The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-05

and here IS your axe upon tie marc
which you made in your fathers fore
head when told you, as you were ri
fling him on the beach, that his eyes
were moving, and you coaxed me to
leave you alone with him! See how
nicely it fits! But knew you, and
stole back. did, Black N iris. And
lsaw the blow; and heard the crash
and snatched up your Ratchet when
you threw it behind you;and ran away
with it. Give you JOY for your dia-
monds and your gold, Black Norris.
A fair, lovely day;a fair, lovely, bonny
day."
The wrecker had been gradually raising
his right arm. It was now nearly bro't
to level. He fired; hut the charge
perforated the root. His arm was
struck up by some one, and at the same
moment he felt himself powerfully pin
ioned He looked around; he found
himself in the hands Of four of the pre-
ventive guard, accompanied by Kate's
lover, with the staff ola boarding-pike
in his grasp.
That day having completed the bus
mess which called him from home, had
the young man returned. His first in
quiry was for Kate. She had been at
her usual praks, and stolen away. He
sought her in all her haunts; she was no
where to be found; dispirited and ia
tigued, too-ior he had walked upward
OF thirty miles since morning---he was
repairing home when he received, from
II group returning from the wreck, and
of whom he made inquiries after her. an
account of her appearance among the
wreckers, and her wild mysterious pro-
phecy, which had been SO strangely full
filed. Revolving what he had heard he
lifted the latch of his mothers door and
entered; but Stopped short. A female,
almost naked, was sitting with her back
toward him, herskin of so pure white
ness, that it fairly shone. The waist
aud the shoulders of such mould, us of
i!scli appriSes the behoIder of the pre-
sence of surprising richness; although
unrefned, uniformed. he is utter y at
a loss to tell in what it lies. A mo-
ment he stood; then, abashed, confoun-
ded; he was on the point Of retiring
when the female turned suddenly
round.
"Kate," burst in astonishment from
the young mans lips.
The next moment, the maniac, un-
consc ous of her situation, was hanging
upon his neck. Wildly she kissed him;
straining him to her bosom, and laugh
ing.
"He has done Ii, he has done it," she
almost shrieked. sHc has murdered
his own father. Here is the hatchet
with which he beat his forehead in,'
added she, springing from him to the
other end of the room, and snatchlng up
the instrument and fourishing it; her
sun-burnished hands and neck forming
an extraordinary contrast with the
snow which had never been before re-
veaed to the eyes other lover, whose
mother now entering from an adjoin-
ing room with some articles of apparel
upon her arm, hastily retired again,
drawing the poor, half-resis;ing girl a.
long with her. TIE former presently
returned.
"She has been down on the shore all
dov. There has been a wreck" said
she. "About aquarter of an hour ago
she came in inqnlrlng for you. that you
might take Black Norris, rs she said,
and hang him; for he had murdered his
own father. She was wet to the skin
with the spray and the rain, and was
making her change herself when you
came in. Hist, she is here"
Kate entered. Her lover looked at
ler. Nothing appeared now, but the
hue that was the child of the weather.
The Ratchet was in her hand. Exulta-
ton and impatience were painted in
her looks.
"Come, come" she said; & opening the
door atonce led the way to Black Nor
ris's. scarcely had she got fifty yards
from the house, when, at turn in the
road, they came upon iour privates Of
the preventive service. The men
were on duty. Kate instantly accost-
ed them, related the transaction that
had t;kcn place upon the reef, and com
manded them to accompany her. They
looked and obeyed.
Three weeks after. there was trial
and an execution. Black Norris was
the criminal. Among the spectators at
the latter, were young man and a
Young woman. AS soon as the body
swung N the air, shrill peal Of laugh
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