The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-10-04

however, appeared IN no hurry to cOnSUm-
mate the murdcrous deed; but stood, it
seemed to Governor TcnGcrhcart, for al
most an age, with the cold barrel of the
weapon pressing hard against his ear.-
At last, the instrument Of death was slow
" removed, leaving the governor rs per-
t"ctIy helpless as ifa ball had gone through
his head-fear had utterly paraIyzed him.
The rohber then took II small but strong
cord with which he had provided himself
and after having tied the old mans hands
behind him, bound him firmly to the chair
in which he was seated. This done, with
another smile Of malignant triumph, he
liitcd his lantern FRI IN the floor, and pro-
ceedng to the secretary, rihcd it of sever
nj hundred doilarS'in notes and gold, and
then quickly left the room.
For a few minutes after the robbcr had
left the apartment in which lie had found
the governor, all was still This silence
was suddenly broken by wild scream Of
terror from the old mans daughter, love.
ly girl, just blushiug into sweet seventeen,
accompanied with agoniziug cries to her
father for help. Blu; she cried in vain.-
lie was unable to move from his position
Gradually these cries became more and
more feeble, and evidently came from II
great er and greater distance. The robber
was carrying off his childl 1t was all in
! VAIN that he stroye extricate himself, or en-
dcayored to call aloud for assistance. His
struggles were feeble, and his tongue re-
fused to give utterance to a sound. At
last, even tue faintest cry became hushed,
and all was again still as death. His
daughter bad been borne away by u
iend incarnate, and thercwere none to res
! cue her.
\ Wiiiie Sain'y ehdcavoring 70 free him
self from the bonds that restrained him, a
low cracking sound met his ear, that, as
| he listened, increased ana became more
distinct every moment, AMI WAS soon
accompanied 10y Il faint rushing or roar
ing noise that could not he mistaken.-
The house was on fire. Already was the
smoke beginning to oPpress the air, and
now the glow OF the flames came clearly
reflected beneath the door of the apart
ment IN which he was confined. Cries of
terro began to miugle with the noise Of
the cout1agration, among which was too
terrible distinct those of his wife and chill.
dren. And yet he could not fly to their
reIc', nor, strange inability, make himself
heard. But the crisis WAS near at hand.
The door suddenly gave way, and the
flames rushed in, Sciziug fcrcely, and with
deNOurng eagerncSS, upon every thing in
| the room. Governor Tcnlcrheart was
soon surrounded by the raging element,
and all chance Of escape cut OIL The fire
was already upon his garments, when,
with terrible scream, he sprung from his
CHAIR, breaking the bonds that had he'd
him fast, as if they were lighter than Cos
, samer.
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