The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29

hsm .p'e custody issy 5a.s an, he asi<ss-
Ell. II rn tve IN ,lse morning i~4sss
he did 80; ssd the eersoss fsmbiine.
fer fyu seu NsiHSses, Yah his iaich-kxy.
before h. coslA cpea ID. does. gssie
prepared rne Zoe The sp~ctrsl-iike a.
r-es ne presented on entering. lie
tnd nc, som-svay. !, sf,swsrds sp.'
l-~afsd. e.i.ss.. ~so hsd .ssu~d aim
,',s The sAosL.s 81 ,Ae dtousxd rlb,.a
~ss @ssA-s slssd or dying. lie never
dta.k. kaew. but he s,areers4 ~ IL
inioaicaiv,l. snd after i,e had with din
caliy reached The bead 81 the ssairs. IN
mriy TO my qyss,,on "A 10 ~hers as~
i.sd bren, lie could ouiy ssuster with
whiic trembling iip:
lit csanos be--te vrue-~that
Lau lbai Mrs Irwin is---dyiesy
'Qahe true, Mr.. lssn.hs~e, ] very
isrprsden,I, replied, and in much ,oo
!.sJ . tone. fur we we're ba, few pa
ees from Mrs. lrwiss bedroom do.r.
And IL. ~ / suspcc,. the child has been
drowned by you. YOU will have before
long Two saur,lrrs on ypur head
a choking. Lsbdiiag ooise came from
ia. wreicL.d mats throat. and his sl.s-
hing Gn:e,s .sioly siress 10 lcessn
has neck-,,e. ~ tho sam. moment J
heard a noise ~ Of struggling tn tie
bedroom, ar,J live nurses Voice In en-.
ger rsssas,rance. / instantly made
. mosessent towards Mr.. lseRshawe.
sah yiew " ksesea his ,peAsee---Ais
features being frigbtfuiiy consDlsed.
AID Ia get !im out VI the way rs quick.
" ~ pocs,ble Tor guessed what ~as
about 10 happn--whcn ie, misiskins
my intention, started back, turned halt
around aed found him SELF confronted b,
Mrs. Irwin, her ;iale features aud Waite
nish,,drcss drsbbled with blood ia con.
sequ' nce of a partial disturbance Of the
itandage- in struggling will, the nurse
IA ierriiy ing, al'a>,ly sight even 10 ~.
TO bim ut,e.iy o,.r~ hoiming. and
scarcely needing her irenzied esecra'
tons on the Murderer VI her child Ia
deprive him utterly Of all remaining
sense and strength. He suddenly reel.
ed. threw h. arms wildly into the air.
snd b-fure | could stretch forth my
band to save him. fell heavily back
~ar.ls from the edge Of the steep
stairs. wh-rc he was standing. TO the
bottom. Tomir.s and has,ened to hi,
assistance. lifted hin, up. and as ~e did
80, jc, of blood .ushed from his
mouib; lac had likewise received "a ter
iibl= wound mar the right temple, from
- hich the life steam issued copiously.
We got him 10 bed DR.. Garland
and a eighborins surgeon were soon
with rs. and promp, remedies we're ap.
piled. ], WAS fruiiiess labor. Day
had scarcely dawn.d before he heard
from the phys lips that lie with
him wa. swiftly ebbing 10 its close.
lie WAS perfectly conscious and collect
ed.-lIappiIy there was no stain Of
murder OH his soul he had merely ell.
ticcd the child away, and placed him,
under ala ingenious pretence, witt, an
acquaintance AT Camden Town and by
this time both he and his mother were
standing, a~e-struck and weeping, by
Henry Rensi,awe's death-bed. He
had thrown the cllild's hat into the riy.
er. and his motive IN thus acting ap.
peared TO have been double one. In
the first place, h. thought the boys
likeness 10 his father was the chief Oh.
s,acle to Mrs. Twins federation Of his
addresses and next, to bride her iuto
compliance hy promise to restore her
son. Bu, h; could not he deemed ac-
coun.able for his actions.
Il think. he murmured brokenly,
'iha, the deluslon was partly seli-cher-
ished. o. OF the Evil One. | observed
the likeness long before, bs, it was not
ill lhe--,he husband WA, dying. and
the idea fastened itself upon my ach.
ing brain, and grew there. But the
world is passing; forgive me-Ellen-
Laura-"
lie Was dead,
The inquest On the case Of death re-
turned, Of course. that il was accident
al; but ! long res re,,-d that had rot
been lass precipiiate, though perhaps
all was for the best--fof the sufferer. as
Nell rs others. Mr.. Oxley had died
some five week, previously.
Tins ] found from kenshawes will,
where it was reciled rs a reason that,
having no relative alive for whom he
cared, his Property was bsqueaihed TO
Guys Hospital. charged with Gl00 a
year to Ellen Irwin as long AS she
lived unmarried. The document was
perfectly coherent and although writ
ten during the Neigh, Of his monomanl,
n, contained no, a word respecting the
identity OF the youthful widow and the
Laura whose sad fate had first unset
tied The tesia,or's reason.
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Iva Georgia negro was riding .
mule aionS, and came 10 y bridge, when
lie mule stopped. IN bet you quar-
ter, said Jack, IN make you go oLer
dis bridge aud with that struck the
mule over the ears, which made him
nod his head very suddenly, You take
de bel. den, sail the negro, and he con.
'rived tn get lhe mule over the bridge.
] won DAT quarter any how said
Jack.
Ba! how will you get your money ?
said nian who had been close by un.
perceived,
Tomorrow, said Jack, nassa glib