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From the Home Jouruul.
Talei of the
BV A SOUTHERN
South.
MAX.
THE AVENGER.
I ( untinued from Litl Uir-.
The first xceno in the drama of rotril.u-
tiwiiviw now
onft'ivs soon
closetl ; a second and
to open. A. M
final
, 11 c
companied by Lynn, embarked the same
evening on a steamer tor xNew Urlcans,
and, immediately on bid arrival in that
city, took a passenger boat for Vicksburg.
Tlio trip was made in the usual time
fin lti arrival at Vicksburg, ho found the
K'We city in commotion, and a popular
tumult raging with almost demoniac fierce
ness. A brief statement w ill suflice to ex
jilain the cause of this state of things.
it will be remembered that most of the
owuits herein described, transpired dur
ing " the flush times of 18;j." One of
theconcoinitants, or rather resuiu, of that,
ma far, most vicious period in our na
(iiuj.'il annals, was the extraordinary 111 u 1
ti,(Jicatiou of gnmbb'is all over the coun
try. Tho passion for speculation, which
demented tho land, seeking for gratilica
tiuu in every imaginable form, seized,
Kith avidity, upon tho gaming table so
munificent always in promise, and so nig
gard ever in performance as a favorite
means for stimulating, if not for satiating,
its most imperial cravings after wealth.
(amblers literally swarmed in every tow n,
city, village and cross-road, inn or store
iti the country.
The city of Vicksburg, for some reason
v other, became a favorite place of resort
fnr these worthless vagabonds. They con-
L'twgateu there, 111 immense numbers, from
jtii sections, and held high retcl in tin
saloons cf folly. Audacious by virtue ol
tueir pursuit, and emboldened by their
multitude, they became not only intunse-
ly annoying, but positively dangerous to
tlj law-abiding portion of the communi
tr. llespectablc ladies dared not walk
tlie ctreets, even in tho day-time, for fear
of being insulted by the gross ladlnwir. ol
gambling bullies. Houses were entered
and pillaged, both night and day, and the
trespass, nine times out of ten, could be
directly traced to tho desperadoes of the
gaming-table. They murdered and rob
bed, stole and swindled, bullied and brow
beat, all over tho city. Kenionstranee was
unheeded, and warning, repeatedly and
fairly given, was derided by them. ' For
bftiuaiiee was at length exhau.-ted, and the
cup of public indignation filled to ov r
Hewing. The citizens of Vicksburg and
tlie vicinity rose en masse, surrounded the
gaming-houses, seized many of the lend
ing gamblers, dispersed tho rest, tried the
captured olVend.Ts by the summary pro
cass of Lynch law, and condemned them
to be hung upon the spor.
The writer is no advocate of, or npolo
pist for, mob law. He reprobates, with nil
the energy of his nature, its tumultuous
arrests, its always illegal, and, too often,
merely mock trials, its arbitrary and gen
erally dii-proportiotied penalties, and t he
wift and terrible execution of its eijU.nly
ewiftund terrible sentences. Let the su
premacy of the law bo everywhere and
evermore proclaimed and upheld as ut
nro tho true glory nnd the only safety of
our American democracies.
But if ever there was a ease entitled to
exception from the rule of the ordinary
Jroinistration of the law, it was that of
tie punishment of the gamblers by the
fitiiens of Vicksburg. Along with the
eensure, which loyalty to tho law compels
to pronounce upon their conduct, let
mere oe mingled tho mitigation to be
drawn from the circumstances which sur
round the transaction. A terrible and un
awful chastisement was inflicted, but an
Almost unbearable provocation drew down
1 the blow. Let tho lawless retribution,
nd the still more lawless uilt which it
i'Unibhed, be chronicled together by tho
5'n of impartial history, ami then let
3stority ay whether Mississippi or the
"uth has much cause to redden with
name over this bloody page in our domes
W annals. 1
t " hen A. M arrived in icksburg,
(he verdict of the popular jury, condemn
P? the gamblers to be hune, was about
png carried into efleci. An immense
od had assembled. Great excitement
fcvailed, but the most perfect order was
Pserved. Heated on carts and wagons,
flQ their arms pinioned, and escorted
fan armed guard, and the whole con
J of spectators, tho gamblers were
pied forth to the place of execution,
ieh was in the immediate suburbs of
a. M mingled in the crowd, and ,
sed un a closa In tliA imnihlora h '
get, with
the view of ascertain-
III If Ull,n. ..... .
oVfiv '. ii ."0.01 rrrpon
t! r.U.' ,,w"rl'n whirl, Ormolmd
i " ""crime in tlio murder. With
equal surprise nnd satisfm-Uo,,
1 t,sed in one of e cu it c o v i
-tho grayish rod Imir. the .,. ., Ir
''"o-siioo scar on the right
! l'. heck, and the deeply malignant cxmrs.
80" "'.""""lennnro. Under nnv other
,"CCS' or in n"y other state of
)atll0,,;s ,',00(I- Imve stirred
FT0!," of A - M t thc.r inner-
! " " Vls- Ji,lt ''o tloHih and poni
"Vl, oi urnip, without obliterating, had
Ril I i I liru I lit... ... , f i i. . . '
" lescnuut leoiings with a touch
U on of hi, kindlier ,.,llu nilljiosaiv the snr
U noiviving assassin ,..,;.. u
nn ,.r i t . r- -vn.mi.
r . - i vii me i emuuuon
l". :""""' "I'Oll tlio (lallowi.. lie
experienced, therefore, noon dm ii;.n
cry which lie had just made, neither ro-
seinment against the olleiider, nor deliht
at Ins approaching fate, but a mingled
y'a vi fcimiume aim sniisiactioti sat
iM.11 iion mat punishment was about to
overtake the murderer of his father, nn.l
gratitude, that it had been so ordered the
reiriinuive blow should be dealt by anoth
er hand than his own. He forgot, nr. in
the subdued tone of his feelings, preferred
10 uisregaru ins resolution, lornicd when
the sting of his father's murder was fresh
that 110 hand should avenge it but that of
meson, jiewas content, at present, fo
notify if possible, the guilty 0110 that his
crime had been found out, and then to
leave his own wrong, ami the public griev
nneo to bo cancelled together by tho same
blow.
The crowd, with the gamblers in the
midst, had now reached the place appoint
ed for the execution. It was a valley or
level hollow formed by tho hills with
which Vicksburg is environed, und upon
which, in fact, the city is built. The slo
ping sides of these hills, facing the gallows,
furnished a natural amr hitheatre for the
accommodation of the attendant throng
of spectators. From base to summit, they
were covered with a dense mass of men,
boys and negroes. The t chicles contain
ing the culprit, still mrrounded by the
armed escort, were driven up under the
gallows, and retained in that position, as
iv platform or drop for the execution.
Peep and almost painful silence fell upon
the crowd, The victims were In the bauds
of the executioners, and all eyes were
eager to witness the spectacle of the law
less expiation.
The execution of the sentence of death
upon the gambles, was confided to a com
mittee of citizens chosen by the crowd.
To one of theso A. M now nddrested
himself, with a repiot to be permitted to
speak with one of the criminals, giving,
in few words, his reasons for wishing the
interview. The committee-man, having
readily assented, tho two walked together
close up to the cult on which the red
haired gambler was seated. The first de
claring bis name and place of residence to
the culprit, A. M speaking in a
low tone of voice, then began and cave
him, in rapid and comprehensive outline,
the ncoout of his father's murder, tho con
fession of Orme, and the implication of
himcll in the assassination.
The gambler had fixed upon the speak
er n steady and almost diabolic look,
which A. M returned with a glance
of equal steadiness and scorn. At first, he
seemed inclined to remain silent, but, at
length, broke out intoaboarsc and nll'ect
ed laugh, which was rather a convulsive
grimace, than the surging symphony of a
heart at ease.
"Tine every word of it," bc'said, stut
tering forth at the sanio time, n tremend
ous oat h, and hissing, rather than speak
ing, his words. "That was my first mur
der, and a clean job I made of it, though
1 gcit devilish poor pay. The old coon
scarcely k new w hat hurt him. Orme, the
chicken hearted booby, didn't want to go
into the matter, cried like a baby when
we found I he old fellow was stone dead,
and used to throw the matter 111
to mc1
every time wo met. Nell, he s .lead and oraien games in me aiuon time, long past,
gone, and I'll soon meet him. We'll get our modern exhibitions will be held ev
il p a game by the light of t he devil's big j ory four years. The first exhibition will
fires, and play for the coolest place. I j be held on the 10th ol October, IS.'i!).
wish I hail some lir-ucr; I'd like to drink I Thero will boat tho inauguration and
with yon to your old daddy's memory, fori during tho four weeks of its duration, re
sell you aro decidedly like linn cvjrv
way.
Pisgusted with tho horrid blasphemy
and iSatunio ntidneitv of the gambler, A.
M retired back into the crord.
Tho interview had not been observed, ex
cept by the moro distant spectators, who
deemed A. M one of the officers of
tho day the persons immediately around
the gallows being occupied in adjusting
the ropes and arranging for the execution.
In a lew moments niter A. M with
drew, the preparations were completed.
Hie gamblers were mauo to "land up, tho
ropes were adjusted around their necks,
tho caps drawn over their fivces, and tho
vehicles driven from beneath.their feet.
Not a word was uttered by any one of
them, except the assassin murderer of
M . As soon as they began to fasten
the rope around his neck, lie broke forth
into the most horrid imprecations upon
his executioners cursed himself, renoun
ced Heaven, welcomed demons and their
abode, nnd slid off the floor of the cart
with a ribald oath upon his lips
Thus closed the scoond and final scene
in this drama of retribution. A. M
still accompanied by Lynn, returned to
his home in Alabama, and the -latter, af
ter sharing tho hospitalities and receiving
the warmest thanks of his friend for his
timely and valuable assistance, passed on
to his own beautiful residence upon the
banks oflhe Coosa.
In the quiet retreat of a plantation hom,
an aged man, with dimming eyes and
whitening locks, crows gracefully older.
surrounded by faithful dependents, and
beloved by all who know him. A solitary
(omhatoiie bv the road side, in thointe-
rior of Mississippi, marks the lost resting'
'EXCELSIOR."
CLEAKFIKIJ), PA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1859."
place of a murdered trmn. Two craves
J Idr" th?Pne,in ' mar8in of the
Gulf, lillodwith the mouldering remains
or n once stalwart form, tho other near the
flower of the great Father of Waters, ten
anted by n linndful of dust. Tlio rcsi
doneo ol the still living Avenger and the
last resting-places of tho dea.J victims of
our narrative, aro grouped together before
tho oyo of tho mind, and tho talc closes.
THE E.ND.J
1. W. T.
A Hough Country.
The present session of the Missouri 7.
islaturo has been remarkable for the witty
speeches of its members. On Monday e
vening again, Mr. White, of the House,
delivered himself as follws. in reference to
the project of forming a new county:
I prcdictiito my objections to this new
county on different grounds, one of the
main and most important of which is that
1 am confident, it would not be entitled
Unrepresentative in tho next lifty years.
Mr. rresident did you ever vist the terri
tory sought to be created into the comity
of Carter? Pid you ever havo an oppor
tunity of beholding its multifarious beau
ties and of examining its boundless re
sources? Well sir, 1 have. I have been
all over it, and all around it, and 1 do say
hero openly and defiantly, that there is
not level erouud enough within its entire
limits to build a pig pen on. Laughter.
The soil is so poor it would not grow 'pen
ny royal." Sir. you might mow the coun
try with a razor and rako it with a line
tooth comb and you wouldn't get enough
fodder to kecpa sick grasshopper through
tho winter. Laughter
Sir they plant corn with crow-bars,
ami hold their sheep by the hind legs
whilo they nibble the grass in the dills.
Increased Laughter. .Sir. the ferae natu
rae of thai section are principalis' ticks.
and I must in justice say, that a variety
of insects attavn a very splendid size in
this new county of Carter, the smallest
that ever fell under my observaion In-ing
at least as big as' Saddle bag locks.
Laughter. As to internal improve
ment in that section, this House cmi form
nn idea, w hen 1 assure it that the only
thing resmbling a rood that I ever saw
there was, when or.ejof the barefooted na
tives dragged a wild boy seven miles
through the snow. fLnuchternnd cheers !
With such a country as this, Mr- Speaker.
they propose to make a new county, and
tho reason given for so doing is, that tho
convenience or tho inhabitants will be
promoted thereby ! Sir, if it were possi
ble to hold their courts under a "hade of
post-oak and blackjack saplings, to keep
a Clerk's oftice and tho records of the
county in the recesses of a hollow
more, and to make a tail outof some of
tho dark a.id slimy caves beneath the
craggy hills of that rough country; if it
were possible to establish the machinery
for doing cointy business out of tucli nia-
terials, we might entertain the project as
fiasiblo nnd plausible. But, alas, even
such advantages ns these nro denied by
nature to this county. 0reat laughter.
It is true thero would be no difficulty a-
j bout the caverns for a jail, but the neces
sary post-oak and black-tack saplings, to
supply with their foliage a canopy for tho
august tribunals ot the justice could hot
be found. They ain't in the county.
And an for a sycamore tree suitable tor a
depository of tho archives of the county,
it would be sought in vain.
The winds even refuse to blow sycamore
pods in that direction. Cheers and
laughter. And the idea of tlio people ev
er being able to build houses, in which to
transact business, is deeply, darkly, pro
digeously, and awfully absurd.
It r.v iv At of tiis Olympic Games in
fiREEcr. A private letter from Athens, of
the yist of March, says: I mentioned
some months since the project on foot for
the establishment of the Olympic Games,
or industrial and agricultural exhibitions
ol :l'0 products ol Greece. J,ike the cele-
ngions soiemuitions, nno too aeiuiemic
sittings ana tiramivuc periormances w here
will bo represented tho tragedies of an
cient Greece, with musical choruses com
posed by Greeks. Thcso festivals will not
fail to bring crowds from tho interior and
conterminous provinces of Turkey, nnd
will, it is presumed, present much attrac
tion for tourists. Though only products
of Hellenic industry hnd agriculture will
be admitted in the elrthition, yet machi
nery of better kinds coming from abroad
will be received in the interest of the na
tion. According to the Greek tariff, ma
chinery of every kind is imported into
Greece from custom's duties. It is satis
factory to find that Greece, entirely occu
pied by the internal improvements, is at
this moment in astute of perfect tranquil
ly-
A Jralocs Foot. Last week Special Uni
ted States Mail Agent Finks, nnd Peputy
Marshal Steel, proceeded to the residence
of a gentleman named Smith, in Prince!
William county, va., to arrest a boy in his
employ, named Appleby, on the charge
of illegally obtaining a letter from the
post office. The boy was found and ap
peared to be deeply penitent j but while
the officers wore in the house he slipped
into the yard, and drawing knife across
his throat, instantly indicted an ugly wound
and would have taken his life had not one
of the daughters of Mr. Smith seized his
arm. Appleby was in love with a young
lady in the house, and suspecting that sha
had written to a rival, he abstracted the
letter from the rost office, and after read
ing destroyed it.
Tni whole nnmberof Indians at Tires-
ent in this country is estimated at 2w,000.
Jitplr,
Miraculous Escape Man Carried 100
feet above the Earth.
The Wheeling Intelligencer noberly re
lates tho following startling; incident. If
huo, u certainly deserves record as a re
markable accident nnd escape: The most
frightful, and at thesamo time the most
remarkablo accident we have ever seen on
record, occurred at the Catholic Church,
yesterday morning. Some twenty persons
were engaged in putting up tho now bell
which arrived from Pittsburgh tho even
ing before. There was a windlass erected
on tho ground, to which was attached n
suatch block and shiove. Immediately
above tho open space in tho cupalo, to
which the bell was to be drawn up ; there
protruded a beam, to which was attached
another snatch-block and pully, and the
bell wae to have conveyed to the top by
moans of strong ropes," working through
these shieves by tho power of the wind
lass and cylinder upon tho ground. Tho
boll had been raised in this way almost
up to the open space in the cupalo, and
the men were just ready to pull it in.
A man named Thomas Newton, was bo
low, engaged in guiding the folds of the
ropo as it wound round the cylinder. To
do this, he had a firm grasp upon the
rope. When the bell had reached a great
height from tho ground, one of tho cogs
in tho wheels of the windlass lixture gave
way. Another revolution of the wheel
ripped off all tho cogs; tho bell fell to the
ground, and Newton, who had hold of the
lower end of the ropo, was carried up,
with frightfu' velocity, a distance of one
hundred freet from the ground, and about
four feet above the aperture where the
bell was to have been taken in. For the
instant every one was surprised beyond
measure, and before those engaged in the
work could comprehend what had hap
pened, Newton, with his bands all lacera-
I ted and bleeding, worked himself down
opuoste the aperture, and called for help
to those within. Ilishon Whelen, who
was on the platform in tho cupalo, reach
ed out at the risk of his life, almost, and
seizing Newton by tho waist, pulled him
from his awful position.
J ho accident struck rvervboily with
amazement, and all but the evo witnesses
were loth to believe irT "the incredulous
feat. The bell weigned thTeeusand;
seven hundred pounds, and ns it ..til with-1
out hindrance, some idea may be formed
of tho rapidity with w hich Newton ns-
eended. Ho says ho thought ofletting go
tho rope, but before the thought was clear
ly defined, he was at the beam, a hundred
feet above. He had no time to let go his
hold upon tho rope. Somo cogs and
pieces of machinery were hurled a dis
tance of two squares from tho church;
tand a Mr Smith who was standing near.
received nn ugly wound in the face from
a flying particle. Mr. Newton was taken
I to the office of Pr. llano, whero his woun-
Ided hands were dressed. Tho flesh was
all torn from the palms of his hands,
even to the bone, which is supposed to
have been done by the death grasp, and
his sliding down the ropo during the swift
passage into air. Altogether, we suppose,
there is not a more startling or remarka
blo accident, or a more miraculous escape
on record
Leaf trom a Mahommed.vn Law-Book.
In a lecluro lately delivered at the Jurid
ical Society by Mr. Lennett, on the ad
minif tration of justice in India, it was sta
ted, that according to Mahoinmeilan law,
"a kazi ought not to decide a case when
hois hungry, or thirsty, or altera full
meal for these circumstances disturb the
judgment and impede reflection.
It the principle on which this maxim is
founded worn observed in P.i itish courts
tif justice, it ivould possibly, in some ineas -
ure,
hebj
deepen the prolound wisdom and
hten tho lofty juslice ol the verdicts
of I'l-ili-h jurymen. Our jurors, it is true,
sonii-t inies retire durin? :i I rial tt. lul.- v...
I - , . , . , , , .. -
fieshinent; but when the case lasts sever-'
al days, or if they cannot, by a certain .
hour, agree on the. r v rdict, they are
locked ui together nil night according!
to the strict, letter of tho law, we believe,
wdhoutlireerc.iii.Hi! ; although orders are!
generally given to pn euro them "nil rea
sonable accommodation." The circum
stances in w hich thev pass the night ini:-i
surely be, at tho be-t, ueli as to "disturb
Iho judgment nnd impede reflection," I
and conduce, if any thing can, to their de-;
livery of a foolish verdict the ne.t morn-!
ii'S- " I
ExTltAORtll.NArV PlSCOVKIT. llttrnpt '
ictiiund. A vorv siniuhir diseovei v Ik.u
been mado by M. L. Scott, by means of
which sounds may bo mado '.o record '.1"0 battles iie was make a prisoner.
themselves, whether thcso sounds aro Jlis '"thcr, tho Emperor, offered a chain
those of musical instruments, or emitted f',J-ld that would encircle Bologna,
by tho voice in singing or speaking. Pro- which is seven miles in circumferences,
fessor .Whetstone, during his recent visit or 'lls son'8 rnom, but in vain. After
to Paris, was invited by the Abbe Moigno twenty-two years imprisonment ho pined
to inspect the papers on which these mvav- ''8 monument is now extant in
sounds had printed themselves, and i9' tho church of the Pominicans. This fa
said to have been greatly surprised and ul,c'4e'' 's still exhibited in the tower
pleased with what ho saw, The maik of the cathedral of Modcna, enclosed in
produced on th paper by a particular nn lro" 'S0'
note is invariably the same; so, also, if a
person speaks' tho tone of voice in which
he speaks is faithfully recorded. At yet
no practical advantage has been obtained
by this discovery ; but Mr. Scott is san
guine that, in courso of time, he will
so far improve his apparatus that it will
be capableof printing a speech (which mav
be writer ofTi.) the great saving
of the labor of Parliamentary renorters. !
1 i
jfc3JA newly imported "help," after be
ing established as maid-of-ali-work, was
seen shortly after with a pailful of slops,
oarefully exploring the parlors, the draw-
ing-room, the library, the boudoir, the mu-
sio room and other places, as if In search
of something she cou'd not find. At last
meeting the lady of the house, she Inquir
ed, seriously. "If yo plaze, mist hi ess,
wheie's the pig?"
ft IB
N EV
Cai-sks oe I.nsa.mtv. Thoannual report
ot the Pennsylvania Hlalo Lunatic Hospi
tal says that out of 1,017 cases sinco tho in
stitution went into operation, only 5(1"
have any recognised oeeupatian. Or them
10j have been from ill health; 1 ,'17 from
domestic trouble, 84 of these being fe
males: religious excitement of all kinds
including Millerisin and spiritual rapping
11 ! intemperance, LS; nnd opium eating,
mortihod pride, politics, loss of money,
with oilier excesses and immoralities, foot
up about, 1j more. There aro over -1O0
single or widowed men insane to 21'.) mar.
ried. With females, however, there arc
about as many married ns sin-do nnd
nwed who me out of their minds. As to
tho previous occupations of those who
have become insane, though farmers and
laborers might no expected to furnish less
than the average proportion, still, by ta
king in tho weavers, the proportion is a
bout kept up. Private asylums, no doubt,
takes off a largo proportion of tho insane
belonging to tlio wealthier and more in
tellectual classes. Still thero ore, or have
been, about twice as many students iu the
the hospital ns thero ought to be, accord
ing simply to the proportion of their num
bers. The merchants, from Iho exeitinc
nature of business, furnish more than the
jaoper proportion, very considerable.
Thus, out of 13,000 merchants, 22 have
been in the hospital, while out of 21.000
L-iup-iumj nut nave been there.
A Comedy of Ekkor. This mornin"
Thirteenth Ward, saw nn individ II.'ll oner.
ating with a key upon tho lock of a house
at the southwest corner of Seventh nnd
i opiar. I lie olhcer watched his man for
a time, and he finally pounced upon and
.seized him. The supposed bur"lar strug
gled hard, und in bis stru-'L-liiiL-s he denlt
some sound raps : but the ol leer held on
ami amul tlio springing of rattles and
screams of ''Watch :" "Watch !" the pris-
em-r n; M-ciirei. ami marched oil to the
Station House. This morning tho accused
had a hearing, and so bold was the at
t..i.,,.i..,i i. i.,-.. i ... ....
.v....r.v., umpjij, iiiei so outrageous, was
the conduct ol tl.o prisoner, that the Al-
derinati refused to take bail and the man
; was committed to prison.
Alter all tins had been dono the affair
assumed a farcical aspect for it turned
, out that tho supposed burglar was nn
J honest Gorman, who lives at tho south-
i "t corner ol lourth and Toplar streets.
and, alter a too l: eo indulgence in laroe
beer or lihino w eiu, he had started to go
1 . .1. , 1- 1 . . , - 6
uijuiu Him iiiao'j uju sugin linsiuKe ot stop
ping at tlie door ot a house just three
sipiaress from his own home. Ho had
thrust his night latch key into a large
i i...i i. .. . i . . .... . . . fc
ku le-ie, micro oe was iwixling it about
j al1'4 ejaculating "dundcr welter!'' at his
!'l success in ultempiug to open the door,
when he was tcized, and tiiniosini? thai
the seizer was a garroter ho attempted to
knock him down. I he affair whs very
j funny, although tho German who hail
caused the. hubbub seemed unable to dis-
h lino tho laugh came in.
A P.oi.n Leai-. On a recent occasion,
Louis Napoleon, while reviewing troops
on the Champ de Mars, noticed some dis
order at a distant part of the field. Rest
less and annoyed, instead of dispatching
ono of hisolUeeis, bo suddenly started oil'
at. a full gallop to tho scene of tho difiii
culty. The center of tho filed was clear
from troops, but a carriago stood iu the
open space -a light, open plneton. with
its top thrown back and thii carriage
was directly across tho lino of the Km-
perors uirection. .N) sudden had his
movements been, that
few for tho mo-
i incut had observed his 1
iving his posi-
', tion in the field, but now h, ::i .lid.;.,,.
. fast as the horso could
carrv lion nncfw-i
, tlio open space. Arriving at tho obstacle,
: he look tbi'ma l.-.tit cl,;u- iv. a,
jyiid continuing bis still rapid pace to the
: twim ,.,,m i,,, ,i ;, ,,. . . i . ,
- cm,,, leiuriieu nn'i
as.mned his position at thu head of the
field, while 1 he air ram; iviil. nebim-.i U
ol delight al tho ilann
exploit.
and suec. ss of hi
- - - -
in- rrKI:T- Thoi, is an old adage to
i the i
1 to a
' thin
ilevt Hut -'it is much easier to Tel in-1
pian-el than to gel out of it." We
i. the following an admirable ill.
tion of its truth : 111 (lie v,v,i- 1 1 1, i. .. .
dicr of the Commonwealth ,,f Modena ran I
awav with a bucket, from a lmbl'e well I , ' Kr n" V0I0 ' Mirlin Vantan
belonging to tho .-Kate of I'.ologna This ' ? Wftt 50 oAloa "d mado so many
implement might bo worth a shilling but I ils"eh 0 impressions upon her morn
it produced a ipi.u rel ivieh was worked up ,ry'1 . f COl,,'1 11 ot ,"lt co-'"''-o '
into a long and blood- war- Henry tlio 8l,S"te't tones. Sho shrank and crouch
King of Sardina. assisted ihn Mnrln;, cU t0. onrth for protection, ns tho
'P possesion of tho bucket, and in one
Pewin'o tiieih Idkntitv. The Opposi
tion to the Petnocraey in order to escape
the responsibility for t!;C past, is obliged
to continually chango its name. Tho cam
paign next fall, in this Stale, it appears is
Ia l.o f.i.,.,Vt 1... il.. nn 1. . ..
ZcZZ. itiS
,. j. ;, - ,mut"i,nguieir
!;X:l!Z
.. .,,. ...i. r . ?. pra w
wis that "de Lord'd come and 'tat
Caeser's soul to hebbpn " On A iiirrrYt tuaf. '
before retiring, he' wa startled by knock
at his cabin door. "Who dar ?" he called
out. "The Lord," was the res ponce, in 4
sepulchral tone. "What do de Losd
want," be trembling asked. "Waoi
Caeser's soul," broke on lha nolemn aiilh.
nsa. Popwentthe light, and undej- iKa
bud went the humble petition, fixclaim-1
lug, "No such niginh bote, suhl liwn
dead cesp tree weeks. j
TEItMS-$1.25 per Annum
SEMES VOL. IV 010.""
A New Itevolutionary Story
ONE EYED SAUL,
on the 1
TORY LEAGUE OF SEVEN.
A TAT. 12 OV trJru C.IROI.1SA.
BY DR. J. hTroBINSON,
Al w'""-. es, ..jtt. K Bi.
u ' ',f,AI F-n n Nat," "Marion's
Ba.oAPE," "The Pioxters wKksiicm,"
L untinued f i-fwi la.st toy,-.
CHAPTER IV.
iv the swamp.
Casting anxious looks behind them, tho
fair ugmves saw tho flumes of their burn
ing homo and groups of men struggling
in the light pf tho red glare. It wm f
mournful, tlmlling special, and they
hurried on to wenpe it. Jupe, who had
proved corageousand activeand encour-
A i -'i y. llrCCCpt' ft,ld "ample.
Kuth llaviland. Iwing a little behind hor
companions heard the footsteps of Tnr
suorsnnd admonished her friends of the
act, who .ireded no stimulus to exeito
them to the greatest eilort vf which thev
were capable. They reached tho Swamp
Hrds -n Sl.'Clter, in 11 likc lightened
birds 1 he laurel was well a-h fmpene-
etc. , V"1"'"61"1 vocable arms were
st.c ched out to oppose them, a net-work
of unea and branches disunited their pas
sage, heir hands were lacerated by Con
tact with continually projecting points, and
shreds of their garments wore' left upon
every brake and briar. Urging their way
along , tho darkness and terrible intri
cacy, they soon and unwillingly became
sonera od, while their attempt to find
each other envolved them i 'new labyr
int is. lorn, bleeding, fainting with fear
and exhaustion, Jessie Burnsido sank TZ
on the-carth. 1
For a time her mental nd physical fac
ulties were in such .whirl or .tempo,
that the consciousness of everything a
round, seemed slipping awny from lr.
1 here remaking with her, "only a heavy
realization ot something fenrfni ,,.,.1 i...i:
mg. At length thechillnessof the ground
and the night-air cooled her system and
.c-ioieu uer onerency or thought. She
raised herself and sunooi il ..
on her hand. Her dishevelnd .L
disordered garments, and her lacerated
person reminded her of theordeal through
which she had passed. Thero was a lattice
work of vines around and above her. She
thought of the sudden change of bo,-
cumstances When tl.o sun w,,t down
ast, she had a comfortable and beloved
homo ; now she had none, but was a hun
ted, persecuted fugitive ,...:., :..
darksome swamp, the resort of w i! 3 beasts
and lawless men. She could not 1 so
selfish ss not to thing of her companions.
Who were they? 6ho shuddered at tho
possibility of what might have befallen
them. A painful recollection in regard
o her bravo defenders added unspeaka
bly to tho distraction nf !, p.
of! in tho depths ol the swamp she heard
the shriek of the panther, tho howl of tl.o
woll, and tho dismal notes of the owl
Frightful contrast to the peace and secu
rity ol Lnurelwood ? Looking upward
through the tenacious foliage into tho
sky, she beheld a black cloud of smoke
all that remained of her father's mansion,
save a few charred nn.l Un,...,i.i.:..
brands that still sent a mournful in.
use from tho family hearthstone. Kl.
wept, sorrowed. M-avedC.r it ;.
God, at last, that tho 'tossed, stricken, and
uisappoiiHcu mind turns. The instincts
and exponeiico of the lil
provo beyond the shadow of question.
Ihatlloalono can confer blessin-' and
coiis.ol.uinn upon tho loreavod, atllicted
and world-cursed soul. Prayer to lliiri
mad o her calmer. A strange, balmy in
fliiMiice, unexpected nnd sweet, stole in
to her being. She would not, she did not,
qiuto despair.
Thero was a sound in tlio laurel hedge.
Sho listened with every sense awake.
Persons were wo' king their wav through
the tangled masses in the direction of her
covert. Their progress was blow and diffi
cult. Mie heard muttered ein -es and im.
Pu,tt"0,Js - "or fears were, iiuineasiirhly
irecuiions,
emum ju-niugo nines .lioeii beneath a
bough or in the friendly brako, toscrfpo
tho hurling shot of tho hunter.
Discovery appeared inevitable, for tha
crackling of the. limbs and the struggling
and the. Tow-breathed curses came noarer
and ncarner,
"Perdition aftiro these Wambles !" ex
claimed Yantassle. "tine can neithor
stand up nor lay down, go forward nor go
back !''
Jessie heard the speaker cast himself
recklessly upon the ground a few yards
from her. Tho laurel bent and complains
ed beneath his weight, communicating a
wave of motion to the vines around her.
A volley of oaths followed the remark.
"You're in bad temper Cap'n," said an
other, who proved to be Jjimon Arrow
smith. '"Who wouldn't bo in fcnd temper to bo
baffled in this way?" growled Yantassle.
a w ico wie gal seemed to a in my power
to - night, ana twico hnve I b .ah dfttVnfAl
iDV tha1, unknown devil, One eyed Saul of
the Swamp." .
1 - "It' 'he gal there's worn the shoe
ipinohes. The loss of the n!vr plate it
what troubles me, 'Twr.s a f,,.l's trick to
set thehouse afiri and burn is uo,ariir
all. -There ' vas enoush on us to tfk
Laurel wood by atorm, on! we enigbt to
done jr.. I'd Wen content with th
tntwiiedfrm ffrntfnje.