The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

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day buried Mary an his wicked lacc Yoic
- Snccrinr smile, an he gcV me one look,
which SAID To me plainly; Haven't kept
my wordm But was determined 10 be re
|rcvengcd on HIM who caused my olttcr sor-
| row II came to my hand, my revenge did,
Iuncxpcctcd One night was comm alongst
a lonely country road. There was moon,
/ but the clouds were scuddlng across 1t some
Times, an thin all would b. dark; an thin
| she'd suddenly appear, lightln up "vry'aie
iOuie clear. twas in another county IL was,
AWAY from my own place, having gone thcre
! for work. | mad to live somehow an WAS
bound to work. Ali alone | walked an all
alone in the world thought was too; WheH
all of a sudden "A horses throt sounded on the
road. comm toward me. moved aside to
Iet him pass, when he pulled up an asked lAe
| il this road was not short cut To II.
! The moon shOnc out then clear an bright, an
see his iaCc, an heard his voice, an HArN
/ il 3cds him. In an instant he was on the
ground at my feet. One blow from the Stodt
stick | carried mad feled him from the sad
Idle. lie never stirred atther! The frighten.
ed horse rushed away, an dragged the body
! inside low ditch | took his watch, purse
an some papers that were on him an left
| him, as if he had been murdered for robberys
| sake | was unknown in them parts. None
would ever suspect me in my own place II
I they searched for me | never knew it. got
away from Queenstown by ship which was
short Of hands, an as had at one time liVed
by the sea an been used 10 boats they were
glad 10 get me Over the vessels side lung
as we LETT Cork llarbor behind Us, the watch
and purse, but the papers kept. They were
in one small packet. | put them up; don't
know why. but did not like to destroy them
They are now in my pocket | went to San
Francisco an went all around the world,
bat never back to Ireland. | changed my
name, an none who once knew me would
have recognized me, | became so changed in
looks. But. rs il happened, never met one
from my own place. My revenge brought me
no comfort.
Here his voice quivcred and he uttered
some Wild ordinations. He was evidently
Iaboring under terrible sense of remUrSe
and his mind was wandering. | could see
he was dying, He lay quite still but ttE the
deep heaving of the chest | softly wiped
away the death dews. The eyes seemed to
see nothing; the face was stlll and hXed. ihe
rafting became fainter; be brcathed 1T ION
ger intervals. Suddenly he put out one OF hSs
hands iecbly and touched mine; a smile stole
over the mouth that had NOT smiled for years
II shall see Mary" he said, and died Just
then when all was over with the miserable
being. therc was loud knocking st the door
and with rapture heard the voice Of my hus
band: Hollow! Nell! let me N, child.
Where are you?'
flew to the door, and, in the agitated
state of my feelings, | tainted away IN his
arms VIXEN | came 10 myself | WA ID the
kitchen, and Jack beside me-. his dear face
looked pale with anxiety and he held me
close to lis heart as told him what lad oc
CURED, as scon as could find voice at all,
and did no. forget to mention the packet.
Jac& had been unable to leave -~until
late tie preceding day, and had been over
taken ~ the darkness. The fog increasing,
he had conserved to accept 1'friends hcspi-
tality fer the night, but, being mi5erabIy I'M
easy about it, he had started long be8ore
dawn, and arriving home beheld the strange
scene r. Hted
[ was ll and Il was a good while before
rot we'll. In the interval my Saby vas At
tended t., by a9 EOglish settlers wife, psho
lived neXrto us. Having lost her own child
she nursei mine with care and love until 1t
could be Vestorc9 to my care. During tins
dismal period | escaped any cCueern as to the
removal and burial of the stranger who had
died in the distractiDg circumstances | haze
recorded.
On returning to everyday life and sitting
ore ,lay with !itt.s- AgUle III my arms jack
ryupD.ed IL cell me a story. "tlyon are able
to bear it, he said, i will tel you story
full Of interest bit also a little painful i
th9nk you should hear it. -cQuested HIN
to proceed He then vent "a o. follows
Ten years. ago, iii certain county IN Ire
land, lived agen,IanlaD who had two sons.
He had been marrisa twice, aDtithe brothers
haGg different mothers The aTst wife's son
wa A great deal o,arr than his ha2:brother
ans WAS married, With son reaching man
HOOD. wheIg the yoGnGeT cams honAe to his
father from The English college where he had
hccD pQuca,pl The inOther Of The younger
,brosher ha,t died ia giving him birah. The
elder blothgE}s vito WIS an intriguing woman.
The yOunra.,sUn had will OF his own and
Nwa4 too proud AID too hC6est to ba'cr
.nings dIG not 20 W well between him and
D y brothers family, who distiked Aim nm!
E"e Jealous OF the fathers affection for Nc
" yoNgcr son, The tortunc OF the father " as
J !" own power, Will the exception OF
Nent4iled property. Gradually All es,
y E'h5 1eEi Orept between the old man and
l. MS iavNi.a. son, xhiCh WAS not wholly the
= soh i'N And thcrS WAS nS.lack OF malice
w when Ne breath an the part oE others.
u AT lasI INiOus. quarrel occurred between
: we YOUNG 'Sn aad has father on the subject
! VI the ioi M an marriage wita. Il lady OF large
fortune iheSlhar and SOD parted IN great
anger. sAe taSer sent for his lawyer aud
J made ms WILL tNying his whole fortune te
ms ""'' SON cuiSng off iIe younger With
= but ""e a2'Aa& IN fathcG and son did not
5 meet again aniil Ast prcvious to the
D death ., ms iathc5. Vhe sen, hearing ore
day OF h2s iat2er's Ssh . see him, hsstencd
TO MN a 0l%e The MEETING gave happj
= ness to- both, aaa they a.r,ed rcconciled
\: The old nihn had EOt been very well for some
time, sut asser his sons. departure rallied
N wonderfully, and seemed likely TO live .or
90 years. One day he started on a journey, tel
IN ling 80 one his MISSION. The same evening
hehc realrne4 apparently IN good health. The
nencN' morning he was found dead in hi4 lad
L uIcart dlscaSc was the verdict Of the rhysj
outiar.. Fhr night before, or the morning o
Ind is death, terrible mVrlcr had been CON
me, ittcd near town not twenty miles d!Star
rs" or. the "!d mans hone, the victim being
Xcd licit"r and land-ageDi from a neigh5orn
Ipniy. This gentleman had come To k