The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-04-27

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dim and cloudy horizon; heard, with Sc
cret exultation, the hollow murmuring ol
the winds; and beheld the blackenine
waves rising into fury, and lashing the
rocks with their ascending spray. As the
night advanced in choatic darkness, the
horrors of the tempest increased, and the
loud, long blasts of the contending ele,
ments rung out upon the ear like the death
kneel of a departed soul.
"Nows thy time calculated the old
hag, his wife, Ego thy way out upon the
cliffs. there's death in the wind" Ter
loggan speedily equipped himself, and as.
cended the steep promontory at the en-,
trance of the bay. The usual expedient
was resorted to, and he soon observed a
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 seamen, al
the discovery of their danger, distinctly
heard. Signal guns of distress were i'm.
nediately fired, and the loud commands,
al hanaS on deck, and about deck, were
vocferated in wild despair. Every exer-
ton was made to wear the vessel from
the shore; but the redeeming moment was
past-the ship was completely embayed,
and neither strength nor skill were of any
avail in averting her impending fate. In
few minutes, a tremendous crash. and
heart-rending, but fruitless cry for help,
announced the horrid catastrophe. and the
last flashing signal gun revealed for a
moment, scene too terrible to be desert
bed. The stranded vessel, hurled repeat
edly against the jagged rocks of the bay,
soon parted the waves dashed over her
shattered hull with relentless fury, bear.
ing to the shore the shattered cargo, bro
ken pieces of the wreck, and the tattered
rigging; while the mingled shrieks of the
drowning blended with the roar of the
conflicting elements, rose upon the cal
like the despairing cries of an army of dy
ing Titans.
There was one, however, in whose eyes
such a scene was joyous, in whose ears
such sounds were melody; and that being
was Terloggan. He waited impatiently
until the storm had somewhat abated
and when silence began to indicate tha
the work of death was nigh over, he de
scended the well known cliffs to dart upoI
his prey. Unmoved by the horrid spec
tacle, (for the moon had broken from tn,
clouds, by which she had before been con
cealed, he stood awhile gazing upon thu
scene of desolation around him, at a losi
where to begin his work of rapine. But
to his surprise and momentary dismay
there was yet one living soul on board
who, should he survive, would interpos'
between him and his hard earned booty
and who was even now loudly supplicatinE
his assistance. TO dispatch this unhapp,
creature in his exhausted and helples
condition, was a resolutionno sooner form
ed than executed. Whilst he was appear
ing to aid his escape from the jaws o
death, one stroke of his hanger laid hin
a livid and mutilated corse upon the sand
before him, Terloggan then rifed tn
pockets of his victim, took ring from hi
finger, and laden with the most portabl
articles of plunder, retraced his footstep
to his hut.
"What luck o. exclaimed his fiend-lik
help-mate as he crossed the Threshold
of the door. "Never BETTER rejoine,
Terloggan, pointing to his booty. II
then described the success of his hellis
stratagem, without even concealing tn
particulars of the murder; after whicI
he displayed some pieces of foreign gol'
coin, and the ring which he had take
. from the finger Of the stranger.
"Give me the light, Meg =" said the hoa
, ry villain The hag obeyed. But n
sooner had he examined the ring, than h
recognized its form and certain marks uE
on it. His countenance changed, an
|, with groan of agony, he quickly hande
it to his wife. She knew too well, frol
@ whose hand it must have been taken; anC
+ after glancing at it for moment. yelle
out with supernatural energy: "Oh, m
! son, my poor son !" and fell senseless
= the feet of her husband ! Terloggan er
deavored to master his feelings until til
fact could be ascerta;ned. He arose wit
the dawn, and fastened to the spot whel
y he left the murdered corpse. 1t was il
\ deed his son. The stroke of retrlbuhc
! had been complete. Overwhelmed b
n despa:.,.ard stung by remorse, to whc
a his heart had never before been impe
- vious he determined on self-destruot;r
q A few days afterward his mangled bod
- was found among the rocks, and interrt
on the spot where he had perpetrated b
last deed of blood. The chief inciden
: of his last terrible story are narrated
. the neighborhood which was the scene
- - its hero S manifold atrocities. His wretc
y ;, ed wife perished few weeks atterwa
- by the fall of her hut; occasioned by o.
:, of those dreadful storms which she al
~ ~ her savage helpmate had SO frequently
81 voked.
Mt Mrs PartingtOn informs US that S
RS intended the consort of the Female Gel
10 e,rv last evening, and some of the son