Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-01-21

s The 18th day of Apr 1857, ga
r the generous citizens ~ York, wi
0 were on the beach lookiH nxiously
] texpected relatives and as inte
e Eestipg group as, ever erd 3D. the vic
Atlantic, aud in the ,pe15 of Magg
Fleming, as fair a flowet kef de1ig6
ed the eye of an Att bah Lad
, Fleming engaged aRdeIe { mansion
: and then proceeded With Fdaughte
to, Mount Hops where were r.
ceiyed, BY Z !, kiRd zeietl : h-=eyer
,T'eould suggest 47ofsa 49,
be- Having rested about a fortnight, sh
returned to the city, leaving Maggie t
revive under the genial influences o
the month of May. The saviour Of, he
only child was well remembered no
had he forgottennhis promise and at
proper time he hastenedlto fulfil it,
On entering. the parlor he had searcel
time to be seated, ere she exclaimed il
rapture:
"Yes! now 1 have found one worthy
the hand of my Maggie, and, stranger a
thou art, whoever thou art, if willing tt
receive, not as compensation, but as =;
token of gratitude, the whole of my for
tune, and with it the hand and gentle
heart of my daughter, they are thine
for surely no unworthy one can possess
your generous intrepidity OF SOUL
The time was now come when he
might, without hazard, throw off his dis
guise, and without fear of forfeiting the
object that had brought him across the
ocean, develope the mystery that hung
about him he told her his native place
was Edinburgh, that his father had died
about year since, leaving him an i'm
niense estate, which he had disposed of
in order to follow to America one to
whom he had given heart, and plighted
his faith. These last words seemed at
once to destroy. the very foundation of
her high hopes of happiness, and she
sighed deeply, He continued.
"My name is Frederic" The sound
of that name was like electricity. 5.
"Frederic Maycroit?" she exclaim-
ed, inquiringly. ara
'sThe very samc,'' he replied know
ing your singular aversion to my family
I disguised myself during the voyage:
lest your precaution should master my
and ultimately deprive me of
the hand -the..eeshHetv the .-lexe- a. Lag
gle
The now pcnitent scorner of the
hero was about to implore for
giveness, but he interrupted her, jiocose
ly adverting to the offers just made him.
Both were now happy beyond expression,
she in the prospect of restoring her
daughter to the rightful lover, and he
in the hope of realizing his dearest an
4 litter was Immediately forwarded
to Maggie, by her mother, informing her
that the mysterious officer whohad been
the means of saving their fortune and
her life in the perilous hour of the ship
wreck, had visited her; that she had
found him every way worthy of esteem,
and with regard to obligations they
were under to him, they could never be
fully cancelled. The epistle concluded
with hint, that he had rescued her
life; her hand must be the reward.
Soon after Maggie made answer, and
with it came letter from her uncle =
hers was first opened and read as fol
lows - ..-.
Il have never before hcsitated to
make any sacrifice that my dearest moth
er has requested at my hands, and pre-
sumo she is we'll aware that my heart is
fully susceptible of the emotions of graf
itude, give to the noble, generous stran-
ger all that you intended as my portion.
without the least reserve tender him my
hearts acknowledgement as the preserv
er of its vitality, but spare, oh spare my
hand :"
The uncle's letter informed her that
the fair flower was dropping, notwith
standing the charms Of the season, and
the variety that surrounded her, she
was evidently very unhappy; although
she admitted the superior beauty of the
scenery, he perceived that her heart was
with the charms of her native home en-
ding with suggestion that her mother
had better initiate determination to re-
turn.
Having peruscd the two letters, she
answered them, and follow
ed her uncle's advice, proposed to Mag
gle their return, requesting, as she could
not give her heart and hand to her de-
livcrer, that she would hasten to the city
and make her acknowledgements in per-
son, before their departure.
To the uncle she unravelcd the whole
mystery and desired him not to divulge
it, requesting him to attcud her to the
city to witness the "Triumph of Con-
stancy.'
The gloom that had hung over the
marble brow of Maggie was measurably
dssipated by the hopes that her mothers
to return inspired; for al
though, as she thought, many bolster
Gus billow rolled between herself and
Frederic, yet she knew his heart was
faithful, and she rejoiced in the dream
of happiness that appeared in the dis
tance. tf
The old uncle was intoxicated with
the idea of the pleasure he should re-
ceive in beholding the union of two so
steadfast, and, as soon as possible, ap-
peared with his niece at the residence
of her mother. By previous arrange
ment, Frederic was not to appear until
two or three hours after her arrival
Maggie being in readiness to receive, in
becoming style, the person who had risk
ed bis own life to save hers, anxiously