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The Warning !!!
marked our men , an effectual stop would have been put to the bloody scene which was afterwards played . But no ; no sooner had they arrived at the precise spot , than Mr . AA augh presented himself at the window and asked them what they meant by coming thus to his house . " Your life , " answered their ferocious ringleader— "have you not deprived me , and those little ones I have to work for and feed , of those comforts ivith which I was possessed—have you not , by your cursed lawsturned out of
, us our paltry mud hut ; and is this not sufficient to raise up my precious blood ? By the powers of heaven or hell I' will have my revenge upon you for it , and upon those who own you of kin . " — " Beware of the consequences , I entreat you , " replied Mr . AVaugh , " we are all armed with ; deadly weapons ; and , averse as I am , by disposition and law , to shed human blood , be the effect upon your own heads . " He had no sooner pronounced the last wordswhen one of the
, villains fired at him , but missed . The struggle which ensued was tremendous , and the parties possessed of the torches set fire to the outbuildings , which were in a few moments in flames ; ancl it afterwards appeared that the whole of the outer wood work had been smeared over with oil , to assist the progress of the element . Their chief aim was to obtain admission into the house , but in this we had the mastery of them ; our position allowed us to repel their attempts in ite of their fire arms
sp and missiles which they had brought with them ; and such was their manual power of strength , that they hurled into our apartment stones of at least 30 or 40 lbs . weight . Alfred AVaugh and myself planted ourselves one at each side of the window , ancl by that means , with the help
of the back of our cutlasses , disabled several of those who had clambered up and obtained a hold of the sill of the window . At last , however , one , whom we afterwards found to be Phelim , the traitorous servant , suggested to the villains the step of clambering up the trees which were near , and three or four having done so , they atonce obtained a sight and command of the interior of the room ; in the course of a few minutes poor Conolly fell a victim to their violence . This deed at once induced us to drop all
feelings of mercy , and , in returning their fire , we killed three of the party . Rendered furious by our success , and inspired by the diabolical zeal of their leader , they at once congregated their force , and , by the help of a ladder , Weguelin and two others gained an entry . At this moment our position was extremely critical . AVeguelin advanced towards Mr . AVaugh , sen ., and appeared determined to follow up the utmost feelings of his he was armed with a long ikeandwith lifted
revenge ; sp , , up arms , was within an ace of hurling it with desperate force at his intended victim ; but Alfred AVaugh , who was deeply alive to the protection he was bound to show for his father ' s safety , sprang across the room and felled the atrocious villain to the ground ivith his cutlass . It was evident , by the countenance of AVeguelin , that my friend had saved his parent ; the features of the fallen man presented an extraordinary look—it was hasty , blighting rage ; and while he grasped with redoubled vigour the
lance in his right hand , he endeavoured to raise himself on his knee , with the intention of exercising his full strength for inflicting a destroying blow . His powers were , however , at an end ; his eyes sunk in an instant ; his high boned sunken cheeks grew horribly colourless ; his blue lips parted , showing his set teeth ; his shoulders fell , and his back-drawn arm and hand dropped at his side—he was a corpse ! '' Ah , what a sign of evil life , when death ' s approach is seen so terrible . " 2 d Henry VI .
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The Warning !!!
marked our men , an effectual stop would have been put to the bloody scene which was afterwards played . But no ; no sooner had they arrived at the precise spot , than Mr . AA augh presented himself at the window and asked them what they meant by coming thus to his house . " Your life , " answered their ferocious ringleader— "have you not deprived me , and those little ones I have to work for and feed , of those comforts ivith which I was possessed—have you not , by your cursed lawsturned out of
, us our paltry mud hut ; and is this not sufficient to raise up my precious blood ? By the powers of heaven or hell I' will have my revenge upon you for it , and upon those who own you of kin . " — " Beware of the consequences , I entreat you , " replied Mr . AVaugh , " we are all armed with ; deadly weapons ; and , averse as I am , by disposition and law , to shed human blood , be the effect upon your own heads . " He had no sooner pronounced the last wordswhen one of the
, villains fired at him , but missed . The struggle which ensued was tremendous , and the parties possessed of the torches set fire to the outbuildings , which were in a few moments in flames ; ancl it afterwards appeared that the whole of the outer wood work had been smeared over with oil , to assist the progress of the element . Their chief aim was to obtain admission into the house , but in this we had the mastery of them ; our position allowed us to repel their attempts in ite of their fire arms
sp and missiles which they had brought with them ; and such was their manual power of strength , that they hurled into our apartment stones of at least 30 or 40 lbs . weight . Alfred AVaugh and myself planted ourselves one at each side of the window , ancl by that means , with the help
of the back of our cutlasses , disabled several of those who had clambered up and obtained a hold of the sill of the window . At last , however , one , whom we afterwards found to be Phelim , the traitorous servant , suggested to the villains the step of clambering up the trees which were near , and three or four having done so , they atonce obtained a sight and command of the interior of the room ; in the course of a few minutes poor Conolly fell a victim to their violence . This deed at once induced us to drop all
feelings of mercy , and , in returning their fire , we killed three of the party . Rendered furious by our success , and inspired by the diabolical zeal of their leader , they at once congregated their force , and , by the help of a ladder , Weguelin and two others gained an entry . At this moment our position was extremely critical . AVeguelin advanced towards Mr . AVaugh , sen ., and appeared determined to follow up the utmost feelings of his he was armed with a long ikeandwith lifted
revenge ; sp , , up arms , was within an ace of hurling it with desperate force at his intended victim ; but Alfred AVaugh , who was deeply alive to the protection he was bound to show for his father ' s safety , sprang across the room and felled the atrocious villain to the ground ivith his cutlass . It was evident , by the countenance of AVeguelin , that my friend had saved his parent ; the features of the fallen man presented an extraordinary look—it was hasty , blighting rage ; and while he grasped with redoubled vigour the
lance in his right hand , he endeavoured to raise himself on his knee , with the intention of exercising his full strength for inflicting a destroying blow . His powers were , however , at an end ; his eyes sunk in an instant ; his high boned sunken cheeks grew horribly colourless ; his blue lips parted , showing his set teeth ; his shoulders fell , and his back-drawn arm and hand dropped at his side—he was a corpse ! '' Ah , what a sign of evil life , when death ' s approach is seen so terrible . " 2 d Henry VI .