Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-10

imagined. Having thus completed his
equipment. he lit his lamp, and carefully
raking up the fire. departed to be ready
for the performance with which the rea-
def has already been made acquainted.
'0h. lightning! exclaimed David. as
soon as the receding footsteps of the
man had died upon his ear. the very dog
skin that | sees BY the woodside-I
knows him the minute he gets his guee
face on. Well. if didn't think all the
time he must be the old oncl But now
--wheugh! he's no more devil than be.
Il fear he is David i'm wickedness.'
%. he's as bad as the old one. may be
but what thinks you he's going to do.
Miss M,yf'
were right in your suspicious. These
deliberate villains are about 10 de fraud
these men. whom they have duped with
the idea of finding a treasure, out o! a
large sum Of money, anl are expecting to
get hold of it to- night. have a lso heard
some very strange things about myself. |
think i. must be- which may sometime
tell you. But now, David. let us pro-
ceed to the business for which we came;
what have been listening to had nearly
driven ii from my mind. If you will
watch at the point of rocks yonder. to
give me notice. should either of the m re
,uri, will go in myself, and see what
can be found.
The boy readily complying May now
unhesitatingly entered the place just left
by the unsuspecsing foes Of her happi-
ness. who were little dreaming that while
with such confidence Of success. they
were weaving the meshes of their tolls
for others. the least suspected of their in
tended victims. poor unfrlended girl.
had already fathomed their villainous de-
signs. anc was rapidly preparing mine
soon and fatally to explode beneath their
feet. On entering the cabin. Nav kin
died bright fire and proceeded to the
search. Going at once into the inte ror
of the rock, she came TO rude shelf on
which was placed some articles Of pro-
of bread of her own baking. while be-
meath on the smooth stone floor. were
ranged plate or two, few knives and
forks. ana the scanty utensils with which
they prepared their food. Pausinga q mo-
meHt over these with womanly curiosity
and criticism. she passed on and soon
came across sundry tools, the use OF which
she at first was at a loss to understand.
A few imperfectly formed dollars, how
ever lying near and now catching her
eye. at once explained the mystery--they
were die and the other implements for
coming.
And she went on prying III vain into
every place and corner for the main ob-
ject of her search, till she had nearly Civ.
en- up all hope of success. Turning TO
ia Ike one look more. however, before she
went out of the door she espied a pocket
inkstand on tire corner Of some writing
paper prOtruding from a small opening or
crevice in the rock over the fire. which
was not observable from other parts Of
the room. She flew TO the spot, and BY
the aid Of bench placed slan,ingly
against the rock, made shift to draw out
the loose paper, among the leaves of
which was a crumpleu and soiled letter.
Hastily desce nding AID holding it to the
fire, she looked at the superscription--
ran her eyes over few lines here and
there--glanced at the signature at the
bottom. and with an CALCULATED Thank
Heaven! eagerly thrust the precious prize
into that female receptacle of things
lost on EARTH the trusty bosom. Care
fully replacing every thing as she found
il. she hurriedly left the cave. and in an
other moment had announced her success
and her discoveries to her companion and
with him was on her way homeward.
Another half hour found our heroine
standing on the spot at the garden where
she started. safe returned from the excl
ting and perilous adventures of the night,
and giving directions to her trusty little
friend to be there the next morning to
take le,ter to the village to her 5etroth-
ed, to whom she could now pour out her
soul with confidence as undoubting al the
fresh lit flame of he: love was unquench-
able.
We will not attempt to analyze or de-
scribe the tumultuous and mingled feel
ings that agitated the bosom of May after
she found her head safely resting on her
pillow on that eventful night. Now pray
ers of thankfulness at her timely discov-
cry Of the plots of her enemies were mo.
wing her lips--now tears of JOY a: the pos
session of prize bringing such happiness
20 her heart were suffusing her sleepless
eyes. and now various and tan,alizing
conjectures were racking her mind as she
deeply pOndered on the vague and partial
intelligence she had obtained concerning
her own history. hitherto a blank to her.
but nov connected, she no longer doubt
ed. with her present misfortunes. and Civ
ing rise TO the motives OF her tormentor' s
anxiety to force her into marriage-till
her busy thoughts and variant emotions
gradually fading and sinking into chaos.
became mingled and lost in the black oh
livion OF the living death which mature
great restorer. balmy sleep brings to the
disturbed and weary.
The first dawning light of the next
morning found May eagerly pouring over
the letter she had last night so luckily
obtained. and all that her heart desired.
Ii told glowingly of his undated affec.