Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-12-19

band, Wilson had some secret object in view,
or he would never have come here in the dis :
glse Of farmer, and paid hi. addresses to iha.
girl. But | presume he found her affairs TOO
desperately tangled, even for u philadelphia
lawyer but Nha, puzzles me most is, that il
he, or any person else, vas knowing to the par
tieulArs of the girls Imprisonment, that thsre
Ia, never been my .tr caused ii,u, t.
That |. what surprises me, and am inclin
ei to believe now that Louisa made her escape
entirely unai!eh; though in what manner seems
.ruiy uu.ccnuntallr.'
> d in all probability we shall never learr,
aided the husband, as he arose from the sopper
table, and strollcd OH, upon the lawn. in hoi.es
IN quie, the accusing demon tha, had nav be-
come fully awakened in his breast
BIT IN his last conclusion, he was doome d to
a farful disappointment; for IN the identical
being dicnssed hy Mr.. and Mrs. Langley, the
arrival of Nr wilson and lady. was registered
at the d nnsou house No Main street. On
the following morning, as Mr.. Langley had fin
i.hed his last cupo' coffee, and VA, carelessly
looking over 'he Daily note vas handed him
by hi. servant-and as hi. eye 2 aneed over its
cnutr'-, his wife gazed in peteet bewilder-
mrni upon The change depicted 10 his counte.
nance. His face became hvid, his eye wild and
trrocinus, while her whole frame became
valsed with the workings Of an intense excite
meni.
Good heavens! what i, ilP wha, can be the
ma,trr?' almost shrckei his wife. unnbr To en-.
durs the dreadful suspense longer. 'Do tell
what has happene!?
'Th- mystery is disclosed; every thing is
known!' exclaimed the husband, rs he tore the
welccmc bile, into a thousand fragments.
Mercy on me! don't say SO! what is to be
don.?'
what is TO be done2 why that note demands
the immediate payment Of hundred thousand
dollars I" Henry Wilson, now the husband Of
LOUISA Williams; and in case his demand should
not be complied with, prosecution is threaten.
ed, AMI full disclosure of all the facts ma !e
y. blc'
And Nr. Langley strobe up and down the
room IN II paroxysm, bordering upon insanity;
while every muscle quivered with fear and
vexaiinn.
What .hhl we do? we are ruined! shrcked
the terrified woman. as iniamy ana disgrace,
III horofy y,nx reality seemed threatening TO over
wheln aud nrGver crush them beneath the I'll
ins.
There 10 bu; one alternative, the money must
he paid!' replied Mr. Langley, IN voice calm
oh'y through uespaITi loI ~ "PPe"IS "o """'o
affair ha. been 40 thoroughly sii'ed that a suit
woull not only be useless, bu, the exposure
that wo ill necessarily follow would inevitably
end IN ruin and disgrace
Should the money be paid {" requested,
would the whole Transaction bs kept secret 2
inquired Mrs. Langley.
Mr.. Wilson has pledged his worl that such
should be the case replied her husband, bn,
be that as it may we have no other alternative
left aud must abide the result
Reader, few words more aud the tale will
he told Suffice it 10 say that the amount de
m'nird was duly paid oser. aud the orphan III
Iher pro, prrity forgot not the un'tierestrd be
Inr,oenrn ci IL. poor "a'hrrwoman, and n
I,-.rly INCOME which allowed her the privilege
o many OF the luxurcs ol life, WAS the cnnse-
uu,ncr. A. for David Grant, poor fellow
Ia, terrible fright, proved death blow 10 all
further autiripduns OF M, rimnnI; and he was
content , irh the meagre comforts OF a bachelor
life, and has long since gone the way Of all the
lrarth,"