The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-08-02


he would tgy To- concl!iu.e and attract the little
creature, and thus, after n tine. she learned to
lh'c hiin. but alt thls was concealed from the
hpus, keeper. Why, has alWays been a mystery
!" ne, however, II was ST., aud Alice Sharpe
Hved N ignorance OF the mutual attachment un.
tIl her master WAS taken III. Then for the first
time, the secret was betrayed by the intense grirf
Of Miriam and the qucrulous anxiety Of the IN.
valid, who cr"ycd to nave the child perpeiualiy
IA hs sight. To this after Il time, Alice was
obliged To consent, and u little mattrass was
brought INTO Ibe -ck room for her, while the man.
ner Dud treatment of the WHY, HrGtul woman
changed from us usual harshness to a carcssng
oppressive kindness that was almost as offensive
But Miriam was too thankful to be allowed tu re.
Inaln with her protector to be ti.tidiuus aud che
nursed HIM night and day until his death.
He had no medical advice, Alice always ridi.
ealing the l.es of danger, but she prescribed for
Inn herself, mixed up his medicines out OF hIs
owr stock oi drugs and administered them -
ArIam observed hat after taking them he was
invariably wuise, aud that he ol'en objected to
10 so, but tho house keeper always prevailed,
and by Gmt ot scUldug aud cuaXlHg usually car
ned her point Ten days before hi death, Alige
introduced INTO his room cousin of herr. Law.
yeI's clelk, whom size told Miriam that her ma.
Ter had sent iur, and Will was then made and
signed After this the woman became careless.
and lett the dying man almost wholly to the
chmgo If little AtIlu, who was alone with hun
when he died.
The last act Of ms lie was to give the cAild a
packet, which, after his death, he btde her take
To tHe clergyman; it would explain who che was,
he said. Aud MTmm positively asserts that his
''st words were, Hess you, ny own child, my
darling niece
'lI,. I...., t,,v.y,r ,vYs ,yl,tI.r : La.
child in Lortx ecdiug ni-erv ni.laid it. or It was
taken from! her shc slept, there IS no means Of
discovering. Alice sharpe always asserted that
the whole tale wa. a pure invention and that
An!arl had never received any such article she,
however, remarked positive. and SO DO l.
Well, all was now changed. a will was pro
duceI, executed two daNs before the dccrase ut
tie testatur tequealEmg al. his property to Alice
Slal re, and not one word was SAID about Miriam.
People TALKED loudi, but rhe helre.. needed moth
ing; she took possession Of the property, married
her cousin, Ue"lge Sharp. (the man WHO made
the wnI) sent Miriam tu :he wotkhouse, and
opened mlillurr : establishment,
Wheels roll within wheels, Mr. Sharpe was
now lHrse rate payer, and OErc or t"isr over.
seer, and when bis wife applied to tie purl-h ,G
c,rs oielng to take Miriam Lln,on rs an up
prentice without premium, those furcuunlf!e,
tLnI /, convenient to forge, her prevIuu- crGclty
II the child ,y.,JI.l her Ll,r,i,f, to tb, ki,..
and w,,bout cou.uI,iny IN, po,,r ylrl bound her
iu.tnnllv.
pb. Iif,. She led in tba, bousc vss hor~ihI.-
NJ AG,.,r .Iy,. o., l.rI.r,, ,,,,s ,,,,,
crueII, rr..teJ. but ,h. u.,.r reriu,d .Lr had
learned endurance from infancy, and the PRACTICE
wa. familiar Atl,.t b,w.v,r .l,. had ,r,,I.r
and greater ,,i'I tn E,rr' he, 1eau,y a't|ctra
The evil eve Of her wre,cLed master. add her mis-.
rry wa. cumnle,. Tie persrc.ti,u She under.
went from INN and the i.,Iuu.y of III. wifi,
nloda ,yi,,,gce i,urI,p IN i,r opd n,auy II niyb,
-be has zone TO s,,en Nl,b a pro,.r of death M
on her lIps
,Onr uipbt l,b,t named in tbe irJic,mor-l Nj.
riam wns occupied in prr,,jng some straw bon.
n,ts whom l,r ,,as,.r .n,,r.1 tha ,,,.rt,p.r,
and after rre,, deni of irnrarr;nrnre i,,pnI ntrd
some l,uili5r,j,. She r..i.iel and the noise of
the struggle and her cries brought her mi.,re.
IN the TIor" Will. rbc cn,ynrIIy o...ilout ~.
.o,n ,s h.. s,w IN. r,f .Ini, a~sy in1y;"" G
NOR ,i,l uIo,e +, boar ,Io s,,r,,, 81 ,,,,.,y
r,,hie moe HIovs oa,b. md .ysry Js.rr,r-
tion of nbu.e were LeonoJ ,,n,n Miriam bv tIo
iuf,rf.,ed woman and .b,. l,G L,r w,th n ira,J
fpl vow To be rcyppgeJ F,y. hours af,er in the
dead Of the ni,bt the house wa, discovered to he
u, fir, the fir. oripiu,tip. in N,,,ans rnom rr,m
which she was absent She we, hnwryyr. soon
discovered in small out house at the top of the
garden, . here she was at work n, ,he saws by
the order Of be. mistress but which that woman
denies She wa, given into custody and Is urus-
ecutcd with a remorselr,s zc.! that would DO
honor to ficnd 4 subscription has teen
raised to defend her, and by Gods help she
shall be saved
Have you seen her asked after listening
,hou.htfuly tn III. history
Yes. several times, she has been in prison
nearly four months
And she persist. in her iunoconcef 2
Yes, but there is little necessity to assever.
ate what 10 every one who secs nvr must be 20
plain
Your suspicion then lies
Upon the prosecutors wife. Alice Sharpe
| And more than this, | am inclined to suspect
her Of using unf,r means with her late master
and Of holding his property uriustly.'
/ lnW'
4 cannot exactly tell, but firn.ly believe
srlam's assertion that the old man gave her II
packet previous to hi, death, and that he called
her his niece and also believe hat in some
way or other Alice Sharpe has become pusscs
sed Of the secret, and deeper mot'ye than
even Jealousy urges her to destroy her vic
tim
'Bu, the wIIl,--ifhat was fairly executed she
need be under no apprehension
/ so it seems. Suli NV suspicious Of foul play
nre very strong. Now let " 70 through the