The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-08-19

OF some villainous object Again ! medi
ta.ed the destruction Of the paper. again
nay fee aud wants conquered. The will
was finished, aud read it over aloud the
old man grooming, and the old woman
looking nn occasional assent; bu, when
read the terrible curse, new actor appear.
ed og the scene.
"Oh tear it tear it Oh, God you
know not what you do y
The plautive tones of the voice touched
my heart, even before my eyes beheld its
owner; bu! when saw her, heavens and
earth what an angel she was The lan>
guage is yet undiscovered, Harry, that is
competent to give YOU description of that
face the eyes dancing with excitement.
yet liquid with tears; the mouth proud AS
juno's, yet compressed with anguish. But
why do | a,temp, description The most
majestic. yet the sweetest coun,enanee
ever beheld appealed to me, and not in
vain; for while the old man, weak as he
was. jumped from his bed screaming, Kill
her kill herl" tore the will into frag.
ments, and we both fell to the floor, he
dead, and stunned by blow from the
heavy candI,stick welded by the old bag,
Angeiue.
When consciousness returned, ! found
myself in my own bed at my boarding.
house, nv host and hostess my sole attend.
ants My mind was clear the moment
looked about me, and | knew | had been
brought home, and was now confined from
the effects of that blow, rcsolyed to keep
nay own counsel. aud TO ascertain what
could OF the subsequent proceedings Of the
night, Upon inquiry, found that had
been brought home by young gentleman
Ia = carriage, who had lcl funds for the
employment OF physician, aud had also
lett letter tor ne. opened the letter as
.oon rs was alone, aud found fifty dol.
lar bank uote with these words:
Sou did a,, night iecd worthy gilmore gratitude
than onr present means enable IT, urtpre.s The
prulert, wnrh So neatl. belonged Go ti~ infamous
hag who struck YOU vii hc ours. and You shal
then hear FROM May the same Liuduc4, which
prompted }pa to tear ihc paper seal ,onf hps hers.
after 10 the painful socues OF asl evening
" Gmlclullg yours,
DORA AND HER HUSBAND"
Wv first act was TO conceal the letter
beneath NY pillow; my second, to call my
host aud tender him the amount OF my
bill, To my astoni.bment be told ne that
my companion paid It when he LETT the let
ter. II seems rayed a little a., It my
inability to pay my host when | was un>
conscious, and thus the husband of Dora
ilor have 80 doubt !, was he who brought
me home,) had aseertained the fact, and
paid IA, hil Added to this. my wound
WAS not severe enough to need any surgery
more than WAS offered by my kind land
lady SO when ! haa recovered (which was
snnn) had only my office rent to pay,
and then resumed business with the lager
part ut the flty dollats in my treasury, |
made cautious inquiries about the -
House IA to the subsequent movements OF
my mysterious clients, but could only as
certain that he old couple arrived on that
eventual night, the old man ordering plea
salt room in which he could die ; that the
Young couple came by another convey
ance, aud had taken olhef rooms that the
old man's body was Immediately boxed up
aud shipped for the North, under the charge
OF his man servant; that the old woman
went of alone, and that finally The Young
mau paid the whole bill, and lcf, also with
his wife, 10 do my worthy host and his
kind ady fnll justice, must say they never
even hunted Mt tho matter, and ! never bad
question TO answer; they probably took
it Tor granted that ! bad been the victim Of
SOME hroii and avoided annoying me by
ANY reference 20 IL,
Thirty years of hard work rolled by
Harry. during which acquired family,
fortune, fame. and gray hairs; but never
ia all that time Saw or heard from my ellis
ents, with the exception OF one letter, which
was received some years after the occur
rcnees which have related. and which
contained two more fifty dollar bills, with
the words
"8ORh."
But in all tina. Sine, have never forgot.
ten that 'enutifal, angelic face, nor the
mute appeal which it made to my heart;
the answer to which cost ne the deep scar
which is the ohiec, of your present curiosi~
ty, aud n one thousand dollar fee. less the
amount received from the young folks
Neither did in all that time, regret the
course ! took
Some ten years ago, as YOU probably re-
member spent a winter III Havana.
boarded with u Spanish landlord, whose
house was generally filed with American
visitors But, strange to say, passed one
week with him without n single American
arrival aud was mentally resolved one
day. to leave for New Orleans, whore |
conld hud troops of friends, and rid myself
OF The ennul consequent upon my solitary
position. when hoard my host calling me ;
Senor, senior, los AneTicsnos, Amef''
canos.
Looking through my window, saw
fine porily gentleman attending to his lug
gage, and answering the dcmands OF the
thousand and one lceches OF pofters who
each claimed To have hrough, something
for him. Thinking might be of service
TO him. went out. and with two or three
dimes dispersed the villains, who. knowing
me tor an old s,agcr. submitted to mi or
ders. The gentleman turned to thank nae,
bat suddenly started back, then glanced at
INV temple, and seeing the end of my can
dlestick mark pecping out beneath my sca.
brero, he caught me by the hand, exolaim
ing.
1--WE have me, before, Sir How glad
] am to see you y
And then, wi,hou, explanation. he drew
me to tho doorway, in which stood a mat
rouly. bu, still beautiful woman.
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