Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11

at the proof ] wounded the wolf in the
left fore paw. Hers Is the cut. "
And, with these Rords, he tore sf6
/ bandage from the hare and exposed q
There was murrnur of E5sder from
the crowd and then Dick shoutsdT
scBring her out and tie her hahd and
| foot. Then fire the old hut and bum her
before she does more harm to us"
'TWhat shall we do with the old oneT'
asked one Of the crowd.
Burn her, too" was the inhuman
reply. "Let her stay where she Is.
She cannot escape u.s."
The brutes now left the cottage, and
Dick, holding Marie with grasp of iron,
led her out with him. Upon reaching
the open air he produced stout cord,
| and, in spite Of her prayers and strug-
giles, was about to bind her, when sud
| denly he was hurled with great force to
the ground, and Alfred Tompkins, pass
ing his arm around the young girls
waist, cried:
'You contemplate cur, this woman is
my promised wife. She is no wehrwolf!
She shall not be harmed while have life
to protect her"
1.-THE boy is mad! Seize him, friends,
and save him from his folly"
The speaker was Alfred father. The
young man had but just arrived, and had
come for the purpose of defending Marie
with his life.
But he was powerless to contend
| against such crowd, whose excitement
and frenzy were becoming greater every
moment. Before he could reply to his
father, Marie was torn from his grasp,
and he was seized and held by four strong
men. All his efforts to release himself
were in vain, and he was forced to wit
ness the tragedy which followed, power
less to help her whom he loved so deeply.
Marie was bound securely. The brutal
wretches into whose hands she had
fallen had no pity. Her beauty and
youthfulness only maddened them the
more, and to all her weeping, pleading
and praying they turned deaf ears. Led
on by Dick Thayer, they were hurrying
with her to the flames, when ''Uncle
Eben" rushed up, almost out Of breath,
and exclaimed in a loud voice:
"Stop your brutality!'
The men paused, and the old patriarch
demanded sternly what they meant.
Alas! their meaning was too plain. The
cottage was already in flames, and the
shriel1s of the bedridden old dame were
heart rending. She had been left in the
burning building, and was being con-
sumed in it.
''She is wehrwolf, Uncle Eben, >"
cried score of voices. "We have found
it on her, and we mean to burn her in
her den."
"She is human creature" cried
'Uncle Eben," "and in the name OF the
law and common humanity command
you to release her!'
There was q murmur of disapproval
from the crowd.
"She must die, uncle. You have no
right to interfere. She is not woman,
but a wild beast, and has no soul to
save"
The men worked toward the flames
with their victim; but Uncle Eben sprang
between them and the fearful element,
, and, lifting both his hands high over his
head, shrieked, in tone which made his
, hearers blood turn cold:
. ''In the name of crucified God,
pronounce this act the most heinous
!, crime ever perpetrated, and l swear tc
; name all the parties concerned in 1T tc
: the proper authorities"
: This announcement was cut short BY
: the priest falling to the earth by heavy
). blow from the hand of Dick Thayer
: The crowd had moved back when Uncle
. Ben began his statement, and thu
wretches had released their victim
Dick, however, lifted her m his brawny
!, arms, bore her quickly to the cottage
= and with prodigious strength hurled hel
: far into the burning mass. There was {
!, wild shrek as the flames closed aroun'
her. and then all was still.
When Uncle Eben recovered, he wen
> in haste to the authorities, and soon tn
police were at the scene of the atrociou
u crime. Dick Thayer was broken upol
: the wheel, and several who had beel
, prominent in the crime were hung.
n !. Alfred did not long survive the terri
u BILE tragedy through which he had passed
ii His father, who really loved him, did a
in his power to bring him back to hD oil
- happy condition; but to the last tn
IL young man manifested toward him tn
greatest aversion. Cincinnati Enquirer
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