Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-01

about to suffer. 3 -
The mother, in spite of herself, betray-
ed her weakness, but it was for her daugh-
ter. The daughter betrayed her courage,
but it was for her mother. =.
The spectators were deeply touched at
this sight. So much youth-this filial
love and virtue: so much beauty and
maternal solicitude, made even those in.
flexible patriots, who, after all, were men,
fathers, brothers, pause for moment.
The word "pardon" rose to the lips of
all, but the doom was. irrevocable. AL
ready the victims were at the foot of the
scaliold.7
Already had the man whom we have
described seen them. They had seen
him, too, and at his aspect the daughter
had pressed to her bosom her poor mother,
pale with terror.
Trembling for Emma, the mother was
almost fainting. 1t was her heroic daugh-
ter who supported her'in her arms.
Emma looked at that man. Those two
beings, so totally different, held sort Of
communication with each other through
that look. The man felt an unaccounta,
bic shudder run through his frame. The
splendor of the virtue that surrounded
her dazzled him. He admired; he felt
proud of experiencing this unwonted SEN
sation, the existence of which nothing had
hitherto revealed to him. The longer he
gazed with admiration upon the pair, the
greater was his pity, for pity had seized
upon all the spectators, and had commu-
nicated itself, as by magnetic influence, to
him. These emotions, to him so novel,
threw him into sort of rcyerie.
The man stood motionless as statue
upon his stage Of death. He narrowly
observed the young girl who was sup
porting the tottering steps of her mother,
and who, at that moment, had only eyes
for her. He heard, throughout the length
and breadth of the square, the voices of
the spectators asking each other in eager
tones:
Can nothing be done? Can no one
save them ?'
Then an idea suddenly struck him. He
leaped from tic scaff0ld. The people
guessed and applauded. He approached
Emma, and made an attempt to speak
to her, but his tongue refused to
give utterance, and clave to his mouth;
but encouraged by the populace, and ma
king violent effort to obtain the mastery
over himself he ycntured TO say :,
Mademoiselle--no, mstake-citizens
the law permits a good patriot 10 save
the girl who uni,es her future with his.
Will you-pardon mc-marry me? Say
but yes, and you shall be saved"
Enma heard all, and gazed with a
yearning fervor at her mothers ghastly
face for she was thinking of the blow
that was about to fall upon her daughter.
She drew from that look divine strength
and hcroism. Turning her beautiful eyes
toward the man. she said:
':W ou!d you save my mother TOO 2.
/, vas with no illtering voice that she
pronounced these heroic words. twas
while regarding this man without agIta
ton, without fear. and by the clear light
Of reason, and with incfable sweetness,
that she spoke the words implied.
81 know you; understand you;
see you. such as you are. Your hands
have shed innocent blood in torrents, bat
in them | will place mine. Your cxis.
tence Of opprobrium, of torture, Of hor-
ror, | will share. | will be your wife if
you will save my mothers life as well as
mine, and | will try not to die of grief.
| will unite ali the moments of my life
to all the moments of yours. will swear
to love You, and will love YOU | will
swear to obey you, and will obey you.
10 this punishment, renewed every day.
at every hoar, at every instant, | will
submit. will accept it, will bless it,
if only you will save my mother
In the sublime words she had uttered,
all these things were implied; and what
her tongue did not express might be read
in her eyes.
The man of blood replied in voice
WHICH nau become tlmld
Z" | can only save YOU"
Emma drew deep inspiration of re,
lief from her tortured heart; and, freed
from the frightful fetters in which this
mans thought had for some moments
held captive hers, she forgot him. She
forgot the spectators-shc saw nothing
but her mother. She thought Of nothing
but rejoining her in heaven with the an
gels she SO nearly resemoled.
Aud so she gave up her spirit to her
Father and Maker Il noble example Of
undying f!al affection and duty.
go
For the GirIs--HoW to Get a IIuS-
band,