The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-07

ed me thai the man had closcd a shutter. Aner
cropping abo'n for little, he found the flint ard
steel he wanted, and began to strike light.
strained my sight upon the sparks that fell
among the finder, and upon which he breathed
and breathcd, match in hand, but I could only
sec his lips and the blue point Of the match; even
those but htfully. The finder was damp-no
wonder there-and one after another the sparks
died out.
The man was in no hurry. and strlck AGAIN
with the flint and steel As the 50 irks fell thick
and bright about him, could see his hands and
touches Of his face and could make out that he
was ated and bending over this tables but moth.
Ing more. Presently ! saw his blue lips again
breathing - the Under, and then a flare of light
flashed up anl showed me O-lick.
Whom had looked for don't know. 7 had
not looked for him. Seeing him, I felt that |
was in dangerous strait indeed, and kept my
eyes upon him.
lie lighted the candle from the naring match
with great deibcration, and dropped the match
and trod It out Then he put the candle away
from him ON the table, 80 that he could SEQ me,
and sat with his arms folded on the tahlo anil
looked at me. ] made out that was fastened To
stout perpendicular ludlira few inches from
the w1li-a iN.utc thero--thc means Of assent
10 the lpit above
Vow, said he, when we hl surveyed one
another for some time, "Tvc go, you. -
"Unhird me. Let me 20"
"Ah.' he returned I'm let You 90. I'll let
y99n 60 to The moon, III let you go to the stars.
All in good time"
"Why have you lure me hcrc7"
Don't you know?' said h., with deadly
"why have you oct upon mo in the dark"
because ! mean to do it all myself One
keeps secret better than two Oh you enemy,
you emmy
Ills enjoyment Of the spectacle furnished. as
he sat with his arms folded on the tihlo, shIkin.
A. l.. L 4. A
HTnity in IL that made me trcmblc. As watch
ed him In silence, be- put his hand into the cor
ncr at his side AMI took up gun with brass
bound stock
DO You know thisi' said he, max ing as IL he
would ,ah' am At me. apo you know where
you -iw 1 niurc? Speak, wolf
"lcs" ! answered.
"IOu cot me that place. You did Speak,"
''What else could doi"
"lou did that, and that would be cnou ,h.
without more. How dared you to come bet Sixt
me and n Young woman likol2'
'Mhru dd Z"
"Whon didn't you? II was YOU as always
gave Oh Orligk a bad name ~ her"
you ',Ilr II 10 yourself; you gained il for
yourself ! could have done you no harm if you
had dlnl yourself none"
YOU'RE liar And you'll take any pains,
and spend any money, TO drive me out Of this
couutiy, will youl" sad hc. repeating my wDr Is
to iiG ~ IN the last interN .cw hal with her.
"Nnw I'll tcll YOU piece of inform ition. II
wa. u scr 50 well worth your while to get me
out Of his country A. il is tonight. Ali II it
wa all your money twenty times told, to the
last brass fardcn."
\. he shook his heavy haul At me, with his
mouth .uarlins Ike tigers felt that it was
true.
"what are you pon to do to me-"
I'm going, ,ail lac, bringing his fist down
upon the table with heavy blow, AMI rising as
the blow fell, To give II greater force, "l'm a
goin, 10 have your lifr,"
lie leaned forward staring at M, slowly IN
clcnchvd la, hand AMI drew it across his mouth,
~ if hi mouth Watcrcd for mr, and sat DIVA
again.
'You was always in Old Olirl,'s way since
ever YOU was clill. Nou s1cs out of hi way
thi, present night. Hen have no more on YOU.
You're duid,'
felt that had como to the brink Of my
grave. FUrlmomcut looked wildly rouud my
trlp AIRY chance Of c.,Ip"; hut there was none.
''hlorc than that" said h., folding his arms
on the table again, II won't have a rag Of YOU.
] won't have bone Of you LET. on earth III
put your body in the kilu-ld carry tNJs such 10
it, on nv shout r.-lul, let people suppose
what they may OF you, they shall never know
nothing
My mini, with incon'ciylblc rapdtv. follow
ed out all the consequence. ct such \ death.
him, would he taken, would die accusing me;
even Herbert would doubt me, when he compare
ed the letter had lett for him, with the fact
that had called at VI IS lltvisham's gate for
only n moments; Joe and Boldly would never
know how sorry Ind been that nigh; mono
would ever know " nat had suffered, how true
had meant to be, what an agony had passed
through.
The death close before me was terrible but far
more terrible than death was the dread OF bcin.,
msrtmcmlcrcd after death. aud 81 quick wcro
my thoughts, that saw myself dcsplsel hy uu-
buln gcncrtionS--E tclid's children, and their
:hilden-whle the wrctch's word, were vet on
1is lips.
snow, wolf. said hc "ain-e Kill YOU like
my other bcasl-whiCh i, woy | mean to 10 an I
hOt have tied You up iur--l'll have a good
hok at YOU ami good goid at you. Ola, you
ncmv.'
II had passed through my thoughts to cry out
for help again; though few coul know better
than the solitary nature Of the spot aud the
hoplcs,nc>, Of al But rs he sat glOdting over
me- was supported by n scOrntul detcstltiol Of
OF him that sealed my lips. Above all things,
resolve that would not cntrcat him and that
would de making som last poor resistance TO
HIM. Sbltcncd rs my tho lights Oi all the rest
Of men were in that dire extremity; humbly
bcsccohng pardon, rs did, of Heaven; melted
at heart rs ! was by the thought that had
taken no tirewcl, AMI never, never now could
take farewell of those who were dear to me, or
could explain myself To them or nak for their
compassion ON my miserable error; still, IT
could have killed him, even in dying, would
have done il.
lie had been drinking, and hi, eye5 were red
and bloc l,hOt. Around hi, neck was slung
tin bottle, q, hal uf,eu seen his meat aud
drink slung about him in other DAYS. lie
Brought the lO,tlc TO his lips. aud took a ferv
drink from it; aud smclied the strong spirits
that Jaw flare into hi, face.
wolf! sad he, folding his arms again.
"Od Orlick a-gon., 20 tell YOU somcthink.
Ii wa, YOU a, did for your shrcw sister
Again my mind, with it, former inconcciy-
able wpdjty, had exhausted the whole subject
at the attack upon siN sister, her illness. AMI
her death, before his slow and hc,itating speech
had formed these words.
50 was YOU, villain, ~ t'l !.
81 tell you it was your DOING ten vol Il
was done through you," he rotnrtol D.tcNin /,
up the gun, and making q blow with the -to.k
~ the vacant air between u'. 90 como upon
her from behind, as | come upon YOU to-1i ,'...
Civ it her. left her for dead, and IL there
had been lime In rs nigh her a, there h. now
nigh you, she shouldn't have come 20 lie again.
But II warn't Old Olok rs did it it was YOU
You was favored, and he was hullcl and beat
Old Orlick hullied and beat oh? NV YOU
pays for it, You done it; now you pays tor
lie drank again, and became moro ftroeious.
] saw hy his fitting of the bottle that there was
no graf quantity lett in il. distinctly UNDER
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