The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-02-11
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than he imagined.
Yes, there will, more's the PITY sat
the man. in reply to the remark, afier pau
sing for some time, as If in doubt whether
it meriled one, Il for one am sorry for it,
Would you lave the murderer escape?'
demanded the stranger.
Let him hang when he is found, say H.
replied The man, '5u, Harry Blake denies
that he did il, and believe him.
Again that strange smile passed across
the strangers face. as he said, Twelve
sworn men, all OF whom knew and liked
Blake, heard the testimony, and said that
he did ii. What more would you wantr
i want Harry Bake's own confession,
and we would have i, ifhe was guilty.
That's what want. wish to Heaven, I
had found him with the murdered man,
would have soon known the truth. went
10 lre spot the next day, but it was too
| late -5... .... .4
'Wha, do you know! imputed The slran.
ger with some interest. 3. 1I
The man moved little inside, and show.
ed the head Of "a large dog, who was seated
near him, with his nose thrust forward, al
mos, touching the stranger. Il wen, with
that dog TO the spot, and put his nose to
the track. He went round and round, and
over the ground for more than quarter of
a mile. In tie woods he found an old ha,,
which he tore to rags. ! believe it belong.
ed 10 the true murderer.-(he was smelling
that hat this very morning, for | took i,
with me. .)--bu, he lost the seen, "'-"
carried him TO Harry Blake; but he would
rot touch him
"a strange dog.
.Damme sir!' said the man earnestly,
Do you know that he's been snuffing
about you for the last ten minutes. Curse
me il / hayn', my suspicious Of you; id
If havn't'
The Strangers eyes fairly g'owed as he
returned his look and then he burst into
loud laugh, and turned 10 those around:
Hear him He says murdered Wick
life. because bis dog smells at my knee
Ha ha! ha! Why don'tyou arrest me!
demanded he turning TO the man.
The man evidently abasted al this ab.
,upt question, shook his head, muuered
something between his teeth, and remained
silent; and the stranger, after eyeing him
for several moments.see:ng that he was not
disposed for further conversation, and ap.
parently not caring TO be the object of at
,ention to all eyes, as he evidently then
was, moved off, among the cowd ,and sta
toned himself on the opposite side of the
gslows.
The time Jagged heavily. The crowd
grew restless and uneasy; and here and
there, one or two, irritated beyond their pa
.ience commenced quarrel. which came
TO blows. This created temporary ex-
element, but it was SOON over, and by de-
grees they grew wearied again. They
stamped their fee. on the ground, to keep
them war n. The farmers talked Of their
harvest and Of their stock. Some Of them
gaped and yawned, and fell sound asleep
as they stood there. Young girls firted
with and ogled their swset.hearls, and there
was many pretty face in that crowd, whose
owner had been induced TO come only for
The sake Of him who was 10 escort her there
and who was thinking more Of the young
fellow who stood a. her side in his best ap.
parel, than of Harry Blake. These, and
the ehoops Of liberated sehoolboys, to whom
a holiday was grea, thing, even though
bough, at the life Of fellow. being, were the
only persons unwesried.
But The time came al last, and loud cry
arose in the distance and swept along
through that multitude, becoming louder
and louder, until il reached the gallows
and the whole mass swayed backward ans
forward and rushed and crowded together
as in The distance the prisoner was seen ap
, preaching. With slow steady pace, thu
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