The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-03-01

III tnlS-yeC tnaC lettef aCaU nave yet
-she shall yet me mime-and, Hurry
Morgan, zoe shall meet again !''
CHAPTER w.
THE STRATAGEM
And now you are safe upon the
highway, Mr.. Morgan, so that 1 can re-
turn with an easy conscience. Yet il
there is anything / can do foryou, please
tell me, for it is pleasure to serve you.'
"Thank you, Mr.. Hoyt. There is
one thing you can do if you are re-
turning through the country. have
a wife there; young fair creature
who had never known sorrow until our
parting. The news of my skirmish a
few days since, may have reached her
ears and given her needless alarm as to
my safety. penned a few lines to
her last evening, to quiet her mind but
on searching for the letter this morning
found it had mysterously disappeared.
The wound / have received in the en-
counter, occasions me much uneasiness
and pain and slight fever is in my
veins. Should be taken i'll on my ar
rival at the camp (which God forbid at
this important crisis), have promised
to send for her. Now, Mr.. Hoyt, the
loss of this letter has caused me to sus-
pect the fidelity of one in whom have
trusted. Can l then confide in you
will you deliver my message?"
"That 1 will, Mr.. Morgan"
"Thank you-accept this for your
trouble, Handing him money.
The pedlar took it, looked at it, and
said to himself, "There's some men
what have rascal written on their fore
heads jest as clear as daylight, and
some that we know to be honest, if we
meet 'em in the pitch dark" "-and re-
turning the money, he said, "Take il
back"
"Will you not then do my errand
Mr.. Hoyt?' ?''
"Won't I? try me. Give me your
letter, Sir, and take back your gold
IIark ye. Fv seen the poor American
lads walk enamost barefoot ten fnl
miles to beat back the 'vaders of thei
rights. Pve seen 'em go hui day:
without eating nothin' butparched corn
and drinkin nothin but water. If W
want to give away yer overabundanc'
give it to them; but never shall it b'
said of David Hoyt that he tux a farth
in from thin that's fightin for thei
country! No, there's gould enough t.
be had other ways. Now give me th'
letter, sir, and I'll guard it with m.
life."
The young soldier was greatly affec
ted at the words and conduct of th'
pedlar. Grasping his hand. he pressed
it as he would that of dear friend
and with tear in his eye, placed tn
letter in his hand, which he had hastil
written in pencil. And they parted :
the one rode on toward the city, AM
the other returned to the tavern. a
On the same road, short time afte
two men met, the one gay handsom
looking man in black, the other coars
looking individual in a grey snrtout.
Thomas" said the man in black
show was it that the potion you admin
istered did not take effect?'
Captain" returned the other, cit
no manner of use. l tell you he bear
. a charmed life. Either some angel o
I devil has him in keeping; for two year
e as you well know has every snare bee
o laid for him but without effect. YO
4 seek his life; but my revenge is deepe
deadlier. / would have him ioe-liv
q to suffer tortures greater than popis
o superstition ever invented. will nc
aid in his death, Captain Vernon, br
3 in the other matter,-speak the wor
> and 1 am your sworn ally"
"But what cause have you to hat
j. him, Thomas?"
r. "What cause! listen. My fatht
e and his were neighbors. The one W;
l, rich, the other poor. While Harr
p Morgan, the son of the rich man, roc
It in his carriage, Thomas Clark, the SO
d of the poor man dug potatoes for b
r, father, the wilful headstrong son of tt
- rich man domineered over the po,
ID farmers son. One day-I shall nev,
forge: it-he struck me! feel the bio
! to this day it harmed not my bod
but tits branded on my soul. The tin
has not yet come, but it shall be r
ii turned with interest. Well, the tv
to boys grew up to manhood-and no
v comes the principal part of my stor
rs There was in the neighborhood g
e. whom / loved with my whole sol
She scorned me, for her thoughts we
I'd fixed on Harry Morgan. Suddenly s
e. disappeared although he denied
No stoutlv-I believe that he was the eau