Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-22

| LET me go again to my home in the mountains
/ And she went to the little crib where the
baby lay, and raising tie gauze from its face
she kissed it again and prayed Heavens bIes.
sing upon it. She started, and taking the hand
of Emma, she bid her an affectionate adeu
while the tears glided slowly down her wretch
I ed cheeks
Some days past and it was noticed by the
neighbors that there was no sign of smoke
coming out of Crazy Nelly's Cottage chimney
This was not taken much observation of for
some time, but one Of the neghbors, more Gu
rious than the rest went to the creatures cab
ia ard found. .posted on the door the words
gsa tzy Ei tIz =
The neigifbors were called and the door was
opened, and on little stand in the centre OF
the room were some papers and sealed note
directed to Emma Layton The papers Were
examined and found to be deeds of convey
ance of the Cottage and its lands, together
with certain little articles about the Cottage,
all convcyedto to Emma Layton Where Crazy
Nelly was gone, or what her motives were for
disposing of the property in the manner she
did, was all an enexplicable mystery to all ex-
cept an old hunter, who still followed his MINI
rod avocation in spite of the march of civiIiza-
tioa which was driving the game father back
in the forest The old hunter gave it as his
opinion, saying that he had good reason for it,
that poor Crazy Nelly was in the Lake under
Ellangowan cliff, from which she had leaped
to close her eyes upon the misery Of life =
This was the old hunters opinion, upon the
strength of which the Lake was searched un-
def Ellahgowan Cliff as well as it could be,
owing to the depth of the water, but the re-
mains Of that lost ELAN O'Rora could no where
be found.
The letter which she had directed to Emma
Layton was as follows
DAY AFTER 1 SAW you LAST.
DEAR EMMA when you receive this / shall be
gone; where, is left with the Supreme Ruler of Hea-
yen and earth. You viii find / have left you what
have possessed, gift for your friendly kindness
to poor, distracted, unhappy wanderer. Keep it,
and may it add to your memory of Crazy Nelly, if
not your happiness, which pray may never grow
less than it wds when you gazing with rapture
upon your guileless babe When you next see Cra-
zy Nelly she too may be happy. Farewell, my
ly earthly friend
Yours in bitter anguish, NELLY.
This strange epste was written on an old
sOiled sheet of paper, bearing the old english
stamp, and the characters were traced in a
round, delicate hand, much better than would
be supposed she was capable of doing.
Emma took charge of the property left her,
aid was sorely perplexed to think that her
strange friend was gone-most probably at
that time in eternity
About the time that these strange occurren-
ces transpired, it seemed to enter the head of
"A li9H k1HfnHe tbat AeeAme him to- -anana
world that he used open, if not honest means
to rain his substance. With this view he had
erected on one of the lots in the city he had
received bv inheritance, a large and singular
" built house, which gave rise to great MANY
coniectures as to its probable use. Some sup
posed it was warehouse, others store, while
others were positive it was hotel, while some
of the old DANES we have noticed before, look
ed slyIy and significantly at it as they passed,
and :onsoled their curiosity by saying that 1t
was some kind of a trap Allan Wingfield was
! building to catch money! This was the most
probable solution ofthe mystery for the glut-
! tonous avarice that Allan had exhibited when
a boy had not yet forsaken him. Perhaps 1
was owing to the fact that it was being bull
! in a different form when contrasted with The
generality of buildings, that gave rise to 81
many different speculations concerning 1t th'
house was II low constructed frame, that ruI
far back from the street and very deep eel
lar. which the curious could see as they wen
, these subteranean apartments could be design
, ed for was troublesome enigma. A youn!
physician who chanced to observe it, and
/ warcish fellow by the way, who had just re
turned from College moreover, laughiHgIy re
q marked that Wingfeld surely was construc
: ting Medical College, and that the vault
n were for the special accommodation Of tn
o Dissectng Room up stairs 1t was a MOTTO
in Allan to keep concealed the intended use {
II his new building.
n The house was finished and popular curio
$ ity was satisfied, when they saw the sign pail
' ted in glaring letters hung over the door;
' 'L1QUoRs OF A CHOICE BRAND, BY THE GLA'
!: OR QUANTITY, FOR SALE HERE
!. Allan had made the necessary arrangeme
with manufactures to supply his establishme
e with the most carefully prepared liquors, al
" VIXEN it was opened it almost Immediately b
" came place of fashionable resort with Il
/ idle loungers, and those of the city who we
at in the habit of taking a social glass. The bt
ID ter class Of society who INDUCED in The pra
TO tice. met there for it was above the low
re ones who are called drunkards and drink ID
he LIQUOR Allan Wingfeld's liquor was too de
? !: for them. Polite and obliging bar-keept
nd were engaged TO attend to the business
Id Allan, while he lounged in his mansion a
is attended to other matters.
ed tits proper to remark that from some cat
". better feeling sprung up between the cl
it dren of the departed Wingfeld and the fal
,or lies occasionally interchanged visits. ALA
So, disposition became more smooth and attat
las and he even took pains to oblige his relati
ad upon several occasions. These overtures tt
so, hailed as harbingers of better feelings and Il
,ur felt clad at heart that Allan was becoming
lid better man. 1t was whispered about that
,ut Ian was a reformed man, and that there wa
pi- prospect of his becoming identified with
ip- Church. Several churchmen limited this
Iay him with view of gaining him to the resp
tive branches to which they were partial It
lar rather urged upon him the necessity OF a n
ew altman giving his influence to the Church
re- Allan tUas rich
A better opinion was immediately formed
r Allan and some, who had said that he
you mean at heart, recanted their sayings
led some said it was a pity he should engage
the the liquor business, lest he fall by usins
but himself but the old capitalist, mentioned
IRE fore, who was stilfliving, persisted in his o
ave ion that Allan Wingfed was too shrew
chap to let liquor kill him (!
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kis. CHAPTER VI.
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