The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-17

ping and visiting; but no one saw her
leave the house. and none of the servant is
know exactly how she was dressed.
When l went home to dinner, the first
thing l hea rd she had not returned
what have you done? Have you sent
to the police, to the hospitals?'
Yes, and to every friend and trades
man where she would be likely to CALL
You may depend upon it, replied
very impressively, that | will not repeat
what you said yesterday. You are right
in supposing | might tell against you
much if she should be found dead under
suspicious circumstances.
He talked little logger, and then
went away to renew the search for his
wife. How preserved my self-posses-
sion during this interview, | do not
know; so far from being really calm, |
could have gnawed the flesh off my bones
in my agony.
That night when the doors were fas-
tened, and / was alone-except for the
company of the dead--I shut myself up
in the closet for two hours to ascertain
whether she died for want of air, for /
dis:rusted my own knowledge of the ap-
pearance of suffocated persons. The
place was well supplied with air from
several large crevices. My first idea was
correct; she had died from some other
cause.
When / emerged from the closet, /
found the night was intensely dark, it
m ho Ior
and wind roared terrific chorus, oassed
by the sullen booming of the river, then
at high tide, and already swollen by the
rain. sat there in the dark upon the
floor, holding the cold stiff hand of the
dead in my own. thought dreamingly
how often it had welcomed me with its
soft pressure, while her eyes had beamed
brightly on mine, and the full pouting
lips had wreathed into dimples of delight.
Now that hand that used to be so plump
so full of warmth and life, was rigid and
cold-those eyes were glazed and CHASTITY
those lips clammy and hard. Tears came
to my relief. l wept as grown men sell
dom weep, and with that heart ceasing
gush came new idea Of escape for her
and me. / was ready to believe at that
moment that her spirit rested on mine
and inspired the thought--for it burst
upon me suddenly, with a conviction
that if executed at the instant, it would
be crowned with success. How could
otherwise have had the temerity to snatch
her UP in my arms, at the risk of being
encountered by some other inhabitant of
the house; bear her through the courts,
and by way that knew, into the garden.
The river was running strong and deep
against the wall. l pressed one kiss
upon her cold forehead, and threw her
snto the stream. Gladly, gladly would
| have gone with her, and held her in my
heart till death; but the impulse was still |
on me, and without delay l fastened |
back. No one saw ME, and the beating |
rain effaced my foot prints.
A few days after, saw by the papers
that her body had been found far down
the river.
Two years later her husband married
again. He is stout and ruddy ard laughs |
as heartily as ever.
shall die a bachelor; | am lean and
pale, and bowed and grey haired, and !
the sound of fmyown laugh is strange to me.
ARTIFICIAL LEATHER.-A correspond |
ent. who has recently visited Abingdon.
Mass. informs us that on going into
shop few days ago, he witnessed anoth-
er triumph Of art aided and guided by sci
ence. A steam engine of six or eight
horse power is erected for grinding up
the chips and shavings of leather which |
have heretofore been burn. or thrown
away. These are ground to powder re-
sembling course snuff, and this powder
is then mixed with certain gums and 9TH
er substances, so thoroughly that the
whole mass becomes a kind of melted
leather. In short time this dries lit
tie, and is rolled out to the desired thick
ness-perhap onetwenty fourth of an
inch. 1t is quite solid. and is said to be
entirely water proof. On putting the
question whether it was strong, the man.
ufacturer cut several stripes foot long
and a half an inch wide, which our in
formant endeavored in vain to break.
This new fashioned leather will make
good middle soles for shoes, and perhaps
inner soles; and would be very durable
round the shafts of carriage, or in any
place where mere chafng is all the wear
desired. 1t is supposed it would wear
we'll as bands for some kind of machinery,
and will doubtless be used for many 9th
ca purposes. A patent has been secured,
and the article will sooE be in the mar
ket and in use.
The Col. Crittenden who was one of
the Americans executed at Havana, was
doubtless VIM. Crittenden, formerly of
this city, and brother of John A. Critten-
den, late Marshall of the Chancery Court
here. Patrick Dillon, DR.. Fisher, and