in me and not my own i the conflict that ensued now was bitter savage deadly the moment was knocked down flew to their fire arms handed one to and kept the other himself the men who used them were fierce and powerful and cruel in a moment a furious contest took place the four men immediately each one attempting to the gun from his whose passions were now roused so as to resemble the fury of madness itself at one time howled like a beast of prey and shouted and screamed and laughed with that was enough to make any heart his eyes blazed his figure dilated his muscles stood out his mouth was white with and his eye brows were knit into a deep and deadly altogether his appearance was frightful and appalling was still better matched and the struggle with his foe was for some time doubtful enough the m latter being one of the strongest and most resolute men in the whole parish a powerful for the gun � place each pulling in opposite directions with all his might at struck who all at once let the gun go when the other having no longer any resisting power to sustain him fell back upon the floor and in an instant s knee was on his chest and the gun in his possession the man ground his teeth and looking up into his face with a black of hatred exclaimed � it is your turn now but i will have mine you have had yours too long villain replied the other but in the mean time i will teach you to respect the bed of death and the of a widow saying which he vigorously applied the but of the gun to his ribs until he had rendered him any thing but disposed for further conflict both were achieved much about the same time s opponent being far the more severely punished of the two what however was their surprise after each had his man from the cabin to find down his gun lying on one side o s wife fastened on his throat and himself panting and almost black in the face here now she exclaimed the battle of the the irish agent widow was well fought and god gave us strength put this man out with the rest this was accordingly done but as in the case of his companions the gun for the present was retained see now she proceeded still in irish what the hand of a weak woman can do when her heart is strengthened by god against cruelty and oppression what made that strong man weak in my grasp because he knew that the weakness of the widow was his shame � the touch of her hand took away his strength and what had he within or about him to depend on could he look in upon his wicked heart and be strong could he look upon the darkness of a bad conscience and be strong could he look on me � upon my dead husband and his bed of death and be strong no � and above all could he look up to the almighty god in heaven and be strong � no � no � no � but from all these gained strength � for surely surely had it not in myself she uttered these sentiments with wonderful energy and indeed from the fire in her eye and the flush of her cheek it was evident she was highly excited father who had been engaged and indeed had enough to do in keeping the poor child quiet and aloof from the m especially from his mother � now entreated that she would endeavour to compose herself as she had reason to thank god he said that neither she herself or her resolute had sustained any personal injury she did not seem to have heard him � for on looking on the body of her husband she almost bounded over to the bed and kneeling down and in a spirit of enthusiastic triumph kissed his lips now my husband said she we have fought and the victory no insult did you get no on your lowly bed where you re your last sleep do you know how the wife of your heart fought for you your own poor weak sorrowful heart broken but loving wife that was as feeble as an infant this i but who gave her the strength to put down a strong and wicked man the god � the good god � and to him be the glory � in whose bosom you are now happy ay we conquered � ha � ha � ha � we conquered � we conquered � ha � ha � ha i the dead body of in the mean time had been removed by his companions who it was evident felt as much if not more bitterness at their own defeat than they did by the fatal accident which deprived him of life the irish agent scarcely had the wild triumph of s wife time to when it soon became evident that the incidents of this bitter and melancholy morning were not yet completed the child alluded to by in his first brief with father had been for some time past in a much more dangerous state than his parents suspected or at least than liis unhappy mother did whose principal care was engrossed by the situation of her husband the poor boy at all times affectionate and felt to his little wants and sufferings upon her attention knowing as he did that owing to the nursing of his father she was scarcely permitted three hours sleep out of the twenty four if he could have been afforded even the ordinary comforts of a sick bed it is possible he might have recovered the only drink he could call for was the black water as it is termed by the people 