Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-10-05

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his Young bride arrived at his brothers.
seat, Tyler Hill, near Canterbury. Grace,
who. since the death of her brother, had
given up her mind entirely to the guidance {
Of Martin and the preacher Newlight, (
heard of their arrival, if not without emo
tion, at least without a tear.
"Watl', exclaimed her uncle. 81 have (
engendering here what shall work reur-
button, they have tramPled upon us, but
we will turn and rend themP'
Within the year the bride presented her
husband with q sone-fortune2 seemed TO
smile npon rs birtll; 'tf1e young stranger
was not only heir to his father and grand
fathers estates, but to the fair earldom
which Charles had just conferred upon
Sir Richard Clayton, who heard of the
birth of his nephew with unmixed salts
faction. Meanwhile. Martin and Grace
had disposed of all their property in Kent,
and light vessel was secretly engaged to
carry them TO their future destination:
one night they suddenly disappeared, and
were never again seen III that part of the
county. Great WAS Lhe CONSERVATION on
the following morning, when 1t was DIS
covered that the young heir of the Clay.
tons had been carried off, no one could
toll how. In vain did the distracted
parents offer rewards; messengers were
dispatched into different parts of England,
but in vain, every clue seemed lost, and
the search was at last abandoned as hope
less. William, with his broken-hearted
wife, returned to London, to forget, IT
poss bic, in the dissipation of the capital,
the grief which prey.d upon his heart.
Neatly twenty years rolled on without the
least intelligence of the lost heir, when the
L l.. L int nj
tend the d axe of Monmouth against the
covenanters in Scotland. whose success
had at first embarrassed the government.
Before the royal army they were every
where delea ed from Edinburgh they were
pursued To Dunn barton, and driven from
that stronghold to deflcs difficult of access
on the opposite banks of the Clyde. -
81 have strong preSentiment, William, =
exclaimed his brother, az they mounted
their horses to lead the party sent to dis
lodge the enemy from their fast defense;
Gin all our encounters l have been sim
gled out by an old man and his sons
at least from their being always together
and fighting III concert l esteem them
US such; something tells me that to- day
they will be successful!'
| William laughed at the earl's auyury,
and placed himself at the head OF his
trt op The royal forces were again sue
cessful, and the covenanters completely
dispersed. The earl, after the engagement,
role IL short distance from the field to OBJ
serve the direction the fugitives had taken,
when lie once more encountered the old
man and the two young ones, whose per-
severance in tracking him he had before
observed during the day.
Sol" exclaimed The old man, ''we
( have met at last! The Lord hath givet
thee to me!'
The earl recognized III the speaker hi,
old enemy, Martin; an aware of his deter
mined cha acter prepared for his defense
Time, which had spared the strength O
! Martin, had unneI we'd the arm of his antag
onist. lie was no longer the light, active
soldier who orce brought him to his feet
A few blows decided the contest tn,
sword of the earl broke short, he was un
horscd and stood unarmed at his mercy.
A few blows decided the contest; tn
sword of the earl broke short, he was un
horsed, and stood unarmei at his mercy
Advance, boys!' cried the old man
land strike!''
J They hesitated. .. ..
"Do you pause? Edward, Reuben
! for this you have been reared--will yo
: spare the murderer of your faLher?''
eve cannot reclaimed the youn
men both at once--''we cannot becom
assassins! Give him weapon, and singl
8 we will attack him; otherwise he is seattle
, less for u.s.
' "Rebelious foolsH' shrieked the oil
man, passionately; "ha! the blood hound
are upon us! Nay, then, my own arm
Proud man--thy hour is come; one prayt
r for mercy is allowed Lheen'
"Slave!' answeared the earl, miscol
ceiving him: 81 offer no supplication
S such as thee! 1 am prepared.
The puritan grasped his weapon, an
e passed it twice through the body of hi
t enemy, who fell bravely, without one sig
q No sooner was the deed accomplished ths
the royalist, headed by William, reach,
!. the spot.
!. Harm them not!" he exclaimed to Il
exasperated soldiers. "Take them alive
e fit example shall be made!"
n The men disarmed their prisoners, an
raising the body of their late commando
C proceeded with solemn steps once mo
IS toward the castle of Dumbarton.
e Notwithstanding the evidence of
r wounded officer who had witnessed L
d fate of the earl, the young men, thou.
h innocent Of any participation in his Grim
n were condemned to die with Martin. Il
$ guard were already drawn up in the cast
yard, waiting for their commander to gi
the signal from the window, when
l. woman, deeply veiled, rushed into t
N apartment.
o "What would you?" exclaimed the ne
IF Earl of Clayton.
ID "Mercy!' replied the female, sink
Of upon her knees; "mercy for the T.
ID wretched youths who wait but your wo
m TO meet their Maker!''