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ject or only wounded him partially their situation
was IKE to be critical one. The negro would
| nave dashed IN at the window and beaten them
down with his club,
| when the smoke cleared away, there stood that
dnsky form still. lie had no, stirred. and made no
show OF being hurt. In few moments. however,
ne sunk down heavily upon the ground beneath the
window
Several minutes more passed away Mr. Miller
walked TO inc window, and saw to all Appearance
'he iifeless body. Unknowing what To do, and
win the Solemn and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ofthe
case around him, he told his wife hnt their neiph-
bors mist be reused, and either he or she must 90
ana call thcni. The nearest house was ninety or
hundred sodc~ I,,is Miller said that she coud not
stay there II her husband went; and tins she would
go herself 30 She started. When she got to the
lane she was alarmed by seeing the horse and the
dread of some conederates She had also TO uo
through the woods, 10 reach the houses and one can
imagine what journey she had, Short as it was
Inc people came, and, on examining the body of
| the negro, which lay where it had fallen. il was
found that he was dead. Mr.. Miller invited the in
'estigat!on OF the authorities but, by the prompt
ana perfectly Unanimous voice of all and every one
ne was July !ustfi.d-as every human being will
Justify him. He and his family still continue 10
live In the house-and the fearful associations which
1t doubtless had, must have become deadened bv
time. y
The little girl mentioned previously, was affec-
ted worse by the event of the night visit Her
nerves were completely unstrung for many seasons
after. She was pale and pnng, and the sudden
.us.nns o' piece OF paper, or any equally trifing
matter, would completely unnerve her. -
In this last most heart wringing calamity. words
were but mockery as expressions of sympathy to
me friends OF the dead woman and her children
and We forbear the utterance of them. The full
particulars OF the fire, and the death of the wife and
/ family, have not yet reached us. Should it be
proved, or approach probability that the premises
were crImlnaly set on fire, il is not unlikely that
suspicion will lead towards the near connections of
the negro whose freaks we have narrated. +.
HORRORS OF THE IRISH REBELIioN-During
the Irish rebellion of l6il, Captain Edgworth, an
cestor to the celebrated Maria Edgworh, not aware
OF the immediate danger, left his wife and nfan, in
The castle Of Crdnaagh, while he was summoned
10 distance 10y some military duty. During his
abcerce the rebels rose attacked the castle sci fire
to it at night and dragged the lady out literally
almost naked. She escaped from their hands, and
hid herself under furze bush till they had dispers-
ed. by what means she saved herself from the
fury OF The rebels, is not known; she made her way
to Dublin, thence TO England, and to her fathers
house in Derbyshre. After the rebels had forced
this lady from the castle and had set fire to it, thew
piuncered it completely but they were persuaded
to eXtinguish the fire. from reverence for the pctare
OF Jane Edgworth, whose portrait was painted on
The wainscot. with cross hanging from her neck,
and rosary in her hands Being Catholic,
and having founded religious house, she was con-
sidered saint. The only son of Captain Edg-
! worth was then an infant in the cradle One of
the rebels seized the child by the leg, and was in
tho act OF swinging him round to dash his brains
out against the corner of the castle wall when an
! IRISH servant. whose name was Bryan FerraI, of
the lowest order, stopped his hand, claiming the
right OF killing the little hereto himself and swear
ing hat sudden death would be too good for him
That he would plunge him up to his throat in a bog
hole, and leave him for the crows to pick his ewes
ont Snatching the child from his comrade, he ran
OF with it to neghboring bog, and thrust II into
the mud but when the rebels had retired this man
who had only pretended 10 join them, ran back to
The bog for the boy, preserved his life. and contriy-
ing to hide him in pannier under eggs and chick
ems, carried him actually through the midst Of the
rebel camp, safely TO Dublin.