The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-01-05

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along, staff in hand, behind the rnourners,
iIing their tremulcus voices 70 swell the.
deep wild hymn that echoed up the valley
and then, for the rest part like their pas
tor, were all unarmed and helpless. Ye
even Of these, two or three had buckled
their old bfoa Isword their thighs. as if
| they could have done then aught ofser-
vice, in case of an armed onslaught Oh
their pacific train but in The rear of
these, there came party Of widely differ
ent character 10 spirit. In front OIL them
stood one well known in after days as
| Hackstoun, OF Raihllet, stern, dark fea-
,ured mn of middle age, hawked nosed,
thin h4nked and tall--the very picture OF
one of those martial saints ofCromwell,
with whom the sword was second only, if
second to the Billie. Armed 10 he teeth.
with broadsword on his hip, and dirk and
pistols in his girdle, and short musqua-
toon sung over his broad shoulJers-fu-
ry and We. geanre flashing from his grey
eye-the gloomy martralst strobe on
ward. and at lis heels, az armed like their
| leader, SIX or eight met, whose Stubborn
| front and erect bearing showed that they
had seen service, clad in holden grey but
heavy muskets, or long barreled towing
pieces on their shoulders, and knives and
pistols al their W lists, followed with the
deep air Of logged resolution. that seems
Disc to court rather than shun en-
counter with aught OF man or feni that
shonld oppose them. The rear of this
wild and il.assorted train was brought up
by a body of young mon, varously wea-
ponel with scylhes et each on poles, and
fishing spears, aud cubs and axes and
all alike mourners and ag men and boys
| and stubborn warriors, were Eealing forth
| one of those wild dsnunciatory hymns IN
which their souls Lighted. On they
| fed, and they eatered now the prescincts
of the lone church yard, and clustered
| round the grave. No prayers were read
over the senseless, such ritual beng held
| in the eyes of those stern puritans as an
| qbnmination Of denominations. Tie wild
| hymn sunk into dead silence 1.-The cofhl
| was lowered into the pit prepared for il
--the heavy clods rattel upon the lid
| the earth was trampied dowA with deep
hollow sound-the grave vas heaped, the
sod were leveled and beat smooth by the
| old sections spade--and not sound wa
| heard except the childish sobbin- o. the
! infant niece, mt the last blow had been
struck, and then the voice of the frail aged
woman arose among the hushed and awe
struck throng, clear as a silver trumpet /:
.sThe Lord giveth, ''-see exclaimed
sthc Lord hath taken away :blessed be
the name of the Lordr' A deep hum
+ ,liy,.vt,sI her su1tssissive exclasnasioss---
the solemn acclamattcn Of the puritans
and thea at once the gathered coacourse
burst into large hymn. Il ended, and,
as il did so, before the echoes of the old hills
had ceased to reverberate to the strange
| melody, Hackstoun, of Rathiliet, ew his
long broadsword from the scabbard, ard
stepped at once to The head of the grave.
untrvmen-Brethren," he exrll med,
s'the bIood-bui as he spoke, the tramp
| ofhoofs was heard, the click OF steel along
the winding road, and another instant the
Laird of Livingstone and eight of his
| fierce troopers might be seen winding up
the road. I'll is enough" cried Hack
stnun. .sItis enough The Lord hath
/ given them into our hands-we have them
in a. net smile, XII, SAY uiterly--saffef
not one af them TO go hence scathelessa"
i Then, in caliner tone; he added :"KeeP
peace Until thav be upon US, down with
/ our arms upon the turf land raise them
moi til Icry Havoc. and then on and
leave none living" His order were obey
ed upon the instant. Meanwhile, the
ffoopers, with the young laird leading,
| rode into the enclosure +; taking procla
nation ffom his holster, with that same
fiendish smile upon his Ii which paved
| here when he had bid len them 10 STAY the
Widows son, he had began to read lt-.--
when Hackstoun, STOPPING suddenly
snatched up his carbine from the ground,
and shouting his word 'sHavoc p---tock
/ a quick aim and fred, Upon the instan;
his men followed his example ? A quick
sharp, strangglng volley ratified above the
grave of the murdered peasant, AMI four
of his slayers leaped up into their saddles
and fell Iifeless surprised, but daunted
aoihing the sold ers fl ed an answering
Ivoi.ey, and charged sword In hand---but
Hackstoun met the foremost.-he struck
| TWO bIows..two only the fist fellon e
Ichareer's neck where the spine. ions the
scull, and hurled him ifel S.. the second
Glove though the casaue. s.the scull...
the teeth OF The trooper-musket-bn butt. Soy
1.-The, and pitch-ferk, were piled fercely.
and ere ten minutes, not man lived OF
all their foes. save Livingstone, He.
/ Ewhen he saw all hope 10 the had foaghl
foremost till he did so-turned lis horse at
! the bro K with a fierce shout, leaped it.
i and gall p2ej over the wild hill. Hack
u .toun and his stern band af.er him in wild
i ,r-s.,;s Ten minutes more. and the
Il lone yard was utterly deserted, save by
II the .orpSes ofhis slsyers-the slaughters
Il of his murdfrers finished the obseqaies o
II the poor widows son.
RoMANCE IN HEAL LIFE.-Ths
Paris Globe furnishes the following
| NeapoIitan romance: The Counties
u MulfoIi was left rich and besutifu
/ i widow. al the age of twenty Innu
Ell u,erabie suitors came; bur the Duke d
) Hermlllo was The only one whose sigh
q ...a.o rac;rroraftsas Their union wa