Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-11-09

clO6lnR iu upOu tno cOWIIuly aS5aSSIn
wrested his sword from him, placed it be
meath his feet. and snapped il in twam.id
He was about to throw The pieces into
the Lake. when hesaw the enameled name
giancihg in the moon-besms. With voice
of hatred, heightened q frenzy, he fex.
iclaimed:'r iFAJ az vf tRI 4 u dgBun9
na '.Aiac Dolel i Cursed 7i,lsinrf,sm- nn
~ He sprang. as he spol toward him.
but Mac Dole eluded his Iasp and ran tc
tie cabin Of the Admiral ~ soon returned
70 ths dtci with 4 ct|5mahd to arrest
Capt George Wortlsy, of,ths American
The command was immediately put into
execution, and Wortley gloomily resigned
himself to his fate. knowing that the man
who had basely separated him from the
woman Of his love, would triumph that he
perished by the meanest felon's death.
George Wortley and Martha Woodville
Nste the pride of two different villages in
the interior of the United States" Their
tale was one of perhaps too frequent oc-
ourrence. They saw each other--loyed--
and were engaged-and that engagement
was approved bya mother ever. solicitous
for her daughters happiness. Her father
had "rejoined the stars" and hone had a
right to interfere aught against these con-
genial spirits. The bridal day was ap-
pointed, and time smoothing his Wrinkled
brow leaned on the anchor of hope, and
smiled benignly on the bliss OF human
hear,s, 81 ...,...i s.,,.f,.o,...iz ...f IS.
J., The song which Martha had been sing
ing on board the vessel was one penned by
Wortley in the days Of his happy court
ship. Her guardian, Mac Dole, was a
person whom she had been taught to re-
spect and look up to with reverence, for he
had ever been considered yirtuous, amia-
BILE and worthy man. He violently opposed
Wortley's suit, and succeeded in extorting
promise from Martha not to wed with
ont his consent. .ic He had other objects in
view than Martha's happiness. He had
sold his honor to those talents which should
have been devoted to his country's good,
for British Gold. and that power demanded
come one as hostage, that he would not
turn from his course of villainy.J AS such
hostage he delivered up Martha Wood
vile to men whose honor he knew not
Such was the cause of her presence on
board the enemy g vessel. ''i9b Vi '"101
The night of Wortley's capture rolled
heavily away, and mental agony forbade
him the sweets of reYose. Martha passed
the night in doubts and anxiety.
Nor was the time of Mac Dole less
sleepless-for the wolf in pursuit of blood
will howl on through the nocturnal season.
n The morning came. The sun arose
brilliantly and impaired his splendor to the
scenery of the Lake. The officers had
met as Court Martial, and Capt. Wort
ley was arraigned as spy, before men
whose minds had been embittered against
him by the tales of Mac Dole. He did
not deny the charge, andhe was sentenced
to ther'yard arm,'' with respite till the
next morning at sunrise. ;s{ HB,y od
Martha, who had broken from the hold
Of her guardian, ran upon the deck and
fell in Wortley's arms, shrieking:
''Save him! : Save himp'"h 7f77 '''''"'
Mac Dole. who had pursued, was about
to force her from the embrace of her in
jurec lover, when the Admiral, with q
voice of sternness, exclaimed: t.
''Mac Dole, bewarel'' 's''7 '''' .t''
1859 The baseness of Mac Dole burst upon
him at once. and he felt that Wortley was
a wronged man. He asked of him the his
tory of his life, which was told with as
little warmth as possible. The old Ad-
miral grasped his hand, pitied, and shed a
tear for Wortley's fate, knowing that he
could not avert it. a. u IA leuibou 5d
AT the strong solicitation Of her lover.
and the sympathetic good old Admiral,
Martha permitted he rseIf to be removed to
a distant vessel, for grief had rendered her
nearly passive. George was left to pre-
pare for his fate, and received all the kind
ness he could have wished in his situation
lone of the state rooms having been al
lotted to him. q ' E''" s''
The day on board the Admiraps vessel
passed away in silence, foreveIything like
unbecomiug mirth was .repressed. Z The
night had come on, and Mac Dole was sui
lenly pacing the deck, for there he knew
he was hated and despised, although on
the vessel he wore sword, the emblem Of
an officer, be dared not own his native
land. ,<'il lGu9, igp9fiu ssijo !i1~ F'}nJ
+ The bunchback boy, who had witnessed
everything that had transpired, still keep
ing himself concealed; grasped a rusty
knife that lay on the deck, and which had
been used By the sailors in cleaning their
fish rushed upon Mac Dole, gave him a
fatal stab, and with hysteric laugh heayed
him into the dark blue wave. .,q
He then quickly descended the side of
the vessel, and with feelings Of Joy that he
could not Tepress, loosened the boat, and
10 an instant was before the window Of the
state room where, WORTHY awaited, his
coming doom. Finding that the easement
would not give way 70 gentle pressure he
raised one Of the oars and dashed the win
dow to pieces. i.'ss sai Ei'nbo9 s''i osni
George sprang and hailed the HupcIG-
back as his deliVerer, lowered himself into
. boat, and with . beating heart directed
their course toward the American shore.
They had proceed bat n short distance
when one Of the smallest guns in the Ad-
mirals ship fred 70 leswardl 2 % ntiIrxeg
Wortley's flight had been discovered
and AL The boats were lowered and in pur-