The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-07-02

OOaC. l can assert OF my own
knowledge, that q demon is among
you. whose black soul is stepped in
crime, An inhuman monster, who
neither fears God, man, nor Satan.
Earth gapes, Hell burns, fends roar,
saints pray;
To have him suddenly carried away
Cancel his bond Of life, dear God,
pray
That | may live to say the dog is
dead"
81 trust that my good friends will
pardon me for using such strong
langnage--l have borrowed it. from
ShSkSpear9's 'Richard III.' 1t was
suggested to my mind by the strik,
ing resemblance the bloody King
aud this diabolical monster--this
lapper up OF innocent blood--this
destroyer Of confding virtue--thls
cruel fiend whose hands are red
with blcod--whose soul is stained
with perjury, This false, bloody
villain is named Benjamin Bow!es,
and here he stands" ..
AS quick as thought she sprung
forward before the sentence had
been halfuttered and tearing away
NapoIeon's mask, there stood Bon
Bowles, pale, but defiant as ever,
while anger and hatred bIazed
from his eyes Half a dozen ladies
tainted; others fled to their state,
rooms, while men stood still--per,
Iectly slupeGed with astonishment.
Henry Of Navarro then slowly NOV,
Ell forward and confronted BowIes,
willie his ardls folded across his
breast. ''l - '.'- f'' .'s'9 ID"
~Mr. Bowleslyou and have met
before to day. A duty which
owe to society and the laws of my
country, conpeIs me to take a step
which Will somewhat interfere with
your pleasure excursion. The grand
jury at Memphis have decided that
you have committed cruel mUr-
der upon a little boy named Bran
lett. Now you will have to aban
don your little pleasure trip and
90 with me back to Memphis. II
they do not hang you for the mur,
der Of young Bramlett, you can
then stand your trial for your COW.
ardly attempt to assassinate Mrs.
DemSr. You know we can take
the tFaih at Vieksburg and return
to Memphis"
Il know you well, Harry Wal
lingtord, and am very glad TO meet
you. You would be glad to create
the impression that you are man
Of courage, but | happen to know
that yopare a coward. | despise
and defy you, and am sorry can't
employ words sufficiently insult
ing to induce you to fight"
IL have too much self respect,
Mr.. Bowles, to resent an insult Of
fered by a man OF your sort. The
fact is, l pity you, for the awful sit
uation in which you are placed,
and so far as / am individually CON
cerned, pmean 10 place you in the
hands ofthe law, aud leave you to
deal with God and your own con
scirnce.'
'eTndeed, sir, that is exceedingly
kind inyou; but must bepermit-
ted to make some disposition of
you, since you have been so mind
tuI OF my comfort. You say you
are going to place me in The hands
Of God, the law, my conscience and
the grand jury, and how many 9th
er distinguished individuals have
you chosen to act as my guardian.
/ flatter myself that | shall be able
to make better disposition of you,
than you have made OF me; because
/ have concluded 10 make hell a
present OF your cowardly soul, so
youswilI not be annoyed with SO
many masters. j think lshall bel
able to make a better job this time
than did when ! clipped your loft
wing al Memphis"
AS Bowles uttered The last SEN
tence, he snatohed a large navy re-
yolyer from under his coat, and
cooking itas he brought it round,
leyeled it at WallingfordIs breast;
but the lady in the black domino,
who was standing near, seized his
arm and Instantly j rked il around;
a short scuflle ensued--the loud re-
portofthe pistol rung out thrQpghl
the saloon--a cloud Of blue smoke
gushed up--a column Of red flame
bIa2sd o,it--a loud scream escaped I.
ERe'ihysteliots ? W6man's lips, and1
SHE fellhbleeding into Navapreas
armaf aBhstlfa, hOdy of the fladv