The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-02-17


spectators were assembled, caSer TO witness
the expected scene.
TWAS nigh. without moon or stars, OF q
thick pitcly darkness, and the dri1Llc ofs
hcLt slftea rain from tire eGCa clouds lyw-
iayiu. over head. The spectators CARVED in
their hands long torches made Of rch piie
knots, whose .cd, gla mg lustrs rehcScd
{ among the green bog0hS OK the dense sur
rounding grove; and the ciusterEs vines
that were iaterningd with ,,.gi lu2tIiant
foliage all owe. the !odrly walls and mOu. der
ing roof of the on buildings presentct
scene az once picturesque ami savage. .a
Ton miHutcs before twelve o'cock stevens
arrived accom- anicd by friend. lis soun-
tenance was flushed, Lii nerves were i-,tlL-
lou,, and his whole air and demeanor gave
evidence Of the high cAsitel4ent under which
he was Iaboring. Hc appeared to be intoxi,
Gated. The stranger had not yet msde h.s
appearance. Minute after n.inut, rolled on,
snI -ti,T he lid noe come. Tncy thought
\ tseIussly~sin dangefof losing their pre- mis-.
CO sport. .. 81. ..t
It was three minutes 70 twelve. Stevens
stood with his fine gold repeater ~ his hand,
ga2iug Oh the slow moving index that gilt
tered beneath the polished crystal with the
HOs' "'''"'' hnN,e'y' ~ 'GSI 10y" AIh%
were f''pe""i." "'I'i one 1Dy'r "a. "''ci'
ana HI'c'y over i"t "s,',,' ~ = - Slee.'
J ''S si'"' nay go 1''U'" 40 GO. sc ''"'~''S,
anu ne Sa'u a'h"
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.o III I',' ie'L' 'e'"'.,.S 'oi.'' i;oi.
y Key = i't'' III ".V ''N'! ''JN' W, o'i' was
"a"n oa'N NV "o'' "ir"|u WIN I.'e'
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a'sV man u Og,''tu a.sG @"i 1850 1850,
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Keen as a FdzoI' anu - .i'a o'l
or arms he ha'lueu 70 'i,' i'l'nu "s nS"p
on OF stevens was an cilo'''op' w" h'HS
heaNy as 'ie Wal ''uo - s"'"S
inc slia"sJt t@sy'y" az, oa'n .o"i .!o
Lorco ti,ay would pcithor oncn tbe door
themselves nor snlEar snv one else To omen
, il # YEAS a,so acrocd that oil the sue .;oior.
who bore torches should retire some twenty
paces from tn. house. SO that no ray of light
might rauctrate through the creyices in tho
wall T. illuminate however feebly, the dead
ly gloom within.
Al the prclilniaarics being thus adjusted,
the ccmbatan,s were glaced BY their seconds
in opposite corners Of the room, when tho
latter Withdrew. locked the door, and lcil the
foes alone with death.
At first they both stopped down, and steal
thAy united ana iald on thclr shoes, so as 10
make no ho'se IN waking across the ioUr.-
Inc same INou2h' had struck 'he,n at inc
same ume--'o lhah"u're ior 'he advantage,
INC young S''""sCf iho'cu III "C,rC,e' aic
Soc as cay arouIu inc room" u'' nc eo'
"'tn'n ',ur ''c' o' 'ne corner "nere MS enc,
my "au D'er l'rSC P'hccu. ne 'n'h Pausto
10 ".'en' io' T." ScS"hus nc hearu noun
,"g IN '"e sra'e-''Ne s,'ehce nn' lAe quiCN
beating oi ms own "ear'' nut presently
"'cfe >i'P' mo l's ear s'",c! "'"ln'e
SohhH, as OF suppressed ofca'n.ns IN the
. opposite corner oi 'he ROOM "h'ch he had
Just 'e'I ms Zoe was Trying 'he same sF"'
'lgeih' Ia, tha"ouEr' was repeated sever.
a. u','s oy '"'ii' Win v'5 "h' result ~
'E'Eth 'ne Io"'h coHI'u!Cu 10 staHu sun,
anl NM await '"H ""p'Arn ol l,s m"''''hr!'-
MouoM,c'S now himself ana al ear, SOFT
noise i'Fe t"e dr'pi'9,g9,' 'haNI" OF woo! be-
cane ",','hc'E Sl""Ic' ana slowly aP,,
lr"H,nIu mn; nrN ,'le SouIu appSar,,d
Ja"ocr ;.noI IN ,La 'ir rbcr n ,',,nns' "',,,
J,o 'L,.a,,,' oc III. G,o - H., S. =, 80
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ina . for ,' ,Sc alyontouc ond ,be nnin, Of ,b,