Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-06-28

the cuff of the muraerer's eatan.ors. That
Ildone. ecoolly reloaded. the discharged
barrel. Hhe stranger remarked that the
/ gun had been prepared for concealment
and assassination, for the barrels had
been shortened by foot. The murder
Ter gazed on the dead body for about a
minute. but his hand never approached
fthe pocket of his victim. except when he
tdrew a gold watch from the fob. mutter-
led it was "half-past seven, and cautious
Fly returned the time-piece. The mur-
der being done TO his satisfaction. he led
la horse into the avenue. unlocked and re-
fastened the gate AMI eisurely male off.
Half dead with fear the stranger lis
tened to tile receeiing stamps Of the
horse an Ithen} crept cautiously from the
ditch. He shuddered as he looked at the
body, for on.tLe breast ofthe dead man a
paper, written in boll characters, bore
the single sentence of.BLoo0 FOR BLOOD -
j Lucy R in widows weeds. was
sitting in her drawing room. The gloom
of twilight accorded with her souls sad,
mess, for the period was approachin5 {
when the being. orphsnel long before it
saw the light, was to claim a mothers at
tention. Herpa was fearful to recall.
anl her future frightful to look forward
to. What should she be were her hour
Of trial safely over? A widowed mother
at twenty Wrapped in sombre medita.
ton. she did not hear the door open. un.
til, m ovin5 across the light, a tall figure
arrested her attention. when standing
within Two yards of her.
"Who are you p demanded the start
led Lucy.
i" William HolHgan. lady, come to bid
you an eternal farewell"
A deep voice responded
" Brother Of him in whom every feel.
ling in this young heart was centered. and
ever will be. give you widows well
come Sit down, William.
"Ledy, dare not. for time is preoi
ous."
Glow often have sent for you Will
liam?"
' And think you. lady, that whisper
from you would not have brought me here
atmidni5 5ht? Bound, however, by a secret
vow. dared not see you until came to-
night to say fare WE'LL"
"Where are you going, William 90
"Iha!, heaven and &C. ident only can
decide. The money which he whom we
both lament. bequeathed me, was months
ago ira smiLted to America, and there
shall claim it.''
"I need protection, William. That
hardened wreLch-he who robbed mo of
my huStanl-roIe past tho window yes
terIay."
g He will never repeat the offence." re-
turned Long William, calmly. '' But
time hurries forward, and upon few
minutes with me, life and death may de-
pend. Should the promised infant be a
boy. give him this as a dear memento, p"
and he took a gdn from beneath his great
coat and laid it on the table. Tell him
that a cross is fled deeply in the barrel
that sped"
"Whom. in the name of Heaven?" ex-
claimed the laly. in alarm.
The slayer Of his father! And, now
farewell forever"
He fell upon his knees. caught the Ia
, dy's hand in his, and covered it with kis-
ses. A low, shrill whistle was heard be-
meath the window.
{" 1t is the signal! My Heaven bless
anil comfort you. Dear lady, farewell,
forever -
Before the words were heard distinct
ly, he had vanished as he entered. All
knew that the homicide of George Penn
berton was Liaume Vaddagh, and in q
community,
'With whom revenge is virtue,''
his memory is still handed down as one
who did 1.-The State some service" He
sought the back IS OF Illinois. led Il
hunter life, u died in an Indian wig
wan.
1t is only necessary to add that the ia.
mily of the INSCRIPTIONS dueIist have
been extinct for thirty years. while the
deScen Iants of the victimiz ID Bridegroom
are prosperous in w,rIlly circumstances.
TIE FoncE OF ExAMPLE-We clip the
folIowin from the Nashville Wing Of the
4.h inst. The time has arrived. when
school masters must be pngilists as well
rs grAmmArians.
- a difficulty occurred yesterday morn.
ing between Messrs Patterson and Pol
lock II appears that Mr. Pollock. who is
an assistant in the school of Ir. NJ ;Ro-
berts has deemed himself under the neces-
ity ofchastisins Mr.. Patterson's brother,
who was pupil in the school. and that
the treatment was little rou cher than Mr.
Patterson deemed right. He accordingly
repaired 10 the school house yesterday
morning, when personal rencontre took
place. in which Mr.. Pollock was consider
ably bruised with " slug shot,"
~"Don't lay in that posture. dear, -