Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-12-02

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ale vas again silent; the storm race,
more suriously than before. The peasant.
daughter had sunk on her knees, and will
hands and eyes raised sesmed to be los, ir
prayer.
"Wha. are you doing, Margareil" said
Eric angrily. Choose better momen,
for your devotioas. Oar guest is tired:
make your bed here while | conduct him
to the sleeping roora.''
Ths traveller cast che look Of tenderness
at tie meiaen, and then followed hi, hos,
into the .ext apartment.
Margare. remained by the FIRE till she
fell asleep. Some time had elapsed when
starting from disturbed dream, she saw
her father. with lantern in his hand, ex-
amining paper packet, on which was a
large ssai;at the moment she heard moan
and her name repeated in a faint voice.
The old man turned, and met his daugh-
,er's eyes fixed on him. Springing from
her seat, she exclaimed
"Fatter! what means lha, knife? Ora.
cious God! blood dropping from The blade
Where lie the strangerl"
''Be s.lent!" he said. eve are rich.
Lands. castles, titles--all will now be
oursn'
"Merciful HeaveD!". cried she, "where
is my he'rothed? am the Margaret OF
whom no spoke"
Without attending to her words, Eric
tore open the packet. Ii contained moth ne
but written paper! "ls tn = the treasure
he talked of" said he-"was il for this
that killed hint"
"killed hlml' shrieked his daughter, as
her lover. deathly pale, staggered INFO the
room, and sank al her feet. Terror
nj what he supposed to be the ghost of his
victim. Eric dropped the paper, and rushed
from The cottage. The dying man tried
10 speak, but the murdercr's knife had
struck too truly, and blood choked his Ut
terance. "Linnausl' was The only word
she could make out as she supported him
in her arms; with a last effort he took the
red case from his bosom, and opening it,
placed the pearl necklace in her hand, his
head sunk on her shoulders, ana in a few
moments he ceased to breathe
On the following morning the n,angled
body Of Eric was found at the bottom Of a
precipice.
In accordance with the supposed wish Of
her deceased lover. Margaret resolved to
go TO Stockholm. AS she performed the
journey on foot, it was some time before
Linnaus learned the fate of his 3rotege.-
In taking possession Of his papers, and
among them, OF the precious one contain.
ing the secret Of making pearls which
Eric had dropped on the night of the muir
der, he was not unmindful of Marearet's
interest. She was received ino his
house, and treated by him rs daugh
ter.
In the year 1861, Linnnus announced
that he had discovered a method Of breed
ing pearls in the common muscle; but see
ing that the Swedish Cover Bment was not
inclined 70 profit by his invention, he sold
the secret to private individual for con-
siderable sum ofmoney' Macy years al
forwards, is was again offered for sale by
the heirs of this person, but it does no, ap
pear to be known into whose hands il then
passed.
II is said that Linneus had letters OF no.
biiiy granted him in consequence of bis
discovery; aid i, is certain that he was
in The habit Of showing a number of
pearls which he said had been created by
his art
We are not sure that the above is nctu-
ally founded Oh fact, but the germ Of the
story undoubtedly had its origin in some
true revelation. The same incident is en-
bodied in the tragedy of Fatal Curiosity ! |
-IEditor Mirror.