The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-18

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smpering, imbeciie look Of wonderment. Il
80 se.'n1a - me, ct the presence Of such unusual
and abundant cheer. The vonnr nearis ,sh..
iodged with Jackson, were really 4 verv f,anL
honest, good. looking couple, though not then
appearing 70 advanfage-the couptena NEE az
Henry Rogers being flushed and infian,ed nil.
drink, and that Of his wife's ciondsd ..;.h w.h
frowns, at the situation in which she found her.
self, and the riotous conduct Of her hushond
Their brief history was this: They had bo,h
been servants in family living not far dis,an
from Farnham-Sir Thomas Lethbridge's. i
understood-when about three or four months
previous to the present time Flint jackson,
who had once been in an attorneys Office, dis
covered that Henry Rogers in consequence of
the death of distant relative in London, was
entitled to property worth something like L.
1900. There were, however, some law-diffi.
culfies in the way, which Jackson offered, if
the business was placed IN his hands, to over
come for consideration, and in the meantime to
supply board and lodging and such necessary
sums Of money as Henry Rogers might re-
quire. With this brilliant prospect in view
service became at once utterly distastefill. The
fortunate legafee had for some fime c0urted
Mary Eikins, one of the ladies' maids, pretty.
bnght-eyed brunette; and they were both
united in the bonds of holy matrimony on the
very day the warnings they had given expired.
Since then they had lived at Jaekson's house
in daily expectation Of their fortune with
which they proposed to start in the public
line.
Finding myself unrecognised, I called bold.
ly tor pot and apipe, and after some maneuv-
rlng contrived to seat myself within ear-shot of
jackson and his party. They presented a
strange study. Henry Rogers was bolster
himself, but treating dozen fellows round
him, the cost OF which he from time to time
called upon odd Flint as he courteously
styled his ancient friend, to discharge.
Come, fork OUT Old Flint!' he cried again
and again. It'll be all right, you know, 10
day or two and few halfpence over. Shell
out, old fellow! What signifies, SO you're
happya'
Jackson complied with an affectation of ac.
quiescent gaiety ludicrous to behold. 1t was
evident that each successive pull at his purse
was like wrenching tooth out of his head,
and yet while the dismalest of smiles wrinkled
his wolfsh mouth, he kept exclaiming "A
hne lad-a fine lad! generous as q prince
| generous as prince! Good Lord, another
round! He minds money no more than as if
gold was as plentiful as gravel! But fine
generous lad for all thatr
Jackson, | perceived, drank considerably,
as as II incted thereto by compressed savageness.
| The pretty young wife would not taste drop,
but tears frequently filled her eyes, and bitter
ness pointed her words as she vainly implored
her husband TO leave the place and go home
| with her. 10 all her remonstrances the maud
lin drunkard replied only by foolery, varied
occasionally by an attempt at line or two ol
the song Of 'The Thorn
But you riH plant thorns, Henry rejoned
the provoked wife in louder and angrier tone
than she ought perhaps to have used-'not only
in my bosom, but your own, If you go on in
this scottish, disgraceful way
Always quarrelling, always quanelling =
remarked Jackson. pointedly, towards the by.
standers-airays quarrelling
Who is always auarrelling r. demanded the
young wife sharply. Do yon mean me and
Henry?'
/ was only saying, my dear, that you dom
like your husband to be so generous and free
| hearted-that's ALL replied Jackson, with
confidential wink at the persons near him.
'Free-hearted and generous! Fool-hearte.
and crazy, you meant rejoined the wife, VIII,
was much excited. And you ought to b.
ashamed of fyourselfto give him money for sucI
british purposes
Always quarrelling, always quarrelling !
iterated Jackson, but this time unheard b,
Mrs; Rogers dlrays, perpetually quarrel
| ling'
could not quite comprehend all this Ifs
| large sum as l.. 1900 was really coming 4
the young man, why should Jackson wine
as he did at disbursing small amounts whicl
he conld repay himself with abundant inter
est? If otherwise-and it was probable n
should not be repaid-what meant his eternal
| fine generous lad' spirited young man
and SO on 7 What, above all, meant that lool
OF dabolical hate which shot out from his cav
ernous eyes towards Henry Rogers when h,
thought himself unobserved. just after satisfy
ing a fresh claim on his purse Much prac
| fInn 1lrn flno fann md
| such men made it pretty clear to me tha
Jackson's course of action respecting the
| young man and his money, was not yet de
| cided upon in his own mind that he was still
| perpiexed and irresolute; and hence the an
parent contradiction in his words and acts.
Henry Rogers at length dropped asleep with
his head upon one OF the settle tables; Jackson
sank into sullen silence; the noisy room grew
quiet; and came away.
was impressed with a belief that Jackson
entertained some sinister design against his
youthful and inexperienced dodgers and | de-
| termined to acquaint them with my suspicious
For this purpose Mr.. Morgan, who had pa
tient living near Jackson's house, undertook
to invite them to tea on some early evening, OF
the pretence that he had heard Of tavern tina
might suit them when they should receive
their fortune. Let me confess, too, that hat
| another design besides putting the young peo
| PIE Oh theif uaru against jackson. though
| il very probable that it would not be difficult
to CLEAN from them some interesting and sue
| gestive particulars concerning the ways, means
practices, outgoipgs and incomings, of thei
worthy landlords household.
Four more days passed unproftably away
| and | was becoming weary of the business
when about five o'clock in the afternoon th
apothecary galloped up to his door on borrow
| ed horse, Jumped off with surprising celerity
and with face as white as his own magnesia
burst out as he hurried into the room wher,
was sitting: "Here's pretty kettle of fish
Henry Rogers has been poisoned, and by hi
wife,
/ 4Poisoned'
yes, poisoned; although, thanks to my be
ing On the spot, think he will recover. Blu
must instantly to DIR. Edwards: win tel
/ you all when return
The promised ALI was this: Morgan wal
nassing slowly by lackson,a houae. In thI