New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-24
Chapter LII.

| AHt IitIe t0Wu ldu reiapSed mo It's uStfA
| quietness on the following day 1t was Sun
day, and many felt thankful that the seen,
which was to take place in the little chaIe
would soon be forgotten. Father Flynn ap
| peared. az he ever did, fully mindful of tie
| troubles of his flock. and MANY. indeed
| wept as they heard his clear voice. broken
| down with emotion. when he alluded to tlse
incidents OF the day previous.
My children" he repeated, .let us all
open our hearts this day in devotion, and
thank Him who ever searches the spirit
whether it be good OF evil, and brings His
children through the nsrrow way that lead
eth unto life.
The sad feeling that had settled apon the
peoples minds did nOt abate until the trial
There was but one O,inion prevalent. and
that was the guilt of the accused A thou
sand circumstances pointed him out as q
murderer. The fact that ne was naturally
proud, naughty mar and was bitterly OPP
posed TO any connection between his
daughter and young Atwood; considering
also how that illicit connection had been
brought about and the consequences that
were assuredly TO follow, in the expulsion
OF Ellen from the town, and in company
with man he avowedly despised his own
name given over 70 public calumny. his
house made desOlate, and his wife's heart
broken, who could say that they themselves
would not, under the same circumstance,
have committed the same deed. He had
been seen prOwling about the premises of
the deceased on the same day: had failed
to appear at his work as usual, and was
heard to say that mo foreign vagabond
should ever bring disgrace into his house,
and atterward live to tell it," One witness,
Gill Pagan by name, avOwed that he threat
ened violence to the boy should his daugl-
ter be sent away; that he was aware of his
intentions for some DAYS previous, but
hoped that his mind would become more re-
lieved as time wore on. No wonder that
his doom was made certain long before the
special commission had been issued for his
trial.
1T is very cruel. Frank, very cruel"
Every"
very. very cruel"
eyes, Ellen
you are sad, Frank, do tell me what bit
ter thought is at your heart now''
1t IS nothing | only thought that"
Tell me, DEAR
''That-that"- the shrubbery among
which they stood cracked loud enough to
startle them, and i'll a moment huge stone
hurled with giant force, Laid the boy pros
trate on the ground.
One wild cry from Ellen, answered the
dying words Of her lover, and calling loudly
Tor help ran along the narrow lane toward
the house.
In moment the assassin hurried into the
open field adjoining, following with his ewes
the retreating figure, and then quietly re-
turned, looked upon his victim and de-
parted.
Ellen had reached the cottage continuing
her loud. piercing cries, and fell helplessly
upon her mothers neck: it vas now evident
that her father had executed his cruel
threat.
'Oh cruel cruel father were the words
that Jlngled harshly into the mothers ears.
as III terror she tried to soothe the bitter
crying OF her tOrsaken child. Cruel. cruel.
to murder him so cold and brutal. saw
him do it,
'WhO p
Father murdered my husband. 1 saw
him. | know him
Wild were the cries that rang through the
desolate house, but no answer came no
husband, no father was near. The doc had
disappeared with his master and in fine
loneliness of their despair did the mother
and her little ones 90 forth into the night.
the echoes answering back their plaintiye
calls
And now footsteps were heard hurryinp
along the hard road, and ElIens father
gathered his children in his arms and en-
.eI cree The house. His face was pale in the
solitary glare of the rushlight, and worn in
us expression, as if preyed upon by some
i Ky SERIOUS trial: and while his hands trem-
49, anu MS heart expressed the bitterness
onno- IMPRESSED it, he lavished unutterable
care Si upon his unconscious child.
moss nf must not suffer by the thoughtless-
taI VI peners he said abruptly: ..let others
take the consequences of tier rashness |
and folly, and they have" ''
i. ne i re9e az: this last several times. while
dren snd ., dd sleeper and the younger chill
THAT infamy which Was to 10, com .1 ,,,or ,,s
Is over Tell her of it when She wakes a and ~,
that her own father saved her; lie sure Won