Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-05-27

In his word pictures, the very dead
seemed to live again, causing the people
TO shudder, as il the very air itself swere
peopIed with sheeied ghosts. At one
point, he realized the SUNNI, Of the sub.
lime. 1t was when he mustered all his
energies for final burs, of thunder into
the souls Of his assassins. The appeal
was as the shock Of an earthquake. Even
Bill Shelley shrunk from it, covering his
face with his hands, like one blasted by
flash of lightning. And the great multi.
tude, totally frenzied with rage, uttered
q wild shout
Tear The murderers in pieces! Blood
for blood! Down with the clique Of ty>
rants :
To the grocery, cried Ball, and the
assassins fled for life.
They entered their fortress, barred their
doors and windows. and protruded twenty
five muskels, before the crowd were all
aware of their escape. But Shel ey, be-
ing keeper of the public arsenal u, Fay.
slterviIle had previously stocked his gro
cery with arms, with ammunition, and
provided each wall with port holes.
The people showed u disposition to as
saul. and carry the place by storm, but
were dissuaded by Albert Willis. who had
in one brief hour become the general
idol and oracle. He advised tie observ.
ance of order and scrupulous regard for
the authority Of the law. Shall it prove
we'll or i'll for him, that the counsel was
| followed.
In the meantime, a scene was occurring
within the grocery fort, destined to secure
the guilty from the grasp of violated JUS
tice. The assassins were giving them
selves up to Judge Hoge, then in stale
of partial intoxica.ion, who admitted them
to bail in the penalty of ten thousand dol
lars.
The fact becoming known, again excl
ted the multitude to madness. They
broke open the United States arsenal,
took ont and loaded two cannons, and
placed them within two hundred yards of
Sheley's grocery. II needed but the
touch of a spark to have blown the frail
fortress into atoms, and hurled i,rs gar.
rison into the dark grave of their numer.
Gus victims.
, But once more young Willis interposed
: and prevailed on the people to await pa.
,iently the results of a final trial before
the next dis,ric, court. Undeniably the
5 homicides that day owed their lives to
him. But will they thank him for The
: undeserved boon! We shall soon see.
a At sunset that evening husband anc
: father might have been seen parting will
: his wife and child
e Il go dearest said he, TO be absen
d for week. Were to remain home now
. my enemies, in the first fury Of their pas
F., sions, might prov oke me 10 persona
: difficulty, which l am anxious for many
). reasons to avoid. Before | return they
e wi have time for reflection, and cannot
s fail TO perceive the folly Of further resor
= to violence.
/, But, my Albert, demonstrated
proud. faced, magnificent woman, with in
S tensely black eyes, will they not say
e you ure coward for leaving at this cri
e., sis 2
+ i wo'd rather be called a coward thai
: actually be homicide replied the hus
r band mournlully' ......
l. But persisted the wife, may not tn
e ruffians avenge themselves on me an
?, your innocent babe 2
a Nonsense, Mary replied young vi
lis. with smile, tha, would be an &C
r, beneath the meanes, Of devils
d WELL rejoined Mary, seeing al he
l. arguments unavailing, kiss us good bye
o and be sure you come back in week.
d Then there were tears and tender EN-
is braces, and the little child's lip mingle
ID with those of its parents; end then tn
father suddenly vaulled into the saddl
6 and shot away over the prairie with tn
n speed of on arrow as if he were endea'
is oring to escape from the spectre Of som
: gloomy thought. ..
{. He took the road 10 the Cherokee cour
m try, intending 10 visit Fort Gibson. an
n, prefer charges against Bill Shelley ;
IS keeper of the arsenal at Fayetteville
g in order TO procure his removal F.; and h
E. made the utmost haste fearing that som
b. emissary or clique would anticipate hi
IN and prejudice the ear of General Arbucl
A. le. But his mind was ill at ease, III
I'd parting words Of his beautiful MARY
May they not avenge themselves Q
Of me and your innocent babe 2 rung lik
st knell from eternity through his feveris
brain. AT midnight he paused to drir
v of crystal spring on the Indian line, 3
S; miles beyond Fayetteville.
II. He stopped down and imbibed copio'
'ir draught. and laved his burning brow
he bnt when he raised his head he stot
he transfxed with horror. A low, hurtlir
IS, murmur, as Of busy wings sounded in Il
en- air above him He looked and saw afiel
lie luminous vapor, the size and figure Of
il. coffin was floating along the Dir. D
e, imag gina,ion paint the rest? or was il
Of more optical illusion, engendered by d
ic, wild heat of tho brain or have the sp
,er Is Of the dead ut times truly the pow