The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-17
A Noble Revenge.

The coffin was plain one-a poor
miserable pine one. No flowers on its
top, no lining of rose.whte satin for the.
pale brow, no smooth ribbons about the
coarse shroud. The brown hair laid
decently back, but there was no crlmped
cap. with it's neat tie beneath the chin.
The sufferer from cruel poverty smiled
in her sleep; she had found rest and
health.
81 want to see my mother" sobbed a
poor child, as the city undertaken
screwed down the top.
"You can't--get out of the way, boy
why don't somebody take the brat 2"
"Only let me see her one minute"
cried the helpless orphan. clu ching the
side of the charity box, and as he gazed
into that rough face,. anguished tears
streamed down the check on hich no
childish bloom ever lingereu. Olit
was ptiful to hear him cry "only once,
let me see my mother, only once /"
Quickly and brutally the hard-heart
ed monster struck the boy away so that
he reeled with the blow. For mo.
ment the boy stood painting with grief
and rage, his blue eyes flashed, his lips
sprang apart; a fire glittered through
his tears,s as. he raised his puny ARMY
and with his most unchildish accent
screamed. "when I'm a man, III kill
you for that"
There is coffin and heap Of earth
between the mother and the poor for.
saken child, and "a monument stronger
than granite built in his bony heart to
the memory of heartless deed.
- The Court House was'crowded to
| suffocation.
"Does any one appear as this mans
corusel 2" asked the Judge.
There was silence when he finished
until with his lips tightly pressed to
gether, look of strange intelligence
blendid with hanghty reserve upon
his handsome features, young man
stepped forward with firm tread aud
klndling eye, to plead for the erring
and triendless. He was stranger, but
from his first sentence there was silence
The splendor OF his genius entranced
and convinced. The man who could
not find friend was acquitted.
"May God bless you, sir, cannot"
IL want no'tbanks," replied the stran.
ger with icy coldness.
Il believe you are unknown to
me 2"
"Man, | will refresh your memory.
Twenty years ago, You struck broken
hearted boy away from his mothar's
cofip. I'was that poor miserable boy"
The man turned livid
FATE oF'THR APOSTLES Matthew is sun.
posed to have suffered martyfdom, or was
slain in the city Of Ethiopia.
Mark was dragged through the streets Of
Alexandria. in Egypt, till he expired
Luke was hanged to an olive tree in
Greece. -
John was put in a boiling cau!dron at
Rome. but escaped death. He died q natu-
raj death in Ephesus, in. Asia
James the Great was beheaded in Jerusa-
lem.
James the Lees was thrown from pin
nacle and beaten to death.
Phillip was beheaded.
| Bartholomew was skinned alive.
Andrew was crucifsd and pounded while
dying.
Thomas was run through with lanoe.
Jude was shot to death with arrows.
Simon was Grucifed.
Matthias was stoned.
,Barnabas, stoned to death.
| Paul was, beheaded by the tyrant Moro, at
Rome.
| -&s-O-s - e
A MARRIED MAN SENDS THE
| WRoNa LETTER TO HIS WIFE.-We
understand that we'll known business
man of this city, who has wife and a
family, has given rise to a good deal Of
talk by his attention to fair and frail
damsel. The gentleman is in New
York, and wrote an affectonate letter to
;he object Of his, guilty passion, urging
her to join him, and enclosed fifty dol.
lars to pay her travelling expenses. At
the same time he wrote loving letter
to his wife, deplor!ng the urgency Of the
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