Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

ioFef- ana that ner Informant, from feel
log of base revenge, had come to apprise
her of it. after he thought it would be
too late for any notice of the attack to be
conveyed to Briggs She had the nres-
, ence Of mind not to show her agitation.
nor did she undecciye the speaker as to
the time when her lover sailed. She
, adroitly turned the conversation
Won't you walk in 2h she said. "the
night air is chilly Father aud mother
are yet up, believe
No, thank you, said the young man,
moving off, . | must be going Good bye i
Mary watched him with futtering
heart until he had disappeared in the
darkness. when she burst into tears But
Suddenly she dashed them away with her
hand and entering the house, she cautious
ly approached the door of her little room
The family had all retired. Taking pen
aud lux. she wrote with some agitation,
a few lines, and placed them where they
would be seen the first thing Ia the morn
ing.
= his will tell them where | have
gone she said, still weeping. 1t would
not DO to wake them, for they would not
let me go But how can l stay here
when he is in danger ?" She paused and
unused Yes it is too late to overtake
him at the wharf | must go down the
river and intercept him. God will be my
protector
With these words, she FASTENED to at
tire herself in her bonnet and cloak and
then kneeling down, she prayed for few
minutes silently, after which she rose,
wiped the tears from her eyes and set
forth unattended on her long and perilous
walk More than once she started as she
wound her way through the solitary for
est, at the cry of the night bird )" and
now and then some unknown noise, or
distant shadow, assuming suddenly the
appearance OF human being, would cause
her knees to totter, but after leaning for
space against a tree, and summoning
aid from on high by hasty prayer. she
would recover and 90 on.
At length she reached the bank of the
river, after more than au hours travel
She recognized the spot at once, aud fol-
lowing the bank she soon arrived IA sol
itary farm house. All was still around,
and she did not wake the inhabitants, for
they were suspected of being unfriendly
to the wings, so she merely unloosed
boat which she found lying by the rivers
side, and entering it she waited breath
less for the appearance of her lovers sloop
quarter of an hour passed, which
seemed an age, yet no signs of the vessel
were visible
Surely, ii cannot have passed." she
said aBXiously, yet the wind is fair and
the tide is strong
Another interval elapsed, which her
alarm magnified into an hour, and at last
she hurst into tears --
! He has passed and l never shall sec
| him again" she sobbed '.Oh God Of
mercy spare his life !" And clasping her
hands convulsivcly, she looked up to
| Heaven.
/ Suddenly sound met her ear which
she mistook for the creaking of a block.
/ She started up in the boat, every feature
of her face radiant with hope. and looked
eagerly towards the bend of the river
abovc-but she was doomed to disappoint
ment For five minutes she gazed in vain
1t was only the signing Of the wind"
sue sobbed and again overcome by tears.
. Oh what shall 7 do-what can | do !"
said she piteously. wringing her hands.
All at once, the sound of the sheets
trayersing their iron guide, broke the still
ness: this time she was not mistaken =
brushing the tears hurriedly from her
eyes she was able to discern the shadowy
form of sloop rounding the point in the
river above.
{: 1t is hint is him p she exclaimed
agitatedly, and falling on her knees. with
glad tears returned thanks unto God
Then hnrriedly and nervously taking the
oars, she pushed off into the stream, and
suffered the boat to drop down with the
tide As she expected, the sloop soon
overlook her
9 Boat ahoy p cried we'll known voice.
that made her heart leap, as the stout yes
sci came sdrglng down towards her.
George don't you know me ?" she said
family, all the modesty of her nature sud
denly aroused at perceiving now for the
first time, the indelicacy of her behavior
Mary I" cried She voice FROM the sloop
in tone of surprise aud Immediately the
vessel rounded too. and the athletic arm
of her lover lifted her on deck for over
come with shame, she could neither stand
nor look up.
What is tho matter. dearest 2" said
George as he held her in his arms. : has
anything happened at home2 Speak. you
do not know how you alarm me y
His anxious tone recovered for Mary
her confidence, and she FASTENED to tell
him what she had heard
g. I could not" she said with her face
hidden on his broad breast, : stay at honie
and leave YOU in this peril. Father is
old and | was afraid be could no. be here
in time
God in heaven bless. you. How can
/ ever repay you for this ? But 1 must
find shelter for you in the cabin, for no
time is to be lost We are already in
sight of Hogan's place, and It Is too late
to retreat. Even if we anchor, they will
come after us but now that know. there
4 is nothing to fear, and our best course,
therefore, is to disarm suspicion By going
ahead" +"
Mary would hare demonstrated but at
that instant the moon broke out and a
large boat was seen pulling out into the
s,ro.,, como distance down the river She