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

isna - % lsl you liss 10 Tell chat sau n
meus'sehios. eyes. nose. clothes, &c.
hasr gni-shas did here. snd. wh,eh
.sy went. Nos. AadOjs Jrremeje wns
snsser qslckly."
Every sorJ from her euId-bloodrd ,nr
lufer sas dagger slrnke 20 her; hsr
limbs grss iev cold. and floods Of leais
poured over her insninlals face. Sic
intsered and fell 10 the faor. In her f.ll
she caught The robbers ioos and kissed il.
|. Have mercy on me!' she .hrieked:
Oh 'pire my life. implare you! 4
swear 70 you, before The Holy Virgin. 4
vii not say syllable 10 any one. Nav
J never see heaven i ] d.. For the sake
Of The blersed 81. Nicholas have eomp.s.
s'on upon me. ! will pray al my hls far
ynn - inr ny own father. my bro,hsr--"
The memorable miserrani shook herofF
from his foot. krking her 10 the breast.
ln vain she raised her imploring looks and
arms iosards him; in vain che sought ,o
touch his si0ny heart wnh 81 ina, intense
despair snd The slinsiag los e Tor youth.
lui lyons eKisience--roulJ breslhe into
The words, ihs saiee, and me Tears of .
helpless beng. TIE VILLAIN, harder ihsa
granite. grew every moment more cruel
aud savsgs. Raging wilh impotence, he
caught her By The hair, forced her head
back. drew his knife from HE boot snd
was sbnul TO plunge IL inls her ihroa,.
.Oh. oh! FOR The love of heaven"
sobbed the unfaiuns,e gnl, beside her
sell AZ the sight Of he terrible knife;
I" hang mt! No bloody death! Mercy,
mercy! Hang me rather"
Aye. ave. he said with q hideous
grin: so you can spesk Al last. Why did
mol you say 90 o. oncel have Ioa, q
deal Of time already; siilI I caa', refuse
you the favor; yon are such a nice grill
Don't BE- afraid, Duns.--You shall die in
the plsssanlest manner. |, is an ugly
dealh ihatOi the knife. IfI might choose
myself. ] would rather be hanged Than
knou1d. when my time comes. We will
look about for cord"
The wreiched girl. powerless in mind
and body through terror. cold az ice.
trembling and almost lifeless, submitted
10 all bis commands. The rope was soon
found; and the murderer reiurred with
his victim TO the sane room where the
remains Of The breakfast still stood upon
The table. He threatened 10 kill her in
sianily If she stirred from the spot where
she stood-plseed q chair Of The table
and sprsng uimbly upon il. Having fss-
lened The rope round the beam, he drew
The knife from his boot. cut of the pro-
Getting part Of the rope. stuck the knife |
nio the beam, and SET about making a
loubls running knot on the rope. Duna
'io"d motionlrss in the middle Of the
Dom: heat and cold rushed alternately |
through her frame: sparks Of ERE danced
'efure her eyes; she saw nothing; che did
ioihing but pray. confess her Sins, com
nend herselI 10 oil the saints. aud men
ally bid farewell to all tina, was dear 10
Ter in life.
"Presen'ly. presently, my preciou,"
aid the murderer, going on with his
york; you shall see how nicely | will
ang you. ! am not new hand at the
nb. DO you see now. all is ready, only
We must try whether the rope is strong
would not for the world YOU
hould fall t" the ground. aud break your
lbs. Tits for your interest and my own
hat-Draw the chair sway from under
" feet"
Dane unconsciously went up To The ts-
!e, and drew away the chair; whist the
'bher held the rope fas. in both hands.
aving slipped il over one arm up to the
bow. 10 convince himself Of ito strength |
y swinging on i. with The whole wsighl ,
his body.
" Push the table aside" g
Duna did 90. lie
I" An right. u is capital rope; /, would c
Ear more than you-you and me toge,h
-
He now lie, GO the rope. intending to .
mp To the ground. Apparently, il was
$ purpose to star,le the poor girl BY the n
I'D and sudden leap; but the moose in q
nded for her gliding along his arm. I,
night hun fact by the wrist. Dumas ex- 81
utroner had in fac. hanged himself by |,
q hand. O
Though experiencing TIE mos, acute s,
in, he washed to conceal his critical
'siIion from the girl, tina, she might not
all herstlf If IL 10 escape. He tried to y
ach The imprisoned hand with his left. Il
I The weight Of his body prevented his
inging his shoulders PARALLEL. Sudden 81
he began 10 whlrl. fling him sell wildly in
rough The air. hoping the rope would +
ap. but in vain! IL he had but had the
lie in his bont, he nigh, have severed, W
ar a, the worst have cut Off HE hand. Z"
! saved hims, II by flight Blu, unlucki- IL
for him The knife was sticking in the
'm. How was he TO get at ii! b,
tie thought Of one mcans--a desperate a
s-'he last. lie collected all his ia
rngth TO shake the knife out with I'll
~erIul spring. The effort failed. ht
The weigh, Of his heavy frame dang.
m in tho ar he, ana bo,1 ,~,l,. IL. -, -