny hours in an agony Of impatience and
anxiety. And il was not till about noon
tina; he caught sight Of them approaching.
He flew to meet and detain them on the
road till they listened to his whole story
We'll my lad.' said Mundle after he
had satisfied himself by many now read
lily answered inquiries. you have told
your story this time as you should do TO
have US believe it. though sac you were
not 10 blame for not doing it the other
day-I have had some hints of this mon
ey digging up there before; and suspect
ed some monkery; but good Godi John
son. would you have believed there could
have been found man in Vermont gull
ty of the baseness of Martin towards a
girl who has all the claims of daugh-
ter7 Thank heaven, however. there is
time enough yet to stop all this. BY Just
caging my gentleman bridegroom and
s:isad before they dream of such accom-
modations. Come, on to our dinners
then make out warrant. Johnson, in nc
time-I will be ready to take it before II
is dry; and you, my boy. come home with
me--you deserve dozen dinners for your
faithfulness to that girl.
After an hour spent waiting for. and
eating dinner, and another or two in
looking up forms and writing warrant.
the dilatory justice was about bringing
his labors to a close. when in came the
merchant, holding in his hand couple
of counterfeit dollars which he said had
just been passed at his store by q man
from Harwood settlement. and demanded
warrant for his apprehension before he
left the place. Here was an interruption
that was not to be avoided. and David
who had determined not TO leave the
ground ill be saw the sheriff on his way,
aud who watched the slow progress ot
the Justice with the most restless impa.
thence, as he now saw the n drop the bu
siness, which was his only concern. and
proceed to their new case. lost all control
of his feelings and fairly cried with vex
alton aud disappointment. After while
however. which seemed another age tC
the poor boy, both warrants were finished
and the sheriff dispatched to arrest In
the first place the last discovered can
didate for his greeting favors. But
though Mundle performed his duty much
more expeditiously than the other. ii was
yet nearly five in the afternoon before he
had secured the prisoner. placed him in
custody of others befo:e the court at the
tavern. and got released from his charge
in order to proceed to the settlement
which he was just on the point Of doing
when Ashley rode 10 the door.