The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-03

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thai childish fsce. even DOW shsH i MAS
blsnred aHh irTrar; the mule spi cal 81
that imploriug look; and the lraEfal ago
nv 81 The distracted father. might have
sIiIsrd up pity. one would think, IN The
breast even ~ IN inquisiinr; bus pity there
was none in lhe l,eano Morgan He pau.
sed Tor moment in his savage purpose;
and 10 lbe prayers. The Impressions n
Fowler, he sonehsaled M Other reply
Than SIMPLE declaration Of ihe horrible
sllfrnsnse-.1he money or the bo,r
And INV ponr Edward 10 reads fnr
tie sacrifice. Az lhe command 81 his
liger-hearied ehirf, Harris prepares
sc"urge 81 small hard iwlshd card, with
fse or six distinct lashes 81 ihe ERIK
ing end. and kno.led II intervals 10 give
lie bloas The more efTeei. With ranl.
Unsparing deliberslion Morgan lad aside
his hslsnd turning up his sleeve; and then.
grasPing the arm of The helpless child, he
gave one sharp. hard siruke every thong Vi
TIA, accused whip cutting clear lhroughihs
~hile and tender skin, hich in moment
was laced with stripes ufssnguine hue. A
shrek o. torture bursi from The lips Of the
unhappy boy--ons louder. and Of more
terrific agony, from those Of The misera-
BILE fsiher-but both were drowned in =
horrid yell. 90 fearful, so sppeling. thai
Morgan started in smszsmehl and alright,
and dropping his INSTRUMENT 81 torture,
turned quickly around 10 see from whence
10 came. lie turned and saw, and that
look was his last. Quick IS lightning
deseendrd upon his head mighty blow,
and in another instant he lay upon the
deck, qnivering, msngled corse-hls
skull crushed into shspeless mass. as il
by The f,ll Of ihunderboll. freighied with
vengeance. from the Heaven be hsd 90.
ragged.
The fearful yell vas uttered, that more
fearful stroke bestowed by silly Sam.
The shrek Of the suffering child. the
sight of hIs scored and bleeding body.
had called up 10 the feeble mind Of the
poor idiot y terrible memory Of ,hai cruel
infection Of his own childhood by which
his brain was crazed; aud yielding TO The
desperate impulse ofihe moment. ihaiim
pulse which promp,ed rescuefor The victim
aud vengeance on The oppressor-idenii-
fying hims, II in years long passed with The
one and Morgan with the other. he had
swung sloIt The pondcrous bar. so provi-
dentiaily remaining IN his hands. and put
ting his whole giant strength into The
blow, had struck the villain dead, even
before himself was conscious OF the
act.
For momen, oil the spectators OF this
dreadful scene were paraiyzed with hor-
rar aud establishment. The frs, 10 reco-
yer possession Of their senses were the
four pirates stationed forward; they rushed
20 The quarter deck to avenge their leader.
Two Of them fred a, his executioner, but
their shots ionk no effect; aud the sailors
of the Resolution, srming themselves
with weapons like tina, with which the
slaughter had been done, we're so quickly
upon Them that before they could reach
tho SLAYER, the protection Of their own
lives demanded al their care. Anderson,
with grea, prcsenre Of mind. addressed
himself first To the hbtraiion OF Fowler.
A desperate conflict ensucd, but !, was
soon over. One of the pirates was
knocked down, and the other four. sreing
the odds so greatly agains, them. threw
away their pistols. and begged Ter mercy.
They we're quickly seized and bound; and
afIer some lIule elaboration as to The
course most cxpedren, to be taken with
them, hurried into one OF the ships boats.
with single pair Of oars, and the body oil
their feion commander, and left to make
the hest Of their way TO the schooner;
Captain Fowler experimenting. and With
reason that suspicion would be awaken
ed, aud ins,an, pursur. be made. IL the
ship we're seen getting under way while
some Of the pirates were known to be on
board. Sail was then made upon the
ship. aud as nigh, vas now setting in. and
the wind still favorable. The rejoicing in
mates Of the Resolution entertained 9
strong hope Of gaining so much head
way bef0re the ruth should be made
known on board the schooner, as would
insure them sgains, pursuit. especially as
they would be favored by the darkness oil
the coming nigh: hope which was Tor
lunately realized. Silly Sam, who hal
been apparently Supplied by The c"n'em-
plaiion OF his own deed, as soon as the ex-
ciieinent W hlch caused it had passed away,
renamed oa boar,i the ship, unconscious
ss i, seemed OF the departure oil his COM
radcs: aud IL need scarcely be added that
he received every kindness, then and all
h,s life after, from the grateful ia'he,
whose child he had saved from cruel
tor,ures, il not from death, in manner 90
strange aud unexpected.
THE WAY TO WINCHESTER.
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