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


+ little chick of wife I'd almost forgot il
myself. the time was so long ago but swar,
if ~e amt all together yit, 'cept Bin Brand
and Ike Cowper. and the've gone under"
Brand aud Cowper were the two who first
visited the cabin, and afterwards led on their
associates
The others remembered the circumstances,
now that it was recalled to their minds, aud
looked back 10 the event with many course
. oath and brutal jest.
Meanwhile the laDk frame OF Luke Denny
had been fearfully agitated. and for time be
was hardly able TO control i,imself. though he
made every effort IN his power to restrain the
almost aiiisaine rush CT Lis feelings ~
length however, he brought his terrible emo
ton under, without attracting the attention
of the desperadoes and then took long, in-
tense silent lock at the bloody villains, and
once more buried his face, now working with
passion in his hands
10 few moments the outlaws demanded
more drink Luke rose with alacTity, and
produced huge bottle of the fiery stimulant.
The men, half drunk when they entered, now
knew no bounds to their degraded appetites,
and fell to with the aydity of confirmed drunk
ards. as they were. Luke encouraged them.
but they scarcely needed it. In a brief time,
one by one they tumbled to the floor dead
drunk In that moment Denny might easily
have taken-their lives, but to his mind that
would have been poor satisfaction
Course their black hearts. they must know
how to die, aud by whose hands !" he Kissed
out between his cienehed teeth as he stood
and surveyed the PROSTATE bravos- Ten
years l have lived and looked for vengeance.
and the hour has come at last !"
Though his heart was all on fire, Luke de-
liberately set about carrying out his designs.
Procuring a quantity of rope. he divided 1t
into six lengths, and then tied the hands and
feet of the six outlaws. after which he car
ried the six doomed men outside, and
standing them upon the ground, with their
backs resting against the trunks OF trees,
there Iashed them. Then, arming himself
with rife. knife. and pistols, he kept silent
watch until about the break of day. at which
time the drunken bravos began to show Signs
of returning consciousuess.-But who shall
describe their astnnishment and ccnsteIna-
ton when they fully awOke and were enabltd
20 realize their situation ?
Before them stood Luke Denny, the very
of the iirest vengeance
Ten years ago, as you made your brags
not long since house was robbed and burned
in this neighborhoOd, and a woman murder
cd - a. hisSsd cut, IN tde feTeest ane most 7
intense tones. That house was mine-that I
woman was my wife Look at me L an I
Luke Denny. If you don't know me For 4
ten years l have lived in the hope of venge- 1
ance-aud the hour has come By your owD /
confession you are convicted. and now may 1
the Lord have mercy on your black souls :"
The men begged and pleaded, aud threat /
eued in the widest manner. but Denny was |.
inexorable and without needing their cries 4
be leyelled his rife 1T the bosom Of one of the /
screaching outlaws
..Vengeance :" he iercely said, as he brO't
his weapon to bear
The next instant the crack of his rife re-
sounded far aud near, wild scream filled the
air, and red stream spirited from the braves
breast
Vengeance :"
Six times Luke Denny pronounced that
dreadful, ominous word-six times his uner-
ring rifle answered the sound.
Screechiug and screaming, supPlicatiDg and
blasphemiug, the six grizzly outlaws met the
fate which their remcrseless deeds had brought
upon them
Now, orc look at the grave Of Mary. and
Lbep-come what may :" muttered Luke, as
be strobe away from the spot
a day or two afterwards the carcasses OF
he outlaws were disco7ed- but the cabin was
shut up. and Denny was nowhere to be found.
The people thereabouts were quite familiar
With Luke's story, however, and knew that
Iced of vengeance had been done at last
Subsequently, the Mexican war broke out,
Ind it is said that Luke Denny met bis death
,n one of the bloodies. battle fields