Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-21

the chosen, over all others, Of Mary Blair.
Often had they sported together when
: they were children, on the banks Of the
burn-for Geordie had CONT with his
father and his party to the glen with the
cuckoo and the green leaf for fifteen sum
/ mers; and the thought of him when alb
t sent, was the sunshine of Mary's SOUL
On her approach. on the occasion of which
5 we have been speaking, old Wilson arose
+ and, taking her kindly by the hand. said,
with some surprise at her appearance at
5 the late hour in so lonely a place
"Whereaway, moo, Mary, my dear?-
What in a. the world has bfocht you this
way at this time O. nicht?"
: Mary, blushing as she spoke, informed
, him of her case; but said nothing Of the
motive which had directed her route by
the Tinker's Cove" 1t could hardly be
expected that she should. There was one
present, however, who g~uesseajtas might
have been conjectured by his sparkling
eve and the blush that overspread his fine
} expressive countenance.
"Then, Geordie." said the old man, ad-
dressing his son, yell see Nary, safely
owre the burn-and mind the ~crossin, for
it's an ugly place in the dark
We need not say how j%oyfully young
Wilson acceded to his fathers proposal,
nor need we say with what satisfaction
Mary Blair concurred in it.
In a few minutes after, Mary and her
Gypsy lover set off, and, in somewhere
about a quarter of an hour, arrived at the
~crossin' to which the old man had so spe.
cially alluded. And it was not without
reason that he had made such an illusion
for the place was, indeed, rather q danger.
Gus onein the dark-and it was so at this
moment. The burn, at the particular
spot alluded to, was crossed by two felled
trees, stripped of their branches and laid
! parallel from side toside. HE depth be-
'ow vas onsidersbIe ere per
haps, about twenty feet; and It was not
the less formidable, probably. that it was
almost dry, being covered att the bottom
with large stones and fragments of rock,
instead Of water.
On the side of the burn opposite that
on which Mary and her lover approached
it on the occasion Of which NJ are speak
ing, the bank arose with great abruptness
to q considerable height, and up this &C
clivity wound the steep narrow path which
i conducted to and from the rude bridge al
J ready described. On reaching this bridge
George took Mary by the hand, and hav-
ing, with great care and tenderness, con
Quoted her safely to the opposite side, he
babe her good night, as she had now on
y to ascend the path alluded to, and to
proceed a few hundred yards afterwards,
!, to reach her mothers house.
On parting with Mary, George recross.
ed the burn, and was bounding away on
his return to the .bivouac OF his friends,
when his progress was ~snddsDllg and fear
fully arrested by a piercing shrek, which
was instantly followed by a heavy fall, as
if Of some one precipitated the hollow Of
the burn. Frantic with horror-for he
had no doubt it was Mary who had fallen
'-he flew wildly back to the bridge, look
ed down into the abyss, beneath and found
his worst fears confirmed. There in the
bottom OF the %rayine. amongst the stone
and rocks, lay the form of his beloved Ma,
ry. Distracted with the horrlfying sight,
young Wilson was in an instant b. the
; side OF tie unfortunate girl, and in the
) next, ner head was resting on his knee,
aud her face believed with his tears. But
: Mary was insensible to the sympathies OF
! her lover. Ali consciousness had fed
T Her injuries were of the most serious
; kind. In his distraction and hel2lessness
+ young Wilson called out Tor assistance;
7 aud his cries, though by mere chance.
- Arnro i1nntl ~ A,a of III, tocf, n ,,nn..
man about his own age, aadaNsS-,nore
over, happened to be PROVIDED with a
lighted lantern, being AZ t,as moment in
search Of a stray pony-was within hear
ing. lie flew to the spot. and was quick
! y by the side of his friend. With the
I assistance of this person, the unfortunate
! girl who was still insensible, vas carried
u up to the level ground above.
But how could she have allen?p said
young Wilson's companion, hitter he;ap
: told by the latter that he hid seen her
! safely across the bridge. fits not Sd
: very dark, 2idd I'm sure SHE knew the
= path we'll. Gamma understand how she
should have lost her footingon the path
Nor l, either" replied Wilson, with
4 a mingled air Of wildness aud thoughtful
ness. Nor | either-nor | either, be
repeated, with fierce energy. Then gaz
ing steadily but silently in the face of his
b friend for a second-his coantgnance
meanwhile, expressive Of some violent in,
a ternal workings-he burst ont loudly
With have it! | have 1t. Sandy!'-
q which was the name Of his associate
u Mary's been murdered-she has been
thrown down. and that villain M'Donald
has done It! saw him pass, about, hall
n an hour an hour since; and just as | was
! parting With Mary, I heard q tustling in
. the branches. above US. It hust have
& been he. Oh, but ! will have sweet re-
9 vengel Dearly shall the yillaiHrue this
And without saying more, he bounded
: along she bridge, ascsnded tha path on
q the opposite. side With the speeE Of a cha,
. mois, and there hidden amongstfbs brush