The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-21
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THE STRANGE DISCOVERY.

q Or. 1t docs not exist at,he present day,
but at the time | am speaking Of was much
irequented by persons from the south Of
France, who came TO PARIS with the iniea.
ton Of stopping few days. Amongst the
persons who were in the habit of residing
there, during their stay in our metropolis,
was Madame Launay, the widow of rich
banker Of bordeaux, who cane every year
for The purpose Of receiving her dividends
aud transacling such other business as cir.
cumsiances NIGH, require. On her ARR.
val late one evening from Bordeaux, she
was Informed, by the landiady Of the Rem.
ard dor, with prolusion Of apologies, that
unless Madame would for once put up with
small room, containing two beds, she should
he unable to accommodate her. To this
Madame Launay replied, she had no oh.
lection for few days, as Julie. Der wait.
ing woman, could sleep 10 the same room,
aud when opportunity offered they might
be better accommodated. The hostess
curtsled assent, and Madame Launay was
shown TO her apartment, where, after par.
taking Of some slight rcfrcshment, she, with
her maid, very soon retired 10 their separ
ate beds, and in profound sleep forgot the
iaugues Of their journey, and the Compare.
tive INCONVENIENCE Of the Tod gings.
la the middle Of the night Julie aDoke,
aud finding her mouth parched from thestll
feyerlsh excitement Of the journey, got out
81 bed 10 obtain a draught OF water from fhe
dressing table. As Madame Launay al.
ways slept with q candle 10 her room, she
had no difficulty in inGlng the water, and
~as returning INTO led when her eye iellup.
% a handsome travelling cloak, which was
lying by the bedside Of her mistress. This
julie had admired during the whole Of the
journey. nud as II had been sent home but q
ie" hours previous to their LEAVING Bor.
deauv, had escaped the fate Of The rest d
her mistross'a wardrobe, which was usually
trlui on by her previous 10 beng delivered
Tho opportunity was not 10 be resisted
the candle burnt opposite long glass, g
tina, she could Try II to the best advauss &C
+. F." an really, dn look extremely we'll II
II, said she. standing first on one sice ant
then IN the other, 10 see herself 10 NOR
advantage, and this bonnet, too, Is VERY
bcconag. really wonder the men arr
so devoid Of taste as to suffer me 10 contin
uc slll unmarked and with sigh SD,
dropped the cloak aud bonnet, trpt Int
bed, and IN q few minutes was breathing o
solae favored swain throwing himself a
h1r "a, ard Nth most becoming lmpoitu
uity pressing hgr 10 name the itsppy DAY.
Her dreams we're SO delightful that sh,
would have willingly continued them inuci
longer had not the sun, whicl{ shotif wit
al the brightness Of clear Summers day
warned her It was ilu,c 10 eel up and pre-
pare for her MISTRESS ris,ng. She coui'
not refrain from CHANGING towards the oh
ltCt " hich had been tho cause Of such pleas
mg rovenes, bu. much TO her asionIshmen
The cloak was no Whereto be seen. Sh'
searched all over the room without success
Gould her mistress, have bsen awake, an
mean, this as a hu, for her VANITY. Sh
tlRked towards her bed TO see If she wer
Her mistress e uife9ioylng her surprise
must then have bid the cloak iinfent iiir On On
She gently turned down the clothes TO SC
# her suspiclons were confirmed, and
her horror beheld the bed deluged wi,
blood. Her mistress had been murdered
during the night, by some one who ha
= struck her to the heart and so truly ha
The blow been given, that she had expire
3 without msk,ag noise sufficient to awak
= even her fellow odger. JlIie, by he
screams, broueht several persons TO til
room 10 ascertain thu cause, amongst whor
( was the iandlady, who was so alarmed 70
the responsibility of her establishment, tha
she dccIS.,d aslfae but Julie could hay
committed r. atrocious act; and despite {
her repeated protcs,atons Of nnocenc,
called in the police, who ba > ss,ti've tn
poor gIrl time 10 dress before they hurrie
her of 10 prson-to contemplate alone o
: the misfortune that had belalcu herself an
! ufSsiress.
!. Julie found her situation far from an Ell
vIab.e one ; to he looked upon by the worI
as the murderess Of her mistress, was re
voting enough by ITSELF besides which
there appeared but little hope that sh
should escape being found so by those VII
were 10 decide her fate; since she coul
I not but confess 10 herself, that suspicion
we're strongly agains, her. II was strange
: very strange, she thought; the more Sc
as she could not even hazard a conlectur
as to the real offender, who had, withou
d doubt, SO contrived as to throw the Who'll
suspicion upon her.
J, Circumstances, though strongly again:
= her, were not so conclusive as she herse
Imagined for IN her numerous examina
- tons before tho Judge obstruction, sh
lad in no one instance preyaricated al