The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-18

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her hands together, and said,
"God will bless you Mr.. B, do
help me I"
Old Bardott was aroused to a state of
frenzy, and before the words which Sarah
had spoken had lost their echo, he was in
the room facing Edward and Sarah.
"What business is it of yours, sir"
said he to Edward, whether Miss Brown
remains with my niece or not. Clemen-
tina wishing to do her friend favor, by
keeping her from your deep-dyed, pollu-
ted hand, merely tells her am from home
to induce her to stay, and you pretend to
be the protector of Miss Brown, and dis
suade her from doing what will accrue to
her salvation. This is my house, sir, and
order YOU to leave it !"
:" will not sir |" said Edward.
81 will make you sir !" and he caught
Edward by the collar Of his coat.
al will see, sir" continued Bardott, "if
am master here in my own house or
not" and he attempted to pull Edward
out. At that moment Lake and his son
attempted an entrance. The latter had
before tried the door when Sarah arose
from her seat, and such was his desire to be
in there himself, to protect her with his
own arm, that he would have forced an
entrance had he not been been restrained
by the old man. Now when Bardott took
hold of Edward, they endeavored to force
an entrance. Clementina who heard the
voice of her uncle, and his threat to Ed
ward, was alarmed for the safety Of her
lover, and the fears of the woman so
aroused for her lovers safety, mechanical
ly led her to the door on the street, which
she opened wide. Lake and his son en-
tered just rs Edward had wrested himself
from the grasp Of old Bardott, and with
his back to the wall, he pulled out re-
volver and dagger. In his left hand he
held the pistol, while his right clutched
the dagger. The excitement Of the mo-
ment, gave him no time to consider which
weapon he should hold in either hand.
Approach me, sir" he said to Bardott,
while the latter stood, with passionate
rage depicted on his countenance IL few
feet from him, "and vii! blow your
brains out"
For Gcd's sake Edward" saM Glenn
entina, who entered with the Lakes, "dont
kill my uncle J" and from the intense ex-
element under which her mind labored,
she tainted and would have fallen to the
floor had not old Lake caught her in his
arms. Sarah, while this was all going on
was greatly alarmed, and when young
Lake entered the room, although she had
not seen him for such a length of time,
she recognized him at once, and forgetting
all decorum in the popularity and danger
OF her situation, she ran towards Lake as
she would have to brother, and he clas-
ped her in his arms.
DO take me cut of here" she said.
Take me any where, | will die here p'
and Lake, partially leading her, but most
ly carrying her, bore her to the other
room, where he used all efforts to keep
her from swooning. This all occurred in
much less time than we consume in wri-
ting it.
"Stand back !" said Edward to old
Bardott, "or by the Gods I will blow
your brains out p and as Bardott rushed
upon him, before he could exchange the
dagger for the pistol, the latter weapon
dropped on the floor, and Bardott hastily
obtained possession Of it. Now Edward
made the attempt to stab Bardott, but
the latter bel G the most athletic Of the
two, held his arm, and by so doing he
could not use the pistol which he held in
his own hand. Lake, in the corner Of the
om,held Clementina, and altho' he might
have placed her on the sofa, or taken her
into the room, yet he stood passively, hol.
ding her; so excited from the scene before
him, he did not think what to do. Bar
dott tried with enc hand to hold Edward,
and with the other shoot him with the
pistol, and lie showed him up against the
wall, and taking hold Of his arm by the
wrist with one hand he placed the muzzle
of the pistol forcibly against his breast,
and in a moment more Edward would
have been dead man did he not by sud-
denly forcing himself on the floor loosen
his arm from Bardott's clutches, and quick.
iy placing himself TO the back Of the lat.
ter, he clasped him around the waist with
bis left arm, and the right now being free,
which held the dagger, with n quick and
dexterous movement he plunged the bright
blade deep into the bosom II old Bardott
"GreSt God r. said Bardott, as he tot.
tered, and the warm red blood streamed
like torrent on the hoorl
The scream ofrage, the Rroan, the strife,
The blow, the gasp, the horrid cry,
The painting, throttled prayer for life,
The dyings heaying sigh,
The murd'rers curse, the dead mans fx'd
/ still glare,
All told chat murder was committed there
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/ Reader, are we condemned by YOU fos
bringing you to scene Of blood aud car
mage Z Forgive us. But see the i.icom-
i Ipatibility Of man to attempt 10 wosk con-
trary TO the viii Of God. The providence
Of God delivered Sarah on q former occa-
| sion, when Edward sought 70 wrong her
and now tho time 10 which Bardott look
cd with exaltant feelings, was the epoch
Of his weakness the epoch Of his death.
There he lay weltering ia his blood, kiiied; iii
BY the dagger Of the assassin.