Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-04-03

GAS you value your life," said I, hand
ing to her the antidote l had now thor
oughly prepared, take this draught-
drink-drink-drink."
"I burn-I burnp' she cried; " oh
heavens, I burn! George, forgive me i
say you forgive me-
"Ellen-Ellen, you will kill me-" he
cried.
Drink-drink," said I.
She gave convulsive shudder, and fell
back upon the sofa. l saw that there was
no hope-she was dying. My looks, |
suppose, told the melancholy truth, for
the young man she called George burst
into tears, crying.
"Save her-save her, sir-oh, surely
something can be done?"
while poison is in the stomach we
can do much" said 1; but this case has
gone too far. ''--'-'
With deep groan she now drew pu
her limbs as if in great agony, then q
damp cold dew came upon her brow; she
gasped convulsively for breath, and then
all was over.
There was an awful silence of a mo-
ment or two. The young man seemed
stupifed by the suddenness of the event.
He glanced wildly around him like ma
MAC; then clutching his hands above his
head, he shouted in tone that made me
shrink from him,
"Vengeance! vengeance! will have
his life p'
"My good sir" said I, trying to stop
him, "allow me, if you please. l."
GA thousand arms should not stay
me-" he cried; "I will have his life. |
will-by heaven-T will have his life!'
"But, sir, before you 60, permit me to
ask who you are, and who this young
person isg"
"Ellen, Ellen, l will revenge you," he
shriekcd, not at all needing my question.
Z" will crush him to the earth, were he
ten times what he is. Oh, Heavens! have
we thus metz Is this the end of the
bright dream that lit my youthful fancy9
Save me from madnessw
I.stood between hin and the door, as I
said - ~. $3.50 -
aCompose yourself, sir, and tell me
whotyou are. What am / to do with the
body of this young ladys"
He rushed to the corpse, and seizing
one of the cold ifeless hands, he called
upon her frantically to speak to him. He
conjured her by every tender cpithet to
say but one word-to tell him she lived,
and would live for him. He kissed the
pale lips, and then, with cry of despair,
he rushed past me, and was out Of the
house before could interpose to prevent
him from going.
My position was anything but an agree
able one. Here was poisoned young
lady lying upon my sofa, and without the
least means of ascertaining who she was.
l rs,g the bell hastily, and when my SER
want came, [ said,
Thomas, run down the street, and see
if you can catch the young man who was
here. If you do, detain him anyhow, till
| get my hat and follow you."
Thomas ran out, and in few moments
I ran after him, but the young man was
gone, and we were compelled to come
back as wise as we went.
"Upon my word," said /, this is an
awkward predicament as any man
could well be placed in"
There lay the body-a hideous specta-
cle-upon my sofa, and the hour was
close at hand when my usual patients
would arrive.
"Thomas," said I, "you must assist
me to carry this body somewhere else"
"The-the body, sir" said Thomas.
"I-l-oh, yes"
While Thomas said "Oh, yes" he
backed towards the door with an evident
rcpuguance to the job.
"Come, come" said ], you must not
have any Of these foolish scruples; can
not carry it by myself. 1t must be re-
moved somewhere till can see the parish
authorities, and have it taken from the
house, so do you take the feet; between
us we must carry it into the back parlor."
"EI-never took hold of the feet of
a corpses i'll all my life," stammered out
Thomas.
But you must now; so come, be
quick"
Thomas with great reluctance assisted
me to lift the corpse from my sofa, and we
got comfortably enough into the passage
with it, when a knock at the street door
so startled Thomas, that he Immediately
dropped his end of the burthen, e1claim-
ing, "Oh, lord sir, what's that9"
Why knock at the door, to be sure,
said I "what foolish fellow you are"
BY dragging the body along, lnow got
it myself into the back parlor, just as
Thomas opened the door. heard
voice ask for me, and the visitor was
shown into the parlor so recently occu-
pied by the ghastly object had removed.
In moment my servant brought me
card. on which was written Lord Mandel-
holme, and informed me that it was given
him by the gentleman in the parlor.
went at once, expecting his lordship
had come to me for professional advice;