Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-30
THE MuRpERrR.s R,.N,oRSz.

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The extract below Is from Dcleu.' Oliver Twist \
representing IN a touching and Impressive manner
lhe feelings OF Ekcs after the murder ut the girl.
Naucy. The picture of guilt i drawn With the 4
hand at master. aad possesses the feature OF .
being true olie. q trait Distinguishing It's inimIoble
author RON tse hume authors OF the day;
o "Of all bid deeds that under cover OF the
darkness, had been enn suei ~ lhin wide L.ndnn.
b'u1is since nigh hing over 10, thai was the worst
fall The hsrnrrs that wtlh an il scent upon
he m1rnng air. that was the lOulesI aud m,sI
cruel
The sua--the bright s1n. that brings back nus
light alone. but new life AMI hope AMI freshness o.
man-burSt upln tho crowded city in clear and
radiant glory. Through cus;y coorpd /, lass and
paper mrnded window, through cathedral dono
and rotten crcvice it shed is equal ray Il lighted
up the room whore the poor murdered womsn lay
lie tried 10 shut Out, butt would stream m. II
/ the sight had been a CHASTITY one ia the dull
morning, what WAS il now in all that brilliant
/ light
/ lie had not moved; he Rad bcen Trad to stir
/ There had been moan and IN itinn o. the hand,
and with terror added u hate. hc had struck and
struck asiin. Once he threw n rag over it bui II
was worse 10 fancy the eyes. and imagine them
moving towards him, than 10 see them glaring
upward. If watching the reflection Of the pool Of
s're That qnvorcd and danced IN the sunlight on
lhe ceiling. He hal p,Ickrd a. OH again Aud
there was the bDdy-mcre hash and blond to more.
but such Ash and such 5'o,d!
lie struck light kmdloi fire, ana ,hru>, the
cln5 into a. There human hair upln the ed
Which blazcd and 'hrunk into a light cnder. and
caught by the nir whirled up the chimney Even
thai frightened HIM. sturdy as he was bat he held
The weapon tii II brosc. and then ptled It on tho
Goals, 10 burn ow1y and mnuldcr into ashes N,
washed himself aud rubbed his c1ihes; there were
spots that could not be removed. but he cut ,le
pieces ont and burnt them. How those stain,
were dispersed ahOut the room! The very feet %
the dog were blppdv
All this limo he hal never once turned his back
upon tic corpse, m. not Tor "a m1meuL Sucl
Preparations completed he moved backward inyar,
the door. dragging the dog with him, lest he should
carry ont new evidences Of the crime into the str ct
lie shut It softly, locked II, took The hey anI let
! the mousse
tie crossed over anil glarccl up At the window
T. be sure that nothing visible ir,m the outside
There WAS The curtain still drawn which She vnul,
have opened To admit the light she never saw again
i lay nearly uoder there. lie knew that
sol; now the snn poured down upon the very SPOT
y The glance was instantaneous. ltwts a relief q
nave got free from the room. lie whlsIcd Oh the
dog aud walked rapidly awav."
lie wandered over miles and miles Of rronnI
and sill came 10 the old place; morn NJ and npuf
had passed and the day was on the wanc. and s,iI
he nmu!ed 10 ani irn. and up aud down and round
and rOuHd and sui fingered about the same spnt
AZ last he go' away, and shaped his course to
llafsid"
Ailcnglh he went back again. and took the rad
which leads from Hatfield 10 81 Adams
lie went on dog;cdIy, but rs he lcli the town
behind him. aud plunged farther into the solitude
and darkness Of the road, ne felt dread and awe
creeping upon him which shook him % the core -
Every oJeCt bciure hun, substance or shadow sill
OF moving io"k the sembiance Of some fearful Thing;
'ui these fears were nothing compared with the
sense which haunted hm ul that mornings CHASTITY
hsu'e following at hIs heels. lie could trace its
shadow IN the gloom, supply The smallest item nf
Tie outline. and note how stiff and solemn IL seemed
10 STALK along. lie could hear lis garments rusiling
~ the leaves, every breath Of wi.l came with that
llsl low cry. II he stopped; u dill The same; If nc
ran II ioil"Wed-not running too. that would have
been r"ilc', bat like a c1rpsc endowed with The
mere a'hIncry of lie, aud borne upon one slow
melancholy wind that never rise or fell.
q, times he turned with desperate determination
resolved 10 beat THIS phantom of ,iolgh II s,,t,ld
nok him dead; bat his hair rise from las head and
has blood sIopd suit; for II turned with im. aud VA,
hehini nan Then. lie he'd kept IL before bim lb,t
morning, but Il wIs behind npu-al,yav, H..
leahei hIs back against a hank and iei thai Il ,io,I
above hun. vsIhy out against tho cold nights ssy
I lie throw himself upon The rpld-on his buck Al
ms head n Stood, silent. erect aud siil-a living
grave lone. with III oPiaph in blood.
Let nn m1n talk of mIrlerers escaping Justice
Aad hint ih1i Providence ~ Isl s'eep. There were
twenty score OF violent deaths IN one long minute
OF that agony Of fear"