Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-08-24

Sumed an anN0uS look. / don at all Ike
the fact that his stag came running so swiftly
by you, whenyou saw nothing in pursuit. It's
nv firm beIie that the Indians are somewhere
near US again and coming across the stag gave
it chase. Gbd send that am mistaken, but
there is somsthing else: That man whom YOU
saw back ydader, accoutred in Indian habili-
ments, and bhom you fortunately slew for my
part, was one ofmy bitterest enemies. Weboth
loved the beautiful AlcOra and became rivals.
It happened that was the favored one--from
the moment of his knowledge of that fact, he
has sought to destroy me in various ways,
which will not recount. | thought you would
have recognized hun as soon as you laid your
eyes on him, as Alfred Basingly! He lived in
Philadelphia, on Chesnut Street, four doors a.
bore Hawthorne & Keely, and was for while
i perfesss sssFfop. Tsas soan spending his patri.
mony, in his riotous way of living, he was COM
PEELED to 90 in less style, and he had taken
up wild notion that Alcora, my beloved, was
not in reality, the daughter of FAnnuil, but
was the offspring of some one more noble, and
possessed vast wealth; and in his delusion he
importunately sought her hand but was refused.
Whence he derived such chimerical ideas is
more than can tell; but being as some of his
neighbors aver, partially insane on account of
the ruined state of his fortune, [ attributed it
all to the wild imagery Of a diseased mind
No doubt twas he who attempted to waylay
and slay you with few savaSes to aid him, for
his fertile imagination could invent such we'll
laid schemes. He knew you, and wanted to
have you pnt out of the way, SO that [, be-
coming uneasy on your account, would set out
| in search of YOU, aid then his band of savages
would Immediately put me into another world.
| He would then b. clear of rival and could
with his red mnions go to the Hut, and easi-
! ly carry off the beautiful Alcora, and butcher
the rest of the family"
Faith, if he had touched my Biddy'-
lis strange, continued Murdant Interrupt
ting Mike, that man SO well gifted with a
/ inetaIent should use it in way not designed
by the Maker Of all things. And now rerol-
| lect-but halo! what's that p he exclaimed
his hair fairly rising on end, as wild, long and
peculiar whoop broke thro' the clear air, and
reverbrated with thousands OF echoes thro' the
still forest.
It's the alarm shout, be all the Saints thai
iver lived in ould Ireland
Yes, ves,' cried Murdant, his countenance
now wrought up into the most torturing ex
pressions Y es, that is Delampon, true MS
steel that's his cry-lets hasten and endeav
OF 10 U0l Ill (uS l1ut, III SOtIC Wdy1 IOC IWOuIC
run me mad if thought there was no possibil
ity Of my gaining the inside of the Hut Come
i Mike, Gomez And as the two young mer
sprang forward at a sweeping gait, the shril
crack of rifle and the booming sound OK gul
sounding in the distance, was borne distinct,
to their ears My God ej jlculated Murdan
in anxiety, they are already at the Hut, fo
that was surely Delampon's rifle and Fanuuil'
Dig gun, aud t4oi be praised that for one tim;
the negIectful husband, is sober. Come let u
attempt to get in any way, for the Indians
t reckon are kept at bay. five can reach th
rear Of the Hut safely, by attracting the atten
) ton of those inside we can get them to throw
. us down rope and make it fast above, we Cal
) Chamber in. That's our only chance, so come
and they pushed forward with renewed ardor
J., At length they came in sight of the hut, anc
Immediately made for the back oft The fir
: ing was now almost incessant First the shar
n and ringing echo of Delampons rifle would b
4 heard, and then the two barrels Of FannuiI'
, monster gun, fired in quick succession, wou
e make the hills and forests echo and echo agair
J. The young men had now glined the back {
e the Hut, safely. and running down the prec
: pice Murdant discharged his rifle The re
h port being confined between two steps, wa
|, conveyed to those alone that we're within Mu1
y daht knew this well. Biddy's honest face wa
n seen peering over the window sill down in til
d abyss below, and her eyes distended abor
]! twice their usual size, they fell on her dea
!, est Mikey, and misther Murda'-
ir "A rope, rope, for Gods sake ! screame
IS Mordant at the top of his voice. Biddy disal
g pc etred, bpt soon returned with strong cor
is and Immediately dropped one end, and mad
t the other Iast around the window sill. G
10 ahead, misher Murdant,' exclaimed Mike
Ut I'll be afte' waiting Murdant seized the lir
ly as soon as struck the ground, and was quick
and safely lrawn in and the f,ithful Mike W;
l. also soon secure in the walls of the Hut.
e, coNCLUsIoN NEXT WEEK.