Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-12


hal tenlooeed ONealel bot then the bought Of
th,ee tbousspd guness flashed across his bastard
coal and be recovered himself. SeiIing bib.e,
he doug Il aetos. the table, and the man having Ia
ksa tho usual o.th, deposed-tbst on the occasion
II ONeslc's execution he bad perceived his con,
pefsno, 10 conversation with man, whom he al
forwards found TO be UBryan. and consequently
Detmot, having favored the OUtlaS's escape, Was
GUILTY Of treason. A shout Of Joy from the infer
usl cfeS made the room ring sgaln. They had
watched many day 10 effect the young mans ru-
IN and now he wss 10 their power. And what
eriane bad be committed 10 waHan, their deadly
hsitedi Had he ever done them batm' No. But
has sister was beautiful And were he once des-
troysd. 1.-THE father already got nd off, she
would be an unprotected quarry for then hawk
like vengeance to pouuee upon. The man bad
ssid enough to gsin his rccompensc, they threw
hin, three guncss and he departed.
"oh for tongue to curse the slave
Whose treason like deadly blight
Comes o the councils Of the brave
And blast, them In their hour Of might
lie departed, but never more to look upon the
blessed SUI. lie was found dead mex, day, half
way between Wicklow aud Dublin. paper ly-
ing near him. with The lnforner'S DOOM mark
cd upon it. The dark object he had seen run past
bim sc he knocked at the magistrates door. was a
man sho had watched him. and Afterwards became
his Destroyer. Da, the money he had received was
not touched, though tie man who shot him was
literally starving at the time
ale seine that money Seize Satansi ="
], was the price Of blood and its touch " ould
have been pollalioh
The moon hsd set, and the nigh, was dark as
Ere6us. Twenty men crept down the mountain
at the back OF O'Neale's dwelling. Led like the
bandog by the scent Of blood, their course vas
straight deyiaiing neither 20 the right or left
Neither immense rocks nor the beds of the hill
torrents, which dashed from one projection to a.
mother turned them aside until they had reached
their goal when they surrounded the "O'Nesle's
cottage" IL was called through the country.
Bat one man, as they approached the house, re-
insinej behind--he was DermoIs evil genus his
fathers Judge. To all his other vices and infer
nal qualities this man added that of cowordice.
lie feared oNeslc as he would the tiger at bay.
lie well kaow, that man. when fighting, through
tmLilion or interest, for his or his countTy's
riofy, or for whatever cause, is but mere chllds
play compared to him who fights 10 defend moth
efs OF a sisters honor. As he stopt, he Whisper
cd the leader of the band (wLo was the Welsh
corporsO 10 remember not ~ fire the cottage, but
to shoot down all the inmates except Calheea. Al
q signal given. they Simultaneous. raised horri-
bic Yell that ieniish shout, VIII ca throug bout Ire
land, WAS invariably the precursor of worse cru
elites dan ever PizG;fo or Ceres inflicted pom the
Indians.
Poor Csihleen Where was she oil this time
She had fallen asleep about all hour before with
oBrysn's gift clssped lightly to her bosom, mag
iuloe, poor cresiure. that It was a charm against
III evil and, oh God what mus, have been her hor
rot when sne WAS startled from a dream BY the
.T f.n hou linz har do
bu, a singe door irIeuened between her and
chem
Dermoi, on hearing them leuped from his bed
Shouting "the Sssanschs were upon them = he
dsUsd to has mothers ROOM which was al the top
Of he house. end searching among the thatch pull
led from l,s hiding place loaded muskei and cut
lst,, beng determined 10 eel his life most dearly.
Unfortunately. 1t being go d.fhcu.t 10 procure am
mHnglloR. be had bot one charge Of powder in the
Loate. Bot God had destined that one TO take the
life Of as black villain as ever bfebthed at It's
sehatge The corporal fell, morlsl!y wounded, and
e'ed slmost an sc great agony as any Of his VIC.
uus had ever doEe. But the fash Of the gun had
reyes!ed Dermots position, aud he was al
brough: To the ground. being severely wounded BY
t-fec o. four bsis-h,s lsss thought, as he fell IL
sensible 81 his wreiehed sister. The soldiers.
N shor, .h.ie. 20, finding their shots returned,
the door, they EOou made passage through. Bot
tic Grst lad dese on ybe threshold. Cath
icgn. 10 l.ef despair hsd seized knife snd stood
b. The door TO guard tie entrance but, a. she
struck Tie frat bloS. (the fret lime she had ever
harmed living thing the shock she felt, when
che found The weapon sihk ~ The BAT "a Tie msns
breast, deprived her q ali her senses, aud she Eel
N q dead isinl by The do0f. The remainder o. The
n'eG reshed 10 10 plander the house. Up sls'rs
the! fond Defmo, ~s.Ieung 10 hs blood. sad uis
ueiher sitting With her bach against TIE ~sil, al
mos. 10 tbe zane poslion = shat n sheh sc have
arsi seea her. b., Der cong ~ss bssbed Her
sh,lt ace STRIVING 70 crss ia Usgsi Eoufishssni
from her bosoan. bot % Fsin use ioontsia " life
ff0Eeh SP within hsI ~, ever. lSf tie woman
~s dead. The gHsf sad horror she had eEpcH-
ence4 esnng the las leo esys had susinee Loo
TVugh.y The cords Of Der heat iDf Ske hSc fsls
49, a ~sie tud mother.
The Esg'slfs's hesnng the soldsefs tfeas lriO
the hOass Imagined Tie dagger masi be oSsf. ADD
eeseestshg froa h.s place OF eOB0eslHent, he en-
ss'se tie sssssgs. TIA frat Oh.sei be peyees,ee
wss ss'hisss. yins nssnstis On tho foor. ssi.i ~
ss' 1ge' eiosAsS sue be susrss ys.l u nse