The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-02-05

g;ye ma ,rnubIe." "There is no fear of
that" snid the younger man, ais" ~
uhsuer, 1--WE are Two TO one he has
no,h,uy In, little knife about him-he
il dead ssIeep, too hear how he sn"res'
DO my bidding" said the old man
.,eruly "would you have HIM wake and
rouse lie n-ig hborlood will hs srrrams'
A. il was the horror stricken dealer n'-
der the bed could scarcely suppress
shrek, but he saw That the son iei' .he
llipht in the outer ronn', and then, pulling
l,he dooi pur,ially after them, to screen
the rays of the lamp fren the bed he
SAW tho two murderers glide To the ned
side, and then heard n rusiling motion as
.f arms descending on the bed ci"ihes'
and kissing. aud then grating so''nd'
,bu, turned lis soul sick, for he knew u
came from knives or daggerspenr'rn'i"g
IN the heart or vilals of u huinah being
ike himself, and only few inches above
his own body. This was followed ny
one sudden and violent start on iie bea'
accompanied by a monn. Then 'he bed'
which was "A low one, was brnt by an u,
crease a., weight, caused-by one or b"'h
the murderrrs throwing themselves upon
il, until it pressed the body ut the travel
ller. There wns IN aw ful silence !"r a
moment or two, and then the hort SAID
"hs is finishrd--l have Gu, hlm across
the ,hroa,-,nke the money, saw h'n
nut IL under his bolster" 81 have u,
here i, is," said the son ''a purse ana
n pocket hook" The traveller was then
relieved from the weight that had op.
press.d him almost 10 suffUcation ann
the assnssi,s, " hO seemed Ia trembie rs
they went, ran Out of the roam, took up
the light aud Disappeared altoge'her from
the aunrimpn,. No sooner we're they
fairly gone, than the poor dealer crawled
Iir u, under The bed, took one desperate
leap aud escaped through the lille VIII
dow by Which he had seen enter the un-
fortunate wretch, who had evidently been
murdered IN his stead He ran with all
his speed into the town, where he told
lh,s horr.d story and miraculous escape
to the nighi-watch. The night watch
conducted him 10 The hurgornasier, who
was soon aroused from his sleep, and
acquainted with all that had Unopened.
lin less than half IN hour from the time
lof his e.cape from it, the horse dealer
was again M the murderuus Inn with the
magistrate and strong force ot lie nor
lrOr-stricken inhabitants and the night
v atcl,, who had all run thither III the
greatest silence. In the house all seem
ed as still as death; but as the party
went round the stables, they heard u
noise ; caution,ng the rest to surround
the inn and the oitliouses, the magistrate
with the traveller and sonIe halt-dozrn
armed men, ran to the stable door ih's
they opened. and found within the host
and his son digging n grave. 1hc hrst
figure that HIet the eyes the mtrderers
was that of the traveller. The effect of
This on their guilty souls was 100 mnch
TO lie bnrne they shrieked, and threw
themselves on the ground; and Though
they we're Immediately seized ny hard
sriving hands Of real flesh and blood,
aud heard the voices Of the magistrate
and their friends and neighbors, de-
nounciny them MS murderers, IL was some
minutes ere they could believe that me
figure of the traveller that stood among
them was other than n spirit. II was
the harder villain, the father, VINO, ON
hearlng the strangers voice continued III
conversat,on with the magistrates. hrst
gained sufficient command over himseif
To raise his face from The earth; he saw
the stranger still pale and haggard, but
evidently unhurt. The mmrderer's head
spun round confusedly I; but, at leng'h
rising, he said To those who held him.
Let me see that stranger nearer-iet
me touch him--only let me touch him :.
Tho poor horse-dealer drew back in hor-
ror aud disgust. You may satisfy him
liz, this" SAID The mag 'strate, "he IS un-
larmed and unnerved, and we are here
to prevent his doing you harm. On
This the traveller let the host approach
him, aud pass his hand over his person,
which, when he had done, the villain ex-
lr,,imed. ~ am no murderer !-Wh"
says am murdererT' "Ihat we snail
see anon" said the traveller, who led the
way to ,e detached apartment, foIi"wed
Inv The m .gistrnte, Ivy the two prisoners,
and all tho marty which had collected III
the stable on heariug what passed 'hefe'
Both father and son walked win con-
siderable confluence into the room hui
when they saw by The lamps the night
watch and others held over II. that there
was "a body covered with blood, lying
Iupon the he'd, they cried ont, "H"w Is
this who is this 7" and rushed together
90 the bedside. The lights were lower
ed-their rays fell full upon the gl'as'Iy
face aud bleeding throat ofa young man.
At the sight. the younger of the murder
ers turned his head, aud swooned in 81
lence bu, the father, ut'e'ing shrek