Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-11-17
EBENsBURG, NOVEMBER II, 1853.


application 70 the perusal of Coke upon Lit !
Teton
In the afternoon OF the same day, I was
passing slowly down fremont street There
had been warm sun for sorpe days, and the /
snow was disappearing. Now aud then. when.
it was drittedson the roofs, the aamsening OF
the states pccassioned Il to slip from. its posi-
ton, and desucnd IN miniature ayalanches
into the sueFts below. sometimes eatt yiaGss
with it fra, us of ice, which. fsoza ssszz
night freezing, were cilnglng to the caves
Suddenly one of these slides deluged
me- with snow, aud lady, who had been
walking just before me for some distance,
was knocked down by fragment
.'Of course, my first impulse was to raise
and carry her into the nearest shop; and next
to irquiro if she were at all injured But the
motion of carrying commenced the work of
reani nation, aud the restorative produc I'd by
some ladies present in the shop soon com-
plcted it, and the same eyes had seen at the
theatre again met my own.
1T would be useless to detail to you how
it happened that called carriage and &C
companed her to her fathers house; or how
pleasant acquaintance sprung cut of that
chance service Of a thousand other things
you can as well imagine.
Let it be enough to tell you thai sup
pose you already anticipate that a FREUD
ship soon sprang up between US, which long
before the blossoms of the following spriug,
had ripeued into acknowledged love, aud that,
uuheeding any obstacle which might be set
up between Us, We were happy as summer
birds.
''For some years previous to this time,
little-nav nothiug-had been said by any
party in regard to the contract long before
entered into between the pareuts of Louis and
Mary; and the latter, whose gay heart had
scarcely given it hope that it had been for
gotten, or at least, abandoned By tacit con-
sent. But causes which | will briefly allude
to soon, brought it to remembrance.
For several months both the houses OF
Marshall and Milton in common with una Or
part Of the commercial community, had been
dipping largely into extravagant speculation,
| and had been losers TO an alarming extent
| though neither knew Of the others danger
! and both retained their reputation for wealth
| Under these circumstances, both looked K
| the consum,uatiun Of this coutract of mar-
/ riage as the m6s; available means of avoiding
! bankruptcy and accordingly Louis pressed
! his suit urgently, aud Marshall aided hin
| with all his powers OF persuasion l Wa
poor, and Marshall was Ain short, it wouit
| have been worse than useless fer NE to hayt
polien then.
Aud SO the time had gone forward int,
! the summer, and one afternoon accdentall,
brought Mary and myself together in one 0
the city book ores While there, chattin.
over the books, purchased one of them
aud gave it TO her. paying for it With BAN
note Of some large denomination.
aud now let me hasten over portion c
my life which can give you little pleasure i
the hearing, and is certainly bitter in mem
0ry.
The next morning was arrested, chara
ed with having uttered counterfeit money.
need not tell you that | was astounded.
knew not which way to turn or what to sa,
There was the bill had passed the day b,
fore, with the word counterfeit write
across the face by Louis Milton, who, Cd Il
entire ignorance OF the fact that had pa3st
il. had thrown 1t out when presented for q.
. posit. | cou.4 not deny having gwen it, al
even ii 1t could have been OF any avail, | ~
unable to say whether it was counterfeit
: not. Some ola enulty against my father ha
prompted the proprietor OF the bookstore
IL vlndictive prosecution of tue charge: al
bitterly was be revenged; Tor my conyictit
which followed close upon my arrest, kill,
nv poor mother"
The old mans voice trembled, and pau
, ing, he nervously knocked the ashes from IL
pips, l turned away my face, aud IN the sig
of stars only L brushed away the tears til
! would come III spite Of me.
well, the trial came on. l did all
thought could, but could not deny that
had given the note. 1t seemed that the
+, could be no doubt of its spuriousness, and t
prosecution was pressed with singular vi
e dictiveness. | was convicted and senterc
: to imprisonment in the States Prison To
Q an innocent man in the sight of God, sh
= out from all / held dear il this life; dcpriy
r Of that great birth-right of humanity, lbe
: ty; my name rendered infamous, as thoug
e forever is it any wonder that | sometin
S prayed for death to terminate my suffering
Il Her utter hcpeiessuess of agony, under ia
. terrible trial no human tongue can tell.
n Meanwhile the great world outside +
e prison house moved on, ,unEeeding. Pecunia
d pressure gradually :ightened around be
Il Marshall and Milton, uutIl they each felt ii
tho ouIy hope lay in the union Of Louis a
8 Mary. How tallacious WIS the hope the
" quel showed but too soon Mr. Marshall
il long since ceased endeavoring TO pursua
:, his daughter. and had tried commands.
"a Both u.eans failed entirely, aud he now
y sorted TO eutreaty. He faithfully represe
A. ted to her the condition of his affairs, Z
is urged her to save him from ruin aud disgr
IN By marrying the son Of the rich banker
y STARTLED at the prospect of her fatht
h impeuding penury, 50 vividly set before 1
D. utterly desolatc at heart; feeling keenly t
at all her hopes of happiness were wrecked
.e tirely, and forever. she finally yielded.a II
re tyr, as she thought, to her fathers good;
Il, they we're married. Alas! how vain the {
rifce In week after their marriage,
ed tual explanations disclosed the truth,
>. hntl hnnsns .failedl thn sa,,s DAY IWkf