The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-04-10

ed by one, who Notwithstanding his paint
and Indian dress, could not be mistaken.
Il was the same hideous form, the same
hateful scowl was on his deeply vermllion-
ed brows. "The curse has fallen when
least expected: do you know me T. They
were the hoarse tones of Kendall, rem
dered more husky by unrestrained pas
SION. "Spare me-for Heavens sake
for my wife's"--Benton articulated at
length with extreme difficulty, for the
grasp of giant was still on his throat
he was powerless.
'Do you shudder now 7" sneered Ken
dal, "does the sight of the despised,
Stunned, hated /; the deformed, alarm you
and yonr wife-ha, ha, ha, ha-"
"Mercy, mercy" shrieked Mrs. Ben
ton, casting the child from her arms and
clutching his lifted hand with a iasp of
frenzy, "do not-you will not strike
-"
"Will not"-shouted the ruffian cast
ing his hand loose from her grasp with a
force that rolled her in the dust. A look
OF inJecision flashed over his features,
but it was mOmentary and gave place to
the long cherished hatred, SO dark and
deadly that with despairing shiver the
supplicant turned his eyes, till now fixed
imploringly upon him, to the earth.
Twice with powerful force his hand fell
and hand and dagger were crimsoned
with blood !--once would have sufficed.
He never spoke, SO instantaneous was his
death. A bubbling sound of blood, as
the breath Of a gasp passed from the
wounds, followed. The strong hand
loosed its grasp and he sunk down, an
insensate clod. The murderer, without
second look hastily left the scene of his
unholy deed. The child was found, liv-
ing and unhurt by "Lord Of Dessamon-
peake," converted Indian, who had
given the alarm to other towns, its face
and clothes dabbled ip blood, sleeping
and upon its mothers breast, whose own
fair white forehead was cleft by hatchet
and riven of its scalp. He caused it to
be conveyed to jamestown. The ham
let was plundered and set on fire. All
perished-women and children-there
was no distinction made-were immolat-
ed on their own thresholds They were
taken by surprise and few knew the hand
that gave their death blow.
"Well, what became of Kendall 7" said
the aforesaid tall, tosty old gentleman,
starting from doze in which the reader
possibly has accompanied him.
"He was missing-but supposed to
have fnllen with the rest"
And hia wifp n nd child 80
"They We're at jamestown while the
work Of death was doing"
"Does the story end there -
"No."
"Yaw-ha-! It's COMPOUNDED
long"
| We pass over an interval of twenty
years. Many events important to the
well being of the colony transpired in
that long space of time, but not other
wise connected with this narrative, than,
that the increased prosperity ofthe plan
tations increased in value the property
of james Benton the younger, rendering
him so long as that prosperity was con
tinued, independent Of those evils-the
necessary attendants Of poyerty--which
weigh down many strong mind into the
dust. He inherited with the manly
beauty, the strength of mind and the
pride Of his father. He knew and loved
the daughter of Kendall. THAT ofcourse
they were created-literally-for eacI,
other.) We nre not in the mood for de-
scription-otherwise we might give you
one, of moral beauty, that would startIe
by its superlative originality--we have
model in our eye-in our ''inmost soul :"
but no---we are not "i' the vein."
"IIer fair forehead, and the rosy veins,
playing so freshly in her lilly cheek, her
'jewish eyes," 'bright glossy curIs;"--
all must remain s'unwritten." We know
it is hardly fair, but there
-
Our tale breaks off rather abruptly
here, and we like it all the better for that.
We do hate to read tale that drags its
weary length along, like a wounded
snakes, episoding now and then with an
attempt at moral, which none but the
writer can see ifever himself should hap
pen to be SO fortunate, telling every thing
leaving nothing for imagination to play
upon-nothing to conjecture. We ewould
not be understood to say, or suppose, that
we have hit off its opposite by any means
however, a. jog from the tall, testy old
gentleman reminds us that we are tel
ling story. If you have no objection to
take advantage of our asmodean powers,
we will introduce you into the church.
we mean into the Abuilding.--There is n
ceremony being performed. which few
past the meridiln ofyouth have not seen,