The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-27

his heads as clear as n IN aM1,e,ntuck; ~
got his Indian fightin, ,i! ona n Hes ics
or, blood "aked up in him by them eamu'!.hsat
That's blood you know than ham ssdra
somer than catamount wIsss a:aags
gets riz" "nen i. CTR
was s1sa faown wa, tDas neT H. frequently .ess
done, and that he meant to aI fini.Sa Gai! hi
he was regarded with great c, unsh !. u
ave. The five wretched men seun'loaly u!
tirelly unstrung and panic.striclboS l were 4
made no attempt at retalia,;toenh Tts
their hope seemed to lie in on' th' ba. /
&c, out of his reach. That lon lonse enSr i
rliie haunted them day and pioE;' Is' eSag
saw the dark muzzle bearinesu na
from every bush, and throupbb Y ,t on ,hss
of their own cabins 'ne ehinh
One of them, named White :,
an inveterate topper, with ali b;1 bGlo IT
could not resist his inclination I.s ta !!ehs
and after Il confinement in hi HI, 'Gf y llqg2
nearly three weeks, he de,asmaoo ss nous 1
risk all, and 90 to the store e,'edd%llltd ,nd :
Il barrel. He went in covaraS u Guy b,
Or ar'Ten ,, by a negro, while he lay It s,sYs s,Es :,
on the bottom in the straw. Tba ba'gssts ::
OF liquor was obtained-he pot :; o'n!
wagon, lay down beside il ON ana 'n.e Il
for home. All the way he nar. aau 'ara
his head until, near the mou,h slai nv
lane, a log had been placed 'usu o1 !. Of b
OF the road, which tilted up III the 'Is n.
In passing over it, SO as to roll Q 'v tbs h's1 h1
on him. He forgot his car,;' ,ie os'a
sprang up with his head ont of,Sn' of ~ ii
to curse the boy for his careles,nlae@ rle@'s
at that moment a rife wac sd;aoI ~
He fell back dead shot fhroyaS% S%Is'gss. ~
The boy said that his mastey sr.,E MtE
cut cut, short his oaths, aud excls;mii Iqrsei!
There he is pat the moment ,ha
ired.. lie saw tall man with Is
hanging down on his breast and = a. ua;
in skins, walking off through III. a,ss 1
with his rifle on his shoulder 'N' ''as
The next man, named Garnet .h.
two weeks after this, got up ous ,.,..; sva
about sunrise, and in his sh;.i -.J,all S,.l
stepped TO bis door and threw i o.. s..'a
breathe the fresh air. He was ,ntI: uxe
his eyes, being about half aslesu. .uo'..|
when ne got them fairly opep' H., /
stood the gaunt aveneer beside t,ss s.
the yard-the fatal rifle leveIed '. -;
waiting till his victim should ss. 20?
distinctly. He did see him-but - !, ~
his last look The bullet went c,.,,.,
through his brain, too! Long i. S, s,l,
nave told one Of his friends that i. |
never, in single instance, shot On. !
these men till he was certain tbs ~.
saw and recognized him fully.
All were gone now but Hincb srds,
sw9 Youngest men of the party, Willie
and Davis. The two latter were pprnt
ted to escape. Whether it was ifam z =
lenting on the part of the dread aysn,s
or that he had observed some trifi,
thing in their demeanor on the oce,,i,s
OF the outrage he was thus pupisbiS
which recommended them to mercy m /
that his resentment had so dfSy,
drank of the bitter delight Of atom atom |
mentor that in his anxiety to :str,
Hinch, he confined his efforts and WsA.
fulness to him alone-I do not knu
They made a forced end secret SALE NJ
their property, and cleared out duhrl
the night. But it was for Hinch be bI [
with passionless calculation, reserdML
most uncomfortable torture. He tIf
passed him by all this time, while o. I
after the other he struck down the tysl
and companions of his crimes III
doomed him to see them falling srouNh
him with the certain knowledge ibs!t,E
a!epgiIg hate which slew them burd (
with teniold intensity for his life-hs
it must and would have it! But VIAL
would The claim be made ? Shouldh
be the next one? No! The next or.. I
No! But then each succeeding dsa, {
SO sure to take one of their nunbzE
drove away every sophistry of hope a. f
realized to him in bare and sterner ho17l
that his own fate was as fixed as ,hsa I
AS each one fyii away the vircIe Of disssi I I
narrowed-slowly, steadily closing hk
about him! How could he call an tsz +
his own T? When could he feel at! +
That relentless sub.lety had batfled TIA +
all One, two, three, four, five, iIh
seven, strong men had all gone ksa
that fatal ritle-every one of them ;ssf
through the eye! God OF Heaveu+E
and the sharp agony would spangle tai I
points Of burning light through bis tnil +
az if the balls were already bundsE
through the sockets. 81, too, must h
shot through the eye!" 1t vas EsaE
than ten thousand deaths, and be daE
them over in lingering torture day aE
day.
From the time of Rees' death belotE
ed q changed and stricken man. lniE
few weeks he had lost q great deal dE
flesh, and became piteously hagga%,;E
his eyes and gait and voice were hu!SIE
His turbulent and fierce nniEs!ity !aasee
before the narrowing snspaass 81 ~
fear. The bully and murderous n9hk
trembled at the rustling of Leaf h'F
own imagination became his hel!-hH
cry remorsc became stronger with ksf
ing at his heart! He never left his ICE
| for weeks, until the escape OF WHINE
and Davis inspired him with some aTsI
He procured fine horse, and set Oh q
dark night for the Red River! HgA
| body regretted his escape; for men q
looked in quiet expectation upon
progress of this affair, and in aE3
faith that the sense Of wild border lu,
would surely be gratified in seeing VI
stern, righteous and unparalleled nu WI Al
geance consummated by the isl VI
| Hinch-the monster instigator ana III MI
actor in all the grievous outrags VA ~
had reused the simple. hearted LoOS n1
q demon executioner of doom. III
Hinch reached the bank olsna D.,
River, sprang from his foaming aaay !;a,
hausted horse, after looking. cauu''
around; and threw himself upon p1 "
grass to wait for steamboat.
hours he heard ono putting cow da. q
stream, and saw the white wisaIg gs
steam curling up behind the tress =. ~, ,,ls
his heart bounded! Freedom aoTi 'ii,l
life !-once more sprang from ~ Us .;.,I III;
elled veins and 10 his lips. he y X
lied the vessel; she rounded 70 NV adhi
cred her yawl. His pulse bounosuSss o.,1ss
and he gazed with absorbing, g,,s e,sara ssars
L lad