The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-06

from Petersburg, because the very moment he landed
from the ears at NJ Bmte,: door, he entered M
/ HAD COME ON IN THE CABS 1RoM PKTKnsBuBg
| IN THE MORNING TRAIN was there" Mr.. BIS
Clerk replied that she was there In the private part
of the house He (the Professor) made no request
| to see her although be had not seen her-bis
| school giri-snce she had left Raleigh D and did
not her ohile she remained at Mr.. Buffers Hsv
ing been informed that she was there, the Professor,
without going to see her. to enquire after her health
to learn how she had got along since he had kindly
placed her on the cars at Raleigh how her "bro
Their was where he was, aud when he would be on
from Petersburg or some other burg, TO join her
and convey her to that famous, perhaps infamous
school in Philadelphia, &c-without waiting to see
her to make all these natural inquiries, he immed
ately proceeded ito see TO her" 10 quote his ON
language(-he Immediately enQuire6 of Mr.. Butler
if he could engage board fer her at his house
Being informed that he could not, in the next place
he inquired OF Mr.. where he could find board.
ing house for her. Being informed, forth with he
started OFF and engaged board for her at the house
to which he hsd been recommended, Nor did he
as he Estates, look for O trunk or any trunks,
make any enquiries about lost not lost trunks
| when he stopped at MIR. Blters.
| Now We ask the reader to contrast these facts
with the "fancy" story which the distinguished"
Professor tells in reference to what TRANSFERRED at
Mr.. Buffers, when he arrived there.
| How did the Professor get, and from whom did
he get the information that bis 'Adeline" had come
| on from Petersburg to Richmond in the train pre-
| ceding his arriral5 Did he meet her "brother,"
that mysterious" brother OF mysterious" sister
| in Petersburg, and receive the information from
him, Or did he get the information from his
| friend of whom he speaks, and who, he states
| came with MIN from Petersburg, stopped with
| him at the Exchange, and remained closely with
him all nieht-afraid perhaps, 10 leave him. lest be
might be suspected of calling to see his school
| GIRL" or of some improper conduct while here .
| Why does he withhold the of this 'lriendf'
II NAV be- because he is the ''friend" who paid Miss
| ctolIF in and Qrtan HH to
| Richmond-a friend who had been performing
du which had been specially assigned and entrust-
| ed to the Professor by Mrs Block, and which he
| did do at every place except at Petersburg.
| We have little curiosity to know who 1t was
that called at Jarratts hotel enquired for Miss Nit
| chell-who it was that was shown to her room,
and remained in it for tn space of 'taree kssrs'-
| paid her bill, thing which the Professor had done
before and after, bat whichi appears, and strangely
appears, he did not do there although he teas in Pc
tersburg at the time, and by his acknowledgment
Uas or had been at JdrrGtts Gin search of trunk,
| perhapsD Was it her "hroihetF' Who will believe
1t was brotheri Is there no one at Jarlatt's hotel
| who can explain this part of the ''mys.eryf" Can
no one tel, or give good guess, who it was that
was figuring shou, Jarrstts hotel in such close con
necon wi Miss Mitchell Who knev her there,
except the Proisssor2 Can nobody be found to
acknowledge the kindness extended to Miss Nit
shell during her sojourn in Petersburgl Can no
body be induced to speak out, and relieve tbs sin.
nocent' Professor of ell suspicion of having dis
charged his duty towards the school girl" placed
under his especial charge, care and protec,ion'-
The Professor has taken particular pains TO prove
that he did fail "to to her here--Has he made
any etf1rt to discover who it was1 Did not Miss
Mitchell or her Mama, Mrs. Block, tell him who 1t
was, WHEN he lately had that interesting interview
with them. But, it may be, that this Petersburg
mystery is one of the things which the Professor
thinks 'no part of his duty to explain" In truth
it appears if he did not deem it his duty to ex-
plain any thing, although he made pledge to ex-
plain all, and made Southern trip for the sxpress
purpose
Who is Franklin Pierce and who ia the wi.
dow Block land who is the "uncle" of Miss Nit.
chel?-who the "friend," &c9 Why have all their
names been withheld their standing and eharac.
ter UNIV 3uched fora But we will not pursue these
inquiries The Professor claims to be young and
inexperienced" and we must give him, as we hive
before remarked, the advantage of his youthful |
and Inexperienced plea, and pass en-.
We call attention, particularly, to the paucity of
evidence produced from Fayetteville where the |
Professor alleges that the widow Block resides and
where he states be found les Mitchell, with her |
mother, her uncla, and of course where all their |
friends and acquaintances reside Here he was at !
tbs headquarters of the mystery" at the very |
foundation Of the ''enigma," where it is to be pre-
sumed he might have obtained, il he ia the inpo. |
cent and injured man he represents himself cords |
of certificates and inform alton to solve the "enig |
MAJ where he could have ascertained whyit was |
that the friends Cf Miss Mitchell had furnished her
with but two old frocks and an old greasy apron to
go to the large and fashionable CITY of PLladelohia
to enter boarding school-why it was that thew |
had been SO cruel, as TO impose their mysterious |
child upon him; innocent and inexperienced |
young man, though very distia guished one-apd |
why it was that the whole Philadelphia scheme |
failed, and she was obliged, poor child to return
without an "education" But all these things a.e /
sui behind the curtain, still kept in the dark -
The Professor travelled all the way TO FAYETTEVILLE
"in search of character, and finds it in the simple
x mark of some old womsnl about whom NOBODY |
Knows any thingl Wonderful testimony this Very
conciusive Who will now care gay that the Pro
lessons character is not above all suspicion!
little more about the "brother' aud the Profss.
sors contradictory tales.
AT the boarding house the Professor at first stated
that Miss Mitchel's brother had placed her in ris
change at Pete sburg Subsequently he stated at
the same place that gentleman whom he did not
know, placed her in his charge at Fayetteville -
and subsequent to that, he goes on to Fayetteville
and comes back with certificate, showing that
some old woman, witha u mark, placed her in his
charged Was all this ''tancy," or it fslsehoodf
But, furthermore He did not see, ne says he
did, Miss NJ. at Mr. Buffers, nor did he make any
enquiries there, as lac states he d. about trunks
Was this, too, fancy" Or fasehoodt And further
more: We learn that this "distnguished" PROBES
sor has become very pious, and represents himself
at Charlottesville as member of a Cbristan
Church. When he first made his appearance at
this Office, about three weeks ago, he left an adver-
tlsement which was not inserted because the Clerk
unwilling to credit the distinguished gentle
man. The following m orning he again called, and |
had the manliness to say when told by the young
and mex perienced" Clerk the cause of its failure
to appear, Why in the hell didn't you tell me 80
what is your tongue good forl' And furthermore:
When be was last in this city, exhibiting his widow
Block Il mark Certificate, a gentleman told him |
he believed it to be bastard production and he |
lying villain and IN addition to this, slapped his
jaws-a of which he took with the rneekness Of |
lamb
Ia it not strange tina. nothing ever awakened |
a suspicion in the mind of the discriminating Pro.
lessor, that there was no mystery connected with |
the "schooi girl although her wearing apparel, |
ldteracy, and other reasons as plenty bisckber
riss In June showed at once that the school story
was false and that there was soJnethjng wrone2-
He could see nothing, hsrbor any suspicion |
whatever, that there was any thing wrong or mya
FERROUS, until the Dispatch expressed doubt and
he called upon, from this unexpected source to
solve the mystery. Then, he too saw the mystery,
and straightway went TO solve it, But, we are of
the Option that parents will not be very ambitious
of u'acing their daup hfers