The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10

ry, tha, is competent to give you de.
scription Of that face, the eyes dancing
with excitement, yet liquid with tears
the mouth proud as Juno's yet compress
sed with anguish. But why do at,emp,
descriptions The mos, majestic, yet
the sweetest countenance | ever beheid,
appeared to me, and not in vain; for
while the old man, weak as he was
jumped from his bed screaming, Kill
her kill her!' l tore the will into
fragments, and we both fell to the floor,
he dead, and | stunned by blow from
the heavy candlestick welded by the old
hag, Ange!ine. |
Wh.a my consciousness returned, !
found myself in my own bed al my
boarding house. my host and hostess my
sole attendants. NY mind was clear the
momen, looked about me, and | knew
/ had been brought home, and was now
conf ned from the effects of that blow
Il resolved to keep my own counsel, and
TO ascertain what could OF the subse-
quen, proceedings OF the Eight. Upon
inquiry, | found tina, had been brough,
home BY young gentleman in a car
| Iriage, who had lett funds for the employ
= men, Of physician, and also left lei
ter for me. opened the letter as soon
4 as was alone, and found fifty dollar
bank mote, with these words
"You did last night deed worthy OF
| more gratitude than our present means
enable us to express. The property
2 which so nearly belonged to the Infamous
1 hag who struck you, will soon be ours,
: aud YOU shall then hear from us. May
the same kindness which prompted you
J, to tear the paper, seal your lips hereafter
r as 10 the painful scenes OF last evening.
9 Gratefully yours,
d DoRa AND HEa HUSBAND"
i Nv first act was to conceal the letter
IS beneath my pillow; my second to cal
e my host and tender him the amoun, OF
e my board bill; TO my as:on'shment he
e told me tina, my companion paid 1t Whel
nj he lef, the letter. 1t seems | rayed llt
tie abou. my inability to pay my hos
rs while ] was unconclous, and thus tht
'r husband OF Dora for had no doubt
y was he who brought me home) had as
n ccr,aned the TACT aud paid my bill. -
- Added to this my wound was not severe
p enough to need any surgery more thar
u was offered by my kind landady; 81
I'd when had recovered, (Which was soon,
had only my Office rent TO pay, an
Ill then resumed business with the large
part OF fifty dollars in my treasury.
p made cautious inquiries about the --
he House as 10 the subsequent Increment o
my mysterious clients, but could only as
X, certain that the old couple arrived on ,ha
eventful night, the old man ordered
nd pleasant room IN which he could die; thu
IS the young couple came by another cor
rim 'yeyance, and had taken other rooms
tha, the old mans body was lmmediatel
boxed up and shipped for the north und,
Is, charge OF his man-servant; that the OF
it woman went off alone; and that hnall
Of the Young man paid the whole bill, al
IT. left also with his wife. To do my wo
he thy hos, and his kind lady full justice"
Sc mus, say tina, they never even limited
of the matter, and never had question
err answer; they probably took II for gran
ng ed that l had been the victim o' sou
e,; bsoil, and avoided annoying me by al
th, reference to 1t.
m. Thirty y,urs of hard work rolled b
lsh Harry, during which acquired tamil
IN, fortune, name, and gray hairs; but
!, a never, in all that time, saw or hea
d from my clients, with the exception
sire one letter, which was received some yea
to after the occurrence which have relate
and and, which contained two more hlty a.
ID lar bills, with these words: we
very happy may God bless you :.
the DoRA." ("
,ar- But in all tha, time | have never Il
r IN gotten ,ha, beautiful angelic face, nor
ARE mute appeal which it made to my heal
she the answer to which il cost the deep S,
Who which is the object OF your present Gu
'sed oslty, and one thousand dollar lee l.
the amoun, received .fr I'm the you
'kle folks. Neither did |, i'll tha, time,
dy' gret the course took.
faS' Some ten years ago, as you proba
as remember, l spent winter IN iiava
ave l boarded with Spanish landlord, wh'
yer, house was generally filled with Anne
all can visitors But, strange to say, p
lpa- sed one week with him wlthou, sin
lmg American arrival and | was menta
the resolving one day to leave for New
''er, leans, where could find troops of iriel
'ake and rid mysel! Of the ennn conseque
Il IN upon my solitary position, when ne
nous my hos, calling me-
rue. "Senof, Senior los Amercanos Am
ana icanos."
I'M Looking from my window, ! say
man fine portly gentleman attending 20
& an luggage, and answering the demands
the the thousand and one leeches Of poI
on who each claimed to have brought sol
thing for him. Thlnk.lg | might b
you service TO him, went out, and with
or three dimes dispersed the villains, Y
,nch- knowing ne for an old s,ager subnl
sneld to my orders. The gentleman turne
,yens thank me, bu, suddenly started b
IS = then glanced at my temple and se'
Hal- the end OF my candlcstlck mark peel