Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-05-28
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"Nor would L yield to you," lie saddle
knew not what prompted him" not to you
%laiono; but to that other follow looking over
your shoulder The irobber started shud-
deringly, and turned. Swift as lighting the
squire aimed his own pistol, and fred"
Fora moment, tho moorland seemed illu-
mined; out Of the fcndish brightness came
i igA.A sharp, a!saps. girliah Shrek. A sec.
ond more, all was dark and quiet, and the
squire realized ho stood alone in the dim moon.
light, with q dead, man at his feet. 90 g3ti
"A stern man was Latymcr Coran Of Coran,
and he was not to be brought to o pause on
his journey, because ho had CHANGED to slay,
q thief Nor was it tho and horror Of
bloodshed which blanched and flushed his
check as he rode on. No, his rigid Justice
decided that the man deserved his death, only
1t was not meet that such as he should have
betrayed an honorable gentleman 10 deoeit,-
For he knew that no had verified his boast,
ind saved himsolf-by a liel
That haunted him as he stood in the grim
chamber Of Wrottel Clookhou,se,, and saw tho
last Of his old friend, the county magistrate.
He despatched no ono to the dead robber--
time enough for that when he returned in tho
morning. ,r9 te jo
Then he took officers Of justice with him,
and they, respecting his position and the de.
preston in which he seemed plunged, walked
quietly side by side, a little way behind his
horse. at last they reached the spot where
the deadly deed had taken place. To their
astoonishmcnt a little group of people were
gathered about, aud as they drew near they
heard q sound of lamentation, and the squire
saw his OWL livery servants, one of them
holding the bride Of q ridcrless horse. They
turned startled, white faces to him as he rode
up, and, were silent. ,- , sg., r,tgg.
"What is the matter 2" he demanded, i'm
periously.
ooh, he Gamma be dead, the bonnie laddie p
sobbed an old Scotch groom.
"Some one has shot Mr.. Hugh" said two
( or three at once.
1t must have been a duel" said some one.
" for the young master has his own pisto,
with him."
The squire pushed his horse through the
crowd. On the blood stained heather lay his
antagonist of the night before-his "
grand son--the back of his head completely
shattered, and stainb of blood on his fair, boy.
lsh face. The steward knclt by tho corpse,
~dlsengaging the pistol from the stiff grasp Of
the dead. He looked at it with wondering,
bcwiIdercd eyes, and said-"It has never
been lqadedp'
Then tho old squire understood it all--he
understood that his b~oastful, provoking words
had aggravated Hugh to put his courage to
tho test, in hope Of convincing him there is
no trial of bravery between an honest man
and a robbcr. And the squire understood
also that had that unloaded pistol been what
1t had seemed, he, tho honorable Coran Of
Coran, had only escaped by a liol
~ did It'll" he said %gloomily, aud che two
deterentlal officers of justice camo and stood
at either side Of Latymer Coran, and his own
servants fell back in horror and dismay.-
Alas for the twice bereaved woman waiting
and weeping, and as yet hoping, in the proud
old castle towers!
Latymer CORN was spared the ignominy
OF a trial--hc did not even live to hear TINT
! the coroner's jury returned a verdict Of "mis.
adventure" The stout old heart was broken.
Hugh's funeral was delayed but a single day,
that his grand. father AMI he, the last Of tho
Corans," might be buried together. Their
names, the murderer and tho murdered. were
written on the tablet. Not a WORD was told
Of their ancient and honorable lineage, nor Of
the tragedy in which both lives olosed-onlv
their names and their ages, the Old man and
the boy, and the text-"Fathers, ployoke not
your children to anger"
FAITH AND WoRKs.-Tvo ~eoptnmeo
wore one day crossing a river In a ferrv hat.
A dispute shout faith and works arose. ono
saying that good works were Of small impor.
lance and that faith was everything !; tho 9th.
or asserting the contrary. Not being able 20
Q 'n,yinace each other, the ferryman, an onlieht.
oned Christain, asked permission SO give his
opinion Consent being granted, said, Il hold
In my hand two oars. That in nv riobt
hand | call. faith the other. in my loft, works.
Now, gentlemen, please to observe / pull the