The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-07

! sued by the shadow of his victim, Opaque
under the suns rays. and at other times
luminous, always in the attitude as she
sat when killed. fondling the infant. He
! preferred death to this haunting shadow
which bounded him everywhere, and so he
returned to the scene of the crime, gave
himself up, made confession and was tried
and executed. and still the shadow may
have pursued him to the horrid limbo of
the damned and remained 10 plague him
in all the cycles of infinite durationl
A pathetic story was told US by a camp
follower in the civil war, and, as 1t seems
to have some relation to shadows, may be
approximately introduced here. A small
town on the line of Sherman's march to the
sea had been deserted by the Inhabitants
through fears Of the advancing army. Not
only its streets and places of business were
bare of every sign of life, but the dwellings
and quarters of the negroes were equally
desolate. 1t was a rare opportunity for
the seekers after plumber, to a band of
which gentry our informant was attached,
and they roamed at will through the place
and appropriated whatever greed or fancy
recommended to their notice. They found
but little Of value and were going away
disappointed. when handsome mansion
in the outskirts seemed to give promise
of better results. Unlike the conditions
in the town, they here found all the doors
and windows fastened with care, and in
gress was with some difficulty forced The
house was beautifully appointed, and
many rooms were elegantly furnished. In
the cellars they found large demijohn of
old whisky-a rare prize in the estimation
of such horde of registering freebooters-
and careless Of consequences, drank II
all Then they proceeded to loot the es-
tablishment.
Very few portable articles of value were
found in ransacking the first and second
stories. They were nearly through when
noise, as II something falling. came from
the attic. Trying the door which gave ad-
mittance there. they found 1t locked and
otherwise secured, and curiosity was add
ed to greed. The door must be forced
This was accomplished by hard work. but
just as the boys were about to scramble
up the stairs they were called upon from
the top to halt A parley ensued. II was
dark at the head of the stair, but two or
three persons could be discerned although
there was but one spokesman, and judg-
ing by the voice, he was a mere boy. But
he had the spirit of a man.
I'VE shall defend ourselves" said he
land you may depend that death is GER
tain to every one who attempts to ascend
that stair. We are prepared to deliver
36 well-aimed shots without reloading, and
there is plenty of help to load faster than
we can fire. This is the real truth of the
situation, and you certainly understand
the risk you run under these conditions"
One Of the bummers, however, was brave
with whisky, and Immediately started to
go up on the run. Click bang! He was
dead as he came tumbling to the bottom.
The rage of his comrades was indescrib-
able, and all who could crowd to the door
fired their revolvers without special aim
at the dimly-seen people at the TOP
1t turned out there were three of them
all were shot in the forehead and killed,
and all fell forward and tumbled to the
bottom Of the stair. striking the floor at the
feet Of their assailants and covering them
with blood.
Then there was a real panic among these
wretches. They were suddenly sobered
for deed had been committed which APP
palled even their vile hearts-a deed for
dastards and savages. never for men. The
victims of their slaughter were three pref