The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-11

vengeance as inevitable and certain
as the punishment of i offended
heaven nt,' l,ssa1a,Eisf aaf 9aaa4
a. horrible thought tooksposses-
sion Of Scanlan,s mind it appeared
to him unreasonable to fear a woman
alone, unarmed. but he doubted not
that she was a maniac a sad pre-
sentiment agitated him, and with q
trembling voice he said. g Who are
you !! what are your .ass sfa,....-.
81 am Saoya, the chieftain' daugh-
ter" she replied with solemn pathos,
$ and what / seek is vengeance for 3
father's death r. IS aAf a.l
Eneugh, enonghr' said Scanlan,
: instantly leave this place, or my
followers shall thrust thee hence y
They dare not" she replied in-
dignantly. saa sssfea sa
.sss}Theh L wilIlv he exclaimed, and
advancing towards, her seized her
arm to drag her forth, but she clung
to him with convulsive rage. The
struggle was severe, and he had
nearly succeed in his purpose when
she demanded TO be allowed to leave
the castle. without force
]" crave one boon; LET me but
once more gaze upon the feat ures o
your Intended bride; It's all L ask
for the deep misery you have caused
both me andsmine.''z soana 81
She advanced with him towards
Elline, who had sought refuge in
Lady GromIaith's arms, for she had
an unaccountable feeling of dread
which she could not conquer. Scan.
Ian himself, while he held her firmly
by the arm, obeyed her with reluct-
ance. 1t was moment of awful
silence as Saova stood before the
trembling Elline. Slowly she raised
the veil which had Concealed her
features. Then presenting the youth
to his lovely bride, she screamed
aloud
:" Elline Mccarthy, I here present
to you Scanlan, the chief the Glen "a
Tue youth Instantly dropped the
arm he had grasped. {ElIine fell upon
her knees, and Lady Gromlaith stood
motionless with horror. A loud,
fiendish laugh burst from Saoya as
she exclaimed triumphantly, "Now,
chief of the Glen, where are your
boasted ramParts! Where is your
good sword to, defend you from the
vengeance of q poor, weak, woman?
Why stand you all aghast? Why
gaze on me as if in fear 'Tfsi true
am pestiferous and have inoculats
ed with the poison of deathalL those
upon whom have breathed. Look
on your bride! see how beautiful
she is I was once as fair. Now
what am {? and who made me what
lam? 4Hoi tugIfsai sesss.5 49, "a
. Fiend-like she esprang upon the
object of her hate, clung to him like
a serpent, and covered his face and
lips with deadly kisses. During this
horrible struggle neither his mother
nor Elline dared approach to assist
him; they saw him writhing beneath
the poisonous embraces of the
wretched woman, and could only
weep and call for help. At length
the vassals csme but at the sight o
Saova they stood petrifed and i'm
movable. not daring to approach be
Yond the threshold. The frightfu
contest was terminated by Seaman.
Fplunging his sword into Saova's
BOSOM For several days the young
ehieftain' s life was despaired of
During this time the Lady Grom
Iaith made a VOW to bestow a silve
lamp upon The blessed st. Finar
Eobhoa if her son recovered from
his present danger. She also made
asgift to a monastery to defray th'
expense, of keeping the lamp con
stantly burning before the altar, boil
by day and night. The chief Of th,
Glen recovered, but the legend say
he never afterwards had the use o
his right arm, which was the cause 0
his having the appellation of 'sScan
Ian the Scathed." and that EIIin,
fell a victim TO the dreadful pesti
.ienee which ravaged this fair island