Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-10-16

his future residence and Frederick, with Gamer
ones advice, had rented neat little cottage not
far from the factory where she vas at work. The
furniture had been boxed up and sent on before
the arrival of Mr.. Southwick and his wife, Viii
liam accompanying it; and the three children
arranging it in the snug little hoIse, 50 that
when their parents came it was the picture Of
neatness and comfort. They had left Holly
without giving the address of their future abode,
and tried to avoid the possibility Of Noyes VIII
lard discovering it. For Zine they succeeded
in this. and peace seemed to return TO the home
circle once mo re, when. in early June, Frederic
was startled at the sight of Noyes W ilard's face
through the car window as the train came ar
the platform. He alighted from the cars, and
after ascertaining that a gentleman was with
him, Frederic proceeded home with his unpleas-
ant news. Scarcely half an hour had passed when
CamerOne received message from Nelson SEQ
field, who was at the hotel, stating that he had
come to claim her As his wife, and hoped for her
own sake, that she would make no resistance.
Poor Camerone This was heavy blow. and
for time it well nigh crushed bet bur as the
evening passed away she grow more calm and
composed.
That some internal scheme was on foot the fam
lily did not doubt, and each looked forward to the
morrow with sickening anxiety OF expectation.
But the ways Of Providence are mysterious and
insCrltable, and that night destined to
witness the doom Of Noyes Willard and his IN
principled confederate in crime.
Their rooms were adjoining each other, and
situated in the east wing of the hotel on the Rst
floor, For hours they sat oonversing of their
plans for the future, and a thunder storm had
arisen in great fury.
Nelson Scoiield arose and went towards the
window. He held a pocket knife in his hand,
and, as he gazed upon the storm. said to his COM
panion-
Come :,ere uncle Noyes, and see this light
ming. never saw such vivid flashes before.'
Mr.. Willard went forward, asking, with con
tomptuous s.nile.-
g Are You afraii q,
Afraid ~ echoed the nephew, with a fierce
oath. What should l be afraid of?''
:. The old gentlemen who holds the lightning.
as the parson says-"
al have not seen him yet, and 1 can't be sea-
red at anything | haven't SEEM answered Mel
son.
His uncle laughed.
50 1 don't believe there is any such a thing as
God Who rules my destiny" said the man
lightly. - have taken my own course all my
life time, and he hasn't interfered yeti
- know il. ;" returned the other speaking un-
consciously; :. but perhaps he is waiting until
the Judgment
Nonsense; I do not fear the judgement"
said Moves Willard.
Those were the last words he spoke.
a binding sheet of fame rolled tbro-gh the
angry heavens and darted down toward the earth
followed by an in instantaneous peal Of thunder.
that seemed to crash open the skies, and shake
the foundations of the earth.
There was a moment of stiffness, broken only
BY the beating of the rain, ami the landlord hur-
ried from the main part of the building to the
door Of the room where the two strangers were.
There thrilling sight met his eyes. The tall,
majestic elm tree tn stood directly in front of
the window was stripped of its branches, and
stood swaying its broken top to and fro The
whole side of the room next the tree was torn
completely away, and the storm came pouring in
with unabating violence upon two PROSTATE
bodies. Tremblingly he approached them and
gazed with awe upon their blackened bodies
The hand of Nelson Scofed which held the pock-
ct knife, was nothing but crisped stump, and
adown Mr.. Willard's breast dark line showed
the track of the lightning.
Assistance was summoned, and the two
iifeless forms were carried into another BON
and laid upon the same co uch together. Many
Mortified faces came in to lock at the work oi
destruction Many awe stricken hearts wen
out with prayer of thankfulness for theil
own safety, ascending silently to heaven bu
all the crowd that gathered there within the
next two hours there was not one whose fee
liDgs were of such intense aud peculiar mag
nitude as were those of William Southwick
Before him lay two men who were the curs
of his family's happiness. The destroyer o
his sisters peace and his more desperately
wicked uncle had both been stricken in th
same night; and as be turned from :he scene
/ he repeated half uuconsciously to himself.
"Vengence is mine, I will repay it, say
eth the Lord"
CHAPTER. XI.
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