The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-17
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY IT, 1878.

ior the end OF the Journey.
Her husband spoke scueerily, and
even made light of her fears, attributing
the looks she spoke of to admiration.
But it was well the darkpess was too
great for her to sec his face, to notice the
decp-drawn breath and set teeth. There
was volume of revenge in them, that
would have made almost any man hest
tate before he did aught to awaken it
into action. But he wisely gave no
sign of his feelings and changing tho
conversation to more pleasant topics,
succeeded in calming her, ar2l they were
about to return, when the action of the
tcthered horses called their attention to
them, and hiding her remain where she
was standing, he proceeded to :uvcsti
gate the cause of the disturbance among
tho animals.
A lmost INSTANTLY upon hia departure,
his place was filed by one of the worst
OF the men who had evidently been
watching.
You take long walks Hone i'll the
dark, he said in Il sncering tone. Look
ing for n lover suppose, while your
husband is fool enough to believe YOU
are sleeping.
Sir" replied the alarmed woman
drawing up her slight form and clench-
ing her little hands as if sha longed for
the power to strike him dead at her
feet
oh. p>hass ' was the answer, ac
c"mEahicd with low, coarse LAUGH
Il know all about your putting on airs,
and there is no use in trying to play the
'nsui'cd queen with me. Come, give
me a kiss No? Then by heaven Iii
not'takc one, but many!'
CLARK, Clark Husband + rang out
in accents of agony upon the night air.
as the rfiian tiasped her in his strong
arms. ST
There was rushing Ief swift .iect
through the rralrle-thc report of a
listol-thc thud of ii bullet-the filling
T.! heavy body, and Wilbur caught the
form of his iainting wife, while with
ng in agony; aad with his heart 5
blood rapidly ebbiug away, the insIl,cr
ot innocence poured out torrents OF
curses with his dying breath.
Like ons entirely stup,fol, Clark
Wilbur rcmained mo,ionlass Without
thinkipS Of dauscr without tLiukip : of
the ar form lac was straining to his
heart The icy chill Of having com.
mitted murder was all absubing-
banishcd for the time everything else.
lhcn he saw that the report of the pistol
hyd called numbers fron the cncamp
mcnt that he was surrounded and wax .
ing from Il terrible dream to Il more
terrible re- liry. He boldly avowcd tho
act anl pleaded .hc cause in Justification.
There was no murmur of dsapproba-
ton then bat when the midnight watch
was set aud Wilbur had taken his pl zee
as usual upon it, when the poor wife had
S"bhed herself 30 slcrp he became aware
that ,il, decd he had dorc was not So li.ht
ly to be pas,c, over that he was to be
tried FOR murder!
Taken to some distance 3hc mockerv
Of forming court was conc through
with; judge and jury appointed coun-
Sc! pro aud con selected "a uockcry
, bitter but shallow, for he WIS not in the
slightest d"grcc deceived unl knew that
his case WAS prcjndgcd the maori
ty Of liwlcsS men had aud wou!l rwc
and override the minrr,y, and lhat his
lease of life was very short.
Sill, he made desperate eTor, To-
save it, ih n1h far m re tor love of her
who would be left d widow than from
fear OF whit was TO conp. But he
might as vel inrc talked to the wind
have pleaded to sanse'csS stone. a
show of listening, even of pity was made
and that was all, though he WIS ably
defended, defended in manner that
would have told with unprejuilced men
nay, he was even Given thc usual chaucc
with such trcn,icr jurios'aud which in a
fair trial would lave gone very far
toward the acqgittrl of the prisoner.
If but s'pgc Que says yov arc
innocent you will go free, said the
judge.
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