Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-11

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mort dwelling his musket.
But iha fugitive knew too we'll th'
tor,urcs that awaited him, worse thar
de aih, il he was taken, and thereto I
.lackened not his pace.
lie heard a report then the bulle
whisied by him another and he felt j
had grazed his shoulder, and that thu
blood was already flowing freely, but h'
halted not. ln the primo Of life, and
possessed Of slight but athletic frame
he feared no longer with the start he hat
acquired, either the bullets or the speed
oC tho pursuers.
Blu, they had not pursued him. Aite'
firing the two soldiers had started ~
pursuit, ba had been recalled by the
voice Of their officer, who with the rest
~ rho party had hurried at once TO the
back psri OF the cottage.
You cannot catch him now, and
care not thar he should be chased out OF
sight Of what is going on, mutlered the
ofiicer, in whom Mrs. Cameron bad re-
cognized nt once the traitor Johnson
Come here my good lady, continued he,
in a louder tone, addressing Mrs. Cam
~ron, you too, ] suppose, being the head
can'er's vile belong to the cursed crew.
Mrs. Cameron, though a mild and
aimable woman, was by no means def
cient in spirn-but she knew Il was use
less to reply, and therefore mnde no an.
swer To Johnston's insulting speech.
'Nou will not answer, will you not 2
exclaimed the ruilian, with an awful
oath-'well il matters not. Every one
knows you and that girl there, rs the
wife and daughter Of an arch hypocrl'e
and rebel and il we cannot reach him
through his own con,ing heart, we can
through yours. What say you, Thorn
ton y
Shall order out q file = said the in
dividual addressed, an old man with a
very repulslve countcnance, Who acted
an second in command.
'No, no, j have "a better plan than
that said hrs officer, with an internal
sm,lc-' But, hnllo men, why are you not,
nj the cupboards, warrant The VILLAIN
has sone good hqu"r about some where
these can,Ing scoundrels are just the
mrn for n'-and gladly receiving The
usual license to plumber, the men spread
themselves through the cottage.
They'll be ready for any kind of
work in the course Of half an hour
mutirrrd Johnston 10 himself, ms loud
ou,cry told that their search had not
proved unsuccessful.
Il, all ntt A tn hn
feelings oi the mother aud her child a,
this junc,ure. That horrid fate, most
probably death, awaited them, they
knew; Eui icy at the escape of the hus-
baud aud father, mingled with that deep
religious faith in the overlooking provi-
drnce Of God in which they had been
nuriured until il had become a potion
Of their very life, and they awaited with
degree of caln,ness which we in this
day can hardly conceive, the proceed
ms. Of The soldiery. Whatever might
BE- the fate intended for lhem,ihey knew
supplication was vain. Too many in
stances oi demoniac barbariiy towards
their s8x were already recorded in earth's
and lIeaven's book of vengeance, for
them to imagine Tor moment their
wo,nanhood would be any protection.
Aud their souls also had caught from
the spirit of the times a harder temper
than is natural TO woman. They had
not learned like too many of their breth-
reu, to hate, but TO thoroughly despise
the nyrmidons Of the tyrant {; and whom
woman dcspises, il is almost impossible
for her To knecl TO for a favor, even Ill
that favor be her own life. Rather would
she suffer all that great God will allow
tho unmanly 10 infict, than beg a boon
from him whom her inmost soul utterly
loaihrs and coniemns.
The half hour passed over, and the
soldiers were as their officer had said,
fit for any deed however frndish. Az
ter n short consultation with Johnston,
his lieutenant called them together, and
bidding tn. trembling woman accom-
pany them, they marched down to the
water side. Then, alas, their victims
knew what fate was in store for them
IL was moi the first instance in which the
strang ling wave had been made 10 do
the work of Tho sword. There was an
Internal earnes,ness in Thornton's fca-
tnres, as he walked along the bench and
calculated by the marks left by the wa
ter upon two OF three huge rocks, the
state Of the tide. ], was rising, and
within about two hours Of its full. I,l
was smooth, sandy beach, the breeze
was still aud gentle and the waves rolled
leisurely Que after the other upon the
shore. Directly two of the soldiers, who
had been left behind at the house, ap.
pcnred, each Bearing heavy, SHARP
pointed stake, and a rope.
God in Heaven and Thou loookc cdst
on, and no voice Of thunder broke from
the clear, calm, quiet sky The sun
shone us usual, the birds ceased not their
song The waves rolled still as gently
and smoo,hly up the bcach--whilo those
accuscd men with laughter and jcer,
suppressed though in spite Of themselves, ,,
for they felt That they were doing n hor-
rid work, waded out into The sen, and
drove those cruel stakes deep and firm
into the hard sand.