The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-01


tenod gorstllesat:g's aa'ai sing some alarm
but not the sIi.iuest movement did
| he make. Her terror suddenly raised
to a great extent, at the animals not to,
king notice Of the. noise os..side..,sA,,-
other moment, and size heard u sound
as oofsome one removing the glass out
OF the small easement. i'll the other; r;room
Immediately fllloWcd bythc Sharp, click
Of the handle w:,;cil fastened it on the
Inside, turning roun,!. Still. TIC dog
| gave forth no sound or Indication Of
.wi:;,s was SONG nn. !
II 5. Pplla:l was now. almost fran
| tic wish excess Of ;;tar,, feeling assured
that shc nIst ,.,u!dylbtctlly in d fow
moments bc tni.'ltrcl .Tnc rcrspil.a-
f.ti6n strcamcd f.o:!i: i:pr in large, cold
EarhTs. and her t,,n.:nc, seemed power
I Tess to utter a single cry. 1
T -Asswe sail, tlic''nS Iia,] IS vet given
no sim Of reco.,,itinn, but when. a
I n.iroe,r after tie t,isr4 Of Tic '::sndle's S
5Ir'iin- i'onr'l VAS j, atl. some on! 'ap.
! ;"ar"t &c c'frrc;rI il:t;r hcdy though
! ,h,';: o,':trc. i:e rAYe Il lpw crawl FOL
i.wcA ~ a s''.';!ti sizing. n shrill
l'cl'y cr ;.,saQv i,;sli.iNa!e'y eclWcd
17.h*o!., II: :':c housr. Eo,sc@n' aAl s!aifl:!S
: as ulih,s, 10 c!i!l tic !,ldo,l in, Mrs.
I p llarl's veins" Fhc cr: VAS f5lowcd
by the stund q force strun.l;ns, min.
Gid With sharp cries, Which each mo.
mcnt became weaker and weaker, as Of
all man beill- III the very EXTREMIST of
mortal pain and anguish; and the deep
mou,hed baying Of the dog. Atlcng,h
| the struggle ceased, and all became
I stiil us death. ss7a Hag
When da slight appeared, 'Mrs. Pol.
lard rose and dressed, with as much
si,ced the weakness tic terrors of the
! night had occasionett would pemit.--
She then sat down by the window, to
await the appearance ofthe first person
who might pass, for she could not sum-
mon sufficient courage to enter the 9th
cr room alone. In short tine team
ster approached, whom size hailed; and
as soon rs ho stepped near to where she
was seated, told him the story of the
previous nights adventure aaa
He Instantly ran round to the side on
which was the lattice easement, and
the next moment returned, with horror
depicted on his couutcnancc, as he eX-
clained--"My God, what sight I
have secn!'' lie then got in by the open
window at which Mrs. Pollard had been
seated, and led the way to the other
| room. a-.t
And what an object was then prcsen-
ted to their view? Hanging on the sill
of the easement with the head and
shoulders rrotruding through into the
interior, was thr body OF a man, whose
throat was literally torn to pieces! 1t
was tho body of Gonfrey the butcher |!
| In lis right hand he held a large knife.
The blade of which was covered with
| blood; Eorhc had stabbed the dog sever
al times during the struggle. And
! fierce that struggle must have been, for
in his lett hand was II quantity Of hair,
which lie had torn irom the neck Of tho
dog. The latter, at tie moment when
tncv entered the room, was sitting erect
! onhis haunches beneath! the place where
lis master was hanging, gazing with q
! fixed look upcn linn; and the blood was
sIi!l flowing from TIC slabs be had re-
( cciyc,l.
! Gonfccy lad formed the resolution
Of rnhlipg and nnrEclin,r Mrs. Pollard
and had let his dog wi,h her rs q means
of eftcc.ually = war'ii,% III: all susE icion
from attaching to hinsrii; never for a
! single moment donh;i'..g hut that his
dog would permit Linn 70 enter the house
unmplrs.r;i Ilc .ai;huincss and in
;vli~i,nce Of tie animal. was 'hus the
Instrument o! punishment 81, his master.
!inr he rno!u.ity Of the crime he had
int,nlJs! to commit. The tcams:cr
ss.l the woua Is a Dash, and tlcM
ursue, us inurncy. Nor did Mrs.
Pollard new Zee! ANY further fear of
S'ay!n@ y! ~, un'il he rcn;rn of her
Ilns >Iid, nl.rr such a irooEot thc cqur-
age ai.>i sa,ae,ty ofhel brute 1rCtcc-
tor. Dash recovered f.ou. his worIds.
an'l was ever after kept by them with
us mnrh caro- MS thou III hJ had been
their child, any amount mcney which
might have been offered !or his pcsses
sion, have tempted them to part with
him.
A YANKEE HooKEn.--The pilot