Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-15
pIymnuth 4hiu gaurhay Charming, aprl Is, 1851

plan Of the Doctors, and lei the black
mould of the cane brake cover its dead
But thunder clouds were banking up on
every side, and the regulators hurried to
the river to get across in time, barely in
lime, 10 escape the storm.
Amidst the crashing of trees, and the
bowling Of the blasts, the implied gambler
returned TO his senses. Ii had been the
sleep of death, but those very stings had
aroused the life within him to resist their
horrid attacks. The dash Of cold rain
upon his exposed woulds was grateful to
the fever that scorched his vilals, and still
better, it drove away the mosquitoes
The lynchers were gone, that was suffi-
cient evidence, he had not been whipped
10 death, as they threatened; and now,
could he but clear away these cords, ven-
gence was within his reach. o, how that
hope strengthened his sinews 10 strain,
and hardened his very teeth TO gnaw al
the very strong fbres that bound him
Wha, horrid laugh issued from his lungs.
as the first bands gave way. With what
an exul,ing bound he esprang from the hol-
ly tree, whose virgin bark was now first
stained by human blood, and with his
right hand extended towards the Thunder
er's throne, vowed death to the four. or
death to himself!
But little he needed now the torn skin
or gsshed flesh upon his back. he dashed
the canes aside, and a, a run reached the
bank. A half mile up stream brought
him to farm house and wood yard, where
a small skiff itheut oars, was fastened to
bank by chain and lock. Tearing off
the fastenings. regardless of oars, he
pushed off and by the aid of basin that
lay in the bottom of the skiff, propelled
the boat across, but at poin. some miles
below the town,
By noon the next day he was lying,all
: unknown to any one except his wife, at
his own house, in a state of high delrium.
This continued for more than month,
= during which time the strong minded
n woman hung over his bed by day and
J. night, fed upon hopes of9elicious revenge,
l. nor suffered living soul to know that
n her husband was there. strong consi.
;, lu,ion carried the gambler through, and he
q was pronounced by his faithful nurse to
! be out of danger.
Then the twain sat for long hours, for
e hours that ran far into the night or morn.
III ing and devising their projects ofrevenge.
Sc There was no difference of sentiment be.
IS tween them as 10 the amount of the prov
'e ica,on. none as 10 The ertent to which their
er vengeance should go. DEATH death was
r. the horrid sum total; but the details, these
e required cons Iteration, and who of the
doomed four should lead the way in the
e. procession of ghosts And in what man
az ner should death be me;ed out to them
H. And when should the tower of Sloan
a'rr fall
II So carefully had the heroine preserved
" the secret of her husbands return tha
re her nearest neighbors did not suspect it
az The four lynchers had discovered tha
Damon freed himself, bu. finding no evi
., dence tina. he had ever made his escape
\" from the cane brake, they concealed th
ID guilty mystery of his disappearance il
. their breasts.
is Mrs. Damon caused an advertisement II
rs be inserted in the town journal, offering
az large reward for the discovery cf he
" husbands body supposed to be drowne'
about the night of July. This step ad
a. ded to their assurance, and in few week
'ir ~, they began to breathe freely again.
~ But the avenger was in their path.
Ut State IS warrant was sworn out against tn
four for assault and battery on the pei
q son If Eugene Demon. Confronted wit,
- the accuser in the magistrates court, the,
ne were identified by his plain, direct les
OF timony, as we'll as by various circumstan
'u1 tiaI evidences, and put under the heavies
ba bonds to appear before the next CIR
ou cult Court.
. Bni the bar before which the;; were t.
,r stand. and the Judge with whom the
ne were to be confronted were Of far higt
IL er character than those. For, as the
re sat in the presence Of their friends, tw
M of them having their wives and childre
ot- present as they sat depressed in mind by tn
I'm turn The affair was taking, Damon wake
.eo deliberately up to them. drew two doub
'n' barreled pistols from his pockets, and wit
ice right and left hands, for he was ambide!
trous, shot the four through the heart b'
a., fore gesture or even a word could
eo interposed.
"a Vengeance was never more sudden
Nv complete. The four young men, all
ne The prime OF life, the crowd Of horr
'ne stricken frier DIS, the fury Of the ci
'no n liens, the dismay of the officers, must
ooy conceived rather than described. Dame
m no was borne to Jail, placed in due time upt
~. ,.n trial, and acquitted on the score ofjusli
"e cation
hat =, '.la -1
no. Do you see anything ridiculous
hat this wig "
)a. Nothing but the head that's in it, W