Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-12-26

forgotten.
During these seven or eight DAYS Deuny
would not go out of sight of his house, but al
last he was compelled to run all risks, if any
existed, and absent himself for the greater
part of day. Cautioning his wife to observe
the utmost care-for the country was over
run with desperate cut throats-and giving
her some instructions in case of danger, be
departed.
For the greater part of the day, Mrs. Den
ny kept in the house, but about neon she was
compelled to go - aasssIing near by, for some
fresh ssaser. ATter 6 'c%tefa. reconnaissance,
she veutured forth, necessarily of course,
leaving the door open behind her.
The moment she disappeared out of sight,
which she was compelled to do to reach the
| spring, number of brutal looking rufiians.
among whom were the pair who had visited
the cabin before. cautiously stole out from
! cluster of trees in close proximity, and silent
| ly made their way into the little house.
| Less than FIVE minutes afterwars Mrs. Den
nv returned, and unsuspectingly entered her
-! home Arrayed before her she beheld the
outlaws, two of whom instantly sprang at her
the twain we have already referred to-and
secured her person. The poor woman scream
ed and resisted, but all 20 no purpose.
Now, fellows" cried one, well tie this
pooty creature up, and then search the house
for the money. It's somewhar about, cause
[ know he got it y
Accordingly Mrs Denny was bound hand
and foot, and brutaily thrown down upon the
floor. The outlaws then commenced a regu-
lar search of the premises, and at last succee-
ded in finding quite sum of money, which
had been hidden away.
After helping themselves TO various arti-
cleS of ciothIpo and uyba oil thor
fancy to, and gorging themselves with the
food and liquor which was stored away, they
wantonly applied the torch to the comfortable
little dwelling
The scene which followed was of such a
character that We can hardly glance at it
Maddened with strong drink. and their bru-
tai passions, the 6endish braves turned upon
Mrs Denny, aud their evil purpose was too
apparent TO admit of doubt. Bound and
gagged, the poor woman was powerless in
their hands and after suffering the most name
less indignities, she vas finally kicked and
beaten until she was dead.
i few hours later Luke DENY returned
home. Home he had no home now for
long ere be arrived his Little house had been
reduced to heap of ashes We viii leave
the reader to imagine his terrible feelings,
when the whole extent of bis calamity was re-
vealed to him-when he found his home was
burned TO the ground-and the dead body of
his dearly beloved wife lying stiff and starK
before him, and not far from his feet.
Ii was fearful moment Tor Luke Denny.
but his strong heart and iron constitution
withstood the shock and he lived for venge-
ance, which be madly swore to have, if ever
he could discover the perpetrators of that
bloody ard remorseless deed.
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wife, which he did with his own hands, he
started off In search of the murderers, spread
ing the news wherever he went, and rousing
up the people far and near Not having any
real knowledge of the culprits, however, it /
was impossible 70 fix the crime on any one, |
and for years the bloody deed though uDfor- /
gotten and unforgiven, went upaveuged.
Nearly two lustrums psssed away.
On the spot where Luke Dennys little |
house had stood; another cabin had been rea-
red, and there, near the grave of his murder |
ed wife, the solitary, heart sick man made /
his home. Ten years should not have wro't /
much change in Denny, for his age was still /
under forty, yet ne was gray headed, thin. |
and hollow w-cheecked, and as bowed and bent /
as man of three score and ten. Not the /
weight of time had greatly changed him, /
but the corroding sorrow In his heart, and 4
the deep desire fo- revenge, ever ungratifed (
His terrible feelings had made him an old |
man 10 the beydey of life.
AT times Denny would shut up his cabin,
disappear from the neighborhood, and proba-
bly, be gone for several weeks, bis restless
craving for vengeance driving him out IN a
vain search for his wife's murderers Never
did his burning heart know peace-never
happiness.
About dusk one day, when he happened to
be at home, having just returned from long
tramp through the cities, towns and wilder
ness of Texas, six brutal looking braves alb
ruptly entered his cabin and insolently de-
manded something to drink
The outlaws. without exception, were gray
headed gray bearded fellows, and quite plain
we may as we'll state at once, had been prom
iuent actors in the Denny outrage, but Luke
did not know that then, and as the braves had
not been very familiar with the person of
Denny, and as he was now SO greatly altered
that his best friends. under the same circum-
stances, would hardly have known him. they
did not recognize him.
Denny hated all such characters as every
honest man did, but as the odds were against
him, and he could hope for nothing from an
Open encounter, which would be sure to fol- I
low any demonstration on bis part, he silently /
complied with the demands, and then withdrew /
to corner. near his weapons. where he sat
down aud buried his face in bis hands.
For time the braves paid no attention to
him. but continued to guzzle the whiskey
and to boast of their many rascally and bloody
exploits. At length one of the party exclaim
ed:-''I say, fellers, doa't yer remember
the time we had somewhar in this ne;ghbor
hood about ten years ago ?-I mean the time
we robbed and that little cabin of Deuny's -