The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-05-03

tvatng address, induced by the brilliant prospects ait
before him. to leave happy home, in order with
wealth and honor 10 his beloved parents He had been wei
educated by friends who took interest in his welfare
his parents could not, for they were too poor.
Yes, brilliant prospect was portrayed to his imagna
on and anticipating the pcasuabe sensation of being able
TO return to his fond parents with money repay them
what they had done for him at the risk OF prvson
themselves he seduced from home to gather the daz
zing wealth painted to his mind.
lie went to large ciiy-hs conn lion proessed the
devoted friendship For time he was the youth o
spotess nregy and honest when he left his aged par
ens de wrote frequently to his parents but received
rePy-is letters intercepted, and reached them
Onder the mask OF friendship his companion carried him to
scenes o rvolty and dissipation. The first he
mitted was to indulge spurious liquors Those he
Pan'oned WITH were Of genteel exterior, and they all
drank and he drank too BY degrees he learnt gamble
lie was fascinated by the peasurabe excitement of Faro
and Rouet
The time which we have reference is cold dark
stormy evening in December Two men sat in chamber
OF boarding house, in New Orleans One, evidently
deeply grieved at something.
"And Brown" said the to whom allude "you say
my sister is dead, and my mother aud my poor old
father is deanged and has been put in the assylum"
'Such is the sad truth" said the other
How came you to learn this |"
MY brother wrote to about it,"
And Brown" said the other "wha killed my mother and
sister,"
'Of what use" said Brown ais it to know that? 1t
not bring them back"
mo, bnt it satisfacto to know What the
"You had better" said Brown 'remain in ignorance In
this case ignorance is bliss. 1t is painful TO know"
sBat must kHowl What have they been murderedi'
Brown might have replied in the affirmative, an it
would be untrhth paused awhile, wIts the other
awaited his reply 10 painful suspenee.
me- he impfteny exclaimed shave they been mpr-
"No," said Brown "One died Of shame, the other Of
grief"
"What What do hear"
Then Brown related the facts of the case for Baker his
brother had written him the particulars The fact is it
fear OF the brother that induced Baker engage his brother
to decoy him off, Brown disPated lberne, and IL
was designed by the others ruin him way other
they COULD at least they would try to render him powcrlcss
should he seek to punish the destroyer Of his sisters virtue
and life. Wnneys brother when Brown finished, snached
a dagger from his pocket
"l the villain comes in my path will drink his hearts
blood You say he has gone to California may find him
yet. Woe be unto him, the day | overtake him. What
have now to live for would rather die"
The designing Brown took advantage of the state Of mind
his friend was In and the other drank brandy to drown
he ensnared him forge check the BanF, similar
to the executed by Baker and Arthur Munroe. The
young good scribe, and possessed the peculiar
faculty Of initiating the hand writing Of others. Brown
played his game we'll the money was drawn the next day,
and Oh that day they left New Orleans The perpe
traitors Of the forgery discovered The young
man that committed that forgery Senter he the
brother Of the beautiful but unfortunate maiden of the valley
Senter settled himself in Philadelphia and sad instance
Of who well fitted occupy elevated and homer
able position in life Brown did not back to New Orleans
for time, but when the OF the forgery blown
over he returned and neither friend foe bad the least
suspicion that he any way implicated in that
action.
Baker little uneasy at first that Senter should
take up his abode in the city with himself but there
possibility Of his knowing who effected the ruin of his
sister Brown the only knowing To The secret,
and he his (Bakers) brother besides they uni
ted in other crimes of vany Baker did not ca- any dan
ger from that When Baker engaged Senter to mur
der Henry Munroe he considered it gain who fell in
the conflict. Truly does Shakspeare
There things twixt Heaven and earth Horato
Than are dreampt of in your philosophy.
Wenow MrMcLean again She ponderel the mat.
all day what she should do with the ter and she
reflected the matter over again that night concluded she
would show it to James B. She had him in The
pany OF both Henry and Arthur he took active interest
Henry, she learned from her son. for he had
his mother with the conversation Mr. Mroes house, be-
sides he good to her boy and Mrs Mclean concluded
that he even from this c cumstance be good man.
and worthy Of confidence. Accordingly the day. the
day before the trial. she went after breakfast Jim.
my with her. to hunt James b. She inquired at the hotel
he not there. She walked up the street. and
Bakers Office, he not there Baker there, and
very busy, he eyed her suspcousy but made inquiry
She then came back TO the hotel he had returned She
knew not where else to 90, she home After a
while she back to the hotel and ronnued throughout
the day to call there TO see him. but with 1t did
really seemed that Mrs. Mclean unfortunate in finding
persons ut home II will be recoected that two nights pre-
his "oout
Of Henry Munroe. She ntmated that she could throw light
the subject but little Jimmy asleep snd did hear
her. Mrs Mclean had intended to acquaint James b. the
facts which had TO her knowledge concerning the for
gerry, but the fact is although the good woman had firmly
intended 10 call him on her return from Sente the lei
ter she picked up in the street had monopozed her
thoughs she could think Of nothing esc though when it
into her mind hand the letter JAMES b.. shs
from association recoeced her neglect to see him that
day. and resolved call him the first thing in the morn
ing, and to use her expression "k two birds with one
atonen .tBksas.
Where wan James b. He had been searching ever,
where for Ida Wentwerth Hc inserted ah sdvertemen