The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-05-06

What you knew 1t was impossible to obtain
~ pleading, you hoped to draw from me by
he impudence of claim! Go, I say, boy!
lot dollar of my money shall pass into
your hands, until you have submitted to my
authority, which you have SO lately despis-
3D."
Morgan's eyes flashed fire. The domestic
who wached him from the door, declared she
thought from the grinding of his teeth and
the clenching of his fists, that he was going
to strike his father.
Without giving away to his passion, how
ever, the young man turned upon his heel,
passed out of the door, and never STOPPED to
speak to his distressed mother, mounted his
horse, and rode off to the hotel.
Mrs. H. few to her husband, and clasp
ing her hands in agony prayed that he would
call the young man back, speak to him in
stern and chilling tone, but kindly and faith
erly, and affect a reconciliation.
My God p murmered the Colonel, pas
sionately, am l to be trampled upon by my
own son? Am to stoop and he to triumph?
When he comes to me with an air of indie
pendence, which is unsupportable, am to
bend to him an beg
No! now sobbed the wretched woman !;
not that. But speak to him kindly. Use
n-gentleness-"
With son persuasion You wrong
my patience! exclaimed the Colonel, in a
husky voice, Leave me-"
Nomore words passed between the parents
of the unhappy youth; but during the re-
mainder of the day the mother was keenly
distressed, and the stern father was i'll at
ease"
The latter passed sleepless night.-He
paced the floor until late, with his brow con-
tracted and his lips compressed; then he re-
tired, and lay for two hours meditating on
some subject which excited his brain. Mrs.
H., who likewise awake, knew too we'll what
the subject was.
Considerably past midnight the Colonel
arose.
"Is anything the matter 2" asked his
wife.
81 don't know" replied the Colonel-"I
thought heard sound in the lower part
of the house, in the direction of the study
1t may be only cat that has got in there,
but l will go and see"
I heard something myself said Mrs H.,
but thought it was outside"
The Colonel had heard more, or had un.
derstood better than his wife At all events
he had no suspicion of cats-his allusion tC
them having been merely to avoid alarming
her. He remembered that there was a sun
of money in his desk, and probably suspec
ted robbery.
Going noisely down stairs, and opening
the door of the study with a steady hand
he heard the same noise much louder thar
before. He stepped cautiously into thu
room. 1t was starlight night and turning
his eyes to the window from which the nois
appeared to proceed, he discovered dim
shadow moving in the curtain.
At that moment the noise ceased-th
Colonel stood motionleSs in the corner of tn
room, until it recommended, when reachin
a heavy sword which hung against the wal
: he slowly drew it from its scabbard.
} The Colonel then stationed himself nea
r the window, but no sooner had he done SC
: than the grating noise ceased again. Ate
4 short silence he heard another sound, lik
] the breaking of glass, and imediatcly aftel
;. the curtain was moved aside by an invissibl
n hand
d The darkness, the loneliness of the chan
: Der, and the mystery Of the dim shadow 0
/ the curtain, would have shaken the nerves
It man of less GOODNESS and courage than I'll
Colonel. Determined to take the robbie
c dead or live, he calmly waited for him to CT
l. ter the room. But presently, to his disma,
l. he heard footsteps coming down stairs
is Some domestic, or out door laborer, had CIV
h IDENTIFY heard the sounds, and was coming
: learn their origin. Perceiving that tn
d must brighten the robber, the Colonel WI
t revolving in his mind what he should do
D effect his object, when the hand that hs
d moved the curtain became visible.-it WI
r grouping along the window frame for Il
spring. Rapid as the lightning, yet nois
e, lessly and unseen, the old broad-sword swe
TO over the Coloneps head, and struck deep i
at to the woodwork of the window. There W
is stifled cry-a heavy fall-and the curta
swept back to its place.
D. Rushing to the window, the Colonel thre
pit it open and looked out. He could see not
j. ing, however owing to the darkness-al
to shutting it again he haistened to procure
light.
to As he burst into the hall, laborer
n the name of Jones, who slept in the hous
j. approached at the foot of the stairs.
re "Good God Colonel, is that your" cri
le Jones who appeared agitated with terror
le "What is the matter ?"
r Give me alight," said Col Fl.
le extended his hand. AS the light shol
r upon it, Jones, who must have been frigt
ened terribly, saw that it was covered wi
ID blood. Starting back he dropped the lam
lie which was broken to pieces on the floor.
D. The Colonel cursed his weak nerves, al
c, fastened up stairs for the lamp in his char
IN Der. Mrs. H. hearingt the strange sounds al
e. alarmed by the protractcd absence of b
husband, had already risen and struck
d light. AS the Colonel took it from her hal
is she saw the blood on his arm, and uttered
IN cry of horror
sIt is nothing" said the Colonel
ID robber was climbing in at the window, anc
e. scratched him."
ne He entered the study, followed by Jon
ID who shuddered at the scene which met
eyes. There was blood on the curtain, a
on the ColonePs chair, which stood near
* and on the wall. Across the desk, whc
the Colonel had placed it, lay the bro
sword, stained with blood.
d, Something on the carpet under the windt
attracted the eye Of Jones. He stopped
as pick it up, but started back with suppress