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"Tis vain to sigh! the wheel must on; And straws are to the whirlpool drawn With ships of gallant mien. " FRENEAU
No sooner had Barton realized his loss, than he gave himself up to the bitterest feelings of despair. This interim was succeeded by a burning thirst for revenge. "Come, Ralph! -- Come, Eagle's-Wing! let us pursue them -- let us destroy them! Oh, my God! thus in my old age to suffer this heavy blow! " and, excited to madness, he fled down the stairway, followed by Ralph and the Tuscarora. Before they could overtake him, he had unbarred the door, and crossed the threshold but no enemy was there.