Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-12-24

II nave answered one Oh the mob; but
shall certainly moi try them opthe ice such
Be quick give them TO me!n exclaimed
Turk, in tone Of hsry impatisnee.
The skates were produced, the eager
Colonel tried them on; and then, swearing
q dreadful oath that he would bring back
the preachers scalp or leave his own, he
began the perilous chase Oh! there is
no daring like the courage inspired by tie
passion for revenge!
In the meanwhile, Mills had approached
the farther shore, when he discovered the
startling apparition of armed men on the
bank. He knew at a glance what it meant.
he mob, tp3prevent any of the Mormons
ffosn1 16scuIs bad 1asipned q gg4eTdsshe.
yond the river. He instantly turned BIS
course down the stream, when whole
platoon let off their rifles, bat the distance
was too considerable. hail of bullets
ratified around him on the ice without in
jury. .st -.,s-..
Il will foil the fends yet," he said TO
himself, and put forth all his speed. Mills
few away, when he became conscious that
some one was pursuing him. He Stacked
his velocity, and gradually wheeled about
TO obtain view of his enemy. But the
latter was still too remote for an accurate
survey, and The Mormon uttered loud o
mad prayer-"God grant me That it be Col.
Turk, and am willing to die!'
On rushed the pursuer- on, still on. like
an avalanche. The noise Of his iron
skates could be heard above the roar OF the
northern blast, and his dark form doomed
in the gittering noonbeams, large in sta
ute as giant. As he drew nearer, the
young preacher smiled yenomously. He
recognized the arch prosecutor, Col Tuck
and he laughed outright laugh that rung
over the frozen river like the wild scof oI
some demon, when he saw the other un.
sheath his cleaning knife. Mills then i'm,
mediatly pulled his own from its scabbard,
ana started off, so as TO avoid the coming
shock, which might otherwise prove fatal
by the mere frce of the collision, 10 both.
: And then began series Of rapid and
cunning evolutions 10 secure the advantage
in this new method Of combat, the most Ter.
rible ever conceived. They mnlked the
smooth surface of the ice with circles, an.
giles, squares, paralelograms, and almost
every possible figure of plain geometry;
but each seemed perfect skater, and could
net find the other at fault, or take him un.
prepared. They passed repeatedly with
in three feet of each other, and made quick
ihrusts which pierced to the bone! And
still the cloud grew more intense, and the
wrathful wind howled on, while their mo.
neuvres and flights somehow carried them
farther down the river, where the crusted
ice was thinner; and cracked fearfnlly be-
meath their tread.
Finally the Mormon took the desperate
resolve to terminate the strife by sacraficing
his own life so as to make sure Of that of
his foe at the same time In the following
rush, he no longer turned aside 10 avoid a
direct collision, and frustrated the attempt
of the lyncher to that end by swerying
slightly inwards from right line.
They met at full speed, and the shock
was like that of adverse comets. At the
momen, Of their fall the quaking ice split
beneath their weight, with deafening roar,
and the wild waters, boiling and Kissing
like hell, swallowed them forever-the
persecutor and his victim, both victims
nowi
But the river still rolled on its way to
the sea; the stars all sbone as bright and
beautiful as of old in the morning OF crea-
tion, when the angels of God chaunted their
birth song; and the wrathful wind Of winter
howled on over the icy grave of the enc.
mics no naore!-Sumday Times.