The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-05-06
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tEa= toward nigh., On the Ast d
eepteriber, 1854 Awarbris which
had been fttrd cut for The supprF
isHof SINGING. rs lazily creeping
along oves tHc hsz5E. motfolles'
swellz. Just Of he easss sf Galway,
and ou ber deck vas beng enacted
! scene Of moTe than common insez.
est The day before she bad eaptuE'
ed 4 small boat laden With eontrz'
band articles. together Ei;h an Old
man and boy who had ebasse q
them; snd the captain.afsBe brig
whose name vas Droeuts, had oEl.s.
that the old snrggier should Be pat
in nuns. To this indignity the esd
ulan ESs ! ssaps lesiee, md u
the he4t Of the n6heat. he bad %
far forgotten hinas,4f:as to strike The
captain I bluw which laid lin upon
the deck such an insult 70 an OH
Ger Ea< past endurance. and IN pun,
ishment FOR his cEense. the smuggle.
had been condemned 70 die.
! single rope Wis rove I: the star.
board foreya7d am, and al were
called 20 witness the execution
The oye rasnoosed and slipped Over
the cuIprits head. and the running
end WIS rove through 1 small snatch
block on the deck. Until this NO
ulent not wOrthad escaped the lips
OF the boy. he t1cnbIed as he be
held the preparations; and. as the L
al nose was passedand drawn tight,
the color forsook his cheeks, and he
<prang forward and dropped upon
his knees betore the fncensed cap
tain
-Jre,gy. zfr-ne7cy-
Fog whoms- asked the officer.
while : contemptuouz sneer rested on
his lips.
For that old MN whom you are
aEou: to Kill
He dies. boy.
But he is M ather. Sir.
-So matter + he were ny owH
father thenan who strikes IN officer
while in the performance Of his irty.
NEST die.
But ne was manacIed-he was in
suited, sir, urged the boy.
zIasglseiIs ,Bha- -iasgl:ei hinas
repeated The c.Iptaia-
:YOu did, Sir. replied the boy
While his iace WIS flushed wiki in
disnation-
@Ge: up. * and be careful thu:
YOU do -ros e: the same treatment,
said the captain in sav=se tone
The old man heard this appeal Of
his son and a. The last words drop
ped from the lips Q: his ea9sor. he
raiset his head. ard while look of
the utmoS: defiance passed over his
features. he exclaimed
Ask 10 tavors. R06ertt. Old John
Ein;oek can de Is well now aS al
any time. Let them do their worst,
don: have TO de but once. any
way
Then turning 20 Captain DrOeut:,
he changed his tone FOR one Of deep
suppl5eat;on and said
DO what you please with NE, bur
don't harm nv BOY. for he has done
10 wrOus lam ready for Jour sen
:ence- and the sooner YOU finish it
the better
Lag hold Of the sope. shouted The
captain LAY hold every man Of you,
and stand By 20 run the william up
IN obedience 20 this order The men
ranged themselves along the deck,
ard each one laid hold Of the rope
Robert Eintock boxed first 1: biz
iashe-, then he ran his eves along
the line Of men who rere 70 De his
,exeeutioaerz. But not one SymPa-
;hizingorpitying Lookcould he trace.
Eaei- faces were al hard and cold,
and I'll appeared anxious 20 eolzum-
nate their murdeFols work
What, exclaimed the boy. while
! tear started from his trembling lids,
IS their not one, even, who can
pity
-Cp with him, shouted The cap
:ain.
Rober. buried his face IN hiS hands,
and the mex. moment his father vas
swinging At the yazdarm- He heard
the passing rope and the creakiug
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