Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-21

knew not what though bysyour not writing |
her as you had promised, and not coming home
at New Years, as you had Intended, she feared |
that you WAS somewhere detained against your
will. She further added that at first she was
prompted to confront Mrs Nerlyn with what
she had overheard but that second thought
had induced her to write, With the hope that
would hasten to Kentucky and fad you. You
may be sure, she added, thatshe still loves you,
and IS mol married, by her ON free WILL for
heard Rupert say, while tals'ng about her to
his mother,
How easily you made thssFool believe that
she had ceased to love him, ana was married to
another. lie little thinks that she Is now
pining and dying for his love in some wretched
spot. la, ha guess she wishes by this time
she had not rejected my ioya' don't you
mother?'
"Mrs. Croydon advised ne not to come
there, but find you first if iaeas possible, for
if did come, they would deny everything.
This letter raised my hopes again, while it
also filed my mind with Iears as to your fate
But resolved to seek you, ard therefore, after
telling uncle my object which he yainly urged
me ty give up, hastened to Frankfort. Mrs.
Croydon had told me that she thought should
find you there, or at Mr. Oslornes house.
After visiting all the schools Where there could
possibly be music teacher, bat without sue
cess, ut last found a man by tho name Of Os-
b,rne, but be knew nothing aaont such per-
son, never heard of you, and said he had no
relatives in Virginia. What to do did not
know. At length placed an advertisement in
all the Kentucky papers could hear Of, hay
, ing it read in such way that should you see
it, you would certainly reply, AID then anxious
cy awaited the result But all in vain. Then,
E after waiting some five weeks, took a tour OF
the State, as thoroughly as could, but to nc
purpose. Returning to Frankfort, requested
: the publishers to write me- If they received an!
| Intelligence from my advertise aeats, and thel
u went home.
9 About the last Of March received let
IS tor rom one Of the publishea, tsalfRg that
,,hvs.cian VII. ;,...y aa-. > yl5ssr Ssas--.s.-
called on him, and said he has visited sav
J.. girl answering to the person described, who wa
it i'll, and who had, IN the delirium OF fever
m called such names as were spoken of in the pa
per. If would come to .hlm he would CIV
l. me all the information concerning her that
ee could. You may well suppose that had hit
er faith in thinking it was you, for in all IN
4. oniecturos, ! had never thought Of such
nr thing as your being sold for slave. Y
e. something impellcd me to hasten back to FranI
as fort. where soon succeeded in finding the de
en- tor, who took mo to plantation owned by
ed Mr.. Thornton, where learned ilom his wife
for he was away from home-that slave gu
~. answering to my description OF you, had be
lie sick there, soon after Mr.. Thornton purchas
her, and that soon after she got better, lie h
til sold her to an Acquaintance of his livl
err in Georgia Her name was Julie or Eule, $
,he could not tell which, and she could not tell
ieh name OF your new purchaser, or in what pa
nd of Georgia he lived. but her husband wou
know. He would not be at home for TIN
o. weeks. and what to do knew not again. !
doctor, however, persuaded me to so home "
OF, him and wait, for he felt confident that I
VAS slave girl was the one wanted to find \
Ter. Thornton did not return for four weeks, whc
ZEN, learned where Mr.. Milton lived, and hastei
~ ..,,l
art until at last have found you, never, Eu
eye never to leave you till you are restored to y
art rights, and then, at an early day, | 81
t claim you as my own blessed BRIDE"
you =. Ah Gerald fear that will never be,
had turned Euloeen sadly. "Do you forget thi
Lu- have no rights TO be restored tO-that | al
hat sl0ue?"
to II know that you have bcenssold for slt
new but that does not make it that you are alv
de to be one | shall purchase you OF Mr.. Mi
and myself, if he will not let you 50 without, W
lie, | tel him all.
fel " Alas Gerald, cannot let you do any
vet thing for even if you should become my
lall, ter, cOulu hot u1eou' your "''e' ihuus'
Won soul blesscs you for this proof of your
rted vet fate has willed II that We must part. I
ould is no other alternative, and We must rart
9 of ever" and feeling that indeed it must b,
and tho tears sprang from her eyes, and fell
ying her checks
be- lie tenderly kissed the pearly drops a
need and said,
d me Z" The frs, part of your sentence, for a
you mcnt, sent to my heart the thought that
hing no longer loved me but these tears, my /