Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-22
THE RESTORED.
a THRILLING aEYoLurloNARY TALE.


A THRILLING REVOLUTIONARY TALE.
God is evetYwhere! His words are on all
hearts. He Is on The battlefield. 10 our quiet
home. Praise be to His holy name
1t was on tue wilds of Wissahiekon, on the
day Of battle, as the noon day sun came through
the thiekly clustered leaves, that two u,en net
in deadly conflict, near the reefs, whieh rose
ike the rocks If some pcineva. world, at least
an hundred fee. above the dark waters Of the
Wissahickon.
The man with the dark, brown face aud dsrk-
er grey eye, flashing with deadly liga,, and
muscular form, cIgd in blue ffock ,of the
Revolution-is a Continental named Warren.
The ether man with long, black hair. dreop-
log along bis cadaverous face, il olsd III the
half military costume Of Tory Refugee
This is 3 murderer Of panli, named Delaney.
They met by accident. and naw they fought,
rot with sword AMI rife, but with long aud
deadly hunting knives, hey struggled, twining
and twisting on the green sward.
At last the Tory is down down on the turf,
with the knee of the Gontiarutal upou hi,
tressi-ths upraised knife flashed death IN bis
face,
Quarter. yield." gasped the Tory, as sic
knee was pressed upon his breast, '.Spsre me,
yield"
.'My BROTHER said the patriot, in tone OF
deadly hate, s-lny brother cried for quarter on
the night Of Paoli, and esea as Isa elaas 40 gsnr
knees, you struck that katie INTO bis heart. o,
| will give gou ihe quarters OF Psoli!n And,
as his haud raised for ihe blow, and his teeth
were elenebed With deadly hate, be ptused for
q moment, then pnioucd the Tory arms, and
With a rapid stride, Dragged hiln 80 tha verge
Of the rock, aud held hm qpivsring ever tie
abyss.
"Meroy!" gasped lbe Tory, turning ashy pale
BY turns, as that awful g6li yawne3 below
"MeTcY! bave a wife aad child at home--spare
me-
The Continental. win bis muscular strength
gathered for he eifost, shook the murderer once
n'ore over tbe abyss, and then hissed his bitter
sneer IN bis face.
"My brother bad wife aud two children
The morniug after the night of Paoli, that wife
was widow, these children orphans. Would
you not like to 90 and beg your life of that
widow aud her orphanslh
The proposal made by the Coniinental 10
moekery and bitter hate, was taken IN serious
earnest 5y the terrorsstricken Tory. He asked
TO be taken 10 the widow aud her children, and
to have the privilege of begging his life. After
moments serious lhought, the patriot soldier
consented. He bound the Torys arms still
tighter, placed him on the rock again, and leo
bun TO the woods. A quiet cottage, embossed
among trees, broke on THAR eyes. Tdey en-
tered the cottage, There, beside the desols,e
hearth-st0ue, sa. tus widow aud her chit
dren.
She sat there, mstrenly woman of about
thirty y-thres years, with face shaded by care,
deep, dark eye, aud long black hair, hanging
IN disheVeled state about her shoulders. OG
one side was dark haired boy Of some SIX
years, oa the other side u girl one year young
er, with light blue eyes. Tue Bible-an old
AID venerable volnwe-lay open upon the
mothers lap And now The paic.faced Tory
fang himself upon his knees, aud confessed he
bad bntehered her husband on the night of
Paoli, aud begged bis fife at her hsuds.
s'Spaso me Tor the sake OF my dear wife and
child"
He bad expected this pitiful moan would
touch The Widows heart, but not one relenting
gleam softeDed her face.
''rhe lord shall judge between u.s. she
SAN ID ccid icy tpbe tnat trtze the murderer $
heart ''Look, the Bible is in MY lap; / will
| close the volume, aud this boy shall open it,
and place his fiuger ut random upon 4 line, aud
By taat you shall live or die"
Tals was a strange proposal, made 10 good
faith OF u Wild and dark superstition of oljep
taes. For moment the tory, pale as ashes,
was wrapped IN deep thou1 1ht--then 10 faiut-
lng voice he signlied ais conseut.
| Raising ber dark eyes to heaven, the mother
prayed to The Great Father to direct the fnger
OK her soE. she closed the book she hauded
it TO that boy whose check reddeped With loata-
irg he gazsd urpn his fathers murderer.--
He took the Bible, opened iispages al faniom,
aud placed bis finger verse.
! There was silence. Tue Continental sol
/ der, who had sworn to ayenge bis brother's
death, $1,000 vita d!iatiag eyes and parted llps.
The culprt kneeling upon tie floor, with bis
face like diseolored clay felt his heart leap to
his throat.
/ Then in d clear, bold voice, the widow read
tais line from the Old Testament. 1t was short
4 yet terrible:
''Tnas man shall die"