Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-08-12

A long while did Emanuel stand gain,
with horror upon the form of her whom
he had so tenderly loved till with a suddel
start he turned his eyes towards Heaven
exclaiming slowly and with fearful mea
ming "She shall be avsagedE'
Taking up the body in bis arms, he laie
it upon a couch ,snatched one kiss from tht
cold lips, and then seizing brand from tht
fire, applied it to the tapestry. Hastily re-
moving some choice articles, he left the
house. The flames communicating to the
easements, and soon the whole building was
enveloped in one sheet of fire. Silently
he gazed from a group oftrees upon the
burning cottage. His proud head was no,
bent; there was no quiver on his lips, nc
tear in his eye, as he saw the flames reyel
upon what he held so dear; but the stern
brow and fixed gaze told ofa resolution thai
could only be thwarted by the arm Of Death
AS the pile, with crush, came to the
ground, and the noise of gathering peasants
fell upon his ear, he turned awsy.
When the villainous gang left the house
of Emanuel, they repaired to their rendez-
vous to keep up the night by an indulgence
in their usual excesses. While they were
pouring forth their hilarious shouts, the
door of the room opened, and a man ap-
preached with firm, quick tread, to the
table where they were sitting.
who are you that intrudes upon our
mirth?' shouted Velasquez, and with some.
thing like fear, he started back as he recog
nized Emanuel, and encountered his soul.
piercing gaze.
you will know who am replied the
latter, with stern calmness that made the
blood chill. Look upon these;' said he
presenting bundle of red-handled daggers
there are seven-Just one for each! Ex.
pect no warning. As you did strike the
unsuspecting, so will strike.-TAusP he
exclaimed with frantic yell, at the same
instant springing forward and plunging a
dagger into the bosom of one of the rioters
The rest sprang for their arms, but with a
bound Emanuel reached the door, and was
gone.
They followed, but no trace of him could
be seen. They returned to the dying man,
whom they found in the last struggles with
death. As he lay upon the floor, with the
red-handled dagger still in his breast. the
six men looked on in silence, and perchance
thought of the doom that had been pro-
nounced against them.
Come said Velasquez, the first to break
the stiffness, why stand we here? Let Us
call help, and put officers on the murder
er's track
Three days had scarcely elapsed wher
another Of the club was found dead upon
the banks of the stream near the village
with a red-handled dagger in his breast.
He had gone out to battle, and while re-
turning was slain. 1t was not by robber
for his person was unrifed. The remain
ing FIVE knew well who committed tht
deed. A large reward was offered for the
apprehension of the assassin, but nothing
could be learned of him.
Two weeks passed away, and with then
somewhat, the excitement occasioned by the
murders. Two of the club were out riding
one evening. A horseman passed then
but this was nothing singular. At turr
Of the road they saw the same man coming
towards them at full speed, with his car
partly eoncealirg his face. AS he came op
posite, quick as lightning he reined in hi
horse, and with blow struck one of tn
two to the ground-the fatal dagger re
naming in his bosom. Thus fell third.
1t was not observed by the community
that this assassin aimed his blows at tn
gang of whom Velasquez was the leader
and as Emanuel was known to have disap
peared, no one knew why or where, it wa
inferred that he was avenging some dee
wrong received at their hands. They wer
known to be an unscrupulous set Of fellows
and many had cause to detest them 70
their deeds; therefore people in genera
were not disposed to interfere. However
as the gang had rich friends, large reward
were offered for taking Emanuel De Cas-
tro, dead or alive, and officers hunted hil
day and night.
Meanwhile, the four remaining one.
urged by their fears, left for their sewers
homes, thinking thus to escape the avenge
One of them was travelling in a covered VI
hiele. At the foot of a hill they stopped
and the two muleteers went to spring
get water for their mules. When they r.
turned they were startled by hearing dee
groans, and, on looking on the inside, the
found its occupant in the agonies Of deaf
with red-handled dagger in his bosom.
When the other three reached the
homes, they heard of the death of the
friend. Their alarm was increased. Tv
of them proclaimed an offer of large su
of money if their prosecutor would agree
suspend his vengeance, but not the slighte
reply was ever made to them.
Six months passed away, and the thr
) still lived. They entertained hopes that
, manuel was either in some way destroye
, or had fled his country from fear of the {
. fcers of justice. One of them, who h
s confined himself to his fathers mansio
was in the dusk of the event ng lying up
3 his couch near window, which opened u
, on balcony, He had rang a bell for