Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

SIT will not avail me now," said the
criminal.
"Think OF your pnst life-think Of the
punishment that is to followP'
q The answer to this was afrantic roar
of laughter, that made even the jailor's
blood tingle with alarm. sss..s.
:. 81 will not remain" said Mr.. IL
sternly, and bear this awful mockery. |
warn you now-bewarei' Z. ,tse e-r s
swell, listen, then--don't you know
smel" =, 1=7es ~
The clergyman held the candle in the
convict's face, and started with astonish-
ment.4ss gss sisg S< f5s5 st-ss 4-gss5 .
: "Oh! you know me, do you? You re-
member The night we tossed W over
board-how he PRAYED! Oh, no, look TO
yourself !" 9za .sl
s Il did my duty .' Is stta.ssisss i 55s5s.,s.s.s
5 .Ah, ha! you dtd, did you? You did
your duty in drowning poor fellow for q
murder he never commilted!7'
. .Atremor like an ague ran through the
listeners frame, and there he stood as one
dismay ed. @ aa sg a
"He never did the Decd. murdered
Millie Woods-I chased her to the garret
and killed her. was there robbing the
house when W. came. heard him
speak cheerily to the child, give herssthe
squirrel then leave. A minute after she
was dead baby, and W. had the
b,ame y .-'s =, 'rs
chord, have mercy on me-" groaned
the Divine, in agony Of spirit.
81 slipped the gold pieces in his pocket.
How he prayed and begged for mercy
It's your turn now! l don't beg-Fll die
as have lived-but you can howl. He
had aoidoaoed mother. We all went
under-but you and I, parson, came up to-
igether-now we go lown-down-down!'
i The voice ceased-a shudder ran thro'
his iron frame, and the wreiched criminal
was no more. **
Instlme the little village of S. grew
to q city. Many of its old citizens had
emigrated or were dead, and among the
remaining the events have narrated had
faded almost into an uncertain legend;
when, one Sunday afternoon, an elderly
gentleman, Of staid and respectable appear.
ance, accompanied by his wife and chill.
dren, made his way from the evening
steamer to one of the principal hotels
After securing rooms, he walked into the
streets. lie earnestly scanned the signs
as he passed. He stopped before one that
read Attorney at Law" He paused, and
then with a start, as If the determination
had spice of the desprate in it, ascended
the stairs and entered the office. An elder
ly man, with bald head and wrinkled
face, was seated at a table surrounded by
books and papers. Inviting the new com
er to be seated, he peered at him through
his spectacles, and enquired his business.
'.Mr. B., you do notremember meY
81 cannot say that do, !" answered the.
Attorney, slowly, as if in doubt. 5.$a
''Do you remember pleading in behalf Of
a poor fellow, about being lynced Tor a
murder, some thirty years since?''. -
5ssMr. M W-p exclaimed tie.
lawyer, joyfully. Can it be possible2 |
never forget lace, and yours saw in
frame work that night that ought to i'm,
press it upon my memory forever. But
thought you dead years ago., Sit down
sit down-and tell me all. = 81, - -
ssAfter was thrown from the vessel that
night said " seating himself, 81
was so frightened that for some time had
no consciousness Of whatoccurrea, On be-
coming more collected, / found my. little
boat filled with water. riding the short heavy
waves, and every second. expected to
go under. This not occurring / began to
lock about me. | found the cord by3whlch;
was tied passed over my shoulder. i got
it in my mouth and soon gnawed it apar:
This loosened my hands, SO that in a few;
minutes ] freed myself and sat up. With
an old cup that found in the boat, | bailed
out the water, an6 then breaking up one of
the sents, managed the little affair so as
to ship no more Of the waves, and in this.
way rode out the storm and the night. ....
''By morning the wind had somewhat
but so exhausted wasl by fear
and fatigue, that was forced to lie down,
and soon was sound asleep. When | awak-.
ened, tae sun was setting, and as far as
could see on every side. was dreary waste
of waters. tStrangesas it may sound, Il wasi
greatly relieved / feared nothing so much
as falling into the hands of that terrible
mob.i rstEa ssa ts4jgsfa ~ & s4gs..se1 4,gy
- The full moon come. out, making the
scene as light almost as day, and gentle
breeze sPringing up, | took my coat, fas-
tened it on the broken seat, and with the
tail for. a sail, then drifted, as near as |
could make out bv the stars, in north
easterly direction. knew, sooner or lat>
ieer, must strike the Canada shore, but
how far had been carried in, the storm, 1
could not Of course determine. Through
that long night ! flonted. Isaw the moon
go down, ard the STARS fade intbe cold grey
light Of morning, and then the sun came
up with the clear, calm day, but no land
could be seen nothing but glifnmering
water. | imagined al one time seeirg in
she dim distance sail, but if one. immedi-
lately disappeared. About noon | noticed
something floating near me, and on padding
my boat nlong side, found liza baleof goods,
carefully corded together. ] fastened it,
almost Without motive, 10 my boat, and
again lying down was soon asleep. 1 was
awakened by q shout, and starting up, found
-. 90, a.,