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Article THE WRECKER. ← Page 10 of 10
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The Wrecker.
come ! There is your father , a corpse , upon the piece of wood for which he murdered my father , and there is your axe upon tho mark , which you left in your father ' s forehead , when I told you his eyes were moving , and you wist not who it was , and coaxed me to leave you with him alone . But I knew you—I knew you , Black Norris , and stole quick ancl softly backand saw you give the blow , and heard the crash ,
, and snatched up your hatchet when you threw it behind you , and ran away with it ! Give you joy now , Black Norris , of your diamonds , and of your gold too—a piece of which you gave me—here it is!—to go away that nobody might be by , when you murdered your father—A fair day , Black Norris , is it not ?—Ha ! ha !—A fair , lovely day !—Ha ! ha ! —A fair , lovely , bonny day ! Is it not , Black Norris ? Is it not ?"
The Wrecker gradually raised his right hand in the direction of the maniac , till the pistol which he held was nearly brought to a level , when the weapon was struck from his grasp ; and at the same moment , he found himself pinioned . He was in the hands of four of the
preventive guard . They had placed themselves on each side of the door , and had not heen perceived by him as he entered . At a signal , they were joined by several of their comrades . It is superfluous to relate the sequel , or the means ¦ which led to it . In three mouths after , a gibbet stood upon the beach . A figure was suspended from it . A creaking and clanking were heard whenever the
wind blew . Fair or foul , regularly every day at noon , the maniac sat at the foot of that mortal tree ; and still it was her salutation to any one that chanced to pass— " A fair day !—A fair , lovely day !—A fair , lovely , bonny day !" Shortly after the execution of Black Norris , it was ascertained that the captain and crew of a ship , returning from New South Wales with convicts , had been overpowered , plundered and murdered , with the exception of the mate , who most miraculously escaped . Nothing further ever transpired .
"Is discretion one ofthe cardinal virtues ? asked a young lady of Mr . Northcote . " No , madam , it is all of them , " was his reply . If we had discretion at all times , we should never do wrong . Oh ! how much repentance would be saved , if we had but discretion to employ presence of mind !
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Wrecker.
come ! There is your father , a corpse , upon the piece of wood for which he murdered my father , and there is your axe upon tho mark , which you left in your father ' s forehead , when I told you his eyes were moving , and you wist not who it was , and coaxed me to leave you with him alone . But I knew you—I knew you , Black Norris , and stole quick ancl softly backand saw you give the blow , and heard the crash ,
, and snatched up your hatchet when you threw it behind you , and ran away with it ! Give you joy now , Black Norris , of your diamonds , and of your gold too—a piece of which you gave me—here it is!—to go away that nobody might be by , when you murdered your father—A fair day , Black Norris , is it not ?—Ha ! ha !—A fair , lovely day !—Ha ! ha ! —A fair , lovely , bonny day ! Is it not , Black Norris ? Is it not ?"
The Wrecker gradually raised his right hand in the direction of the maniac , till the pistol which he held was nearly brought to a level , when the weapon was struck from his grasp ; and at the same moment , he found himself pinioned . He was in the hands of four of the
preventive guard . They had placed themselves on each side of the door , and had not heen perceived by him as he entered . At a signal , they were joined by several of their comrades . It is superfluous to relate the sequel , or the means ¦ which led to it . In three mouths after , a gibbet stood upon the beach . A figure was suspended from it . A creaking and clanking were heard whenever the
wind blew . Fair or foul , regularly every day at noon , the maniac sat at the foot of that mortal tree ; and still it was her salutation to any one that chanced to pass— " A fair day !—A fair , lovely day !—A fair , lovely , bonny day !" Shortly after the execution of Black Norris , it was ascertained that the captain and crew of a ship , returning from New South Wales with convicts , had been overpowered , plundered and murdered , with the exception of the mate , who most miraculously escaped . Nothing further ever transpired .
"Is discretion one ofthe cardinal virtues ? asked a young lady of Mr . Northcote . " No , madam , it is all of them , " was his reply . If we had discretion at all times , we should never do wrong . Oh ! how much repentance would be saved , if we had but discretion to employ presence of mind !