New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-03

intimacy with yourself ann Mrs. Blake
ley, to say nothing of my oxn so]icita-
tions, would have procured the release
Of your parent. But with C,l. Camp
hell the ease is different. lie is MOI,
only a stranger to you all, but he is
nearly an entire rsnger to myself -
There dos s not exist between US those
terms Of intimacy that, in the case Of
ICol Watson, uld have justifie mc,
in asking for the release ofyour father
rs a personal favor. ,,
! Here Major Lindsay stopped, as i.
expecting Kate to answer; hut she only
,owel. It was evident, aIsa, from he,
continued surprise: that she conH not
yet make out the speakers purpose.
"1n the second place." continued Ma
jor Lindsay, there is nothing in this
;ase to distinguish it from others
"thing mean, to justify C,l. Camp
bell il his own eyes for pardoning You.
parent, wien 8, many others taken witt
,rms in their hands are executed. Lor,
Rawdon's orders are explicit. Every
,naa who, having once signed the pro-
section, is afterwar,l captured fighting
against tie king, is to be punished t
ieath. This command has hitherto
'cen rigi lily enforc:l. Nor is there in
M. NJ 'wbray's case, as 1 befrc sai!,
anything totuke him on Of the general
rule. On the contrary, as Col CamI !
'ell assured me, there is every reas a
why he shoull be proccelcl asainsr
even more rigidly than others. Your
ather is rich, au has great persoal in
luence; anal his pard N would lead the
gentry generally to supp 'se, that they
: ull revolt with impunity. 70 suffer
che leaders to escapc-these were tho
words Of my superior-yet punish their
Ieluled followers, is neither justice nor
good policy. These considerations in
luce Col. Campbell. to whom / hasten
ell at once. as an intercessor. bcing for
tunately in Georgetown, to refuse my
suit. though he kindly csndescens'ed to
explain the reasons, as I have recapitu
lated to you. IA
Kate claspe'l her hands at these
words, and became pale as corpse.
''Then he is to die" she gasped. 1t
s thus you would break the news to
me.
"Nay, not 50, as I hope in I1eaven!"1
cried Major Lindsay, springing forward
to support the iainting girl. "Your
fathers life may yet be spared.-Col.
Campbell assured me how.
Kate's eyes were eagerly turned to
the speaker at these words, though ! Y
! motion fthe hand she waved off his
assistance.
"The Colonel said, y ,nti nucd Maj r |
Lindsay, seeing she waitel for him to
speak, that it was only necessary to
give proper pledge to the royal g:~-
crnment for his future neutrality, and
Mr.. NJ ,wbra, might yet be saved. He
himself hinted at the character of that
pledge, or else l should have remained
in doubt. G., to Miss Mowbray,' he
said, tand tell her. that with her it rests
to preserve her fathers life. l have
heard Of your suit in that quarter; OBJ
tain her consent to speedy marriage:
and then. to the father-in-law to one OF
he majesty's most faithful subjects, l
can grant that life which I must deny
t, a rebel in arms. These were his
words. And now dear Miss NJ ,wbray,
think not I come to take advantage OF
you, said Mjor Lindsay. speaking rap
lilly AMI eagerly, as he saw her avert
her face, C ,Iknows nething is further
from my thoughts, But it is the weak
ness Of love to be selfish, and when the
way by which I IN ght win my suit was
thus pointed out to me, had not the
strength to resist. Besides I knew
lever shoul,l forgive myself if | refused
to come, AMI your father lost his life i.
consequence. My very 1--we for you,
.hy making me anxious for his life, would