Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-03-16

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Revenge is now the instructive era
my soul-it is this that gnaws at my
very heart and urges me onward in the prose
cutior4i my designs. amsworn before high
HeaEento feastny iSatate soul with revenge,
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"Psaaw boy !; yeu would be as far from
touching Bsptlste Howard" said Tucker, las
you would from gfapplinga live rattlesnakc;
you arc a coward, Eastman, and you can't
deny il for that piece Of lead in your back
will eyer be proof positive of your soodiy "a
lor ! Lead il the back Of a soldier III y
True" said Eastman, concealing his
chagrin as well as he could, "Idon't like
Towards metal much"
You mean in your back, Of course" ad-
ded Tucker with whitening sarcasm.
"D-n it. you know what Imean. Tuck
er," said Eastman hastily 9 mean don't
ike his courage, ard would rather he excused
from meetingh;m openly hand TO hand Int
if | can ever lay hands on CoIambine Green
wood she shall find a home IL Ruggle's Cave,
which will roi3der Howard as miserable as
ANY one can he made, besides hunbling the
lrebel lsdy's pride not a little"
!" Hash up, you cowardlY dog stormed
Tucker angriiy, "ii your heathonish soul
shirsts for revenge so totly, why don't you
actthe man and seek out howard and take it
EoAorabiy out ofhis %eartass, and not 60 sneak
ing about, like a sheopbh hound, to steal a
march upon 6 helpless, unprotected female
10 crafty 5ss yoareKwppstito III re-
"0h!y0u may storm and swell as much
~ you please said Eastman, buthang me
with q grapevine, IfItba possible, Intend to
pat Columbino lIreen*aod in close quarters
ios & seasonal least until she is repaid for
her contempt ofme, and until her nYide il
soreiy morti6ed-marl that"
i have 10 doubt but Won will be bnnc
with 9 grapevine or hitter, E,stnan, If Won
eyer get justice said Tucker: fora man pos
sessed OF the c%oWardiy spirit ard bitterness Of
soul tlit yon are, ought 10 bo hung indeed
hanging Is TOO deIicatc an operation Tor Inn
ana II you lived among Heatlicns, whose Ing
llte is measured by q law Of their own, accor
eng 70 tar instructive reasoning Of right aud
J wrong, and whose paniShinents are melted To
; every Villain according to the enprmity OF lis
]criEles. yoa would soon be hqyed alive. and
your rotten carcass hung in the highest palm
tree In the tst, where ~vultures and earrion
cross might feast as their leisure upon the re-
pd!S1ve morseiv.
Eastman made no reply TO this harsh denim.
%ciatlor' hut sat in moody and angry silence
iookiHS INTO tie lire musing Win hia-awn
: Observation-Disclosures T~5Ee TO and W TX
! cd slowly around the camp, Keeping a faithful
watch Tor tiaeir s,eep5ng coMplnions.
! Owing 70 the sagacify. age and experience
( OF Alr. Greenwood, he " :. az has he n slid
in a foregoing p e.. counsellor 10 fife Tory cl N
: giving Morn zion to them respecting the
course Of tho why's, and suggesting plans 70
effect thei~ overthrow. On the night IN which
$ the conversation. represented in the preceding
+ p,rt OF this chapter, took place at the Tory
J e mp, Mr. Greenwood had i mess 4ge which liz
Q wished 10 transmit to the leader Of the Tories
1t was after midnight, and not caring to Ieav,
his property at the mercy of any d,predator
he called upon Columbine. who had retired t,
rest, and ordered her to take the sealed pack
age and carry it 70 the captain Of the clan. Til,
camp was situated about Il NILE down the dorl
q ra>ine leading from the cottage
she left the door with considerable degre,
o. tgepid ton, and started on her fearful iolr
IN ney, 50 cruelty imposed upon her hv a stprr
ard unre!enting ptrent. hianY vii! think tina
it was Impossible for a p,fep14G4[pose snvi
e, ii trying t.sk upon his own ctitI-hiS owI
g, daughter, who. like her seq, was naturally tint
II and apprehelsiNe OF evil when unattended
"a but when it is remembered that ut the perio
ne in question al had to hold fear rs a strange
n to their bosoEns and nerve themselves for til
u most severe trials and when IL is recoiltcte
ef that her father WIS a Tory and lis more ter
ia, der sen>ibiiities swallowed up in the blind re
ia for his King, it viii perhaps not appear s
ly strange and unacconntablc.
ne Coiuintinc soiiioquized rs size started
~ { What if some hungry wild best Of II
A. forest should meet me in the ? til ? | slouI
:, he torn in bIooGy Prices! VINO knows wni
- evil may hefti me in the dirk glen! | i
IL alone and unprotected sure, there cone |
~ 10 i!alia ia t king the rye hunting knife vii
the ] may need i'll will get IT,"
l,o She fastened back to the Kitchen, found Il
80 hunting knife, i famous heavy one, coaceul,
II under her shaw aud iiursird on her nIissit
go to the camp Sine reached tn, emp in safrt
iniird tie s%entinels and c,ile! fos-sle c ptai
who WAS promptly aroused r0ISlfs stumble
and she placed tie package in lis hands. I
drew near the fire and carefully read it. al
then turned 70 Co!uiAbiae. telling her 10 y
her .tEipr that lie would duly consider /
Suggestion" she stared home again. q
WlIen she !iad proceeded about half way, a
I'd WIS cautiously feeling ncF way rough i da
tHicket, Il heavy hand gas lid upon ler shol
det grtsping it wilma rough, mcr:lless hold
Sac gave 4 Scredni Of terror that rang Will
through the silent hills, and then stefnly 4
franticalIy dem ind,d tie villain or monster
- rel X lis lol,. He did not answer or apo
to hear her. She withdrew the dagger, :.
with a blow. ~energizcd b. the distraction
"a the moment, she struck INN %cioss the ar
oG,, ~sevcfing the muscles, nerves and te>seiS do
q the honr, and lhe hand fell poWericss fir
her shoulder, vita tlu blood ratting ia spl3
,-. Ing drops and streams upon the leaves!
most 1t once, from P in, loss ct hiood md
shocE. the unknown villain ftiuted and 5.
:. upon Tie ground It her feet. she stopped
1. examine MS re ,turcs by the diM starlight /
: struggled town through the thick tree-li
overhead and, aitera y,ose mE1SEmning
atnin,tion, she nlaoiy piucedI1ar indignant f
upon his necA. and said, with mingled ter
:, az and disdain, b.sc, cowarIiy Villa that
are - and SIC bounded eli. fleet as n deer,
iI79 tle mounta q cottage II be continued.
1rtal -
vii DIsGRAcrFUL-We regard it as disgrs
lea e:ul 10 cur town, to witness the freque
ny" with which drunkenness stalks abroad
aiiy, unmoIes,ed in our streets on the Sabt
day. A scene atonce deplorable and
graceful occurred on last Sunday, which
oul cannot omis to mention. A poor, uufo
that nate fellow being becoming intoxicated,