The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-04-26
CHAPTER XX.
They sater'd-'twas a prison room
OF storm severity and gloom.
Scorr.
VOLUM E III.

Lila Weatworth taken the house, and have wit
messed her distress when brought TO consciousness ag-
onzng in the exIreme. 1t was better for her to have
ed insensible.
She certain Of Henry unoreacc. 1t was most ne
srious design OF Others involve hm in ruin But what
could she, poor weak female do. She would him. How
that would be etctcl she knew not, but she would 90
Phladepha and seek to the prison. Her mind
once uaje up she to be deferred from her purpose
She 10 her chamber that night, with the first heavy
weight her mind. In the morning she begged
aud on the afternoon of tit day fin Mrs. Wentworth
and her daughters in the city Mrs. Melton, IJas Aunt
eondolcd with her. counsc!cd her, anil prayed for her.
Put your trust iD God, cild she said "all things
will terminate ina srelneth best"
Ida now n the city, and she was determined see
her lover That,st 81, would he exposing her to
dang-r and affecting her inodsty aud virtue
she but cr spocss heart iefeL the pois-
tongue Of sander and the sacrcnes of her mission
slc trusted would her from personal danger Lila
afraid sp ak of her intentions ANY :" the family
She would have gladly told her aunt, her sister, her
noer but o the seeming iuprnpricy of the step
she about take, she aplrehe,sivc the persuasive
arguments Of ons the direct refusal of the oher might
prevent her from ling what she resolved upon She
should not have prem ttucy nude up her mind do
that which OF its seeming irprnpriey she
loatl to reveal Int love cuntcaance every other consd
Grafton. Sleeping anil waking she hehed her lover in
l'mey, dark, damp cell. No sympathetic voice con,lo'e
with him, which .onll be- relief to loneliness, cheer
ing voice sustain him. She would go anil see him. That
afternoon she would MAKE the attempt.
Henry MunrOe taken to prison. Ill placed in
close ceH Tho little crevice in the wall though
scarcely large enough admit mans heal, tckly
barrel Tmis was his present home and for what! lie
paced is cell io and fro light dawueI upon him.
Unwilling hitherto attribute unworthy motives to others,
e was dspt<el to paise mans offences. His mind sought
10 them from intentional fault, but now, the scales
fell from his cye@. He tk review Of the last few years
Of his life he canne,l his hrohcs conduct; from the day
be proposed to up the silver, the time when e hand
him the check. And shy did he wish up for the
Prizei sy, .s .... ....' ..
A. hat a..
gamble for The he loved II take advantage
OF Henry's nn.'ispecting natura
have made proposition, which is fair. You refuse to
accept IT, II bears the scmblance my part do what
isfisht.
Henry rs he paced that dark narrow CELL took retro
spcctve glance these things His brohers conduct
exhibited to bim lie hought Of Lila She would believe
bin innocent. Yes he did not doubt that. His mind
yerted TO his mother, to the time when little axen haired
boy she would tell him OF God and good thiRg H.
forgot these early lessons 1t the ecct Of these pos
itstructions, that resigned him " his situation. lie
greyed but he calm lie thought Of the death bed Of
that mother low she confded him to brothers counsel
aRl distraction how dill that brother fulfil the charge iShe
WIS now ~ Heaven and her spirit would bless him, while it
Filled with the feeling of the loneliness Of his situation he
dropped on his knees, and oiIerel prayer Him. who
Pronises u hear tho appeal Of The earnest believer.
ThesRn hour high when Ida Wentworth Wrapping
bes ocrs large shawl about her. conceal her person
gpuch possible sailed forth her lover. great
~apy pons were passing TO and fro in the syGet but she
one ne obci OF her walk engrosscd her attention.
Asr some time slie approached the prison door, She
auested tho dor opened aud she
slntted into the yes,ibule The jaor good although
Fongh featured, kind Of pan. His heart softer than
is features Indicated Ia Fey TO Idas request he said he
bad no permission 10 admit her the prsoners cell
@What shall do y exclaimed the poor girl II am in the
housc,and cant him. only want 70 sec him SIR am
wcak feai with no motive OF intention Of attempting his
escape Can't himi Oh say eau you aot lst me see
biuf 49, a -
at Il against tho rules malamn
She took the rags from her fngers but one the Ae
give hes Ior earrns she snatehed from her that
few drops cf blood fsll on the rough stone floor.
Here sir y.n have these. take ther This is al have,
do let me SEQ him. wont stay long,
The old aor esen sho had wnes ed the passions
of nan, stood amazed this evidence & woWans true s
feetion.
"Keep yonr rings keen ypEr earbobf can, stand itany
longer, come. viii cstrsy you 70 The cell" 4
VIII faterng step sbs GlI9sei tho jaor. at last he
came 70 the doov bc e0k tho hyge brneh of keys from his