, 1864-06-06

should leave the camp, taking the mastii
with me; that the moons rising should b.
the signal for my return, and for Eawnei
departure with the treasure boat to the
lower part Of the island, where he was tC
await my arrival, having placed the help
less but not lifeless body Of the boy, en-
circled by the chain, and attached 10 the
old anchor fuke, in the bottom of the Other
boat. / was not to see him place the lad
there he was not to sec me draw the plugs
from the boat and cut it adrift. II.
"Twilight came. l rose to depart, and,
though murderer at heart, felt a rhok-
ing sensation in my throat, and the great
hot tears chased down my cheeks as gazed
upon tho utter helplessress Of my victim.
Soon after my departure | missed the dog
he had probably returned to the camping
ground. At length the moon rose; and
steeling my heart agaihst every generous
impulse and every touch Of pity, hustened
back. Rawne had departed, leaving, every
thing ready. i approached the waters
edge, laid my hand upon the boat, and
could distinctly hear the half-suppressed
breathings Of the child as he lay wrapped
in blankets. waded as far as l could to.
wards deep water, drew the plugs, held to
the boat b. short line, heard low gurg-
ling groan, and the water closed over it.
" Returning to the shore, hastehed to
disappointed place Of meeting, when judge
Of my rage and disappointment, | found
Rawne was not there-he had gone, tax.
ing boat, money, valuables, and dog, all
with him-all snatched from me when al
III ST in my grasp-left me without the
means Of escape from this fearful place
but what was worse, was alone with no
covering but the angry sky. A murderer
alone alone with no screen from the
flushing eye of God. Alone! all alone in
this awful silence, where every sigh Of the
night wind seemed speeding toward Heaven,
laden with the cry Of blood. From that
hour have been more demon than a
man. .Attho end of two days l was obliged
to drag up the sunken boat as my only
means Of escape, aud now again my heart
sank within me. t-t
al felt cold terror at the thought Of
gazing again upon the accusing corpse Of
my victim, but overturning the boat before
il reached the shore, l saw nothing Of the
burden il had borne.
For three long aud weary years | have
wandered over every part Of the State, from
town to city, from camp to camp, seeking
the hated object Of my revenge, but all in
vain and now, with the terrors Of death
upon me, with remorse eating out my soul
-oh! that l might sink into forgetfdlness
and the grave!
"Strange, continued he, that Is the dark
mystery Of my life, the seal Of blood is on
my forehead, the cry Of blood ever rings in
my ear. And yet, olttimcs in my dreams,
while sleeping here close to the mouldering
bones of my victim, with fiends and de-
mons shrieking and dancing round my bed,
see the radiant face Of that poor, mur
dered boy, aud what is stranger still, it
seems to beam with pity and forgiveness"
The recital Of this fearful tragedy
proved too much for his shattered system,
and he sank back for a time in u dcath-like
torpor; reyiving again, however, he pointed
to yondcr wall, and in broken accents and
laboring breath, asked me to hand him an
old coat that hung there.
lie tore apart a portion Of the lining,
and produced letter with the seal un-
broken, for he could not read. It was ad-
dressed "John Douglass, San Francisco "
II have had that letter by me for threeyears,
(said he) but dared not ask any person to
read it. fearing that il might divulgc the
great crime Of my life; it can do no harm
now, for l shall soon be beyond mans reach
read il to me, if you please" a8
broke the seal, and read as follows -
"John Douglass: Should this letter
ever reach you, It may possibly relieve your
mind Of a heavy burden"
"Whlt is it!" eagerly inquired Doug
lass. a.
"You must know then Of truth that
Charley Udolf still lives. In place Of the
boy substituted the mastiff, having first
druggcd him, bound the chain heavily round
him, placed him in the boat, and covered
him with the lads blankets. Then ! took
the stupelied body Of the boy, with the
treasure, and proceeded hastily to San Fran.
cisco, and in two days we wore on the ocean,
homeward bound. a. t. q. vi
.'The lad is now with his fathers rela-
tives in Brooklyn. From the first ] never
intended you should destroy him, and ]
pray God that ere you die, you may learn
that you were not his murderer. s.8
Yours, truly M
,45ss nTHoMAs RAwNE."
81 raised my eyes," said tho narrator,
stewards Douglass; his long, bony hands
were clasped together, smile seemed strug-
Cling to play over the pallOr Of death--the
eyes were fixed with CLASSY stare, and
with the death rattle in his throat he cx-
claimed, God have mercy upOn'me-Chrisi
have mercy upon me- and he fell back
Dead in tho desert. gag
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