The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

(E&G.AI%/i full in its weird i'm.
v7TW,l RTfss'yInssS, 1"rid .isrs of , The The
torches which were stuck at intervals
against tho pillars revealed the forms of
men sitting and lying on the seats and
iloor in every attitude of detection and
despair. Up and down the aisles the iron
sh"d heels OF the scntrics rang upon the
pavement. The greater part of the prison
erS were silcnt,or only moaning with tho
pam ol recent wOCudS; some were pray
ing, one was ravnT, mad with terror. And
IN truth he aud hIs companions had uood
caus' 'or fear, for their conuucrcr was
fcv"rsham, the General of the Royalists,
whose only mode of dealing with rebel
was to hang or shoot him without more
ado, and VINO WAS only waiting for the
daybrcak to begin the work of slaughter.
~ few only kept their resolution
among them two were sitting together
IN the shadow Of the pulpit steps. Both
OF these rcn had been conspicuous in
the fight, and both knew well that they
must die at daybrcak.
The elder Of the two was mau of
about thirty.iivc, with powerful thick
set frame. and strong and rugged fea-
lures; bad man To have against one,
one might say. He was by trade horse
breaker, and great part of his business
was to break in the wild colts of the
marsh. Ills companion was some six or
clght years younger. Ills figure was tall
and s'ight, but finely made, and his face
was sin%uIarly handsome. He was the
SwliteSt iunncr in the West of ENGLAND
perhaps i'll the whole Kingdom His name
WAS David Dare; that of the elder man
John temXarvyn. Both were natives of
the town Of Axbridge, but, until tho day
before, they had been strangers to each
other. Chance had made them comrades
III the contest, where they had fought
side 10y sidcand where the same troop of
Royallsts had seized them both.
The two were silent. Quixarvyn had
pulled out Il short black pipe, had filled
and lighted it and was now smoking
tranquility. Ills companion had also
pulled ont something from his breast, bu.
II WAS not pipe; it was the portrait of
u beautiful young girl. He took Il long
look at the lovely lacc,a look which said
farewell
QuiXarvyn watched him. In the dim
Hight in which they sat he could not sec
the features of tue portrait, but he
guessed how the case stood.
"Poor fellow" he said, with more
tenderness than would have been ex-
rcctcd from his looks. Then, after a
minutes siicncc, lie went on, us much
To himscit us to the ott r.. "And We,
10y case is harder. | was in lovc-I an
in love. God help me and also have
her portrait in my breast. What would
&ivc if could look on il as you can
look Oh yours.'
Dare looked at him with interest.
"What !" he said, "havc you also tho
same troublc-a poor girl who will 90
distracted when she hears OF what has
happened To you!"
"No,' SAID the other bitterly; "she
will not 90 distracted; she has had
enough Of me, and / shall have the pain
OF dyinS unrevcngcd upon the knave
who robbed me of her."
1t was strange to see how in a mo.
mcnt his eyes had grown ablazc with
passion. The young man looked at him
in astonishmcnt.
"Who WAS it!" he inquired.
"Who was it2" echoed the other. uDc
you think il | knew that that | should
now have cause to writhc at dying with
out crying quits with him? No, [ do
not know him. | only know she loved
me, that she cooled toward me; that
when asked her plainly whether she
had foiInI a yn,,nrnr ,,J , Iotto. Ie.,-
ing man she confessed that it was true
anu threw herself upon my generosity tc
set her free from our engagement.
d'd sc--ln frenzy of mad passion. But
when asked her for his name she would
not tell me, fearing, | dare say, that
might twist his neck. should soon
have found him, but then this war brok,
out and III my rage | conld not keeJ
myself from rushing To the fight to cool
my blood with blows. And so here
am, going to be shot at daybrcak. But
swear to heaven if I only had that fel
low IN my power for one brief minute
couli die COntcntc1."
"You are right said the other; g.
should feel the same"
9mNarvyn drew portrait from mi.
breast aud held it out to his companion.
"Look, he said, "is this face to ill
man? though it is one to drive hin
crazy. Let me look at yours-it is moi
more innocent than this one, | dare
swear
The young man took the portrait and
at the same inc handed him his own
Each looked IN silence at the portrait in
his hand--in II silence of amazcmcnt, OF
stupciaction. The two portraits repre-
sentcd the same perSon
QuiXarvyn was the first to break tb,
silence.
What" he said, drawing a deen
breath and bursting into low laugh.
which was both fierce and glad, "you
was nv To think that have found uou