Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-13
CHAPTf Z II.

= iiAi Il - II.
The bright ljaht Of the SUM- mellowed
BY fts commngIug with green Tree tops,
was slrt aiming pleasantly through the
windows ot the tavern upon the morrow
morning, ere the inmates LETT thetr couch
es. Amelia Huntington, of whotn men
ton has been made, rose that mornng,
knowing nothing of those events that
had 'ran>plred, OF such vital interest to
herself Ii VAS her bridal morning, aud
ere nt-ht should araIn mount her sable
s'eed she ioudiy hoped, yet almost dread
cd 10 be the BRIDE Of her hearts chotce
Long aud dearly had she loved the beau
uinl ranger, and fnthful, through camp
aud city he had been To her. Upon his
accents she had hung with pleasure, and
het greatest joy had been TO rest her
head apoh HI, manly chest and gaze up
mlo his speaking eyes, and thus com
muHe with his noble soul.
She knew that he vas beneath the
same root. and She vas happy IN the
proximity. She had heard his arrival
that llLht, tpr sleep did not rest upon
her eyeild, "h'le She expected his com
ng; non would her maiden modesty al
low her 70 see hln then, nor should he
ever kuow that she knew augtt OF hls
presence, until they should mect on the
following nothing. Wa, she To be DIS.
appointed in her hopes Time w'Il
show
Ih' hour of ten was last approaching,
aud Maroon would tain hasten the tardy
wheels ot tfn", ,ha, he might be a-aIn
with his troop. But the hours did tot
pass away without Thought oi the
threat oi the Dragon OF the Black Plume.
No, they knew that when he threatened,
II was to the purpose.
Il Is the h"Ur, and the ceremony has
commenced, when the Ora .oon, unhld-
den rushed IN. Il was but the work Of
moment 10 seize the maiden. and, ere
the spectators had collected thoughts the
powerful charger Of the Dragoon bore
away his mastcr and the stended bride
20 morse :" shouted Marion To his
nen aud the spectators; TO herse aud
alier the villain before he can reach hi.
forest den"
As he spoke. he heard a loud "IIa
ha = borne on the breeze back 10 his
ears, from the dreaded rider OF the black
sleed.
Maddened almost to desperation by
the hold deed and s,uns by the insulting
laugh they heard, they urged their horses
in closer pursuit. 1t was wlld scene,
for tbs oid forest rang again with the
ciauering OF hoofs. Edward, foremost
III the chase, was fast gaming upon the
pursued, but It was a vain effort, for as
they rounded sharp turn In the road,
nothing was TO be seen. and all was as
silent as death. Hauling their horses
almost upon their launches. they paused
TO listen. For a moment, all wa silen,
when again came the Wild "Ha! ha :"
but II seemed to come from directly over
their heads. Wildly they gazed in each
Others faces, and read perpexity. 1t
was TOO much. and Edward. chatting like
an enfaged tiger, almost shrieked
'll you be man or devil, conjure YOU
TO deliver up that innocent girl to US un-
harmed"
The only reply was, "Ha . ha 2"
Unagallng was the search that they
instituted, and at last they were compel.
led to return, aud bear the tdings OF sor.
row to the parents. What could he the
object Of the abductor' lie had ever
relieved the oppressed and aleslated the
dlstresses OF the down.troddeH; but in
this, indeed, was lie deservn. of the se-
verest punishment that could be plotted
for him.
Amelia must he saved his desirns
upon her may be OF the worst possible
kind, and must her friends sit IDLE, and
not raise hand ior her deiyerance p
Even while they planned, huge form
darkened the doorway, and they heard
again the jeering ala ha! They