Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-06-26

iytched years bcftre. And this was tie,
story he told them, wondering at theifs
pallid looks aud awe-stricken silence the eaFf
while: "Thet tnoheydhe had with hint !.
being in gold and heavy for chis belt, he,
had placed sitain- his, saddle,bags, and had
completed many miles Of his journey
When near new but apparently deserted =
dwelling, he saw man lying groaningl !;
terribly. Dismounting he addressed him..
and found that hewa "a traveller who,a
hhd BEEN set zuponiby rufians, md ,robr...
bed and murdered: 1. He had, crawled to
this l house for assistance, but found It. !.
empty, and now lay dying in the road. eoi'i
Charles Chester had done his best for; the Z
poor Fellow, but without avail. diae dieda1
III his arms, just US the sum went idow1ira 4
alndfby its fading light hsi had dug a,
grave on the turf, before the empty house,
and there buried, him. There was NO ng
one in sight, and his fears Of an aattacE
upon Himself warned him to hurry On,
but when the last sad rites were over, and
he turned toremountfh his horse, he found
it gone. The animal had escaped into, the
woods, and with night coming ON all
search seemed hopeless. The, money ir IN
the saddle-bags rendered the loss mad
dening one. He threaded his way thFatgll
the underbrush, calling his ,steed by.
maine, until total darkness hid all objects
and at last striking his head Violently
against tree, fell to the ground inseenn4+
sible. When he camo to himself, he vus
lying in wagon, to which he had beerf
conveyed by a kindly German who coulfs
speak no English. In falling he. had
broken an arm and was very. weak, and
ill. Before he was able to communiicatt.e. t..t
his story to any one, all hope Of recover
ing either horse or money had desertcil
him. He was in despair. He could not .,
assist his parents! D To return ito ghisel
friends, would be to cast himself npo,r
their bounty. This he would not dn !;
and his struggles had been great t, at fifrsif? ~
but they were over now. = He had dos,;.
well by the old folks, and had returned
to pay his debts and resume his friend.
ship with his old comrades.Y
| He was with thefi-he lived, ,Fhr
farmer had doubtless told the trdth. Hc
did not even know why the turf la.l
grown so green in the little door-yar!,
and he had found the horse at large i,f
the woods and known nothing of its ri.
der; but the thing had been done and
could not be undone-the dead brought t0
life or the maniac's mind restored, or the
blood washed from the murdercrs' hand.
OF course they told their story, and IF
course they believed the friendship rs
warm as ever, but it was et so. Thtv
never could meet each other again rs oil
yore. The two could not forget the man
they had lynched to avenge their friend,
ard doubted the propriety of his return.
ing alive and merry to trouble their con.
sciences, which were quiet enough as long
as he seemed dead. AS for Charles
Chester, he cleared the murdered mans
memory among neighborS, and saw The
wild-eyed, white faced woman Who ,lw,It
in the desolate house. and only shook
her head and moancd and muuere,l when
ne spoke to- her; and then he, t,n, was
content to say goodbye to- those who had
done the deed-albeit for Ills sake.
so the three parted, each going his
own way, for thus it seemed easier 10 for.
get the deeds donc by Judge l.vn,, and
his court upon the day OF the brides
homecoming.
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