Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-10-05
Number 81.

floor lay the ocdy of his wife, with her in
FAINT child clasped to her breast--both cold
in death Blood, too, was there-,he life
blood of his guileess wife, and innocent
babe--a cold, coagulated pool
"Oh, God my wife, my childp he
shrieked-his brain reeled, and tottering a
few PAGES, he fell at her side. Soon he re-!
covered himself, and lifting them gently
from the floor, he placed them side by side
upon the bed, and stood silently gazing up
on the placid countenance of the young
wife, beautiful even in death.
There is an eoquence in silence, when
the heart is too full for utterance, and q
solemn voice in silent grief.--Vain were
our attempt to describe the tumult of feel
ing, the crush of emotion that filled the
heart of poor Charles, as he bent over tho
body of his murdered wife. No word es.
capped him, no sign, no tear drop started,
but his bosom heaved quickly, his lip quiv-
cred, and his eye rolled wildly, and with
demoniacal glare. He seemed as though
his every faculty of mind was intent upon
one word, which should speak the fulness
of his misery and desperation, and his lip
struggled to give it utterance AT length
it came: Vengeancel and he started at
the coarse, unearhly tone of his own voice.
g Vengeance /" and the dark winds swept
away the echo as it formed. Vengeance !"
and his wild and solemn VOW stood eternal.
ly record ed.
All that night he watched by the bodies
of his wife and child-and the next NOR
ming buried them with his own hands,
swearing over their graves to avenge them.
AS he was returning from his melancho-
ly task, he found lying upon the grass near
the door large hunting knife still red with
blood. Upon the haft was carved in rude
characters the name " Charles Smith,"
This Smith was violent and cruel par
tsan IA companion Of the notorious Van.
6 Juskrk) who, with company of outcasts
like himself, and few negroes, made FREE
quent incursions into the upper counties of
New Jersey, and were notorious for their
cruel and barbarous treatment Of the pat
riolic females.
Years ago, when the wife of Forman
was quite young, he had professod an at
tachment for her, which she by no means
encouraged, and the offer Of his hand was,
as might have been expected, refused
Even then he swore she should have cause
to repent it, and still nourishing deadly
hatred, he had taken advantage of the ab-
scence of her husband, and paying visit
with his troop, to Hackensack, with his
own hand had dealt the blows which de.
> prived both mother and child of life.
y This knife" exclaimed Charles as he
:, glared upon its reeking blade, "this knife
which has rendered my life blank, and Ut.
tery darkened my future, shall yet drink
thine hearts blood, inhuman monsterw--
And after carefully wiping the blade he
placed it in his belt, und entered his desc.
y. late home.
:, For more than an hour he sat in silent
!. agony, the big drops coursing down his
haggard cheeks. as he brooded over his
" wrongs and dreamed ofvengeance. Then,
starting suddenly TO his feet he cast one
- last, long, lingering look upon each familiar
:, object, and rushed from the house, vowing
as lie shut the bolt, never to return while
Smith lived TO murder and destroy.
A week had passed; twas midnight, and
from a small house, situated on the verge
~ of wood, about mile 10 the eastward Of
- White Plains, there issued shouts of bois
J.. ferrous revery, interrupted only by occa
= sional snatches of some rude bacchanaliar
song.
Re Smith and his men were indulging il
or their accustomed nightly debauch, afte
he having returned from successful expedi
as ton. Near the house stood Charles For
70 man, leaning upon fence, carefully mark
: ing the progress of this drunken party
a. his dark eye flashing fearfully, as the con
re slant clanking Of glasses was heard, ant
mt the teeth crashing with rage, as the dyin
,rt cadence Of drinking song came 10 hi
~. ear.
= Suddenly he aroused himself and clutch
~ ing the fatal knife, he moved towards thu
ng house. Pausing at the threshold, to col
OF Ieci his strength, he burst in the door, ant
hes stood confronted with his foe.
81. Vengeance" he shouted. and ere tn
half drunken wreiches could stay his hand
he seized the Tory leader, and dashed hin