Plymouth Banner, Volume 3, Number 21, Plymouth, Marshall County, 27 July 1854 — Page 1

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mrm WTn??Tir ritfirfTinci A G UEF.K JlOl'NTAl TALC. bt n. r. Til 5irso. costisfKu ritoM vast vkk. 13 it tv hat can be the reaso.i that you cannot see in ths stone at one time as well as another?' No on can exactly tell A friend of rninf who has the faculty ami is deeply killed in these matters, süppores it is the devil that cats a mist before the stone to hide what other.vi't' might be discovered arid this may bs the Case; it is possible ihit he miy hare some connection with ihe weather or state of the air. 1 had a beautiful clear view the first lime I tried the sloneafter fiuJing it this morning but s my mind was running on scenes in my own country I made no discoveries of anything hereabouts, for the view had faded away before I could turn my thoughts to this spot. One must always kep his min i intently fixed on what he expects lo discover, and wait with natience tili the stone clears, and then if there is anvthing to he found he will be sure to see it, and all the objects by which it is surrounded. How wonderful! By only had the faculty, I f,ush hush Martin, clear. heavens, if I it begins to Does it? Min i and keep your thoughts tin the mountains, Gow. Do you see any thin? yet'!' '.Nothing ilistiiictly yet nothing' but woods, and hills wiih light misty clouds resting on ht-in in hrnkpu iühssps. which see nr. to be dividing and slowly moving! ff. Stay! what peak is that rises in sight?! Zo-.i nd! Marlin, it clears every instant; J und I mil tdjitilir ilisttiiantch tho vorri Ii'.. A -1- II lUllllj UUllllUUti .111. ,V.J mountain we are under. Look along the top of the ride towards the north. Now F.n if you discover a (all dry tree, pine I should think, standiug just abjvt a bare rock. 13 easy, a moment -I Just caught a glance of something glimmering further lovn but it appear to be gout now. There! I have it again riht below the tree; but dawn, down to the very font of the mountain. ?ior it comes! Something of a white shinirig appearance. Silver! silver! Martin 'is true as I am n sinner coiued dollars of tiUcr, deep under ground!" '() !ienren3 and earth! exclaimed Martin, leaping up and rubbing Iii hands in exstacyi 'tout mark the spot, Gow, wherr it lies.' 1 have, replied the other, taking hi 'face from Iiis hat. 'the view has all died away now, an 1 1 shall not probably get another at this time. But what a glorious eight! Oh! ir?y stars, if you could hare 8ee:i it! The first day we were out here, and whan I strayed from you, as you refnerabor 1 did, I cut and tried a divining rod. and from the working of it in my liand ! became satisfied that there was a treure near this mountain, as ! afterwards hinted to you, but certainly never dröan:d mf a mint of coined money. I!ut corns let us go to the spot, and put some private marks on the tret as near the place as we can hit by guess, So trying, Gow pocketed his magic speculum, and hastily setting out for the place just designated as the spot where the treasure lay concealed, they soon came opposite to the tall tree and rock before mentioned, and halted clos to the foot of the mountain. There!' exclaimed Gow, looking round and measuring the spot with his eye, there! Martin, within the compass of one acre around us, i will stake my life, there Jii-s buried beneath the ground more than ten thousan 1 dollars; but,' he continued, with a ltfok of mysterious gravity, 'but tray require ;rucH time and labor to find it- ani we have to fight lead men u'.l deviU, before get fairly Jiold cf '1 will agree to fight both to their lelb, to et hold of the teuth part of that sum1' cxicl the other in boastful rapture. Well, then,' said Gow, ve will now fj-giii to think of the project in good earnest. But as it will ttke rauch hard digging probably to reach the treasure more doubtless, than we with our single hands, can expect to do, we shall be compelled to form a small compauy of four or five trusty individuals best lea ourselves, and then we shall be able to do business to sotno eflect.' Why, yes. but cannot we get along without this? said the avaricious Martill. 'We might then have all the money ourselves. Ay, ay, if we could, and that were all, but you must know that there are bome. conditions to be compiiea witu in tins uuginess; for beside their bbor which we shall need, you forget that 1 canuot exercise my skill in making you rich, for noth ing, and you will haidly bo willing, or able alone, to raise the snm I shall mage you aree to cive me before I goon. How much?' asked the other with symptoms of alarm. Not !ess than five hundred dollars. What, five hundred dollars, and go shares too?' Exactly. If I only went shares, what should 1 get for skill? Yes, but live hundred dollars! it is extortion, Gow, rank extortion! rind. I won't give il I will go alone first.' Go, tir en, said Gow, with a cold sneer. and we will see how mach you will make by money dicing without m,' I did not mean aay offence Mr. Gow,' rejoined Martin in an apologetic tone, seeing the determined manner, of the other, and' fearing to y-tish Vjiatteri tpo Ui

with him, l mean no sort of ufleiice, but sible secrecy. Gow was to superintend how ctin I raise such a sum? and direct the whole business. And for True,' said Gow, 1 knew you could the purpose, ts he told Martin, of guardnot, and therefore had an additional rea- ing the spot, always being near to catch son for proposing to form a company; and every view which was to be had from his this We must do one hundred dollars a, magic stone, and of making frequent tripiece will then be'all that in required.' of the divining rod, he was to erect And one hundred is more than I know a shantee on some part of the mountain how to raise,' observed Martin despond- above for his chief residence, till the treaingly. sure was found, where no one wasto preI shall be fair with the conipa nr. said sume, on any account, to approach him. the other without seeming to heed the pretending that he could ouiy inafie his last remark of Martin. 1 shall be hon- discoveries to any advantage, when enorable, and to show them that there is no tirelr alone. Here he was to be supplied

deception in the business,-1 will not rsquire them to hand over the money till the first dollar of treasure is found and then before the treasure is opened, they must have it in readiness to pay over on the spot, and let me go equal shares In all that is found. These will bo my conditions.

Well, I don't see why that is not alii From this timo emy means was tried f(,ir. iand every art put in requisition by Mar-

And hurk'ee, friend Martin, there is one way by which 1 might letyou olT from ' paying the hundred dollars, or even any 1 thing if 1 thought if. i If what, eagerly asked the other, 'if . there is any such chance for me. for hea-' veu'ssake 1st me know it any thing that; I can do' I Yes. yes. Martin there is the trouble.' , perhaps; fur 1 fear that you cannot do me I - ' -

thef.ivorth.it I was thinking of, if you-manect meinou oi accompusnmg meir would, and I don't know that 1 ought to : base purposes, they assume open imporask your interference but I can name 1 tunities, usingevery persuasion to induce the case, and then you can tell" me if you j h lo 3 iela to lheir wish, and rxiusting please, what your notions are on the sub- every argument their integrity could inject. You may have already perceived, vent, which they thought likely to shake perhaps thai 1 have tukon a fancy to your lier slil1 unaltered purptse of fidelity to adopted daughter. May Martin i ber betrothed lover, and turn her mind tor Why, yes, but what do you want of the man of thfir worse than mercenary hr; it would hve given me 'a bad name j choice. Sometimes setting before her if I have any hand in J glowing pictures of the wealth and splen0. you quite mistake my intention 1 dor to be gained by on union with Gow, as I snid, 1 have tuken a fancy to the girl, ' d then contrasting this with the life of and I have made up my mind, even on a j and obscurity, which they told her short acquittance to make a wife of her, j must be her certain lot if she married if she will marry me, but the appears to ! Ashley; sometimes resorting to flattery, be shy. and I suspect, is determined to re- followed by abject entreaties; and somefuse any offers I may make her. Now if times to menaces and bitter denuncii in this busiiiets, ou feel disposed to as-' tions in eise she finally refu3d to con.sist me ' ' pl with their wishes and commands, till

0, if that is all, I will usi my influ- j fiic to persuade her to accept vour ofTer. f

Yes, that you of course will do, if; object of this unwearied intercession - . Itlt at I

vou flt disposed to favor my suit. But can't you so manage as lo warrant my success? Now, what 1 was going to say was this, if you will insure me the girl, I will release yon fom paying me a cent in this other affair, that is. if vou will brinjr! it about in a month.' A month that is a short time hv i Uih haste?' Why, it a my way to do things in n dash. 1 may ag well marry now as ever: i and 1 trust we shall reacli the treasure by st we shall reach the treasure by that time at least, when you otherwise would hate to pay mö over the money.' True, 1 had forgotten that. Well, we will sec what can be do.ne. But how on enrtn to urine it aootrtiKiiow not. ane is engaged to Ashley, nnd no' doubt is determined to marry him, let who will come; and he, too, is a bold straight going fellow, who will not stand aside for a regiment.' But he is absetft.' Yes, and that is lucky so far. If she could be-weaned from him before his return and she did not write to bring him back upon us Ö, the. last can bi managed; hut will he write to her? '1 preiume so, but why that question?' j I merely asked out of ;uriositr. Jiut who brings her letters from the village. where they come. I suppose? 1 shall, probably, myself, why?' 'Now ß up pose you should withhold the letter., ami never let her know any had come for her? That might have some effect in making her think he was neglected, perhaps. And supposing you should let me take the letter and write her zn imitation of his hand; signing his name, and let you give it to her?' Yes, but there would be no cheating her in that way she is as keet as a ra- ... ti or I nave sometimes iriotigru s:i couiu tell rny thoughts, the prying hussey! But I could though. I am handy with the pen and could once imitate any hand that the writer himself could not tell which was. his own.' That would bo rather rogueish would it not, Gow? Besides, when Ashley returned he would raise Ned with you for such a trick.' Why 1 should calculate to make you a rich man take the girl and be off to my own country, long before he came back. But 1 see you are not disposed to help me and yourself in this business O, you are mistaken; I was only contriving, and I begin to think we can manage and if you intend to take her out of he country, wife will lend a sliff hand, depend on't. She thinks May is quite too knowing, considering, and will soon get above us all; and to tell the truth, 1 have lately ' had a ssrt of a notion that the girl would bring some bad luck to us, in one shane or other. But take her away from this place, and she will make a smart wife enough, I dare say, Gow, she shall bo yours, by hook or by crook and theres my hand on it This last point being settled to the mutual satisfaction of these worthy personages, they then proceeded to discuss and settle the details of the plan of operations proposed by Gow for coming at the buitod treasure; the result of which was that Martin should take upon himself the task of forming a company from sucn oi nis neighbors as he should select as most trusty and best fitted fox the enterprise. a a "company could be formed; to be caniedoa tntheniSM.andwithallPoj.

with provisions, fco. from Martin s house to which he shou'd only repair, for the purpose of prosecuting his suit with May. Their whole plan being thus adjusted,,

they returned to the house with the un- - derstanding that each should succeed to his allotted poet on the following inorulnsr. tin and his wife, to forward the projected match between Gow and llmr adopted daughter. Their first attempts were con fined to endeavors to impress her with larorahle sentiments towards her new lover, and at the same time, to prejudice her mind ogii.it Ashley and destroy the j high estimation "in which they well knew j she deservedly held him. But not long resting satisfied with their progress in this J . .ir i I l,lc l,nor g"l Mt as if she must ink tinlIer their united persecutions. With the J (iimsell. she succeeded niucri easier in securing herself from annoyance. He had by this time proposed himself in direct terms, and had received a decided and unqualified refusal; and the simple majesty of innocence. a::d virtuous rec titude of purpose, all unprotected and discetuitenanced as th'V were on ull sides, conveyed a rebuke before which, ; with all his assurance, he cotild not help quailing, and he shrank from the cold MSn"7 of her presence, leaving her mo3(Iy unmolested by open attempts to soften her obduracy, choosing rather to rely on intrigue and deception to effect a dtsigu which li was well aware any' manly or honorable course wou'.d fail of 1 accomplishing. j liut this nerr and anexpeifed attempt i of Martij and his wife, situate! as he was to control her inclination and induce her to violate hef plighted faith was; not ea sily combined; and doubly enhanced her j distress and perplexity. Their motives fof this cendtret s"he soon rightly conjectured, rtfust arise from some advantages to be gamed by the success of their endeavor some tempting condition by which Gow had bribed therri; but why any such advantage, or bribe should be offered by the letter, she was wholly at a lö'is to imagine. She felt satisfied that his anxiety to obtain her hand did not proceed from any love which he had so hastily entertained fof her. and much less could il arise, she thought, from arty pecuniary or other advantage, to be gained by matrying a pennjless and obscurp orphan. But that such was his determined purpose, she could no longer doubt, and it was equally clear, to her that her parents were closely leagued with him in the design. The neighbors, loo, it was apparent, for their jokes and indirect advice to her. in their intercousre with the family had ben biased by the account which they hnd received of their new comer, and had already arrayed themselves on his side, and stood ready to advocate his cause. While, the reluctance she had conceived to divulge what she knew of him, or to say aught to his disadvantage so long as he was a favored inmate cf her family, min gled with a delicacy of feeling, forbidding her to discuss the character of her avow ed lover, all combined to prevent her from trying to undeceive her acqaintances in their opinion of Gow, or to make known to any ono the wretchedness and difficulty of her situation. And had she attempted this, and made known her difficulty, she knew that it would not avail in changing the popular current which she saw ws now setting in favor of Gow, or alleviating her embarrassments; she resolved therefore, to endure in siler.ee, and thought alone, and unfriended, to persevere in her unshaken determination of resistence till. the return of Ashley should put an end to her sorrows and troubles. What grtat object do you propose to gain, May,' said Martin one day gering this ceaseless warfare against the peace and happiness of the persecuted girl. What great object do you propose to gain by rejecting such a man as Mr. Gow, and accepting such a fellow as Ashley?' 1 shall at least gain the approbation of my own conscience, father; for I have promised him solemnly, and he told me that he had your consent.' I might have said something of tho kind perhaps, when I supposed you could do no better; but these foolish prom whlcl? nd 6uts mf V ,t0 4Other..whatdo they amount to? And

how long does either party hesitate about j breaking them", when finding they can do ' better with themselves, they wish to make another choice?' But 1 have no wish to make enother choice, asd if 1 had. I hardly think I should gain much by the change yon pro- ! pose.' You don't pretend to compare Ashley to Mr. Gow, do you?' . t Certainly, 1 should not wisli to com-.:

pare him to mis suspicious man ' What (io you mean, girl? Would you insinuate any thing against the character, of Mr. Gow a gentleman and a friend of mine as he is?' j I do not wish to say any thing about him; but friend or gentleman, as you mny believe him, you rvosid bo mutlrbetter employed. I suspect, in guarding agrtin&t his arts, than in trying to drive a poor friendless and unprotected girl into his clutches.' What mean you, May Martin, once more I ask?' sternly demanded he, stamping en the floor. 'What reasons for your fccandalous insinuations can you j;i ve? Spenk tell them if you have any. No wonder you hesitate; for you have none to give 'lis all a foolish stubborn j gitl's whim prejudice against a man j who loves you, but who is too good for; you, and condescends too much, in wishing to make you rich and happy, and I tell you. girl, you must marry him! O, 1 cannot, Father, never, never' 'You won't then, will you? You forget that you are not of age yet, and that I have an indenture in the desk that puts you completely under my control?' I forget nothing, sir.. I know my duty, and hae always endeavored lo do it; and can you.say as much respecting the cruel course you are pursuing towards mc? Does thai paper lo which you insultingly allude, give you power to dispose of me in marriage without my consein, and against my iiicliiiatious? Hush, finpuaeneel vociferated Martill, agaiu stamping with rage. 'A lecture on my dutv, hey? Fine times I sho'd think' May don't romember,' chimed in Mrs. Martin with a spiteful jeer, and taunting tone. 'May don't remember who took her when she was a little ragged outcast. that no father would como to own, aiul feed, clothe nnd educate her. and gave her a respectable homo.' 0. 1 have, I do remember it.'gaid May bursting into tear?, '1 remember it all and would to Heaven I could think of these days of kindness, without associating with latter treatment with this bitter hour of insult and cruelty!' ' 'Come, come, you silly girl,' said Martin, after waiting til! her paroxism had a little subsided, and now changing h'i3 manner into a half coaxing tone. 'Come come, May, I did not mean to hurt your feelings do not wish you todoanything but wk'nt 1 think is for your gooi You, yourself, will be as ready to marry Mr. Gow, as )ou are now opposed to it, as soon as you finl that AshJey has left you for another sweetheart. 'Ashley!' said M y, slowly taking her haudkercheif from her teur-balhed face and looking at Marlin with an air of m:n lc J surprise ami rrensure, 'Mr. Ashley vviil never do that.' 'l'e-haw, nothing mere likaly! responded Mm tin carelessly. 4 You don't know William Ashley as well as I do.' NVel! enough however,' replied May promptly, 'to know that ho will never do j that any soone thau 1 should volunlail v leave vou for Mr. Gow.' You would hardly dare promise to mtfrry Mr. Gow uu condition of Ashley's desertion, 1 suspect?' 'Indeed 1 should, sir?' Well,- let us have your promise then.' 1 fear not to give it sir, on lhatconilition,' rejoined May in an unsuspecting confidence, 'and if such a promise will lelieve me from any persecution, and leasing to marry Gow, till Mr, Ashley is false to me'l will make ft.' Well observed Martin, with a well feigned indifference, 'I will take you at your word. I suppose we must submit to the condition, though I still say we do not wUh to forte your inclinations, only so far as wo know isfor your interest. And now, you have made t b i -3 promise. May, I hope you will think, should this condition be fulfilled, that it is wicked to bieak it, as you now do to break your promise with Ashley. So saykig, and with a Unariou smile yn his countenance, he left the room. J May marvelled mueh at the unexpected termination of the dialouge which had begun so indifferently, and threatened 6o dillVieut an ending; and after Martin had retired, sheendeavorod to draw something from his wife, which should go to explain tmr husband's suddenly apparent willingness to drop his purposes for a promise made n a condition which she felt so confident could never happen, but the dame, who was naturally taciturn and cautious, who rarely ever betrayed the secrets of her heart with her tongue; while her cold reserve and unvarying countenance was generally equal proof against all scrutiny on what vtas passing within, pretended to know nothing of the affair, and, after few unsatisfactory replies, sunk into her usual foreboding silence. Our heroine, therefore being left to her own conjectures, and notwithstanding she felt some little misgiving relative to her promises,' and undefined suspicion that' thero was something wrong about it, seeing nevertheless no reason why it should be difiVient from what circumstances purported; could not but congratulate herself on the prospect now presented, of a reprcive from her persecutions and, the latter feeling prevailing, she dismissed - the subject from her mind, and resumed her domes

tic occupations with a cheerfulness to which she had long been a stranger. For nearly a week from the interview just narrated, no allusion was made in the presence of Mjy lo the dreuled subject of 5 marriage with Gow; and in the respi te thus allowed her she began to hope lhat her peace would no more be disturbed by any further recurrence of thoso scenes which had lately caused her so mc?ch distress ami - perplexity. And this hope addi'd to the cheering expectations she now daily entertained of receiving a letter from Ashley, imparted a new

impulse to her late trials from her mind but tins hapnv quiet was not lonjr to con - tinue; and like the deceitful calm of elements which often precedes the fearful tempest,, soon proved to be but the prelude to new and aggravating sorrows. 'May,' said Mrs. Martin one day, as glancing through the window she saw her husband approaching the house in company with Gow; My, dij Mr. Martin bring you any letter yesterday from the village!' Any letter! no, did he go to the villiage yesterday? 1 knew nothing of it.' 'Yes, lie went,' said Ihe other with an affected common place air, 'and 1 tho't likely he might have found a letter for you there by this lime but there he comes himself, and can tell you whether he inquired for one I'll wairant he did not though, he is such a forgetful creature say Mr. Martin, she Continued, turning to her husband, as he now entered the room; 'did you inquire at the port office yesterday for a letter for May?' 'There now!' exclaimed Martin with a i seeming abashed and slf-condemning j manner; 'Well if that don't beat all! 1 j should not blame May for scolding nowj

lor. of all lorgetful fellows, I believe I ouare silent? coutinue1 lirr itiiermust be ihe worst Yes, 1 did call at the' togator, 'and well you may be; for you oßice, and got her a letter, from AshleyJ will hardly deny the solemn promise you I conclude, and here I have curried it inj made me a week since; and now 1 call my pocket over since!' j you lo fulfil it do you consent?' O, how could you -but where is it j 'Have mercy some mercy, sho cried 0 where is ii!' eagerly exclaimed the un- j riingand moving towards ihe door,' tome iinatod girl, starting up and advancing. j mercy on a poor heart broken girl! Here replied Martin, pulling out the 'D) )'ou coimjjiiI again sternly doinanletter and presenting it; 'here it is. and ;,loJ Martin, attempting to intercept hor rouow we shall see no more of vou till that' treat.

ic rend aori r-.rp-wl ,l7i iim-c 1 c ! poso. As the hungry bird darts upon the. Im - j cious grape accidentally revealed to his ' sight while wandering, weary and famished for food, so did Mav upon the val- j ued prize before her; and scarce was it' ... . . . . !

within her eager grasp before she bore iiius 'e1 rtUS uu"ul lu ,uuow lu olf. with eves sparkling whir W and tri- ! mnnd l,er back- 'Lcl 1,er g let Z" lel

umph ,to another room, there to feast up on its anticipated contents which, in fancy, were to fill her own bosom with delight, cmtat the same time, to furnish an ample reputation of the unjust and ungenerous surmises of Martin concerning the fidelity of her beloved Ashley. No iiooner was'she alone, than with tremhling haste she tore open the seal and read in the known hand of her lover as she thought, as fallows: Mis Mav Maktix, Knowing you would expect a letter from me about this time, and considering it a duty to apprise, you of some changes relative to myself, I have thought best to write to jou briefly. On my arrival at my old residence, l liiere mt with one whom I oirce had considerable intimary, which was broken oft" by somo misunderstanding between us, and I supposed the seperation to be final. The misunderstanding is now, howetcr, satisfactorily e'eared Up, and with a renewal of acquaintance, feelings which, when with you I supposed dead, have revived. 1 presume, yoa would not wish to marry a man who entertains a preference for another 1 think I know you too well to believe you would for a moment endure the thought of such an union. And therefore it is extremely doubtful whether I return at all to Vermont. I have luckily found a man here who has taken my land settlement off my hands. Do not think lhat I shall ever entertain tny other feelings towards you than sincere frierdship and the highest respect. William Asiit.kv. During the perusal of the first part of this unlovelike epistle, the countenance of May exhibited a surprised and disappointed expression, produced seemingly by the formal and unaccustomed introductory address, as well as not meeting with anything she expected to find. But this impression as ßhe continued soon changed into a look of blank bewilder-' nieut, like one utterly ot a loss to comprehend the meaning of the writer, and it was not till she reached the concluding line that the painful truth which the writer with apparent reluc'.ance, seemed impelled by a sense to communicate, flashed for the first time across her mind then it was that the paleness of dismaj spread over tho quivering muscles of her face; and with a hurried mechanical kind of motion she again commenced reading trembling rnbre and more violently ns she proceeded till her agitation became too great to continue the perusal, sho dropped the fatal letter on the table, and lifting up her hands with a look of utter hopelessness and misery indistinctly exclaimed 'Oh! may not this be some dreadful dream from which 1 shall awake!" And she pressed her hands hard upon the swelling veins of her forhead, as if to recover her consciousness. 'No, no, 6he at length uttered in a tone of despairing grief 'no, no! wretched, 0, wretched, lost, wretched and ruined! and all but Heaven has now deserte4 me. Tears now gushed and fell in a shower from her eyes, nnd covering her face with both hands, heart-rending sobs alone gave further utterance to the agony of feeling with which her bursting bosom was la. boring. At this moment Martin, followed by

Gow, entered the roöin. Why! what is all this now? exclaimed the former, in efTected surprise; 'what is the matter? what can have happened May? 0, something in the letter

but do let us see what dreadful news it contains?' So saying he oßciously hustled up to the table, where Miv was sitting in the i posture above described, with the letter, O 11 L. ü I w IICI, t I tlll'U b VUl IIIq any resistance to Martin's lakinz t, who seemed busily to run over the contents! There!' he presently exclaimed, turning; to his friend, 'this is just what I always; : exnectedr that, fellow Ashley has cast .May aside for an old sweetheart, and has the impudence here to tell her so th'o it is scarcely three weeks since he was wooing and cooing round her dike all the world. The false hearted scoiin Irel! But May had fair warning how ihe fellow would treat her; and now I suppose she will put a proper value on the offers of those who really love her, and are ' n u 1 1 ii a iiiousaiiu sum iriiows uuui. 'Yes, May,' said Gow, in a low, soothing tone as he approached and leaned ovf r the table by her side, while Martin under pretense of further examining the letter moved ofi to an opposite window, 'yes Mny, now this great obstaclo to your marriage is removed, I hopi yu will no longer refuso to accept my oiler. j 'O do not torment me,' she replied in j broken utterance, her face still buried in i her hands, O, leave me alone 1 beseech j JOU.' j 'May!' iuterrupted Martin sternly n j member your promise vou reccollect ' il Ashley deserted you! Have you forgotten it so soon?' j The wretched girl groaned aloul: j 'Do whal VO'J Will With ItlS Sell tflO ftS , a E'ave k'l ,no f J0,1 p'eas.-. but let me j g "ow-do let m go!' w is l!i9 bcsc3ch-; "8 reply' as with streaming oyes and convu!slv ol's she rscaprd from her mquiai- j lors- aIlJ lled to her own apartment. ' 'Let. her go. Martin,' &aid iow hastily, j .1. ,..1 . .. i .. . i- il .... i . ... the matter rest just where it is. Silence gives consent ol" itself besides have you not her express leave lo do with her j ist as you please! What more do you wanl?J j ': Why, true Gow," replied tho oihsr ho.,it:it mf under ihn tivin?(9 nl Koitm rr- ! o - mains u! conscience, which still lingered in despite of all tlte training it had received 'true she nil but consented and did consent in a sort but but you see she if no more willing now than before. And how would you inanago it?' 'Manage it! why, there 13 nothing to do but go ahead. You tnJJlo your horse and o directly lo the parson tell him to publish tho bands next S-iluiday, and be Hi hand to lio tho knot on some day you and your wile shall fix on, ns soon ns your laws will allow, for 1 mean to go by gunter in- J to the business. 'Yer, but' 'Hut what? you are thhiking about rais ing ihe hundred dollars! conclude, or youl would not hfsitnlu to go on, now tour chance is so much belter ihan ever lo save it; 1 tell you, man, one thing or the other must ho tJonu feooh. Tho last hint was sufficient for a man of tho disposition of Martin, und h& at once forgot his qualms of conscience nnd lamely ptouiised uboJience to the commands of the other. 'Wcllthcn'said Gow. r,go on ns I told you; the game is now within reach, if all is kept still. We will let tho girl alono pretty much till the day arrives, nnd in the mean time wo will drive hard nt our business in the mountain?; for I should like amazingly lo hive a faw of thosa jinglera in my pocket lor wedding music' Amen to that!' said Martin, ns ho left his friend for tho business moro immediately before him. Dirty rniscrean:!' said Gow, after his 'friend had left the room, 'what a precious scoundrel, bul for your pusillanimous fours which only mako jou hesitate here, or any where! But with all vour duplicity and good will to play falsa with me, 1 can keep the knave in you siraight by moans of the i miser and tho coward. Koguc as I nm I despise you for your meanness to this girl whom you should protect, and had 1 not a greater object in view than you can have in this affair I would hang myself, before I, who havo no Such dnlics towards her, would be guilty of oven the part I am taking, though a thousand times more decent than yours. It will do nie good to see you punished, ns you will be with a vengeance for this shuffling to me, and baseness to her. II nh! you littlo think, that while you are helping me ton fortune with one hand you arc twisting the other.' We will follow the eager eyed espectanls of glittering treasure to the thoalre of their secret operations in the woods. A company of individuals, besides Martin and Gow, had already been formed according to the plan before moniionod, and many nights had been spent by them in making cxcxvalions on the spot indicated by iheir leader, who generally remained with them several hours each night in directing their movements, before he retired to hia retreat on the mountain, whoro ho now had for the most part token up his quarters. For the first lew nighls of their digging ho had directed their efforts to different places within a circle of ten rods ia diameter, designated by ceitaia marks cu the trees,

and constituting a boundary within which ho told them, he had rendered it certain by views he had obtained in his magic stone, ond the working of the divining rods that the money lay buried. Uut for several of the Inst nights ha had ordered them to proceed on in excavaling in the same vein, assuring them they might depend cn having centered on the rit;ht place to so great a r3rtainty was this now reduced, ns his stone and often tried rods informed that he could safely promise them that a few more nights labor would bring them to the trensure. And such being the care he called on-each man to have the bonus to he paid him on reriching ihe first dollar in readiness, at the same timo declining assisting them any further till they severally complied with this indip? sable requisition. This, for several days caused a suspension in their labors; for it required no smill exertions on tho part of tho company generally, and many sacrifices cn tho part of somo of them to raife at that day, the necessary sum. But their exertions and sacrifices great ns they wero in some cases, wero cheerfully, and evrn anxiously made in the fancied certainty of soon being a thousand fo!d repaid in ihe glittering harvest which they were about to reap. Farms wero unhesitr.tingly mortgaged to distant money lenders, oxen and horses, the only ones posessed by their owners, wero s!d at reduce prices, and all kinds of property was disposed of or pledged for a fifth ot its value to meet tho exigency. And so gient wns their activity that before one week had rlnpsrd, every man of the company had reported lnmelf to his leader as prepared with his hundred dollars in his pocket, and eagerly demanded to b-i again led to work. Heretofore ihe enterprise had been con ducted with so much caution and secrecy lhat littlo was known in tho neighborhood except by those immediately concerned, of its existence, and much less of tho object for which tho company was fonrnd. liut either by reason of iho stir created by raising the money, cr because ihe growing certainty of success had rendered iho different members of tho nssociaiiun less guarded, vnguo rumors were brgiiiing t be afloat in the neighboihood that somouiico mmol adventure was going on in tiio mountains; nnd many were the conjee lures and dark surnihca mado concrrnihg tho character and object tho secrecy wuli which it l ad been conducted sufficing to throw an air of mystery and romance over the proceeding. Aud this had been considerably increased by tho appearance of ubüul this lime, a singularly accoutred old man, who had been known toenlcr iho settlement from tho north,' vand was several tirr.es nfierxvards feen hovering around the outskirts of the woods, back t,l which ivo the supposed scenes nfihoir mysterious operations some supposing him a djinb maniac, from l aving been lnct and hailed without reluming any answer, or fchowinjr tho lca-l sign of hearing or rc o o o cognizing tho presence of anotlior. S'in:e. believing him ihe devil himself c;.i:e lo superinlend tho 8'jpposcJ ceremony of tho black art, which they suspected wtj in performance in iho wood;, and o'.hers, tno.-e given to matter of fact calculations, and disposed lo Tiew secrecy and mystery, ns generally iho cloak of iniquity, ehrewcly suspeciO'J him to be rn agrnt sent frojn Stephen Burrough's Snag Factory in Can. ada to establish a branch in this unexposed part cf the Gretn Mountains. Arftl it was the impression of nil indeed, lhat this s'.rango personage had some connection w ith the doingsof thecompauy; though 'hoso who we re supposed to be its meniLcrs s outly denied the truth of this supposition, being probably with the exception r f'.heir leader, really as much in ihcdark :.ncerningtho cauo of iho appearance i-nd character of this old mnn ns neighbors. It was on a dark night in July, u few days subsequent to the oene where we left our heroine at Martin's that tho money diggers resumod thair labors. Incited by tho lalo assurances of Gow, ihey came one by one, stealing to the spot nt an early hour, and, ns usual, having kindled a small firo, and stuck a pino torch in a stump on tho bank of ihe excavation to furnish light forthoir operations, they waitoj with nervous impatience for tho appearance of their lo idor, lo direct them to ihe spot on which iheir Horts wero now to be bestowed. Tho latter soon nudo his appearance; and after giving his directions w ith the mysterious gravity with which ho had sustained his pirt through tho w hole enterprise, and teeing them fairly at work, he soon informed them that fioni the experiments he had been niakin;; through tho d ay, he had strong hopes of arriving at tho trasuro in ihocoutao of a few hours, and lhat lie should remain with them til! tho closo of their labors for ihe night. This thrilling announcement nood fresh nrdor to thoir exertions; ond wrought up their minds to tho highest pitch of expectation and excitcmout. And in imagination, new farms were nlready purchased, old ones richly stocked and furnished, wives were rustling in their new silk gowns; tables were groaning with dainties, and hundred were lavished with a free hand in treats by embryo captains of militia, or justices of the peace on the occasion of their promotion, honors w hich iheir great wealth would certainly bring them. Thus with lusty blows nnd tuny a gteering joko they delved on till atout midnight.

Tho counterfeit bills with which the celebrated Stephen B irrows once flooded the couutiy, were at that day denounced enag. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Tom,' said a girl to her sweathearl, you have paid yer distresses to me long enough, it's timo you were making your contentions known, so as not to keep nt in expens any longer,' . . - i . - All things mcst have an cu t. 1