The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-31

| Come hlther, llestar! he cried, "DO
you know aught Of this matter? Can
you tell me who sent word to Washington
respecting this expedition 2
Hester cast an appealing look upon the
officer, who however did not interfere be,
tween them.
Did you hear my question q roared Jcn-
ming.
'Tcll me do you know aught of
this q
Il dop the girl replied, in low
tone.
4 thought so! Now tell me the PERSONS
name
sIt was t.
You! Serpent! You betray me!
Father hear me. did send word to
our general that the enemy were to make
an attack upon the fort, but your name
was not mentioned as being party to the
expedition. No harm can come to vou.-
knew how arduously and long our coun-
uymcn hal struggled against oppression
how noblv they contcnded against superior
forces how true was their devotion to the
cause i'll which they were engaged. and
could not quietly look and see their
obstruction attempted. sent word OF
this, but in saving tiiesn did not Lctrav
YOU
Enough that YOU have come Letwe2r
me and my revenge! This he your re,
ward !
He drew from his pocket pistol and
dc! lbcrateiy aimed it at his child. She
moved not, did not even tremble, but Trevor
shocked beyond measure at the horror Of
the mcdi,a,cd deed, sprung towards the
wretch, and raised his arm. The ball
grazcd her head and was buried deep in
the wainscot.
Shame on you mani cried the officer
will, Indignation. would YOU have her
blood OH your hands? Of what are you
composed. Is she no. your child =
'No!' cried Hester, with startling en-
phasis. I am not or at least, shall not be
for the future. | will not own parent
who to the crime Of treason can add that OF
murder. did expose your vilainy and
would do it again. Nay, you may frown.
fear You not? This last base act
has frozen the natural current OF nv
heart
~
sh" continued:
Fa'hcr-'tis the last time shall call You
sol bid vou farewell forever. Your mall
r'liclion may he hurled agau>t me, but
never will you again look upon my f,ce.
Ere another day has passed Washington
shall know of your ,reachcrv. Your only
safety is III flight. In England YOU NAV
cnj"y the fruit Of your lascness, but
here you cannot remain. Farewell, for
ever.
She passed from the room, as the !cars
which she could no control, courscd RAPIDLY
down her checks. She repaired at once to
the Ike side of her mother, in whose soul
the last chickering's Of life we're fast fall
ing. She knelL eside her and even MS she
prayed her worn spirit was released from
bondage!
Alone! an orphans God help me" she
exclaimed as she pressed her trembling
lips to those that had so often met hers in
love.
JennIns fingered not long soon after
he was on his way to England, where he'
lived, as traitors should, in splendid dis
grace. Hester became the wife of younr
Revolutionary officer, and lived long enough
to give to her descendants the valuable cx
ample of The Christian and Tic patriot
mother.
IN +lncient Bidtc The papers are speak
ing OF All edition and TRANSLATION (the Ia,
ter by Prot. Albert Rillet, of a Bible
brought from the Eas, in the six,l, century.
and found in tire arci'ieves of the V tican
by the late Cardinal Mai, the discoyerer of
Cccro's Republic. The story given of tl,c
Bible is. as follows: The Cardinal deter
mined to publish it, but when it was printed.
Leo XII ordered it to be destroyed, on the
ground it contained Typographical crrors.-
The true cause Of its suppression, however,
was this: The septuagint translation OF
the Hebrew books sent by the King of Jeru
salem to tho library of Alexandria con
tanned several errors Of translation, which
were copied into the vulgate, and some Ger
emohes and rites Of the Romish Church
are built on these very errors. Carlna:
Mars MSS. had none of these errors. The
edition now publishing at Genneva is made
on copy of the MSS. Of the sixth cen
tury, which Cardinal Mai tried in vain to
publish.-Raris Correspom4e,sce- Boston
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