Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-02-02

trembling in every limb. besgin; fos me :
cy for his master
..Inso the abyss, Throw him into ,he
sbyssT cried the leader Of the yoaas
men. ..-rsa. .--.-..,. = ,,.,
The others. obcdisnt to the ca,nmsai.
threw OF the servant who was hsnyin- N
thesr garments. and dragged their vie,i.l To-.
ward she eulfat che back Of ,hecsve. With
all the power Of desperation. .As s.rsnv.ss-
endeayo-ssi To make Resistance; ks maae
an effort to grasp At every proiec,ia, cr,s-
tal. and held on TO every stone: then. oc-
casioually he would reach ou, his {~o
laceratcd hands TO the women. aud mssA
heartrending. appeal for as>issaases, Is
was all in vain. The two women wr,s
tcvcsSrrne with frises. and The ssraagcr.
who was an Old man, coa,l NJ. h6nF Il
accomplish ANYTHING against thc united
strength Of three young men. with their
origiaal powers increased by their rage.
He was thrown 90 the ground and drag
gcd along in spite Of all that he eonld DO.
When they had reached fhc terrible vawu.
ing gulf. b. made another effort tn soften
the rage Of his prosecutors by suppliea-
tons. and be prayed. by all tha, was holy
and dear to them. that they would not
consigs him 20 >o horrible death. Thi.
seemed outy to increase their savagcncss.
"iou internal scoundrel, - they criel,
You did not show any mercy to your VIC
tim, aud you mus, expect none frsm u.s.
With these words they raised him from
the ground, and his boly was al cady
swinging over the waters Of the abyss.
This horrible moment seemed to bring
to the widow. whose place and life vert
also dependent on the result. new strength
and courage. She sprang forward aud
seized hold Of the feet Of the unhappy
man. screaming: -''
"Merey. mercy. gentlemen! Have mer.
cy on me. at least. You will ruin me If
this happens"
She threw herself on the ground as she
spoke. and the grea, tears and snbs pre-
vented her from saying more Her Young
companion threw herself down a; the wid-
ow side. and renewed the eutreat es
Whether IL was on account of the tears
and prayers of the two womcn-irrucnccs
which Frenchmen cannot rcsis.--or whe.h-
cr it was only their intention 'front.' he first
to frishten their victim, il is certain that
they drew back the body of the miscrabl.
wretch from the mouth Of the abyss. with
out, however, looscninc their hold upon
him
Very well, We will spare his life. thay
said. after consulting together for mo-
mcnt. "Bu, you shall sufFtr a punish
men:,' they continued to him. THAT is
worthy of your damnable pcridy Come
along" .r 10.
They ncwsdragged the stranger back
toward the entrance Of the cave. lie was
in sorry plight when he came TO the
light Of day. His clothes were torn inta
'a'ters. his face and hands were bloody,
his eyes were fixed with terror. AMI hs
could scarcely hold himself erect. Tbs
women followed the party. pale and ,re,n-
bling. and uncertain as to what outrage
woul! happen.
When they had passed the cntrancc.s
the three friends forced the stranger down
upon his knees before the tablc. in sp,ts
of his resistance. lie still thought tho
hour Of his death had come, and the wo-
men also feared as much.
The travellers register lay on the table.
and one OF the three pushc,l it toward their
victim.
I'VE condemn you. you wretch" they
cried, Ito erase your unworthy name out
of the book which you have di.graeed
with it." l'-Hs
The stronger seized the pen eagerly and
drew it across his name
NO, no not that way said the
leader "You must lick it with your
tongue .. s,-,g
The stranger again showed signs Of re-
sistanee in spite os the threats; but fnal-.
", as his enemies forced his head down
over the book and held it there, he com
Piled with the hnmiliating demand. '.-s
When he had done this. the three young
men threw him outside Of tire cave, ani
went away themselves without sayiug shs
they were
The young girl. short time afcr. wen.
TO the nci-hbcrin. village. where she
knew they mus. have stopped. and. ask
ing a; the principal inn. discovered thas
there had been young man there that
day. with two travelling companions. and
that his name was Louis Napoleon -.
The name Of the persecutci stranger.
which was but half erased. after all. w.s
Hudson Lowe-the keeper Of Napolron At
st. Helena. This man had exceeded. in
his suspicion and watchfilncss. the stric.
instructions which the English Govern
nent had given him in regard TO the pris~
oner whom they regarded as So Gang VI
Gus. and il was his harsh treatmen, Of Grs
great Napoleon which had drawn upon
him the lasting hatred Of the Emperor AMI
all his relatives. and which finally made.
him the victim of 50 disgracefal . resribu-