The constitutional union., 1861-01-11
SK1TLh-G FOR LIFE.

der of the river Scugog, awaiting the mur- derer. l was armed with pistols and wore skates. Skating was an amusement which 1 had eXceled in when q schoolboy, and facility in the art was of the last importance to my scheme of retribution. At length he came. 1t was an exquisite night the white expanse around sparked in the sheen of a Canadian moon, which sailed calmly through cloud less sky l could have shot the villain as he skated by me within fifty yards, but l would not risk the chance; and, besides my ven eeance cried for a sterner fate than death by the pistol. No sooner was he past my hiding place, than, with a shout of exultation, 1 started on his track Offer swerved moment to see who his pursuer was; then, quick as lightning, tried to double up the river again. But 1 had anticipated this; and with a cooked pistol ill either hand. barred his passage. With a curse, he turned and sped swiftly down the ice.
 And now the race for life began Mile af- ter mile we swept along in silence. An awful portentous silence it was, through which nothing broke save the hollow boom of the swift steel cutting its way over tlte imprisoned Scugog. The moon lit me nobly to my ven ceauce lie could not escape me, for found with sayage gIoe that was a match {oreyen the most swilt-looted Indian. Offer became aware of this too, for now and again he would skate close to the woods, looking in vain for an aperture But no; there was but one out let from this wallcd-in river, and that was over the falls.
 Faster and faster yet we slatal towards the cataract. Ii could not be far off. pictured to myself wha, Offers thoughts might be. Did he know whilher he was fastening? or had that awful lioht yet to flash on his guilty mind The halibreed made answer to my thoughts l saw him in the pale skinner start couyu,sycr, and throw his arms in the air; but he dared not stop, and on lie dar5cd again with yell of despair, which echoed Ncrcl-hEo up Jhc channel. Another sound came to my ear, and I knew what caused that cry of agony to burst from Olier-it was the duil thunder of the falls, He were nearing them fast Stiu the walls of snow shut in my victim, and every moment Iesscncd his ffail hopes of escape. One chance was left him-to distance me. and hide somewhere in the snow to escape my scrutiny Vain hope the wing of the bird could scarce have saved him
 IIoarser and louder grew the noise of the waters If l thanked the Almighty in a frantic prayer tlatthe murderer was delivered into my hand, hunlbly trust it may be for given me now. From the time l had first started on Oilers track. we maintained exact ly the same distance between us-perhaps 9 hundred or hundred and fifty yaads. still erasrcd ny loaded pistols, ready for any strata gem on the part of the muIlerer. And now the crash of tie falls came loud and ominous on the ear. Another five minutes would de- eide the hunt. Suddenly, Offer turned and stood 1t bay, lie was not armed; i felt cer- tain Of that Gil along. for otherwise he would have measured strength with me before. With out ala..nE my pace, i sI.ated down upon him, holding pistol in each hand. &tilmy purpose Was fixed as ever only 10 shoot the villain as q last resource. When l was within twenty yards of him, the coward taltcred and again turned swiftly down the river. With a yelling laugh I pursued him, pressing still more hotly on his track.
 Deaicniug WAS the roar Of the cataract; high into the pale sky a.condcl the mist of tie spray, through which the splulercd lines of the u9anle,le daracd in raus1U-tilecl | beauty ] could co directly the ja@-1I line of the ice. where 1t w-s broken bt tae rapid Immediately above the cataract; and beyond l coulJ trace the dark volume of inc Scu1og, as it emerged from is prison of snow and ! ice. For an instant the haIE1fceI turned his face toward me, as prs ed with concentrated hate on his too-tcus; never shall ] forget the horrible de--1r that distorted the villain features. | was mercy that the uiicn roar ol the falls drowied his curscs-i knew that l Lo vas shgieliag curses on me-ior they 1 would have haunted me in after years.
 With the courage that is begoeten of dark l est despair ho dashed on to the riul, of the rapids, and the next moment l was alone on l the ice. ] gazed with stern joy on the dark food which had seized ill its rcsistlcss hands the shredder of blood. and WIS hgrrying him oyer the tal For moment thought l ] could perceive the murderer strug-lin@ in the eddics; but the illusion, ii t were one, could l live only .9r an instant He cataract was within pis.1l->hot, and as l turned up the ] dreary wilderness I knew that the doom of ] She guilty skater had been fulfilled.
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