Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23
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IS sTaE aURDEa liz ARREST:

IT Was wild, rugged scene, near the west.
er1l shore of +Longh; Seagh, in the county OF
Tyrone, and in the northern part of Ireland. 10
4 theleft. stretching away from the banks OF the
lake: was 4 dark bog, over which, in close-ian-
3 cled masses, grow the rank nlorass wildwood.
Il was iust,at night that q way-worn pedlar en-
tered on thedubiops foot-tracE that led through
tbe bog; and from the confidence with which
= he walked it, one might have supposed that lie
had travelled it often. His way was towards
Londonderry, and as he found himself in the
midst of the gloomy wildwood, he began to
whistle a slow tune by way OF enliyeninS the
scene. AT some spots, where the thanking OF
5tla little shrubbery was quite scarce, the ground
strembled and, shook beneath the .pedlar's tread,
Z: bntsbe felt sure, or knew that he was III the
right track, and he kept steadily on.
Not long after he had disappeared from sight,
: ;nsthe intricate windings of the path, any one
standing upon the edge Of the bog might have
bearl q sudden rustling Of the distant wildwood,
os though some one had rushed hastily through
:. Then came, scutile, a cry of pain, a few
deep groans, and then, for few moments all
e; was srill In five minutes morcthere was another
rnstlinr in the bushes, heavy fall, and ere long,
a man emerged from the bog path and stood a
2. ftW seconds upon the hard ground. lie was
~. the uedlaI' set he bore in his hand the ped
hgs i.,s',2 He gazed cautiously around him,
~, ~ ? Pa 1'sfed all was sale, he steppcd
i;lie ii, @ $,1 ~ te way. seated hin.scl! upon the
llstie ous nana 49, ~ and began TO over:'aui
thecontents. ,,,......, t1,,,,,,,,
ECurse his eiapty pac 'ea.'eISn .'e man.
as he seemed to nave e&amlnctie w, , ,,,,,
give doue that joi, %. nothi&g. ), ,"Lr In. "'s
soul for q miserable ioigeo oi,i wOIiaii @'''
peryo !
The speaker started meryotls!y. up. !or he Leai
a noise in tie bog and wi'h:: nasty step hurried
off tpwrrt.stf s,oai! village ttlat lay upon tic
borders Of Gae Lake to the Suuthward.
Not long after The man mad left the emptied
pack, there came up !roni the bog patti another
man and fie bore abody i'll his arms. When
he reached ! suitable place, lie laid his burden
: upon tie grass. 1t was the bloody corpse of
. tie Hpeaiar-
"a Poor aIagduhlv' auttered the young man,
!. for Young he was who could have had the
heart to take your Lille There could have been
but a few more years for you on earth, and sure
" they might have lett you those. And what's
this Thy pack, as live. Holy saints, they've
staken yoar last breath for the paltry store You
carried aud it can't have been long, either, for
: : your blood, is.warm from your heart!"
.Yhe yo urg mail knelt down and pulled apart
the bits OF lace and ribbons, the pn-paperS, and
sIs,o cushions, and while he yet gazcd va
8 5rantIy upon them, at the same time murinured
: sally Is himself, he was started BY q heavy
tTy.ad Of feet behind him. He looked up and
saw three stout men standing over him.
s Coney Drake! = said one of them, in tones
.oeronk astonishment. I" Good God, is this youP"
ss:Yes, it is me, returned the young man,
r;s;nt- to his feet, sand this"
He stopped and turned pale with fear. The
;dea came numbering upon him that he might
!. he, thought the. murderer: He read the convic-
t;nn n The face Of the men who Lad found him in
S his present situation: -.
} - - q An C0ney, no wonder you hesitate. We
s s r.s neyer could have thought this of you
aBslieye what y wildly exclaimed the young
81 thisn slowly returned the other,
& no;nt;nqttb tie body. Of tie pedlar
segit. 1t is poor old Masduhl but dld
rot murder him. Il call or God to witness that
II had nd hand in it,"
Don't cali on God with lie i'll your mouth,
sConcyiD Drake Look at your hands Look AT
s your hind They're all bloody. And ieello
3 the corpse it IS gWaEIn.'' . ,
III Iound it thesbog. ]. was coming home
from other side, and stumbled against it, and
brought titsup here hand of mlne harmed
guf the pack, coasy what were you doing
:herejiu lust lust hereI laid: the body z