The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-03-11


auempii Saciilege--a treason aeaiDs.
humanity. The bell had been blessed by
the holy church, II had been purchased by
holy and devovt aims. l, had been placed
on ibe rock to save the lives of his brother
seamen; and were he TO remove it, would
he no. be responsible for all the lives lost?
Would not the wall Of the widow, and the
moan Of The orphan, be crying out TO Heay.
en- agains. him! No, mol never! The
crime was too horribe.and M'Clse stamp.
ed upon the paper, thinking that be was
,emped by Satan in The shape Of a woman,
but when woman temp.s man Is lost. lie
recalled The charms Of Ka,erna, all his re.
pugance was overcome. he resolved that
The deed should be accomplished, and that
Katerna sho uld be gained, even if he los,
his own SOUL N @ asst
Andrew M'Clise sailed folm Amsterdam
and K.,erina recovered her liberty. Van.
Jermaclin was anxio us that she should
marry; and many were The unsuccessful
sui.ors for her hand. She reminded her
father, that he had pledged himself. il
M'Clise counted down twelve thousand
guilders, ,ha. she should be his wife; and
~ ,ha, pledge she insisted he was bound
fast. And vandeimaciin, after reasoning
with and pointing out 10 her that twelve
thousand gui!ders was sum so large, ,ha.
M'Clise might not procure it rnlil his old
age, even if he were fortunate, acknowl
edged that sucl: was his promise, and ,hs,
he would, like an honest man, abide by it,.
provided lha, M'Clise should fulfil his parl
Of the agreement in the space Of Two years,
after which he should delay her settlement.
no longer. Ka,erina raised her eyes to
f Heaven, and whispered,as she clasped her
hands, sThe Bell Alas! thai we should
| invoke Heaven wheu we would wish to
DO wrong; bu. mortals are blind, and none
so blind as those who are impeed by pas.
sion.
+, l,was in the summer Of that year that
, M'Ciise made his arrangements; having
procured tho assistance Of some iawless
! bands, he had taken the advantage Of
, smooth and CLASSY sea and high tide, to
r 'emove lhe bell 10 his own vessel; work
e OF little difficulty 10 him, as he had placed
i, there, and knew well The manner Of the
{ laslenings. He sailed away i.r Ams,er.
j dam and was permi.led by Heaven 10
r arrive safely with his sacrilegious freigh.
/, He did not, as before, enter the canal op
!. posile TO the house Of vandermacln. bu,
! one that ran behind The haSi,a,on OF lie
/. Jew lsaacs. At night, he wen, into the
house, and reported to the Jew what he
had for sale; and The keen gray eyes Of the
bent double little Isrseli,e spsrkled with
, delight, for he knew that his profit would
. be great. AT midnight the bell was made
fast 10 the crane. and safely deposited in
the warehouse of The Jew. who counted
out the ten thousand guiIders 10 the enrap.
tured M'CIise. whose thoughts were
, wholly upon the possession Of his KateI.
| ia. hOb upoi tlC CIitHC u0 Udu COM
milied
, But, alas ! 10 conceal one crime. we too
often come 10 bs guilty of many of deeper
/ hue; and thus il was with Andrew NJ elise
The people who had assisted him, upon
The promise Of a thousand guilders being
divided among them. now murmured q,
} their share, and insisted upon an equal d-
| vision Of the spoils. or threatened an i'm.
! mediate confession Of the black deed.
M'Clise raved. and cursed; and tore his
} hair. and promised 10 give The the mo-
ney as soon as he had welded Kate.ins;
bu, they would not consent. Again the
devil came 10 bis assistance, and whisper.
ed how he was to act He yielded 10 their
demands. The next nigh, The division
was 10 be made. They met i, his cabin;
he gave them wine, and they drank pIen.
ufully; bu. the wine was poisoned. and
they all died before the morning. M'Cise
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