The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-07

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lesi The Peapls Of the house should 70
turn; his dread d being taken 10 shis ore
dlesnsni; impsiienes. rage. The though
Of has misdeeds. ~ hrs punishmenl: IN M
guilty life: I'll lhls POSSESSED his lumul,u
oss Imagination. aud bnughl hrs DARK sou
70 despair. Cold sweat poured from NJ
forehesd. In spite Of hi, tiger Ike sndu
rance, cry % sgrny burst. u lasl. iron
his iron bosom.
| Duna. pelriied. and thinking only q
death. had hilhenn looked on ii IDIOT,
indlhernee. Az length she read his an
gaish 10 he ghssl'y dlslarled features. and
guessed II last @hsl had happened. Hop.
sn'imst'd her: shs brg,n 20 think OF De.
llSersnre.
Awdoja. push The table nears,I'
said the robber. IN altered. but still hosrse
and commanding accents, that terrified
heragsin. end compelled her 10 blind ube.
dience. 0nce more she lost her presence
OF mind. and pushed the cornrr &c The Il.
bic towards him. Tho william reached
u with the The toes Of one 10 /; he raised
himself np few lines. Il was Tor him
momsnt Of heavenly enjoyment Ne.
yer 10 his life bad he knosn one like it,
not eyen alter the most successful mur-
der Iiis agony vas less intuIerable; he
drew breath again; but his lsII hand,
which he tried 10 use 10 free his right,
vas bsnumbed and powerles,. The
Knot ino had grown Too tight: The repro
bae fell tina, he could 10 no more wi.hou,
: and.
"Awdo,ja Jeremejewna.--kinJ friend!
--goed sirI!do me The favor! jump upon
The table; unite my arm--prsy do! Isill
not kill yon. only mean, 10 brighten
you. oh. how nv head swimsl'
The miscresnt's lnriurs touched the
kind hearted girls soul. The feslIng Of
| compss'ion not unirequenily sxlnguisllss
IN woman the thought Of her own danger.
, That woman thinks with her heart. has
been said thousands Of tunes sincs the
invention Of printing. Ia Duns's bosom
compassion prevailed over fear. and stuffed
the voice ofself preservation. She sprang
npon the table, and lsbersd long and hard
al The knot. She could not undo IL.
do me the favor, sweet. sweet Dun,.
Fs'ch aknil.-cut the cursed rope-I am
DYING with pain"
The girl jumped of The table, and ran
10 the pantry. Poor creature! she little
knew The Return the red nosed guest was
prepared 10 make for her kindliness Of
heart. She found kniir--she hurried
back--she was on The thre,hhold of the
scene Of torture, when the l4bls on whirh
the robber rested his iopt turned over with
loud noise. lie had upset i, in endea.
soring to change his fee,. Once more he
was swinging with I'll bis weight in the
cir. A piercing yell told the sudden
renewal Of his former fortunes. Duna
stopped short al tie door. His hideously
distorted face struck her with involuntary
horror; she thought Il vas Saisn's Own
features she beheld. The sigh, ri,e,ed
her TO the spo, where she stood; she
and dared not move a stsp
forwards.
She looked round and saw a window
open. The thought flushed upon her
That she might avail herself Of The cir
But he suffered so dread
fully he screamed! Inc rope must be
ru'! Dnna advanced faw steps. rha,
horrid gaping mouth! She Iottered back.
and mechanically, unconscious OF What
the did, she raised herself to the window
edge. and dropped IRON i, into the court
yard.
"ila! devils jale!" bswled the mis-
'reant savagely;" you have done clev-
'rly. I'D have slit your throat like 3 ;
These words, uttered in unspeskable !;
gony and despair. suddenly rallied the !
'hfs energies. {
She ran, aHd ran, till her strength was >
Ugh exhausted; no one was in sight. She :,
an further; her breath fulcd--her limbs i
dared not look around. lest ;,
he should again see tia, fearful mouth a
ST she should again fall into the hands :.
{ her persscu.or. Nowhere = living n
oul! =
She struggled up rising ground. .,
"Ah! there is our butler; and there is :,
yaska and Brochor. All! he too is with
hem"
"Come along! quick! quick! Quick! ii
he screamed. Z" tie Us hanging! hang
's, hsnging!-,he william is hanging! b,
ss,sI! Iaster!" ri
Hey. darling little dove Of the Ii
'ood.!" they all erred with laugh; gi
who is hanging! where is he hang. TT
'g!" C;
"lle is hanging. | tell you! Run to the RI
ouse. Take turks. hatche,s, guns
thief. murderer, with great nous. Ii
chios and red nose! lie said he would III
i, my throat like a chickea's!-lhas m
ID hang me.'' h
They tlas'ened their steps, armed them c.
Ives as well as they could, broke The in
,use door open, and went int" the "
lrlonr. The Tobber had tainted; blood ST
reamed from his mouth and nose; The an
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