Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-01-03

carc say" returned the poSt-nistrcss
" Williams Is rot hi, real nan.cr
81 don't know that;" interrupted the land
iadyi Williams Is good hanging name /.
there was " iisiams lao mur,lc red the Mari,
family. and Williams who bugk.d all thos.
poor dear children; dare say hc j. some re-
iation OF theirs; but TO think OF his coming
Ia The White liart-lts no place for al, do
inys, can tell him; he shant poison his wife
IN my house out he goes this very might
III take the letter to hun my self"
Dear dear l shall be ruined. If il comes
IN be known that we took a look into the let
ter;" and the pc>t.mis,rcss thought I'm her
heart that she had better let MIR Wi,liams
poison his wife at his leisure. Mrs. Mary
smith, too, rcprJblied any violent measures.
the truth Is, she did not wish 10 bc mixed up
IA the matter gcntlcwoman with an annui-
ty and front and back parlour was rather
ashamed Of being detected in such close in-
,lmacy with The post-mistrcss aud tho landla-
dy' IL seemed likely that poor Mrs. Williams
would be let To- her miserable fate
" Murder will out" said the landlord
tue following morning, as he mounted the
pie5a'd pony. which, ike Tom Tough. had
seen li;tc service; aud hurried of in search
OF MIR: crampton, the ncarc>, magistrate.
Their perceptions assisted by brandy and
water, he and his wife had sat up long PAST
"a 4 m
on what line OF conduct wo.!d be most eiii-
oacious in preserving the life of the unloruI-
nate Mrs. Williams; and the result o. their
elaboration was, 10 fetch the Justice, and
have the ccilnquen, taken into custody at lhe
very dinner table which was intended To be
tbs s-eac of his crime. Gle has ordered
soup to-day for the first time he thiak, lac
could so easily slip poison into the Liquid
There he goes he looks like a man who ha.
got something on his consc iencc," pointing
To MIR. W il!Iams, who was walking up and
down at his usual slow pace. Two o'clock
arrived, and with X n hack chaise ont OF il
slept, sarc enough, a lady aud a gentleman
The landlady's pity redoubled-such pref
~ young creature, not above nineteen 80 I
sec how il is" thought she, "thc old wretch
Is Jealous"
All the Efforts 10 catch her eve were in
vain; the dinner was ready and down they
sat The hostess Of the White Hart looked
alternately out of the window like sister Ann
to see II any one was coming, and at the Ia
BILE 10 see that nothing was doing. To her
dismay she observed the young lady lift n
spoonful Of the broth to her mouth, She
could RESTRAIN herself no longer; but, catch
ing her hand, exclaimed, Poor dcar inno-
cent, the soup is poisoned - All started from
the table in confusion, which was but 10 be
increased, "A hustle as heard in the passage,
IA rushed n whole party, two OF whom, each
catching an arm Of MIR. Williams, pinioncd
him down to his scat. I" am happy, Madam"
said the little busting magistrate, ito have
been, under Heaven, the humble instrument
Of preserving your life from the nefarious
designs of that disgrace OF humanity" Mr..
CHAMPION paused IN consequence OF three
wants-want of words, breath. and IDEAS.
my life :" ejaculsted tic ssionished lady.
al.
arc inscru,abie-the vain curiosity Of three
idle women has been turaed TO good ac-
count" And the eloquent magistrate pro-
ceeded TO detail the process OF inspection To
which the fatal letter had been subjected
but when he came TO the terrible words
We viii settle the matter tomorrow Mt din
ner but I am sorry you persist in poisoning
your wife"-he was interrupted by bursts OF
laughter from the gentleman, from the injured
wife. and even from the prisoner himself
One ut OF nierriment was followed by ano-
Their, till II became contagious, and the very
eonstables began 90 laugh too.
can explain ali, )" at last interrupted the
yisiter. MIR. Williams came here for that
quiet so necessary for the labors OF genius
he is writing a melo-drama called " ",
Wife"-he submitted the last act 60 me, and
rather objected To the poisoning OF the he
rome. This young lady is my daughter, and
We arc on our way to the sca-coast Mr.
Williams IS only welded % thc Muses."
The disconcerted magistrate shook his head
and muttered something abou, theatres being
very immoral.
. Quite mistaken, SIR" said Mr.. Williams.
" Our soup Is cold but our worthy land!adS
roastS fowls 90 turn-wc will have them
and the veal outlets up-you will stay and
dine siti us--and, aitcraa ards, shall De
al O.. al 60 al. In tc krv
Of your approval, at least OF your n,du! sence.