Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-23

Saon TINE that aWoks out Of this horrid niehsn.r,
olePs 70 ne window to couTfucs mYsaf go h
t., va Oaly a. IDLE fancy of ny brzin Then 1iunl
o-.SH . 9se 9ut only 70 endure the sane torns1t-
ehild Eas still alive, and tbatT - -. -.,s
sa ~ nie aud the Eaking from ~. drarD, -
more dreadful than aII the Ts,i isP'N -"
Next morning, again took ny uisos a n. ,,;,-
W. AIa nsteE aea ny eyes of ThS fstaI gDot
presented 70 me the appsaranes of "a -. ,-.
II one OF the farm servants passed bYI srSs,,5
him 10 sink in; IL bird alighfed cu'fhs -
dreaded lest he should become tie instFfISDt IT,
I Easto bring ny crime to hght.i and lsEsry h.esSS
that blew across Il, seemed "a whisper, sMur5sr p
\ There was nothing animate on inaninsts 1st h n
ever 50 Insignificant but what seemed snovssd visS
me supernatural power Of uPbFaiding ne FOR ~
hsinous crime -.-i, - T. 80 f-a
Ny VIE. we Eas As suPerstiioE In her WAYS a
was IN mine, and vas in despair n ia ~ a.
appearance, was bent on ecdguiiiE j 4 q - -.
man residing Ia cur Heighborhotf s6p8o-ss 4,
have the power Of reading the dssrses - 49, -
sPirit-rsPPing. 7 accompanied her most rsIpet.5f-
~ out preferred being present. lest The sYbl should
infuse any susPeions Of ia crime into hsr mind On
ny Eifs's ashiBg the question: 'sWhsEs g. E6ebovP'
the answer returned 70 he raFpiag HEs fouad to
spell ont the words, a. With It's mothsr l's ~ -,
vas deeply affected, aud ] vas ready Ia sinf ne
ne ground, tAouga olastsrsd sud said ne uonaa
talked nonsense. Witk De mctkeFs ~ q - !.
double sgnifeaton 70 ny sars--Vitha ifs mSthe- n
heaven, and in the bosom of its mother aarth ~
pested experiments and appeais 10 the anfrit iii
brought back those dresded words. Ana i bev.1 -
think the woman knew more than che prsesr3.5 a.
do, and lad seen ne bury tie soEpas On that fatal
night -. s-s -r.----.-,-r vr----
A few days sfer, 3 somrads Of nine. Wbo had
served abroad, came 70 VISIT me uhsxbectedfy wifb
q frieud Of his, whom had never seen rbsfors. I
could not hoHsVer, resolve 10 loss ssigbt % he
grass ploti and as i Was ans suunlera evening,
told the servants to bring table and a bottIs a.
wine into the garden. I then placed nv 81, ,b.f-
over the grave. snd thus feeling sure Ii s6i5 -
be tanpersd With. sndssEored a uals 6nvSsIf..s-
snd to enjoy my glass, Ny somrsda sxnrsgIes -
her room, and that she had not been driven aHT -
their appearances. 5l--.- eco ODD - sI98G5I =
Wss obliged to stauusr nut in gsply-tks story Of
the ehilds disappearsnee- The soldier. Mo vas 4
stranger to me, did not look ne in ihs faos, but
kept bis eyes 6xed sn the ground an The While
was talking, which caused ne the greatest uEsasi-
mesa I fsneied he inspected The truthd ID aakea
him abruptly whether he thought--but Ibroks down
without finishing the sentence, .-ft.rf..
''Nhether think the child has been murdered 90
said he with mild laok- i'Oh, mol Vhascould snv
man gain By numbering q poor innoosnt child 90
could have told him What nan gained by such
q deed FOR no enc knew better than did; but re-
mainsd silent, though shivered IS II ] had the
sgue. -a l-Haa a. ' l.es 30 D
Seeing tie state Of exeitsmsnt vas in. Ebev en-
deayored to comfort me with the- hope ths child
might yet be found, when We suddenly heard 3
deep howl, and . couple Of large dogs leaped over
the wall into the garden H p ~,
"Blood-hoandsl" exclaimed my guests. 80
They need not have told me, Tor though. had
never in my life happened 70 see any dogs Of that
kind, nslinotiVely felt they must be blood k6unSH
and butt0o well knew what attrscted them. fslt
like one already condemned to death, andI zraspsd
ths sides oftbe chair eonvuIsiysy though neiihsr
moved nor spoke word -' 31- a- -a-
'sThey are the true breed observed the stranger.
"and have probably been let loose on trial and ksvs
escaped their Keepers a- 7 ai
And as be aud his friend turned their heads they
saw the dogs smelling the ground sndrunninE round
and round like mad, without noticing us, and ever
and anon raising their heads and uttering pro-
longed howl, and then sgsin laying their muEsiss
close to the earth as II 10 get the righl scent.
Presently instead Of turning round 50 IarSea circle
they seemed 70 eonoentEats AZ thsir sfoTts on one
point, Whiek thay shifted mere diligently sin; in
doing which they approached ny chair, When thew
set up more frightful howl than before, attsaptnE
al the same time 70 tear away its ledgss Whiah pre-
vented tkeir getting at the grOund beneath
"Thsy evidently scent game,P cried ny guest.
That's imPossible!Y cried I. r-frrfsf
"FoF heavens sakel" said the one knsEi Hret
up, or hey'lltea you % Pieees.pl ra75- 55f
Let them" returned L ''Pn not stir froa this
SPOT a-saaI1- rsld z7s- t-f ili1lf
'The dogs must not be allowed 10 bait peosls 70
death. Let's hsW them down." said he. - -
'sThere is some horrible secret lurking under all
THIS, SAID the stranger, drawing his sword. "In
the name Of the law, help to taxa this man into
custody" .l-.s7T1. .-a E.Ezal ts48
They then seized me and dragged ne awsy, al
though fought and bit, and laid about M like
madman- After some resistance, I at length Wss
obliged to suer them 70 lead Of and ths sxeitsd
blood hounds began tearing up ths earth, ahieh
they flung about ss If il had been 90 muoh water
What more need be ssid2 Why, merely thatfI fsH
my knees and confessed the truth With chattsring
teeth, and begged fOFmsreyi thai AflsrHsrd denied
the deed before The tribunal, aud nov again oEn ft
that vas tried found guilty and finally oon6dnned
to death may add that have found neitherpity,
nor comfort nor hope, and have cot friend Ia the
Eorid-my wife, haPPilyfOr her, having been seized
with temporary madness, and being in ignoraaoe Of
ny misery or her oEni in short, that am alone With
ny despair in this dungeon, aad thai must die to-
morrow. . L.. a.a-e.-rr .. as.f.I vsfa