Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-09

"0OP said CnarIe9 Lawrence yes, Du
you shall 20 with me. Let as fly from thii
hateful SPOT, and break these letters that bind
you with such cruel force"
He spake eagerly. His words came fast and
hurriedly, as Il his very life depended on theiT
rapid utterance. She listened, so did Eve
when the serpent trailed his hateful form
through the sunlighted glory Of Eden. HeN
bosom heaved with wild tempest Of feeling
The words sprang to her lips, than died away
In silence. She trembled, and broken sight
burst from her troubled heart Will love-
strong - giant, oveTlnaster principle, weak
as childi He urges with wild, 6ery words
but still she hesitates. A "still small voice
whispers-"Stay; better . life Of unloved sol.
itude, than the wildestTaPtures Ofunholy love-
She raises faint expOstulati0n- II is wrong,
but am very miserable, and We love each
other" Weak child wretched wife seal
thy lips forever to confessions such as these.
"Let US CO." he urges in heart-broken
tones.
"Think Ofthe long days Of love that stretch
far away into the future think Of the joys
shared together think Of living over again
the past-the blissful past, Annie"
No longer she hesitates; she Is resolved
Satisfied now shall be the cravings Of her
heart Upon that faithful bosom she can
throw herslf, and weep out ell her tears,
sOOthed, pitied, consoled. "Ohi at last, at
last" she sObs out, "shall this weary heart
find Joy Geep Is the Ocean-peace perfect as
that or heaven-rest, enduring rest. ''
Poor child how blindly We rush into the
pit Of destruction and despair, and think II
must be heaven, because . few fading flowers
grow on the brink
" Charles, I'-She st3p&
A voice says, "Anniel"
MY husbandI" and she falls inscnsible at
his feet.
Thus passed away the all bat cOnquering
demon, and the good angel inteFpOsed TO sue
cor and and TO save
Years have speed, and death, the desolator,
has laid the bright head Of Annie Maurie low
In the grave. Her husband preceded her into
"the silent land" One daughter, beautiful
and lovely - the irst Annie, remains to weep
over her mothers story, and to profit by her
mothers oft.repeated warning: "Ncrer mar.
ry for money" II cannot an up the deep
depths Of the human heart, or still one note Of
the music Of former love; II It does, then
thou art less than woman, more than human.
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CRoMwELL's HEAD.-The story sometime
since current that CrOmwell's head was in the
possession Of some person in England is again
revived by Paris correspondent of the New
York Express, who says:
Before leaving England I had an opportu.
nifty Of seeing great curiosity, relic of an
tiquity, which few Englishmen have secn.-
You will be surprised, and perhaps incredu-
lous, when say have seen the head Of OIL
Ger CrOm~elL--not the mere skull, but the
head entire, in remarkable state of prescr-
vation. Its history was authentic, and there
is verbal and historical evidence to place the
thing beyond cavil. Cromwell died at Hamp-
ton Court In 1868, giving the strongest evi-
dence Of his earnest religious convictions, and
Of his sincerity as Christian. Aitcr an i'm
posing funeral pageant, the body having been
embalmed, he was buried in Westminster Alb
bey. On the restoration of the Stua-ts, he
was taken up and hung in Tyburn. Alter.
ward his head was cut of, Q pike driven up
through the neck and skull and exposed on
Westminster Hail. Il remained there long
while, until, by some violence, the pike was
broken and the head thrown down. Il was
picked up by q soldier and concealed, and af.
terward conveyed 10 some friend, who kept it
carefully for years. Through succession Of
families, which can easily be traced, it has
come into the possession Of the daughter Of
Hon. Mr.. Wilkinson, ex-member of Parlia-
ment from Buckingham and Bromley. It was
1t the residence Of this gentleman that saw
the head, and his daughter, lady of fine man.
ners and great culture, exhibited it to Rev.
Mr.. VerriD, the Pastor Of the Bromley Dis
senting Chapel, and myself.
This head Of Cromwell is almost entire
The flesh is black and sunken, but the fca-
lures are nearly perfect the hair still remain
ing, and even the large wart over one of the
eyes--such being distinctive mark on his
facets yet perfectly visible The pike which
was thrust through the neck still remains, the
upper part Of iron, nearly rusted off, and the
lower wooden portion In splinters, showing
that it was broken by some act Of Violence
1t is known historically that Cromwell was
and no person thus cared for was
publicly gibbeted, except this illustrious man.
In addition to the most authentic records con.
cerning the head possessed by the family, and
which have found sustained by historical
works and even an old manuscript in the Brit
ish museum, Mr.. Flanman, the distinguished
sculptor, once gave It a. his opinion that this
was mono other than the head Of Oliver Crom-
well. Yet its existence seems almost un.
known in England, and only few years ago
a discussion in some Of the public journals,
which have seen, alternately denied and ad-
vOcated it. Such rumor was in circulation,
and as no one had seen the head, it having
been kept concealed, none could speak by au-
thority. Recently the motive for concealment
has passed away, and permission to see 1t was
cheerfully granted. Il is = curious keepsake
for lady, but it is carefully preserved under
lock and key in . box Of great antiquity,
wrapped 10 . number Of cO0tly envelopes |;
and when Il 10 raised from its hidlng.pIace,
and held in ones hand, what world Of
thought is suggested"
A MONUMENT 10 TaB PILORIAs.-A monu.
ment is to be erected 10 the Pilgrim Fathers
at Plymouth. Il win cost from $500, 900 to
94o1, 600. ~ i win b built Of granite. 1853
ures from SO to ~ Geet Algh. II is to be com
pleted In twelve years from August, 1861
One Of the groupa, We suppose, will repre-