The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-04-09

| s Na'"ot Pcihlit your
generous sacrifice, nor expose you to the
dangers that may beset our path"
Many more entrcatics were urged by
the young lovers, but the strong sense of
Mrs. Edwards prevailed, and they, at last,
it not rcconciled to her counsels, yielded
Difference to her opinions. She also ell
Joined upon them, that neither should ac-
ccpt from the other, any binding pledges,
that they might, by any possibility, after
wards repent Of They consented TO this,
more readily, perhaps, because neither
ieit, that their hearts were so indissoIuby
lnterwoven, that no verbal promise was
necessary to secure their mutual cons IAN
cy.
We will not attempt to describe the
parting of Edward with his betroshed ::
under no circumstances could it have been
more affecting. Mrs. Edwards parted
from him, with a God bless YOU and
many wishes for his happiness. For a
moment, he clasped the beautiful Jose
Phine to his heart-one last lingering
kiss he imprinted upon her pale lips, aud
Edward WAS gone
The moon, with her silvcry rays, light
ed up lis path, as he walked back to
Macolmvllle, but the brightness around,
found no echo within his heart. All was
dark, gloomy and desolate. a few hours
later, and just as the Goddess of the NOR
ning, had begun TO iIiumine the horizon,
three persons, two gentlemen and Il lady,
m'ght have been seen on the landing at
the river opposite to Malcolmvillc. A
beautiful steamer was in hail, which stop
ped as the signal was pe,ceved, and IA
boat was lowered and rowed to tue land
ing. A single trunk was placed in the
boa', and one Of the young men, after
embracing the lady, who Was weeping
bitterly, aud warmly shaking his com
panIon 10y the hand, stepped in also, aud
was rapidly rowed to the steamer. The
young man was Edward Malcolm, and
the companions hH had left, were Ashley
and Ellen.
CHAPTER VIII.
A few hours rapid travelling, brought
:he boat to New York city, aud Edward
soon found himself snugly ensconccd in n
room at the st. Nicholas. lie had nc
idea, however, OF remaining in New York
and it soon occurred to him, that a few
days sojourn in such extravagant quarters
would greatly diminish his slender cans
l"k'"g up a morning paper, he saw the
new steam ship, Cherokee, advertised to
start at five o'clock, for the southern port
OF Savannah. 1t was then near four O.
clock, and lie determined 70 take passage in
her. Ringing the bell, he desired the ser
want to inform the clerk Of his purpo.e
to go in the Cherokee, and rcques, him tc
secure his passage. Half an hour later
when about 10 leave the Hotel, n gentle
man accosted him, with the question
rs your name Malcolm, sir I"
AYES sir"
81 am collector for the owners Of tho
vessel, Chelsea, that leaves for San Fran
cisco at five O'clock; and seeing youl
: name among the list OF passengers, will
II you please, collect your passage money
at the same time, you had better hurry
rs the vessel is about starting"
:" am not going to San Francisco, bu
to Savannah, in The steam ship Chero
kee."
"Oh! beg your pardon, sir, there ha:
been some mistake"
There lad been mistake, and Edward
found his baggage was sent to the Chol
sea, and the time lost in correcting the
mistake, had nearly caused his being left
} lie reached tho vessel, how ever. in lime
and was soon under weigh fJr the sunny
South. This lhtle incident led Edward
to adopt course, which had considcra.
Die bearing upon his future career. lie
knew tl.at tho custom Of publishing the
arrivals Of passengers, might enable any
one to trace his whereabouts, and watch
his incipicnt struggles for a pecunisry in
dependence and he silrank from the idea
Of his actions being scrutinized by those
whom he had in part voluntary abandon.
ed, and should he be unfortunate, that
they should be cognizant of his ienomi.
NOUS failure. lie determined, therefore.
no! to change his name, but to omi, a
portion Of il. His full name was Edward
Carlton Malcolm, md afterwards. when
he had occasion to register it, Malcolm
was omitted.
1t was we'll for Edward that hc had not
as the collector supposed, taken passage
IN the Chelsea, for many of our readers
will, doubtless, remember tile fate Of t,a,
vessel, with near one hundred passengers
that left New York in the winter Of '4s
and short time afterwards, fragments Of
lis wreck, were found along cape Halter
as, and only a few sailors survived to tell
the mournfol story.
II was Sabbath afternoon, when the
Cherokee came in sight Of tie time honor.
. cd city Of savannah, the place Of Ogle.
tlJrpe's adoption, and where the brave
Pulaski fell in the cause Of American free.
; dom. We have said this was the frs,
trip Of the Cherokee, and she was also the
most magnificent weasel that had eve,
ploughed the waters Of the Ssvaun nah
The whole city, IT itsccmed, had turned ou,
to witness beI arrival; thousands were
scattered along the bluff, below the old
. Bay street, Perhaps no object Of uaR''