Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-02-10

II walked NJ MS u'h'"s' sf's" away "'''
.he fatal ncighborhood. A coach overlook
him when he was nearly worn Uui. II was
bound for London. lie 90, inside, pulled
down the blinds, and determined 70 keep his
own counsel, and let events take their own
course.
From lha, day no was more attentive to
business than ever. A weight was on him.
Bot II was like the weight ofs kings crown (;
j. had dignity as we'll as care. lie vas the
depository OF tremendous secret, and be
swcllcd with the consciousness oi the supc-
riority which this gave him C.et EVERYDAY
no met. A week passed on sird he was On.
suspected. IIe ycnturcd To Look At the news
papers. Only once he caught GLIMPSE Of
the awful subject. ], was an 'lusion to the
fatal ducl in Hampshire. SOL sasagS the To-
porter was wrong N MS date, there could be
no doub, italludcd to the same event. "lhc
seconds have ab.cordcd, and have hitherto
eludcd discovery. One Of them is unknown 1,
and the medical man, 1t Is supposed has gone
to America"
Time hl. had II, soothing effect. He had
visions of the murdered man ior some days,
bot after the larsc ola few weeks 'hc strange
longing came upon him vhIyhhas impelIcJ so
many evil doors ic visit the ,cruc Of their ini.
quitcs. lIo would go ~ R' ~ urlc once
more. and make iuquuc, ior himself He
would 6ud ou, who Ms, FIoumoui at 'hc
Hall was. FIotimond vas a bcaulIlulramc.
Bolton Uas romantic in spite ol weighing
thirteen slouc. What an ending D, would b.
,fhc-but then there Va, tha, Sir Charlie,
the actual culprt. Il would b. au excellent
secondary punishment, to CO., b,m out So, at
the cul or two months, Bolton ordered 0 ncw
.uIt ct clothes a bright grcrn satin Nals,.
ciat. with Jlimosd Md IA tl'e lrll of he
shiu, which would ha'c clualcd a k'ug's
ransom Il 1t bad been real a pair of b'o's
with fixed bu., spurs ou the heels a"d ct
Oh, without conwlunr auybody, to resume
bts apartments Ia ,hc ElsH ur'"
Tho plea Of sudden call Co town soon eS.
planned To his houscLccpcr doe cause OF h..
disappearance, and be lo,, 90 time ia make.
all ,ho lnlmuc, he could venture on without
exciting suspicion With Ih.s view be 'c-
sumcd h, pi,caloual pursuits, and as be- de.
covered that near ,hc scruc OF The dreadful
transaction ihsre we a house Of culrUllH.
mrul slllcJ tho .l.,ar's Arms, 900 honor ol
old lsaac Walton. hc brlOok himself to hts
col, and s,rolicd, in a very uucouDlmrd nan.
ucr, lr,m brook io brook, ulI, q, doe close ol
"a sharp Os,obcr day, be found himself ~ the
oogse-room, or rather the bar OF the wished
fur hotel. lllhcra appears l'uc igI'olly
. ,u tho o,.s ,siih Which Mr lelia1 r-c""ciirl
himself in the sad event, YOU mus, bear iu
mind that he considered himself Iiscf,om any
moral guilt attending the affair. lie could
no, justly be charged With auy intentional
wrong, and he bad ouly bad ,c'y few min
u,cs' intercourse pilh Tie unhappy victim OF
the laws oC society, be had mo- feelings Of re.
grcl lor the lo,sof personal fucnl llchad
therefore, got entirely over the mr.. shock Of
thc sccnc, and 1t the truth must bctoli, fear
some little portion of pride aud qualification
mingled with h., remembrance ot the dead.
It is no, every shp.brOkcr Who takes part 90
duel with a SIR Charles. ~ meeting is
an heir luum of fruJaI times, auI a very
kuiehiIy method OF settling a dispute. NJ
duelis, has yet teen hanged, and, ull that
tremendous event takes place, the pistol will
BE- ihc-opy Argument rcsor,cd to by people
Who have perhaps no other Wy OF showing
their pa,uc,an blood These considerations
haG some vcishtwilh Mr Bu!,uu, and though
be would have scomcd To juiua hOusc5rraker
10 forcing his way into larJcr,hc considered
D, rather feather ia h.s cap that he lad as.
sisted at an affair Of honor. Muner Is 50
much more arls,ocraic than theft.
/ The bar of the "l,lac's AIMS" VAS lcit
IN solitary possession to Bel,on alI night The
landlord bad been boi,lns Oh hs winters ale
and felt the effects of,hc operation so power
fully tia, he could 40, speak. Ia answer To
some questions about Mis-, fIormond at the
Hall he hicuppcJ good deal about the odds
being five To one, aud then remembered that
the maine was Mss Roslmoud, aud that she
was a chesnul Glly rising four The candles
burnt themselves nearly out-lhc gusts OF a
rising wind Ucre heard against 'hc outside
wllls--a pale walcry moon moved ghos,.lIke
10 tie Ky. like the wreck of the lying Duieh.
man floating nolsclcssly over the ~a,es-Iho
waiter who enacted the parts also Of gardener
and s,abemau. came ib with ''ihc gonllcman 5
slppers," =" and lIellOn who vas now very
sleepy, could only gather from the rather In-
distinct replies Of the mulullrious iuncuona-
~, that, though they wcTc,cy dull just now
there would be slrc doings mex, week, as Sir
Charles Vas going To mary the young lady
at the hail. The surname Of Sir Charles
was unknown to the intelligent hOs'ler, tie
Christian name Of the young lady labored W.
der the same disadvantage. lie had never
heaId him called ANYTHING but "Sr Charles
and had never heard her called anything
a, all. But the marriage was To be on VOL
aosday, and both horses were ordered lorele''
en- O'Clock. THIS was ample food TOT long
series Of meIitaiiOns. Miss Florimond Ta'
going to marry the surSiNor-iorgeiilng The
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