The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-01-03

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die "a dl icH4sE lslsessEzs 2 q; =
';Mr. Kerr said Dora in firm and
unshaken tone, stwill you not trust me
am on my way to Mariou's camp; will
you not lay aside your prndent diatrast
and direct me thither ?s's . iE75 = eifrsi
How knew you aught of my connee,
ton with Marioni2" inquired Kerrstern-
". siWho told you that I knew the
secretsaof his camp ?''sslaBla ssh sF.zsg
/" Listen to me patiently, my honor
ed friend, and will tell you the whole
story;n and without moments hesita-
ton she told him of the capture oi
Michael, of the last nights conversation
between them, and the motives which
had induced the young whig to ointrust
her with the secret of Marion's camp,
which he held. zE=T 4sf-ri-c5t b{fsas gs1'
is 1t is the good providence of God, p
said the old man after he had heard her
story But do you think to go alone p
e Altogether alone, she replied
IS I dare not risk exposing our generals
secret hiding place, by carrying even a
single domestic with me-a -. asssif5- 81
g The camp is full fifty miles away,'e'
said the old nian, /. can you Hndergosthe
fatigue 90 hrs .5F56 s55f ra5sezss }ssFs g;s5zp
,lssI am readyto layasdown even my
life, so / can but see eur brave general, q
she replied with Warmth. ksf t,-1sfs
sc Be it so then, my child p answered
the old man, and STOPPING down he dis
placed stone from the rude hearth, and
drew. forth a map, upon which were laid
down the chief rosd DIS of that section Of
the counttys and the hiding PLACES fre-
quented BY the partizaH. a.
With. great care, and in a .suecinct
and ineligible manner, he pointed out
to her the routes she must take to reach
the camp, or rather to fall in. with a
guide, who would conduct her to Marion /;
for the camp itself, which lay "a the
heart Of an extensive swamp, could only
be reached by one thoroughly acquainted
with the intricacies of the locality.
Thank you, Mr., Kerr, thank. you, y
replied Dora, when the old man had
concluded now feel secure of my
object, and rest assured that Marion's
secret is as safe with me as with. the
bestsoI Idier. of hiscamp. : ssET.aszs.. 4,
g belicveyyo my child, answered
the old man kindly; 10. :" / had Judged you
only by what i knew of old Isaac Whar-
ton. II .kne " that he was bitterly op-
posed to us, and did not dream that
Michael hadcoayeFted you to our cause. .
:. Nor did dc, indeed - replied Dora,
quickly. II breathed in Independence
with childhood's s breath. My covenant.
ing ancestors brought the .spiritzof free
dom with them from Scotland's noun
tains and moors-it lives in my blood and
beats in my palses and believe me, if
our people would take counsel of me,
they would fight while there is one arm
left to raise up in an oath of resistance
t. tyranny-n ,,. 52sez i.@F,e
The old mans eye flashed with delight
as he looked upon the noble woman,
whose earnest fea atnres gave additional
force to her Language. v..,. =. .-s ~
t" God bless you for worthy de-;
.cendents of Scotland's glorious martyrs p
was his solemn; Invocation. .4ss God will
prosper our righteous cause, when even
the women of our land are inspired with,
the spirit of liberty, e-sz -; So
-. :. must leave you now. Mr.. Kerr, ,.
said Dora, rising -, g have broughtethus
far with. me. faithful and discreet ser
want, who will remain and nurse you
during your sickness until my return.
Nay, / can take no refusal" continued
she, seeing him about to decline the Of
fer. '' 1 dare not carry him with me,
and were he 10 return alone, / fear lest
friend might conjecture my errand and
pursue nae. And only think what dan
ger it would bring udon Michael, were it
ko1 ok fh.a {Iok
was on NY way to seek out Marion. No,
my good friend, for many reasons, you
must permit Nero to remain with you,
and as time is precious, l must be on
the road. y
!" All dear young lady . said the old
man, shaking his head doubtingly, shave
you well thought of the distracted state
of the country-of the lawless and vio-
lent men whom you may encounter !?
VIII not your maidens modesty shrink
back from dangers greater: than death ?''s
=. Believe me no % replied Dora, firm
ly. l trust IN brave steed, Heet as
the wind, that would bear me off in
safety though the bloody Tarlton with
all his troops were at my heels 70 9 y
a horse is vain thing for safety ::
neither shall he deliver any by his great
strength" replied the old man, In the
beautiful language of that book that was
his daily food ''but behold the eye of,
the Lord is upon them that fear Him, to
deliver their souls from death, and to
keep them alive in famine. He is our
help and our shield. Trust. thou in
Him"
The cid man pressed her hand kindly
as he spoke, and with slow and feeble
steps followed her to the. door,, and
watched her with interest as she proudly
and confidently took her seat on the
back of her impatient steed, He fol-
lowed her with his eyes as she turned
away on her strange and romantic mis-
sion, and as she disappeared from his
sight, seized with a sudden faintness, he
made an effort to regain his seat by the
fire, and when about half way across the
room staggered, and would have fallen,
but. for tho timely assistance of Nero,
who at that moment entered with a ca
pacious basket of provisions for the use.
of the invalid = - z=.5.,.s-5.- i
Overcome by the intense excitement
to which his feeble and exhausted frame
bad been subjected, he became rapidly
worse and permitted himself to be assist
ed to his bed by Nero, who With. a rue
fuT coqntenance walked abopt the room
like mute shadow, carefully antieipat-
ing the wants Of the sick man. and now
and then dashing . tear from his honest
eye, as the sad memory crossed him efhis
kind mistress departing on some myste-
rious mission the secret of which he was
not permitted to share.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. =