The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-16

one at lie ancieniAlani, whose ONLY ohio.,
OIL worship, rs Animionus MarcellIou,
iplofm, Us, WIS n naked sword Sluek !,
The enth. lie ther drew forth his GOOD
Steel again, and, planting his feet firmly
III thelf proper posture, WIS aboit to
spfine forward TO The perilous un1.r,aE.
ing. The oullsw, who bad ann.,.,,I,,
watched Disbursements, md oven be,,d
lll' words, raised himself gradually non,
his reclining posture---lirst on bls kn..,
aud then, AZ his enemy's preparatioos
seemed to be nearly completed. unon
his feet. : Stop y he cried witness thar
! have nj least, not sought this. The a.
vVlt De on your own head conCes.
'iiat am worn out---I am alone and
aipf'ned; BAT The visitor Who lhrnsts
himself nnbldden on me here shall ue,es.
i've IN tell what welcome he me, ,s,,,
at Ravens Tower The renly NJ tho
walwavelhe bloody handkerchief in ,ba
AR, which he then placed in his bosom
and, clearing intervening space al tire.
rapid bounds, be darted from the side or
The mountain. The desperation thnt had
prompted him to the adventure lent an
energy to ms limbs which II was believ.
ed only one man of that day possessed
aud lie alighted on the brink oftbe col.
YET 50 barely was tie feat perf,uned
That he not seized hold the ontl,y,.
arm d struck furious blow NJ him ~ ba
touclled the ground, he eonld moi bay.
preserved his footing even for n sinol.
moment. They were botl men Of NOR.
lhap efdinary strength, and heir nntnaI
II lie was OF more ihan ordinary fierce.
ness and. had that meeting taken nlare
upon INC mountains SIDE, or had III.
asallant even gained firm FOOTING mo,
the rock, II is more than prob,bl. 'ha,
The evenings sun would have POM down
upontle Struggle. But here WIS no ron-
test OF warriors III the feld--no flasbinr
oil The sword no Spiling Of biood---,i,
eries ut triumph or Of venpcancet On
ne one part II was an instructive. s;loo.
cllneing TO the only object OF ,upnor,
"''i'ln reach---and, on the other, des.
perate but hopeless resistance apainx, n
power which seemed, with Supernatural
iofee,io be gradually dragging himlouar.
illlon. ih"y stood thus toI some moments
upon the smooth and slopinp edge of tho
Preelplce, their frames conynlsed and
tier snrws cracking with the intens;,v
oi the struggle, and yer their motion 10
wards tie brink scarcely perceplibln
They looked into each others face 4
siwIn the damp and CHASTITY features IN.
lmaee'ol death, j warned thee 2 n, lar
broke IN chOkcd accents, from the willis
lips oi the outlaw as heir fate became
certain, aud a glare of rnge aud terror
'llahlned for an instant his despair. The
bridegroom replied by bending down hi.
head with an effort, and tearing with his
leelh from his bosom the bloody signal
OF vengeance, which he held up in Tho
destroyer's face. The nexl moment he
Tell backward INTO NE byss, still cling.
ing with a death clasp 10 his enemy.
and they commcuocd Their headlong de-
scent, and so hrmly dad he retan his
holy that, although The projecting points
lol the rock Spatterrd Their brains UPON
he wall, an m Ingled their bodies our
OF The form of men, yrl'thoy srrlved, sill
hand III hand, IN one mss Of blood. 4
ilie bottom Of the oell--WheDce the
pollution OF humtn quilt ana misery waa
lnstanlaneonsiy swept OUT by the indis~
nant stream.