Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-09-04


venture. ~ Won the tom reflection thai
began slmoa 10 lorgeI the aceldco, oi that
fatal night
Dne Jay. however while waiting N a.
outer room of the COlunrts qusnen
chanccd to take up a London newspaper,
and the tirs thing IN IT which caught my
eve WAS the trial and oNcouuon "i DICK
Minllw Tor The murj,' OF Btsdiey. The
dreadful story seofehcd my eyes i fest II
as II every ~ord had been htc--li was
Wild and wonderful account OF all The
farewell party nj the Cranky was de.er'h'd
by the witnesses was spokrn Of by
them wnh kindness and communication
the quarrel b,t~ccn Bradlof and Wlnla"
wac desorIbed as ~ n picture md my nj
tempt to RESTRAIN them was pointed ouI'by
| the Judge IN he chargn to the jury a.
beautiful example Of loving compromising
Winlow had been found near the body
and the presumption OF guilt was so strong
and manifest tina, the jury, vi,hou, rc,lrlng
} found him guilty lie was executed on the
common and his body hung in chains
Then !, was that first felt tina, was mur
dercr--then 1t was that the mal,en sulphur
Of remotse was poured into my bosom,
rushing. spreading, burning and devour'ng
but It changed no, the bronze with which
tho hardshps had mlstaked my check, nor
the steel TO which danger had tempered my
nerves
obeyed tho Colonors orders a, unmov.
Cd rs though nothing had happened did
my duty with the h,bl,ual precision my
hand was steady my limbs were firm bu,
my tongue wa. incapable Of uuer,ng n
word. My comradrs as they came tow.
nfd' me. suddenly halted and turned aside,
Strangers looked a, me, rs if bore the i'm
press OF some dreadful thing WINS re.
moved, as II were out Of inys"lf-l was IN.
TO another state b"ing-l vas N hell.
Next nothing we had sklrml'h. IN
which received this wound IN the knee
md soon Afterwards. with other lnvallds |
was ordered home We were landed al
Portsmouth anl proceed j 10 my native
vllIag" But IN Tins | h1d no will or
! choice; a clam was AROUND me which
: could not resist. drawing me on. Often
! did pause and turn wishing to chnHg0
/ my fau,c but fate held M fast, and was
dear rrcollrc,ons, 10 visit these Thing:
Whit had lost their innocence and holi
r ness 10 tnc
The iay h1l ben .iIrry,,he sun set with
a dfowsey eye, aud the evening air wa:
: moist warm and oppressive 1t weighed
heavily alike on my mind and body. wal
crippled by my wound the Journey wat
longer than my strength could sustain much
farther, still resolved TO pcrscvcre, for
longcd 10 be AGAIN in my fathers house and
| fancicd were once there that the bnrn
ing IN my bosom would abate.
During my absence in India, the new
road across the common had been opened
Bv the time | reached 1t the night wa
+ closed in dull starlcss, bfcczcess dumb
, sluggish and UNIV holsomc night and tho.
things which still retain IN their shape
some bIackncss, deeper than the darkness
, seemed as slowly passed By TO be endo"
!, cd with a mysterious Intelligence, Wit
which nv spiri, would have held commu
= mon but for dread
While 2ss frozen with the influence {
8 thu, dreadful phantasy. saw pale glr
n merlng ineiicciunl light, rising before M
A 1t was neither lamp fire nor candle an
A though like it was YET no, fame. ! too
D. II at first for the ustre OF reflection fror
p. some unseen light, and | walked towards
q in the hope Of finding cottage or an al
=, house, where might obtain some reircst
=, ment and hule rest, advanced It's iorr
h enlarged but it. beams became no btlghtr'
- and the horror which had for n momer
leh the when It uas discovered -rrluInc
u with overlooking power ! rushed 10
,; ward but soon halted, for saw that II hun
:, in the air, and as approached, that II b
:, gan TO take a gas,ly spectral form ] d.
n ccrned he lineaments Of head and ,h
= hl.op- outlines OF shnpfIc's nnaiom'
81, stood rlvrol 10 the spot, for thought lhi
saw behind 1t dark and vast thing,
a whose hand It was held forth 10 th
momcnt n voice .a,d. 4, rs Win'aw N
A murderer, his bones often IN shc moist SUI
,, mcr nights shine IN this way. IS thong
a tn be an aeknow Judgment Of his guilt, e
he died protesting his innocence" IN
. person who addressed me was your hot
~, or's game keeper, and the story have to
, is the cnnsc Of nv having desired HIN
-. bung me here.
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