Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-03-23
LY Z. W.&RC JOHNSON.

an lndcscrlbablc feeling ul d.snay and h1uId
suspense.
Bu soon it wns hcard-huw dirtful were the
worls Il uuered-" Prisoners, prepare 10 mcrt
Your do M"
! The condemned men advanced, and were led
To an open space directly ia front Of the main
line. Fine looking meu they were, and sluod
with firm and undou lleJ Courage 10 meet the Ere
OF those deadly muSkels, which would send the
reckless bullet deep in,o their hearts, aud lay
them torn I'd manged upon the sod. Sill firm
aud iCall .sS they were, aud lh.'y betrayed no
emotion Us the commander commcnu upon
then ile.
"Men," said the communication. Howe. 81
hops the execution which you will shortly wit.
moss, may serve rs lesson that will never he
Itorgoaen. Painful as The dug is. il is requisite
lit must be pelihrmed-luw must be On orc,
or else AL order in the army would h. sci AT de-
tiance, and no uilierr Of lis Mai .sly's gmeut
would be safe from The vengeance of The nlIri-
acJ private, who would consider himself ag.
Igr,cvtd aud wuuId cry for Vengeance. only ar
being r'provcd for n,grcl Of auy. Th' oiftn-
ccS Ut these m en- arr Of dr,aI,ul magljtl J.; Ihr
leader oi The rayutcrs, Pierre l. roar, has dared
TO raise his hand against my respected and gen
ItltmanIy officer, Leulcnanl Murlou.-aud his
conn auIous who are to suffer by his side, IN
Couragtd him in 50 doing. They have ben
tired by II coUrl.mUrlial composed Of men of hu-
Imane and charitable dispusljioEs, and who would
rth forgive than condemn, bul The proof II.
Iguinsl then was too clear jU;uca mast be done
l-,he criminals must undergo the scv,r, sen.
tencr, and receive what is worse lhyn d,ah. -
ldlsho"or. Let this rr,Lll example cause YOU
10 ir,al The commands OF your superior ci!ic, rs
with that rcSpucl which is due them from sol
Idicrs aid mcu. Hear now The senlrrce by which
these men must die. Slgeam read rhe law
Tha Sergt ant obay,d The command and read
the law conc, raiug The punishment Of th',ud rs.
II ran lhus--"lt any soldier belonging 10 His
Mag sly troops shutl r. volt, drs RI or refuse To
obey the commands Of his superior officer, he
shall be arrested ani brought 10 traI h,ior, n
c"urI. composcd O! military officers, aud il found
gul ~ shul b. Condemned To sutrr death hy The
nusk,t in presence Of lhrr. gmenr 10 which hr
longs. Ia case he escapes lhc fire of lhe fir /
ald second llaloon, he shall be Ir-e, bo,h from
punishment aud tbs snyce."
Pierre Ler1nG al this moment requested leave
to 'p,ak, which was granted him. In firm
voice he ll-"Comradts, have been LrJuohl
are 10 die-lu dia like Il d1g--ta die for resent.
ING al !nSla given 10 my only child. hy that
liyraauical wrcich, Moron. 10 not gr We fer
myself, bul my comrd"e, who ar t"dis with me
have friends and hou.s lar over he Atlantic, in
the land oihaPTy Eagaad. who viii mourn The r
lac. They d" not deserve death, they only said
was gh n what do; hoy Il drultlCu ne on
To 'h1 dird. appeal Ia every iarh,r who loves
his child, ltlhe action performed was not com
, mendablc! Who oug you cnad s'c his oay
daua ahier forced 10 ar lht base insults OF any
imlA,whG,h.r he b. sup 3riDr nr Lol. Bat i,r de-
Il Z this AN cnadenlhd 10 IT,, by III laws oflhat
Icoulry lr W. CT have lluyCd ii, sl,rnc fma
nyab tll. W4iulJt this hWt TAX a ~ arms
against u pa)pj s'ru ,l.og (,t ii 'ir i5ry!
Was for this tia, have q durad hunger, thirst,
cold rad lni,ery Ban an prepared To dlo-I
quail not b9neath lh3 glance OF death. 1t will be
0vtrgcd-l Am ready now sc that ! can die
like man. Pierre rome scorns and dasplSas
his aCcuS.rs. Comrades, urtwelI-Moltun re-
member The Day Of Rrtrburion.
Atlhe conclusion OF This speech, Lyrone and
his companions prepared themselves 10 receive
The charge.
Horrd suspense.
Morton STOOD pale and trembling, with the
lotll oIIhh WHY W inspiring III Hl5 Gdl h'u
ART pcrjured, unjust 0Ccuser and murderer. -
You have obtained these mems death by the
bOrerng Of your soul. Think of the future
and despair"
All was now ready for the fearful work. The
word was given, the loud report from the fire of
the first platoon was heard, and two of the hap
less victims fell nangIed aud bleeding upon the
sol-and ere the gloomy vapor hal cleared
away, the second was heard vibrating through
the air, mora horribly. -Four men were there
deod--murdarcd- --but The form Of Pierre stood
firm as before untouched BY the deadly fro.
PIERRE LzRoNE WAS FREE!
By what miracle was he saved! Deadly aim
had been taken at his heart By men who were
| noted for their certain aim. The hand Of Prov
idenco had reserved him 10 ayenga the Ewes of
his murdered comrades. Morton, wild and b..
wildered, gazod upon him us though he was u
spirit sent from the Internal world 10 lead his
soul 10 The deep cavcrnS Of endless torment. lie
knew his doom was fixed. lie trembed rs he
thought how vain all attempts to escape from the
Christening hand ofthe Almighty would be. He
, felt as though he was the viclimized child OF
Just Destiny.
Pierre stood as man awakened from dream;
| and looked upon those around him with surprise.
, Suddenly he starred, ,and with wild shout ex'
q claimed, ii am saved. Thank Heaven, my
) dead comrades and my insncd daughter shall
be avenged" So saying he drew from his Pock-
; ct eaden ball, which he marked with his knife
and carefully replaced it in his wallet. Turn
ing to Morton with bitter sneer, he said, "Lieu'
= tenant, you have tried TO be rcvenged upon one
i who did not deserve your wrath. Your base
conduct has awakened al! the deep fires Of hate
d which were buried in my bosom. You shall
feel my wrath at a future day. Farewell, bul
, remember Pierre and his marked BALL"
. Bidding goodbye to his old companions, he
mounted horse which stood near him, and
9 rode rapidly away. He was soon far from the
i. BRUSH camp, on his way 10 join the American
. forces at New jersey.