Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-07

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gloom silence sudden and Inevitable DESTRUCTIVE" u "
hi. hopes Of earthly iappine.a g., -, ,a,,l,A bu ON
Following In silence the armed fntian VINO su Ia "rr
way and renoctnr naescribnbe anguish on hA ''
npcssmsa and inability onfe'ent tue datns % n sad on.
IL not until ne h'a ""
tered his apartment that hc observed tho respectful con
ot his companion, then nnih he hea hs ~ ,.s
ionounco In tones which familiar to his ears os
Ing tie masslso door ntci he had entered So n @ W, he
band might chance pas that way, the bandit esp'''
II us, Vapi Harrison VIII believe sincere, when as.
him Of regret feel nj seeing him the prisoner ' o"'
,,anne with astcuI.hmen rs he heard these words nom 'ne
hlghw ynan whose tGanrsa new ns ,an'~ ne replied
To whom am indebted, friend for symreihyso 81 N,nuN -
possible replied the man tho Captain has for
gotten Corporal Jenkns who served out his time u" "'''
Der of Captain llarsons Companyi' ,, u 80.
NO luleed have forgotten my brave corporal 70
@ @ a"ai"e II % Id not tnam YOU In this ntasto galh
aud In such donhtni company. How happen" ~ "'''
We'll captain he replied 'you must know was ses,'r
enaped as were nea,s M u, ",',e % INV" sr"ce returned
eight others who received Their n'ss"'&t S &
Mortimer resided Ancr we had home aomo time aud
heorc got work Matt lohhSon aud some o,nu S 1h
quaint nnces iniormed that Mortimer who wasVoy ,
taken into head 10 retire to beautiful cave III SOM
s gu "Ts "T. h " S' % @ ta" th"y a,"aiod or
supplicdh by doprodatnns upon the neghnons h
thinking he would do anything ,o,y m"S " & III
The way agreed to tho terms pfopo1e' anu 'he " wv ~
lint Why said Edward you not leave him when yea
aseertacd hs purpose be highway robnery ana ''" "'
scr,pcI murder in It. aeeemp'shmsn .,y, .,,v
"No did nj dare to leave him. replied jehklhf w ~"
right through the head tor merely n.meng
wish aud he told usthen he would serve all IN 'h' aa"
wa" n w"" could ,a" me-, have seas said Edward ho alb
expedition, sueh lot instance ae Tho ono o' S
@Nour would have been more easy replied jcnkin but
then tho Villain through agents would have betrayed mo
the c Authorities and producing 10 swon aa he
directed would hung, though innocent as your,
commands the party and a, hla nsilgatlon" ~.
Having listened nen'eis TO ihs account % ' n hatred
ting portiono OF the baud TOWARDS VIC % n a
tYm who controlled them 10 much agansi m 'h' , WIZ @
10 posscaa peculiar for uniorienae lover he
paused for moments before again Had'nsg ~, ySin
he scarcely dared yo gyenliohnco Alohgth howev.
apparently resolved upon his eonrs" ne NV % ami
g hmac hrso his companion commen'oa N Iw am am
whispered tenes conycailan which M MAS raarn ,arnd
Of discovery remindcdhm oi the necessity o' se'"e VI" ~
! paninns before Ills absence should o noticed ~,
Tho morning intended by thedarng Mortimer TO wnesaine
accomplishment of the t, revenge ho m.dta'ou w , [ u,
quonee Of the may and decided 'onrI" OF Wao nG'pSli & N
I , ,' " h1 M m,, ,,a s"rmr him To- tho fearful
ha h,msuf length arrived aud III thr same mag
iaccnt apartment hcrtooro dosctibod ana a'on ~, ~ , .
more carefully arranged s was seated impateny awaiting
tho victim wioac presence he was even then ospos'e III
ranged on either him In single fine appeared he s'a
mart forms Of twenty d'spea,s Ha"s m & rraeeisd
lack The dazzling usht quick aud hin hashes and asr
,aught the pa he had to play stood Ia oyden, anrm
Leaning for support "pon her cousin % as b., " IN, saerI
fce, slowly entered the apartment ond was to,""o P P.
shosoSd Edward astonangly calm and taking adv,n@gs an ,
of the momrniary occupation OF leonard wnsi n,ra W @
Starting with astnnsment 'auHod by ms conmth
o Of whatever ney have boon her iacs so n,ey
t. iho door bnt for hi. sussung which quickly eA
tended for support hnd barely tine TO add ew N
parrcyimr cm together in angry ordered
ier approach At "ignal given NOW the oanas % w1 @ na
their resumed hem WIN vs. '"u" ah'
caninR noise that added to the horrors Of tho scene
Leonard rising from his seat win rouhnnaho, po
that his purpose of yesterday had undergone no 'hgc ao
dressed her thus. =,
Julia llerbert long wished for hath COME a,
last aud proud aud naughty h VIII" dnlG' 70 acorn m
r"yongn Here with more nsoue than ileavcn or Hell
Itself nothing ean now prevent my pnrpose ' n".u 9
and hhumila,ng onreaen Will but enhance inc p'u'p
Oh no no you surely IT, Leonard said The
excited Fannie 81 cannot hhe possible mere h'es
on HE earth william enough do mn aet like this
sYou must permit llkcwao protest aganst this me
rage said OF The gentene Of the party or at least 10 d'
ly 1t until yon obtain Miss iIerbetts consent
And what says the gallant Harrison he remarked WIN "a
s"S, oilers VIII 1if he i,vor ns with hS opInont
1T IS Mt your peryicc eld Edward wan smile ana may
Mortimer lives not or has ever lived"
Leonard equally as,onisle aud onragcd by answer 50
defiant by naughty bearing Of Harrison when
he had expected have him humblcd 10 tho uns re
piled by ordering him to prepare for she CEREMONY IN which
he should play the part assigned him Of giving TO Ills arms he
bride he had destined loI himself ,,,,,,,.,.a,
dcu czing reluctant hand attempted tn cnd her to
sudden as thought itself he was lifted the and
whrlng through the hisslns air with ncon,9yabie ,aa
hisngh aud at the mrher exiromiiy the apartment,
Quickly reeoyeng howeYsr ne oHun'.n % " M a' v naa
Wenpui evelod 1t at Edward and with an aim but rarely
known to fail treby from the indg
nifty he had just received pulled back the fatal trigger
loud aud reserberains report followed the seng' ana o
all the objects of the room wore obeued IN gloom
by tho dense clouds of smoke that rolled nsr9ceu rea,n
curs the snreharged weapon with look OF hendsl
satisfaction, he awaited tho disappearance o me mt 10 ieast
his expectant eyes upon the PROSTATE ana bleeding or oi ms
when he perceived him standing sill nnharmed and Wearing
yet upon his countonance the calm defiant smile t" ha so
bursting ury throwing from him with all HI. force
the weapon that hadfae him in sgroatcst need In loud aud
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