Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-10

~ ne was usually called, whose obstinate
aud ill-tlmcd attentions to lis daughter
We're becoming extreT.ely obnoxious. Will
had demanded mo hand Of Viola in mar
rage, bat Mr.. Vernon knowing his char
acter to he none of the best, and having
/ good reasons for disliking him altogether,
gave him decisive refusal, and ordered
him to leave his house. This So enraged
the scoundrcl that he left with dire threats
against Mr. Vernon, his daughter aud her
ed viii to be a renegade.and cut-throat,
and as such, he knew rot what trouble he
might bring upon the settlers by arousiDg
the now peaceful Indians to hos tiles
for the purpose of gaining his own wicked
ends. Should he leave, there would be no
incentive for such an act therefore, he
though II best to leave. viii had not been
seen for over a month when Mr.. Vernon
and MIR. Howell, with their families, left
the settlement In New Jersey,
The lovers toiod slowly up the hill then
crcpJ cautisusly along the ledge aud stood
upon the fiat, tablc-like rock just as the
last rays of the setting sun strcamed
through the foliage and threw bright fau-
tastic spots Of light upon the sides OF the
huge old 70 ks. An hour of light yet re-
maiued an 50 they 'at down o have IA
quite talk and TO cl joy The cool, refreshing
evening breeze. The old rn'k, which is
still standing, and which still bctrs the
traditional name Of evils Rock" was in
many places covered with rude, grotesque
figures and unintcllignhlc characters, " hich
would have puzzled the interpreters Of
Egyptian hieroglyphics to dccipher A
few scrubby bushes grew in the creyices
upon the ledge, where a hit Of dirt and
trash the accumulation of years had
collected On the left of where they were
seated was large cavity in the rock, ,
which appeared to have been worn many
years ago by a ruaning stream of water
II extended three or four feet back into the
rock, and was Of sufficient dimension to
hold t,vo or tbrcc nersons Standing In sin
gle fllc On the right was the yawning
prccipice, down which it would be instant
death for the most daring advenlurcr to
descend.
shs had .yidcu,iv rromiscd IA tel hin,
some incident which had happened since
his Inst visi, for up,n , ncar,r a,,nr,,ch
wc hear him snyinp,
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and tell me nll nb,ut il. for if Dave viii 4.
in the neghborhood we may lool, for trnu.
bic with III, ma ives. though hope that il
was only freak of the m9onshine aud
what Won saw was merely harmless say
age in pursuit ofa deer"
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MY uoar 'ola' Sa'u ""l'e'' t"h'l'l
"c' s''"''' "ni'e "''i''l i" MS ""n an'
pressing " 10 h'h ups Il no hut "'7h' II
tue least 10 curta'' your 'lper'S' ouI u''l
mg' you must promise lne not TO WISH lh'
lonely place aR"lh' unless some one is VII
YOU ltis ssoadmlrahly located Tor Seei'
aoductlon' that lear some serious hari
may beiall you at the hands oi That scouu
drel Will do not Tear MIN mSselii
would be glad TO meet the Villlan' that
might give him his Just DESERT but IL
not wish you to risk
"HuSh'' whispered Viola raising he
hand with warning gesture hS'en'
DISTINCTLY lney nea'u Tue he"'y ''e"u
man upon tue 'euHo o' 'ocA' 'n"' ''' ,
where 'ney sat- loey po'h arose 10 .ne'
feeli i""ell glanced arounu Tue "ou'uel
) hehind which they Stood then pm'Rl
catching viola III MS arms tie placeu III
inthe waler-Wofh cavity ana to"A 'i's 7'ln
AZ Tue entrance Saying rs hc u'u s"'
Is WIZ ne ealh' no h"rm sh"'i '"'n'
: you WINE liNe' he h"n Hcal'c'Y Hu
ceeded IN p'aelhg 'n' no" tr'in"''hs ~
In % Fale Pla'e' ana gaming g"ou p"si'l'
for himself when the renegade stelp'
upon tno very Sl"' ""'u' 'n'S "a" J"'
D le'' WIN was '"'ne' Sno'' anu 'u'''
WIN 'acc thal won nave peen .oie'"o
hahusoue pu' lor snu'NlhE' SINISTER y
d pression' "n'eh ever iurhcu ln' MS 20
gray eyes, anu u"''' arounu MS 'u''' 81
suai mouth no n'u IN MS manu- II" u
} mint uiusAo'' anu J""s'"s ''o''' n'S 'utun'
was p'''n ,,a' ,Ia' 'o H'''" "o "o"'u ~
II waiter anu ' 'u'" . un m 'no W" "'u ro0h' NS