Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-07-18

God of Heaven land the sharp agony
would spangle keen points Of burning light
through his brain, as if the ball were already
bursting through socket | too must be
shot through the eyo!' 1t was worse than
ten thousand deaths, and he died them in
lingering tortures told over day by day.
From the time of Rees's death he looked
changed and stricken man. In few weeks
he had lost great deal of flesh, and become
piteously haggard-his eyes and gait and
voice we're all humble. His turbulent and
fierce animality faded before the narrowing
suspense of this fear. The bully and the
murderous ru1fan trembled at the rusilng OF
leaf. His own Imagination became his
hell-and hungry remorse grew stronger and
stronger with feasting at his heart He
never left his house for weeks until the es-
cape Of Williams and Davis inspired him
with some hope. He procured fine horse,
and set off one dark night for the Red River
Every body regretted his escape-for men
bad looked on in quiet expectation upon the
progress Of this affair, and in strong faith
that the sense of wild border justice, would
be gratfied in seeing this stern, righteous
and unparalleled vengeance consummated
by the fall of Hinch-the monster, nsiga-
tor, and chief actor in all the grievous ouira-
ges which had aroused the simple hearted
Long into demon executioncr of doom.
Hinch reached the bank OF the Red River
i-sprang from his (oaming and exhausted
horse, after looking cautiously around
threw himself upon the grass 10 wait for a
steamboat. In two hours he heard one put.
fling down the stream, and saw the white
wreaths ofsteam curling up behind the trees
How his heart bounded Freedom, hope
and llie--oncc more sprang through hi,
shrivelled veins and to his lips. lie sgnallec
, the vessel she rounded to and lowered bel
yawl. His pulse bounded high, and he ga
: zed with absorbing eagerness at the crew a
: they pulled Justify towards the shore. 4
2 click--behind him He turned, with shud
E der, and THERE HE WAS That long riff
was bearing straight upon him-those coll
Q eyes dwell steadily on him for moment
y and crash land all was forever backnes
d to llinch the Regulator The men VIII
n witnessed the singular scene landed, an
n found him shut through the eye; and sa,
u then the murderer galloping over the plai
l. stretching out from the top of the bank !
And so the vengeance was consummatet
IS and the stern hunter had wiped out vii
2, much blood the stain of stripes on his fro
IS limbs; and could now do, what was to
,e he had never done since the night of tho.
'g fatal and fatally expiated stripes--ook h
Ut wife in the eyes, and receive her form aga
10 to rest upon his breast.
At 1t was an awful deed. In view of all
ID circumstances, the provocalion, the chara
g ter Of Long, the deranging influence of ii
le outrage upon his brain, though no other il
dcalon appeared of impaired sani,y,-,l
l. mind is lost in uncertainty as to the jud
OF ment which should be passed upon it. 4
a did not remain in Shelby county; but
= what direction he had intended to go aft
" returning 10 Arkansas for his wife and Oh
, dren, could never hear. He is probab
l. living now his quiet good naurcd life in I,
ell heart of the wilderness and it is as Xix
p y as not that one of those two chubby DO
Or who rolled with him about the floor of Il
ID g-cabin on that memorable night of whit
ID have above simply related the events al
III the consequences, will some Of these da
is come to Washington from Congressional d
J. tricls beyond the Rocky Mountains.