Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-04-12
Mistellaneous,
The HI s b "A n DIS Revenge.


Somewhere about the year 1855, Will
liam Broadway, a young man OF five and
twenty, then living in the interior OF the
State of New York left his family, con-
sisting of a wife and two small children,
and went South on a tour of speculation.
He was absent nearly year, and stated
on his return, that he had been very sue
cessful, ,sand had purchased place on the
Red River, whittier he proposed to move
his family, and there settle, perhaps for
life. His wife pleased with the novelty
of the change, readily assented to the new
arrangement; and, as soon as their Nor
thern affairs were properly settled, they
set off for their new home, which, in due
course of time, they reached in safety
But Mrs. Broadway was sadly disap-
pointed in finding the place SO different
from what she had pictured in her fancy.
The settlement was new, and everything
was rough. The houses, many of them
were built of logs, and even the bes, of
them lacked the finish of her Northern
home, while the furniture was generally of
the plainest and coarsest description, and
scanty at that But worse than all the
rest were the inhabitants composed prin-
cipally of rough spectators, negro tr;l-
ders. gamblers, and outlaws from differ
ent quarters, with such females and chill
dren as looked to them for support. Mrs.
Bradwav. who had been well educated
and brought up in refined society, sought
in vain among them for suitable associ-
ates and companions, and being stranger
in strange land, soon became depressed
and homesick Under the peculiar cir
cumstances, she unguardedly made some
remarks not complimentary to the place
and its Inhabitants and these remarks
being reported, with such additions and
exaggerations as scandal-mongers gener
ally use for embellishments, she soon
found herself surrounded by open enemies,
and subjected 10 such petty annoyances
and prosecutions as little, malicious minds
delight to infllct upon those they secretly
believed to be their superiors, and both
envy and hate for that cause.
Six months had not passed away ere
William Bradway felt the necessity of re-
moving his family from that unpleasant
and lawless locality, and this he was pre-
pairing TO do. when an awful tragedy oc-
CURED which changed the peaceful man
into bloody avenger. Some business at
a neighbOring settlement called him from
home for couple of days, and On his re-
turn he found his house in ashes. and
learned that his wife and children had all
been murdered under the most atrocious
and aCgrivating circumstances-his poor
wife, previous to her throat being cut,
having been subjected to treatment worse
than death by the three ruffians concerned
in the horrible affair.
To fond husband and father this was
terrible blow: and for day and a
night William Bradway remained beside
the still smoking ruins of his dwelling,
some of the time walking slowly around
them with his eyes bent on the ground,
and some Of the time standing and gazing
at them with an abstracted air, as if he
were recalling the past, or looking into the
past, or into the future. He had shown
no violent sorrow even a. the first, but
had received the awful intelligence as one
mentally stupefied- as one who could not
clearly believe the facts and comprehend
the whole extent of his loss. 1t was OBJ
served that his features suddenly became
deadly white, even to mis- lips, and then
gradually changed to livid hue, which
remained, without alteration, and without
being afterwards tinged by even the
slightest flush.
Who did ii % he inquired, in tone
of unnatural calmness.
Three men were named-Georne Har-
baugh, James Fawcet, and John Eilery
These men were known as gamblers and
| desperadoes, and had been suspected of
being robbers and murderers. They did
not live in the village, but had visited it
occasionally, and one of them had, some
time previously, had quarrel with Brad
way, and threatened revenge, though the
latter little dreamed at the time that any
thing terrible was meant as had been ac-
complished.
1t Is but justice to say that, though the
Bradway's, as previously mentioned had
made themselves very unpopular i'm the
| place, there were very few of the residents
who openly sanctioned the horrid crimes
that had been committed, and there were
some who boldly expressed hope that
the perpetrators would yet meet with a
just punishment but though the ruffiaps
had made no secret of their fiendsh deeds.
and had even boasted of them before they
left the place, no one had made any at