White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-02-04
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION
r WHITE CLOUD KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY A. 1858.

l. eumstaneeswhich prevented my succeeding !
IS the extent Of my Wishes, and thus having III
e pleasing Of bringing JOY such Welcome neKs.7
! In the first place. Mr.. Mowbray IS not, a, 70
II suppose, prisoner to COL Watson, that Office
6eing on his march TO join Lord RawdOn, q
. Camden. but, on the eontrary,is in the hands Z
Is Lieut.. Col. Campbell, who now helds the. pos
a Of Georgetown, and who, besides being ger
o tIemafi Of the most inexorabIe nature, is pei
: sonaily uhAequAinted with yours atker Nov.
a bad il beeh Sci. Watson to whom Mr. MoWbrSt
t vas surrendered, Indulge, the hope, that. diff
# cult as the task would have been, his intimac
: with Mrs. Blakely and yourself. to say nothing
r Of my own solicitations, would have procurel
1 the release of your parent. But with Col. Camp
: bell the case is different. He ienot only stran
: ger to you all, but he is nearly an entire stran
ger to myself There does note1iss between u
D those terms of intimacy that in the case of Col
Watson, would have justified me in asking Iii,
: release Of your father as personal favor''- Isl
+, Here Major Lindsay stopped, as IL expecting
: Kate to answer; but she only bowed. 1t wa
also eyident-from her look of continued surprise
: that she could not yet make out the speaker.
purpose.
"a In the second place" continued he slowly
" thcre is nothing in this case to distinguish q
from others-nothing, mean, 10 justify Col
} Campbell in his own eyes ia pardoning your pa.
rent, when 80 many others, also taken with arms
in their hands, are executed. Lord Rawdon':
orders are explicit. Every man, who having
once signed the protection. and is afterward cap
tured fighting against the King, is to be punish.
ed with death. This command has hitherto been
rigidly enforced. Nor is there in Mr.. Mowbray's
case, as before said, anything to take him out
OF the general rule. On the contrary--as Col
Campbell assured me, there is every reason WHY
he should be proceeded against even more rig
idly than others. Your father is rich, and has
great personal influence; and his pardon would
lead the gentry generally to suppose that they
could revolt with impunity. To suffer the lead
ers to escape-these were the words of my su-
neither justice nor good policy. These consid-
erations induced Col. Campbell, to whom has
tened at once as an intercessor, being fortunate.
" in Georgetown, TO refuse my suit, though he
kindly explained the reasons, as have recapit-
ulated to you. :" - s' .... q. 40 " ..." .'I
8 Kate elasped her hands at these words, and
became pale as a corpse. O ts.,-i'rr1syas
"Then he is to die, "ssbe gasped. al is thus
you would break the news to me-"
may, not so, as hope in heavenn' cried
the Major, spHnging forward to support the
lainting girl "Your fathers life may be spared
Col. Campbell himselfassured me how" ~,
Kares eyes were eagerly turned to the speaker
at these words, though by motion of her hand
she waived of his assistance. -- d ....
" The Colonel said," continued the Major,
"that it was only necessary to give proper
pledge to the royal government for his future
neutrality, and Mr.. MoWbray might yet be saved.
He himself limited at the character of that
pledge, or else should have remained in doubt.
Go to Miss MoEbray,' said he, tell her that
with her it rests to save her fathers life. Ihave
heard Of your suit in that quarter; obtain her
consent to speedy marriage, and then to the
father-in-law of one Of his Majesty's most faith
fuI subjects can grant the life which must
deny to arebelip arms These we're his words.
And now, deaf.diss Mowbray, think not that
come to take advantage of YOU; God knows
nothing is further from my thoughts. But IL is
the weakness Of love to be selfish, and when
way was pointed out by which might win nv
suit, had not the power to resist. Besides,
knew should never forgive myself if refused
TO come, and your father lost his life in conse-
quence. Ny very love fer you, BY making me
anxious for his life, would have forced me hith-
er, even if had known beforehand that you
would spurn me-" ".H eyz.ii le1F
Surprise and Indignation chased each other
through Hates mind on hearing these words
The embarrassment of Major Lindsay was now
explained, for well might he hesitate to avow
his baseness in making her father'sIife the price
of her hand. Kate was firmly persuaded, that
he might have saved his life IL he only would,
and her bosom heaved With indignant feelings.
Major Lindsay planned her fathers capture, and
instigated his superior to dictate the only terms
of pardon-how would she have turned from |
him with hOrror and loathing ine1pressible.
Hates first impulse was to rise and leave the
room. But she remembered how completely she |
was in her auditors power, and her feelings suf
fered revulsion. She burst into tears.
i"Tsee pain you," said the Major, in affect
ed sorrow. Nay! then will leave your pres
enee Heaven bless you.' and he rose sadly
and prepared 10 60. So 1850 ~ i2t.
Kate was staggered at these words. Could
any one who thus spoke have really noted as
basely as she but now supposed She could not
believe II. Yet still she turned with repugnance
from the idea Of union with Lindsay. Mean
while that individual had advanced several steps
towards the door, while Kate continued sobbing
violently on the sefa. Her heart was torn with
conflicting emotions II she suffered her visitor
10 depart, her fathers blood would be upcn her
hands. The Major had already turned the lock
there was no longer room for delay. Spring
ing wildly from her seat. she rushed forward and
laid her hand upon lis arm,oh % .a,i;s5T
"stay!" she cried, @Do With me as you
siIl.r is-gn, -i S;fys;sss Il
a gIeamof triumph passed across Maj. Lind /
You know not hox you transport me" ihe
aid rapidly. I" II the devotion Of life can pay 4
,ou for this urou;se. here I swear 10 bestoW IL