Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-22
of fell destruction Then with quivering
voice she sang: a.


what became of himP
The fever of excitement seemed dying
away in the tortured brain of the poor being
as she feebly answered:
Il would have brought him up in happy
ignorance, knowing the price Of blood was
on his head; but he disdained a peasants
lot, and though he never knew another
parent, he left my humble cot to serve his
country ..
tAh, did he so p eagerly asked Sir Robert!
and with laugh scarcely less coherent thar
that Of the expiring woman, he added
This is as it should be- "
you relent then,' she faltered. But he
is safe from the castle, and ere he returns,
trusty friend will reveal his title and
warn him of his danger
lis itso, fond fool p rejoined the Laird,
drawing in his breath, whilst his counten'
ance assumed look of stern malignity,
Know then from me he can never return
his bones lie rotting on the hillside, and
lack place of sepulchre-for I-ay-I-
buried my dirk in his heart
The horror stricken Ronald started back
and gazed ruefully upon the fendish ex.
preston on his masters face; whilst the
unhappy woman once more burst out,
oh, blood hound finish your cruel pur-
pose and let my tortured spirit escape from
your company. Yet stay, cannot you bear
with me few short minutes, when the bit
ter anguish of my soul overaows its mea.
sure, though the sight of me must be as a
blight upon your heart; but the hour of ret
ribution is at hand-the arm of Omnipo-
tence shall crush you, worm, and 1 will ap-
pear at his bar against you-before you quit
this world. I will demand justice on a
murderer for blood crieth from the ground.
The Laird of Norland's mind was pas
sion tossed there seemd to be mighty
spell on his limbs, that fixed him to the
spot; until all at once he .spraug forward,
raising the dirk which Evan left upon the
table, was about to strike the fatal blow,
had not Ronald restrained him.
DO not hold him Ronald said the wo.
man feebly. Like the panther, he has a
glossy skin, but treacherous cruelty turks
within
Then CHANGING to cast up her eyes at the
weapon that was held over her, she madly
shrieked,
Ha! It's the same, and had lost it ;
where got ye that, brave Sir Robert. Look
at it, tits crusted with brothers blood
Yhe guilty man gazed with terror on the
instrument, for we'll he knew it, and exclaim.
ing in suppressed agony, 'Eends, torments,
it is even so' He turned on Ronald, ,..crying
more feroely, william, where did this come
from p
Il know not, my lord returned the agi,
tated Ronald, as he looked upon the scene
with a deep, intense expression of horror
and amazement.
The Laird stood apparently unconscious
of what was passing, except by shudder'
ing tremor, as if palsy shook his limbs,
and fixing his straining sight upon the wea
pom, he continued as if apostrophizing it
Il would I could cast thee from me; but
thou art grasped with strong conVulsiVe
agony. I cannot loose my hold
Suppress this wild emotion, Sir. 1t i:
down right folly, and may produce the most
disastrous results urged the faithful Ron
aid.
His master only regarded him with pa
thetic indifference, whilst his distorted fea'
lures were rendered more repulsive by his
hideous laugh, as raising himself erect te
gather more resolution, he shouted,
Come every demon from the fathomless
abyss of tortured spirits to appal the sig ghts
and mar the senses, Robert Anstruther will
still be firm
you know it then?' asked the womap.
1T was intended for my Evan, too; but |
stayed my husbands hand, who fled from
me forever. Keep it, Laird keep it in
your sight to glut your brutal rage, go
I go-Pardon, pardon heaven! she ex-
claimed, with convulsive snatches, ghast-
ly livid expression overspreading her death
stricken features. Then struggling to rise,
she fixed her dim eyes, already glazed with
films of the grave on Sir Robert and utter.
ed the word, remember fell backward on
the pallet; the ftful dream Of life forever
ended.
Sir Robert gazed with sort of idiotie
stupor on the corpse-his fierce eyes CLEAN
ing with i'll suppressed vengeance, and hi:
whole appearance presenting statue-like
form of moody madness. But his mind wa'
full of action, and reverted with rapid flight
to former days when that frail remnant Of
humanity was young and joyous wife, ant
as quickly anticipated the future, when the
summons must inevitably arrive to call hin
from the scenes of time. A few minutes
filled up the lapse of years, and as busy
memory hastily sketohed the shadows tina
passed in swift review before him, he guash
ed his teeth, and muttered curses mingled
with stiHed groans burst forth from his lips
He had been induced to remove his eide
brother (who, from his generous characte
and humane disposition, had received thu
appelation of the good Sir William, tina
he might seize on the estates and title; ant
the same ambitious design had prompted
him to attempt the destruction of his child
Disappointed in his expectations of mali
heir, bitter feelings had crossed his mind a
the prospect of Norland passing into othe
hands by the female line, and the name o
the family becoming extinct and now whel
he knew this might have been prevented b.
the union of Evan and Beatrice, but for tn
deadly nnrnose he had executed, bis trou