The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-01
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tenod aorare raj solfnIe Alarm
but not tho .sliS, S,Isst nioyeinent did
he make. Her terror sid denlY raised
to a great extent, at tic animal s not to-
king notice Of the. noise on ssid de.m.sA Alsi
other lnomcpt, tas.d she heard a sound,
| as ,ofscme one, removing ithe glass OUT
Of the small easement in the otherrroom;
immediately follo8ed bytbee sharp click.
Of thc handle Wnirli listened it on the.
Inside, turning round. Still, tho dog
+ gave forth no sound or Indication Of
! WHAT was gong on. az Z,
1lEs. NJ $: Pollard was nov, almost ffan; :
| tic Wish excess OF ii;ss0rs feeling assured,
i'tliat sacc must ,unitdo.i btctIly il d fows.,
inoinenis b9 mf,niraeirsd Tpe TSessrrsspiira.I TSessrrsspii
Etibn strca,ned from Ter in large, cold
isdrDfs, sina 'tlei. INC. seemed power;
I less to lntt6r 4 tsingtSery. 'g'a sP','sn' &
? : iNsawe said, tlseaHSsllat1 IS yet gwen siy
mo sim Of rtcoG,,itiun, Dit 9wlicm d
I,ait.1e,.t after itlit' Huises ostlc lHndlefs s
.nStilin. roa'srid dfwas Scnffi. Sore one tap.l
1 4ls.9.sSref e be ftiicinh f?,if h3a i thiTnIIlf
lHfih'ai}st'tNrc, he gave 4 t3&5 crawl fol
l@wet+ hyia sisS|aGl, Gs;!fing * sh,ill.
1tiay yS.is6f0, saily ,35Hiai;i;ifciy5 'ecldedl
17yhi'o!.> 1tte house E6 STEER aAlstaiifhis
12Eis aliH,fs5, t6 2tli.ll hgaf,Ad6a in, hIrsa
1fPullafd's Veins irhet tcrvlwas f5llowetl,
bFv't,ic sSySlna CT f'ercc 'strns.lii,e,i min.
| gIcd With Sharp cries, wHith each mo.
ment Became weak eli ali weaker, as Of
all man benz. ii the very eXtrcmest of
! mortal pain 'daahg,ish; and deep
mouthed baying Of the doe.lasAtlcng,h
! the strngglesceased and sail came
stiil as DEATH y q haa7sika ssaA sssF
ii Whcnidavlight appeared, Mrs. .sPol,
lard rose aanda dressed, with. as mitch
|5speedast'lc wcakncss tie terrors of the
| right7had occasioned would remit..t-
She then sat dowi, blythe Window to
await the Appearance ofithe first person
who might pass, for she could not sum
mon sufficient courage to enter the 9th;
icr room alone. Ina short tine team.
ster approached, whom she hailed; and
as soon as he stepped ncarato where she,
was seated, told him the story Of athe,
previous nights adventure saa;sas!asi
He Instantly ran round to the side.on
which was the lattice easement, and
the next moment, returned, with horror
depicted on his countcnance, as he teX.
claimed--.'My God, what q sight I
have seenr' He then gotin by the open
window at which Mrs. Pollard had been
seated, and led the way to the othel'
room! s.t .ssIs e .qy.a. f, b Es,5ti
And what an object was then presen-
ted to their view? Hanging on the sill
of the easement with. the head and
shoulders protruding through into the
interior, was thc.body of q man, whose
throat was literally torn to pieces! ut
was the body of Gonfrey the butcher !!
In his,ight hand he held alarsc knife.
the blade of which was covered with
blood; forhc had stabbed the dog sever
al times during the struggle. And
fierce that struggle must have been, for
in his left hand wnsin quantity Of hair,
which lie had torn from the neck of tho
dog. The latter, at the moment when
they entered the room, was sitting erect
onhis haunches bencat!tllc place where
lis master was hanging, gazing with o
fixed look upon him; and the blood was
still flowing from the s.a5s he had re-
! ccivcd.
Gonfrcy lad formed the resolution
Of rnbhing and MnrtEcrin,r Mrs. Pollard
and had lett his dog wi;i,iher as d means
of eitecsially war'ins oiiafa!l suspicion
from attaching to himself;ancser:to a
tsinylc moment donlting hut that his
dog wonl,, permit him 10 cntcrthe house
unmolcs.cd. Ihc taithiulness and Iin-
,ells.e,,uce of the animal. was shuso the
instrument Of punishment on his master.
! Tor the eHnmitys"t t!so crime he had
intcnach to commit. l'hc teams!er
,.:r.ssch the w6uals oi Dash, and then
;nrsucn his jnrncr. Nor did Mrs.
Pollard now fee. amy further fear Of
s:nyin;s y! ~, until the7retnsn of her
hns, au,, nircr such a ;,roof o. the cpur-
ayc AMI sasaeityr other brute rrotrc-
tor. Dash recovered from hiswounds,
and WAS ever after kept by them with
as much caro- MS. though. he had been
their child, anYamonnt ofmoneyowhich
might have been offered for his oposses,
sion, have tempted them to part with
him.
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4 A. YANKEE iHooKER.--fThe pilot