The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-02-16

ct; but, to the end, knew that no covert under
heaven would preserve him harmless from my
wrath.
Winter set in, hard and whit, md cold
The river Scugog was a level road of ice; the
trees were Choked up with snow, and on each
side OF the icc-hound river the forests lowered
like massive ellis of chalky rock. No path
could now be forced into the recesses Of the
forest below our village. Scarcely had winter
settled down for his undisturbcd reign, than |
heard whlSperiugs that the villain hall-brced was
again lowering on the GU skirts of the settlement
IT was told me that he was living in kind of
wigwam, above the village, ami also that he had
more than once came to the very dwellings of
the settlers by night to visit his friends, aud
obtain various articles for his camp. knew
it would be vain TO attempt to track him to his
wiIwam. or, at all events, To surprise him; his
wood craft was much Soo deep to admit of such
u possibility But q strange, wild ioy tremblcd
throus III my being. when heard he came by night
tn the uldge. A terrible echrme OF vengeance
swept across my soul and telt, no matter how
l'ndiSh the spirit, that the doom of the half
breed was liked and that was to be his unre-
lcnling cXrcutionPr.
hrves'l that the riv,r below our settlement,
was ha,dercd by an impcn trablc forest, without
asymptnm OF clearing or the abode ui man. --
lie drlllei snow, lying in deep masses on each
side ol the river, up even to the tops of the trees
rendered tins impenrirdbilit, sli more appnl.
ling aud stubborn. The forest which lined the
i'e.bouni Scug'g supported snlii wall of fro.
zan SNOW. For twenty miles, the river, with
wooded banks, WIS nothing moro or less than
"A funnel oE Ice and snow.
Nlght after night Law concealed AT ,he b,uCr
awaiting tn murderer, was armed with pistols
an wure skates SH,tn5 was an amusement
which had CXC'lltd IN whcn u schnolbny and
i0Cllty M the art was OF the first importance To
my schem" of rrtrIbuton, A. length he came
! 1t was an exquisite night; the white expausr
around sparklei in The sheen of n young Canadi-
an moon. which sailed calmly through cloud
les sky. ! could have shot the villain as he
skatcd by me within fifty yards. hut would not
risk the chance, aud besides my vengeance cried
Tor stcrn"r fate than death by the pistol No
sooner was he p,st my hiding place. than, with
shout OF oxUltation, | started on hls track. -
| Oiler sTcrvcd HmOmeut To see who his pursr-
&c was, then, quick us lightning tried to double
mp the river again. Bat ! had anticipated this
and with II cocked pistol in either hand barred
his passage. With a curse, he turned, aud sped
swiftly down the ice.
And now the race for life gln. Mile after
mile W" swept niong IN silence. An awful por
ieniious silence IL was. through which nothne
broke save tn h How bottom OF the swift stce
cutting It's way over the Imprisoned Scugog
! The moon lit M molly tn my vngt grc, and
was match for the swilt-fouted Indian. 0,el
soon become aware of this too, for, now ant
then, he would skate close to the woods look
ng IN vain for an aperture. Butnu; there wa,
bat Que ont-e hoin tuls willed-in river; ant
, that was orer the tails
Faster and fstrr yet we sliHicd towards th,
cataract. | could no, b far off. | pictured Il
myself what Oilers thoughts might br. Did h,
know whittier he was Fastening? Or had that
awful light yet to fash to his guilty mjnd?--
The ha'f.0rrcd made answer to NV thought -
| saw him in the simmer start cOnvuIsivcly
! and throw his arms IN the air; hut he dared no
stop, and on he dnrthd again with yeti Of dcs
pair, which e;Aoad weir -like up the frozen chan
! mel. Another sOunl cime to my ear, aud
knew what had caused that cry Of agony to burs
from Olier; it was the dull thunder ol the falls
A We wple neOring them fast. Still! the walls o
snow shut in nv victim, and every moment less
cned his frail hopes OF escape One chance Wa
| lctt--to distance me, and hide somewhere in tn
= snow from my scrutiny. Vain hope, he wing
5 of ihe bird could scarce have saved him!
tIoorser and louder grew tn noise Of the wa
: ers. III tn tnlcd the Almighty in frantic pray
! er that the mur eer was deliv red into my hands
: humbly trust that it Is forgiven me now
: From the tim. had first started on Oilers track
we had mainia nrd exactly the same distance be
tween us--pcthaps about Il hundred or IA hun
dr'd and fifty wards. still grasped my loatet
pistols, rady for any sirategem on The part o
the murderer,
!, And now the crash Of the falls came lofl an
ominous on The air. Another Eve min ltrs decide
/ the hunt. Suddenly, Oirr turned and stood a
2 bay, He was not armed; | had felt certain o
, that all alOug, for otherwise he would hav
m assured strength with me before. Withon
batting mv pace, skaici d. vn upon him. hold
| "a lpN a { al Dist,n in ri ,uI y i'll mn
nos' was as lixe as ev'r only to shoot the vii
Ian rs a last Resource. Wh'n WIS within
tw nty yards of him, the coward filtered, an
turned swiftly down the river. With yellin
laugh pursued him, pressing still more holly o.
+ h s track.
D3dieaing was the roar Of the cltarlrt; hill
tn the pal. sky assembled the mist OF its spray
through which the sp,in erid rays OF the moon
fight dart'd in rdnuoN tin e beauty. coll,
see directly in front OF tn ia .gad linz of the ic
I whore it was broker by the rapids immediaei
above the cataract, an bryonh could trace th
D dark volume of hl Scugng it emerged from
irs prison OF ice and sn ", For an instant tn
T hal breed turn ID his face toward me, as press
ed with concentrated hate his footsteps; neve
shall / iorgrt the horrible despair that dis
! tOrpd the villains features II was mercy tha
= tine sulen roar OF the falls drowned his curses
knew he was shIi,hing curses on me-for the,
would have haunted me in after years
Win the courage which is hegotten of IN
rkcsl d spsir he dashed on to the brink q
, the rap d. and the next m lmrnt was alone OF
the ice! Ig'1ad in stern jov on the dark hOot
which had s u 1t in its resist, S. hands the shed
der of blood aud was hurrying him over tn,
> falls For MON mt tn mght coul perceiv
the mur iersr struggling in tn ed lies; bit the il
lusiOn II 1t was one. could i've only for u n O
m-ni The cltarart was within pis;ol-shnt
aud as turned up the dre1ry wilderness of ic
and snow, knew that the doom of the gnilv
skater had been tulfcd.
{ WHTEwAsu This ariiclr,as ordinarily made
rubs of The walls after it becomes dry, sOllin
clothes anl every ything coming in contsct wit
. it, This may be obvloled by Stacking the lin
| in boiling water, stirring it meanwhie and the
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