The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-09

ancient Dutch family who had
emigrated from Holland and set.
tied at an early period in the
province of New York. My fe-
male companion experienced all
the terrors which usually accom-
pany the most timid of the sex
when placed in similar situa-
ton. The constant dread of be-
ing pursued by her friends and
overtaken; the regret at forsak
ing the house and protection of
widowed mother; the circum-
stance of her elopement with
stranger of whose character she
was perfectly ignorant and whose
face she had never seen until she
saw him through the bars of a
prison window,-all tending TO
alarm her fears for the present
and excite her apprehensions for
the future we mad not proceed
ed in our fight more than five
miles before | discovered from
her agitated manner, her stiaed
sighs, and suffocated breathing,
that she repented of the rash
step she had taken. A dead 81
lence prevailed, and neither of US
spoke one word for at least half
an hour, when all at once she
stopped suddenly, burst into
tears, threw off her bonnet, tore
her hair, and uttered the most
frantic expressions, exclaiming
repeatedly, ooh my mother my
mother what will become of my
mother. " My heart was not cal
Ious to the distresses of others,
and the sight of woman IN tears
more especially one who had so
strong an attachment to me, could
not fail to soften my own feelings
and produce a shower of tears
nearly as plenteous as her own.
AS soon as l subdued this violent
expression of sensibility, I used
every argument in my power to
assuage her grief and moderate
her passion, and at length sue.
ceeded in pacifying her by re-
newing my promise of marriage,
which | supported by repeated
oaths of sincerity, and many hor-
rid imprecations and curses on
my own head if / did not fulfill it
in the most honorable manner the
first opportunity that offered
Having in measure composed
Malinda's perturbed mind, and
painted in glowing colors the par
adisiacal enjoyments of "mar-
ried" life, which possesses such
powerful attractions in the ro-
mantle imagination of young
girl of sixteen, we re. recommended
our journey, and proceeded with
out interruption until we had
walked near ten miles further,
when my "way-worn traveller"
began to complain of bliStered
feet, fatigue and weariness ex-
pressing her wishes that we
should put up for the remainder
of the night. l could not resist
her earnest entreaties, and not
withstanding the dangers of a
successful pursuit, the next farm
we came TO furnished us in one
of its own houses with a safe re.
treat, and the means of repose on
some buckwheat straw which
had gathered for the purpose in
an adjacent barnyard. My com,
panion in fight, (for so | then
considered her, having as yet nc
legal right to use the appellation
"wife'O soon threw herself on
these hard lodgings, and so much
was she overpowered with the ex
ercise of travel that, notwith
standing her agitation of spirit
she instantly sunk into the EN-
braces of sleep.
Shecontinued to enjoy "heavens
sweet restorer," balmy sleep fol
about four hours, and did no
awake until the loud and shril
notes of a noisy troublesome cocl
who had perched on neighbor
ing tree, proclaimed the near ap
proach of morning, by his repeat
, ed Growing, the sure unerrin.
harbinger of day.
CTo be Continued)
HIS LIFE IN PERIL.