Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-11-24
my career has been one of darkness, and
soon mus, set in GLOOM

! | too shall nrise-ha !. ha ! Arse to what ?
and he laughed, not lo,,d, but such n laugh |!
Oh, its Internal gibbcr still ratlles in my
cars twas such laugh as he refinement
of torture might cxtort from wretch
agon zing on the rack; It was Ire wild ex.
| preston of the horrors Of hell already Sci
zing on the soul
DO you not believe i, p said I; surely
you are not an atheist =
mo, no no more an atheist than you
grazing brute wbo believes or disbeieves
| neither creedl nor doctrines. Would !
were an athcs, !
NAY. say no, so sickness has disordered
your mind Can you not pray? Have
you never prayed?
Did never pray? 'Oh, yes! | re-
member. but It's like a dream, when kneel-
ing on my mothers lap she taught Inc to
[ iii my infant prisons to heaven aud she
wou,,l pray with me too. and for me; and
in after wears, when thrown adrft on the
wide world, when ali who i15"ed or were
beloved by me, were slumber,nE IN ''elr
graves, even then the memory OF tn.'se
prayers would shed sacred Influence over
my soul and hoped, but ah! how vainly
hope,ii, iha, still mothers prayer would
draw heavens blessing on my head. Long
years have fed since aught like suppllca
lion to God or man has passed these lips
It is true worshippcd, bu, it was most
unhoIy shrinc--,he deity whom ! ADDED
asked blood, and blood ! gave him. Yes.
n whole hccatomb Of human lives this hand
has ,mmoalcd on the altar OF revenge
'Oh, horrblc!' exclaimed surely
You ravG-you mean not what you say
Nay, nay It's sober truth. But listen
| ! have not many hours to live; ] will EN-.
p'oy them in sketchng for you brief oul-
line % q wicked, hap css, hopeless life. For
twenty years you are the only human being
who has crossed my path from whom
have received, without bribe, one cheer
ing word or kindly look. save this poor girl,
and she-but enough. Of that-you will not
bct!ay me Justice indeed claims much
of this cn>anguned head of mine, but death
will help me cheat her Of her due. was
born in Wales, at the age Of fifteen yeas
| lost parents, friends aud fortune. Throwr
on my own resources, came to the West
Indies. and succeeded after time 10 ob
tainlng the situation Of oversccr to Con
zalcs, the governor OF st Ann. lie was q
proud and naughty Spanlard, whom dis
|
! should soon have lei, his service but for
being whom he called his daughter: the
talrcst but what matters it how fair she
was! loved her loved her with all the
affections Of my soul, and she loved the
Well! five years passed away. At length
| gained her Consent to leave tho '"loud
aud unite her defines with mlur, for the
stern Spannrd would AS snon have brs,ow
cd h, dauoh or on slave as me. obtain
ed n boat and the assistance OF nrgro 20
convey Us 10 the MAIN, when the black val
LAIN betrayed H. TO his master, and on the
point OF cmbarklng We found ourselves sur
rounded by soldiers and slaves who. BY the
governors order, stripped me TO the sk'n -
yes, there before the gaze OF hundreds, and
worse. Before her for whom only cared 10
live, ! was stripped and hogced-publckly
was crushed! My spirit was broken but
not snbducd. There kneclng on The sand
the blood streaming from my ,acera'ed
shoulders, ! swore never to rest sa Istied
until had washed cut the foul disgrace IN
the hearts blood of a hundred SpanIards.
have performed my ah.
Twenty long years have sped away since
that securscl hour, and the vengeiul flame
then klndlcd IN my soul has ever burned
with fierce intensity, while each new VIC
tim served as fuel to the raging fire, and
nough, but the chill damps of death car
quench its blaze. The Governor sent me
to Chagres as prisoner, and to obtain my
! liberty, or rather my release from a filthy
Dungeon, en'Cred INTO the military service
of The Spanlards. The revolution whlcI
had broken out in Caracas, had now be.
q come general along he man the patriot,
were every where IN arms, aud soon fount
$ means TO join them, but not without frs
r shcaihIng my knife in the hearts Of my col
onel and two sen,incls. Here my hatret
TO he Spaniards soon rendered me conspic
d uous, and obtained ior me the command o
small party, with which prosecuted ;
l guerilla warfare in the interior; but wa
finally taken, mauacled, and marched bare
n foot and wounded across the isthmus I,
d Panama, with scarcely rag to protect m,
= from the scorchlng sun; it was almost in
, supportable. | complained Of my head, ant
D the mercless villains gave me paper cap
J and lest the wind should blow it off from
: my head, they fastened it to my scalp will
y boiling pitch. But the desire of rcveng,
y supported me beneath all their torlures.
/ again escaped, ana at length found mysel
d al the siege of Carthagena, in the comman,
r ola gun'boat. Here sgnaIIzed myself b.
. many deed of blood, aud after the cap,ur
: OF The place stained captains commission
i and The command of fine brig. was order
d ed to convey several Of the Spanish noblit,
S with their property to the island ofCuracos
n and accordingly set sail, but steered m
e course directly for ST. Ann. On the pas
: sage called my crew together, INFORMED
n them we had on board upwards Of two mil
o lions Of dollars belonging to the Spaniard.
Re who were our natural enemies, and inquire
ID iflhey were disposed to let 90 fine a priz
eli hn nctlu lao.