The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-09-18

ing foliage of the waving birches, that hung
down their thin and Intellectual veil, I'LL it
swept the blooming heather.
On small seat, framed Of the roots ol de.
! csyed trees, Nak Kerr was nov sitting with
his own swee, Christian when he gently
| raise d her head from his bosom, end told her
10 TO into the sbealing, Tor he saw people on
the hillside, whose appearance, even at that
distance, he did not like. Before quarter Of
an hour bad elapsed, parry of soldiers wero
nj hand. Marx knew tina, he had been OBJ
served Tor some time and TO attempt escape
with his biide, was impossible. So he foso
up at their approach, and met hem with
steady coontensnce, ehhoogh the'e were both
Tear and sorrow 10 his heat Msrirn bad o.
beyed him, end the shealing wss silent.
els ycor meme Ms,k Ker }" "Yss--,hut
's> my name" Were yon at Ydijy Ford
when p'isoner was rescued and d soldier
muideieG!" al was--but did all I could TO
save that soldiers life" You wolf, YOU
msngled his throa, w,th YOU own bloody
isngs--oui we have trDced You to your den,
and the ehos, Of Hugh Gemmel, Who was OF
pleasant eilher With lad OF iass as nny boy that
ever empiied 0 cup, or he'd u fall upon hearth
cr, will shake hands with you by moonlight
oy end by. You mhy meet either 10 tho
church.ysrd, down by the Loeb, whete your
cant'ng Covcponters will bury you, or down
at Yanow XIX, where Hugh was put TO bed
with tbs worms. in his red coat, like sol
der as he was. BY the Holy God OF ISRAEL
('s not that n lump OF your own slang ?)-ihis
bayonet shall drink stoup Of your hearts
blood"
Mark Kerr knew in . moment tha, there
| was no hope Of life. lie had contested being
present on the oeca,io6 cha, ged ogsinS hin 4
| and sentence OF death, which On angel -
| tercessioD could not have reversed, wa ri. .
ms IN the eyes OF nj ,he soldiers. Lscn
man seemed TO kpd!c into fercer iu,y as ho,
cansh! The hefy eyes around him. Thcir
oaths and execrn,ions eSaspe sied them ell
lo,o Phronzy and wild and peHutbed sense
| OF justice demanding exp,siIoD Of their mur-
deied eom'ade's blood, made them deal and
bhnd to every thing bu, the suggestions &c
their own iifnsted and inflamvd hearts a
ho'iid sympathy possessed them all; ard
| they were ss impIacab,e ss u he d OF wolves
ismisbaA and ~ sight Of their p,ey. There
was no mercy In any one lace there, elss
Mark keEr would have appealed 10 ,ha, nun,
ioi his iiie was now sweet and precious, and
| ., was hard thug to die -" know his face.
lie is'the very man hat stabbed Hugh when
| no was down with hls own bny onet How do
| you like that slrrsh !"--and one Of tho SOL
| diess thrust his long boypns, ,h,o' Ma IA
| ,nouldcr, ill the po,I. Wa secn at Bis buck,
| nd 'osn dew !, on ,mesttd w,th bloc AZ
! returned II Ia its shes,h, wi of h9l.
| glu,ed vengeance. The wounded o,,n s.,c-
| getct et The blow and sat duwn, nearly faint
'ng, upon tho sect wbcc q lew minutes be.
tore his bride had leaned her head upon hts
boson. Bu, he uttered no, word, and kept
his eyes fixed, not rep,oseh(ully, but some
wha. sadly, and with faint expression Of
| hope, on the men who seemed de,et mined 10
be his cxecuiioncrs. Tie pain, The sickness,
Tho sudden blasting Of all his hopes, almost
UNNAMED his ,csolu,c heart and Marx Kerr
would have now done much o save his bie---
and something, perhaps, even OF the expense
Of conscience and faith. Bu, that weak mood
was OF short dura',on--apd the good and
brave man braced up his heart 10 receive tho
doom oi death.
Meanwhile one Of the soldiers bsJ entered
the shealiog. and oGgh, out Marion in his
! g,ssp. A loud ,hou, Of Laughter and scorn-
iui exults,ion followed. Ho--ho--py Hes,h
Cock, you have 60, your bonpy hen !-Cs,ch
q Co,ensnter wlihou, his com!ort.-Is Jour
! name Grace, NY ooHny bs'fD Z Msilon look
ed around. and saw Max sitting pale and
sperchless, With his brcss, covered with clo,-
ted blood. She made IN outciy, for grief,
and pity, and conservation suutk her dumb.
She could no, move for tho solder he'd her
IL his ms Blu ,hs looked in the fuffisn's
face vi h uch 90 implorins coun,eosncs that
uoconscioosiy he let go, and tIep she wen up
toitering TO poos Marx, end with hei white
brd,I gown wiped of the gore from his
bress,, and kissed his eIsyey and qpivc'iog
lips. She then ran to the spripg that lay
sparkling among its crewes, within a. few
yad, Of the shesiog, end brough' handful
Of cold water, which she spr'oklrd tenderIy
over his face. The human soul Is wild pnd
terrible thing whso ipAsmsd with cruelty and
revenge. The soldiers saw IiuIe more in oil
this than a subject ior los,hsome scor'ili,y
and ferocious merriment end % Christian
looked wildly around upon them, one asked
{" Are you his sisier--bs cousip--or biz
dfsbr "Oh +! soldie,s--soldiers--I am hi
wife-ibis blessed day was l married TO him
| III sov of YOU ara married me n think of YOU