Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-13

he approached nearer anu Aeareh
at every leap, and wondered why
Nero-a noble Mt. San Bernard, that
always watched by her side in his
absence-did not run forth, as usual,
to meet him. He saw the dog, how
ever, apparently lying asleep before
the door. But more fearful were
his feelings little later when he dis
covered, from the gashes on its body
that it had been slain. Where was
she whom he would have died to de-
fend2
With a wild cry of anticipative
agony calling upon her name, he
rushed into the house, to gave upon a
scene Of horror never to be efaced
from his mind-no, not though oceans
of blood were shed in revenge!
There lay all that he had to love
in life. There, stretched upon the
floor, her face horribly distorted with
the death agony, garments rent In
the terrible struggled which had en-
ded only with her life-dead to him
and suffering.
But near her lay the head villain
in this appalling tragedy-the wretch,
whom it were a libel on humanity to
call man-and from a wound in his
low brow still oozed the dark current
of his base life. A pistol, which he
had given to Louisa was silt clutch
: ed in her cold hand; and though she
? ihad perished her self-the All Seeing
Eve only knows how horribly-she
had sent Que Of the vile crew to bis
account!
p} For one instant Bonedetto was
t struck literally dumb with horror
- which may be possibly imagined
~ never justly described.
10 helm, with yell Of rage more lik'
is that of all infuriated beast than
s human being, he drew his heavy
hunting knife, and literally hacked
;. tho body of Champe to pieces. The1
- kneeling down by the side of hi
D. poor, murdered wife, he sobbed an
ID wept as only a brave man can in ut
ID ter desperation ofmisery. And the,
again, the madness Of fend seeme
- to possess him for he knew that tn
H. rest of the murderous gang yet live
tho marks Of their great wron
d, were too plain to be mistaken, in Nc
he only murder, but robbery. Seizin
;. his weapons with steps more rapi
" than those of the panther on the ira
ad of his victim, he leaped away in tn
he direction Of the camp where they hs
IN dwelt. But they were no long
no there.
% Slowly. as if studying out SON
s wild. deep plan of revenge, he walk'
"a back to his desolate home. Al
he calmly now he took up her body al
bore it away to the side a cryst
80 stream, and washed away the deal
" stains. And returning to the hos:
ASS he sought out her bridal garnen
he and dressed her in them. And still
he without a sigh or q sob, or tear,
as dug her grave in spot where OFT
thev had sat beneath the shady tre'
All 1t was night fall when all this h
his been tinished-but he did not pau
to for rest. Selecting only his favor
orc weapons and ammunition. but taxi
{. -. nothing else from the house, he set
on fire, and in tho light of its bls
II he departed on his mission OF
'as- venge.
,ul- Aud terrible was that mission f
rds filled as tho records Of California v
eo,. show. The miner was safe in
' mines and diggings for leagues 8
10 leagues around the Sierra Neve
ny He never touched their gold-all
sought was life, and that with all
oint cunning and ferocity Of the tiger
Not ono of all who had folio,
. Champe to his lone hut escaped h
own and many an other fell, whose t
Ever perchance, has never been learned
mo- those most interested. After "