Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-29

recoileetions Of past times were rising
on my memory. Think nothing of il
| heard those words once bsfore,n aud
he ground bis teeth in rage. -Yss once !;
but in ashriller voice than yours. some
times, too, the bastard rises tony view
asd then snite him so-----bab! give
us another basin fulf' Ne sirug k short
vataney. Snstched the beverage
from The Stranger aud drank il OF. An
hour after u.ida ght said ye"
"Ay-yoo'Il see no bastard thenn
Worse may be- wofsem muttered
the Fisher. stalking into abstraction. and
glafng Idly on TIE Pickering embsrs
aefofo hm.
Why. hov's thsl" said the stranger
Are your sense. play ing ha.paer with
he ghost Of some pigeon liv.red coast
caplsin, ehi Come, take another pull at
the keg, to clear your head lights, aud
tell as a bit Of Your ditty."
The Fisher took another draught, and
proceeded
"About five and twenty years ego, a
stranger came 10 this hut--msy the
curse Of God annihiiat. him."
Amen to tina" said toe young man.
"He brought with him boy and girl,
a purse of gold, and - the arch
tends tongue, TO tempt me! Well it.
aas to take these children out TO sea-
upset the beat ard lose themw
And you did SOP interrupted The
stranger
II tried but listen. On fine even
ing, to,k them out: the .un sank ra-
| pidly, aud | knew by the ireshening of
the breoze, there would be a storm.
was not mistaken II cane on even
faster than | wished. The children
we're alarmed-tila boy, in particular,
grew suspicious; he insisted that | he'd
sa objee. in going out so far at sunset,
This irrAteo m.,-and rose up 10
smite him, when the fair girl inlerposed
her fragile form between as She
screamed for mercy, and chung 10 my
arm with the desperation of despair.
could not shake her of! The boy had
the spirit OF nlaa, he seized piece OF
spar, and struck on the temples. How,
you vllalnn sad he, = our life or minep
At that moment The boat unset. aud
we were all adrift. Tue boy j never
saw again bot the wretched girl ciung
10 NE like hate Damnationl her diving
scream is ringing IN my ears like
madness. ! struck her on the fore
head, and she sank - all but her hard
Httt.s xxh ,ta a 4
threw myself on my back, and
struck Mt Il with both nv feet aud
ihen thought il sunk forever. made
the shore with difficulty for was stun.
ned ana seuse!ess, and the ocean heavcd
as Il il would have washed away the
mortal world and the lighnings blax
ed as il all hell had come to light the
scene OF warfare! have never since
been on the sea at midnight, but that
nsnd has followed or preceded me;
have nevsr--r Here he sank down
from his seat, and rolled himself in a
gons upon the floor.
"ppor wretsD!" nuttsred the stranger,
what hihders nov my long sought sen-
geanrsr Even with ~, foot but thou
shalt share my murdered sisters grave! =
| A shot fred lock out for the light!
said Tue Young man
Ths Fisher went To the door; but
suddenly stsr,ed back, clsseing his
hands before his face
| Fire & rhinestone. there il 10 again.
he cried
'Whstl' said his companion. looking
coolly around him.
That internal hand! Lightning. blast
i it! but that's impossible,' he added, in
fearful undertone. which sounded as IL
some Of the eternal rocks around him
were adding response to bis impreea-
tons that's impossible! Il is a part of
them-it has been so for years-ds,k
ness could not shroud ould
net separate it from my burning eye
balls!-swske, awake, II was there "A.
sleep. ii tiic ksred and blaxed before me.
il has been my rock ahead through life.
aud Il will herald me to hel!' So saving.
be pressed my sinewy hand. upon his
face, I'LL the rock beneath him seemed
to shsks with his uncomfortable agony.
| AGAIN it beekons me!' said be; start
ing up; ten thousand fires are blazing
in my heart--in my brsini where. uasrs
can be worse Fiend, | defy shse!'
] see nothing said his companion
with unalierable eomposurs
You see nothiBg' Numbered the Fish.