Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-01


to the "gluomy temper of his SOUL" but
to his interest. At length he saw with
smile of savage satisfaction, the sun sink
in angry red beneath the dim and cloudy
horizon heard with secret exultation the
hollow murmuring of the winds ; and be-
neld the blackening waves rising into fury,
and lashing the lofty rocks with their as
cendng spray. As the night advanced in
chaotic darkness, the horrors uf the lem
pest increased /; and the lnuI and long
blasts of the contending elements rnng out
upon the ear like the death. .knel of part
ed soul.
"Now's the time," CALCULATED the old
nag, his wife; "go thy way upon the
cllfs ; there's death in the wind" Ter
Logan speedily equipped himself, and
ascended the steep promontory at the en-
trance of the bay. The usual eXpcdient
light at sea as if in answer to his signal.
His prey seemed already in his grasp.
The light evidently approached nearer
and before an hour had elapsed, The white
close reefed sails of the vessel could be
dimly discovered through the darkness.
and the appalling cry of the scomen at the
discovery of their danger was distinctly
heard. Signals of distress were immedi-
ately fired. and the loud commands, all
nands on deck and about ship, were vocif-
erareI in wild despair. Every excrtion
was made to wear the vessel from the
shore; but tho redeeming moment was
passed, the shi was completely embaycd.
and neither strength nor skill were Of any
avail in averting her impending fate. In
a few minutes a Tremendous crash. and
heurt.rending, but frutIess cry for help,
announced the horrid catastrophe; and
the last signal-gun revealed for me ment
n scene too terrible to describe. The
stranded vessel hurled repeatedly against
the jagged rocks Of the bay, soon parted !;
the waves dashed over her shattered hull
with relentless fury, bearing 10 the shore
tie scattered cargo, broken pieces of the
wreck, and toe ,atered rigging: Wills
the mingled shrieks of the drowning,
blended with the roar of the conflicting
elements, rose upon the ear like the de-
spairing cries of an army of dying Ti>
ans.
There was one, however, in whose
eyes such a scene was joyous, in whose
ears such sounds were melody; and hal
being was Ferloggan. Ele waited patie Mt,
lv until the storm had somewhat ahated
and whea silence began to Indicate that
the work Of death was well-nigh over,
ho descended the well>known cliffs tc
dart upon his prey. Unmoved by the
horrid spectacle (for the moon had brok.
en- from the cloud by which she had be.
fore been concealed) he stood awhile gaz
ing upon the scene of desola,ion around
him, at loss where first to begin bis
work of rapine. But to his surprise ant
) momentory dismay, there was yet one
: living soul on board, who, should he sur
L vive, would interpose between him and
! his hard>earned booty, and who even now
: loudly supplicated his assistance. Te
. dispatch this unhappy creature was a res
: olution no soonor formed than executed
. Whilst he was appearing 10 aid his escape
hanger laid him livid and mutlated
0 corpse upon the sand before him. Ter
logan then rined the pockets Of his vic,
> tim, took ring from his finger, and land
, ing with the most portable articles o
plunder, retrace his footsteps to his hut
NV hat luck - exclaimed his fiend-lkt
help-mate, as he crossed the threshold O
t his door.
! Never BETTER" rejoined Terloggan
;, pointing to his booty. He then described
u the success of his hellish s,ratsgem, with
d out even concealIug the particulars of tn
: murder. afier which he displayed som
t pieces of foreign gold coin, and the rln,
II which he had taken from the fiEger of tn
= stranger.
I, "Give me the light, Mary" said tn
hoary villain. The hag obeyed. But n
= sooner had he examined the ring, than h
: recognized its form and certain mar
upon it. His countenance changed, ant
: with groan of agony he quickly hande
9 it to his wife. She knew too well fron
whose hand it must have been taken, an
: after glancing at it moment, yelled on
J with supernatural energy, "oh, my son
my son !" and fell senseIess at the feet O
$ her husband. Terloggan endeavored .
s master his feelings until the fact could b
: ascertained. He arose with the dawn
e and hastened to the spot here he ha'
l. lett the murdered corpse. 1t was indee,
his son. The stroke of retribution hu,
e been complete. Overwhelmed by despair
u and stung by remorse, to which his hear
had ever before been impervions, he de
: ,ermined on selfdestructlon: A few day
p afterwards his mangled body was foun,
l. among the rocks, and inferred on the spo
e where he had perpe,rated his last deed 0
e blood. The chief incidents of his las
e story are narrated in the neighborhoo
which was the scene Of its hero's mani
: !, fold atrocities. His wretched wife per
y ished a few weeks aflerwurd by the fal
. Of her hn.. occasioned by one Of thos
: . tdreadfnl storms which she and her savag
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