Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-05-04

cages, etc. were left. in the words Of the
VIII, ITO my good and faithful housekcep-
1,' niigeline--, as token of gratitude ;
Du. the concluding words of the will
shaii never forget they were writer
rom his mouth, and made me shudder al
l wrote them There is something fear
iul, dreadful-yeS devilish-in thus de
lioerately y recording. in what purports to
10 De your last written wish. a curse upon
your own offspring And | felt as | wrote
IT, an involuntary desire to tear the paper
INTO fragments, and to rush from the room
but the thousand dollars were like ST
many anchors, and | staid and wrote:
leave to my daughter Dora all the
satisfaction she can obtain from mr hearty
curse When rags whip about her in her
only home-the street-and dogs share
with her the refuse of the gutter. she may
regret that she disobeyed him who once
loved her, but who dying. cursed her r'
here was something like a chuckie in
ts'e direction of old Angeline as the diving
wretch dictated these fearful words: but
as looked and saw the stern face as rigid
as marble, | concluded | must have been
mistaken. l could not, however. divest
myself OF certain feeling that all was
wrong a rich olG man. accompanied by
an Old househeeper, and dying in strange
city her anxiety to have to have the
VIII so strong; the curse on his daughter.
aud the large fee. all conspired to make
me feel that | was being instrumental in
the accomplishment Of some yillainous
ooJect Again | mcGjtated the destruc
ton of the paper, and again my fee and
my wants conquered. The will was fin.
Issued, and | read it over aloud. the old
man groaning, aud the old woman looking
occasional assent but when | read the
terrible curse; new actor appeared in the
scene
20 tear it tear it o God you
know not what you DO !n
The plaintive tones of the voice touch
ed my heart, even before my eyes beheld
It's owner: but when | saw her. heavens
and earth what an angel she was The
language Is yet undiscovered Harry that
IS competent to give you a description of
that face; the eyes dancing with excite
ment. yet liquid with tears the mouth
proud as Juno's. yet compressed with an
guish. But why dc attempt description 2
The most majestic. yet sweetest counte-
nance | ever beheld. appealed to me, and
not IN vain for while the old man. weak
as he was, jumped from bis bed scream
ing. XIII her kill her y 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 Augelue.
W hen my consciousness returned. [
found U1vSalF IN, III l
ing house, my host and hostess nv sole
attendants My mind was clear the mo-
ment | looked about me, and | knew
had been brought home. and was now
contined By the effects Of that blow. [
resolved to keep my own counsel and to
ascertain what could of the subsequent
proceedings Of the night Upon inquiry.
L found that bad been brought home bv
young gentleman IN a carriage. who had
left funds for the employment of a ply
slclan, and had also left letter for me
opened the letter as soon as was alone.
and found fifty dollar bank note. with
these words
" on did, last night deed worthy OF
more gratitude than our present means
enable US to express. The property which
so nearly belonged to the infamous hag
who struck you. VIII soon be ours. and
you shall then hear from Us May the
same kindness which prompted to tear the
paper, seal your lips hereafter to the pain
ful scene of last evening.
Gratefully yours
DORA AND HER liUSBAND"
Ny first act was to conceal the letter
beneath my pillow; my second. to call
my host and tender him the amount of
my bill. To my astonishment he told me
that my companion paid it when he left
the letter. 1t seems | raved a little
about my inability to pay my host while
L was unconscious, and thus the husband
of Dora (for | had no doubt it was he who
brought me home) had asccrtained the
fact aud paid my bill Added to this.
my wound was not severe enough to need
any surgery more than was offered by my
KIND landiady so when had recovered
(Which was soon.) | had only my Office
rent to pay, and then resumed business
with the larger part Of one hundred dol
lars IN my treasury. | made cautious
inquiries about House as to the
subsequent movements of my mysterious
clients, bat could only ascertain that the
SANA tttt ktS III fiN cu on JflaC event. III nlgAt.
the old man ordered pleasant room in
which he might die that the young coup
le came by another conveyance, and had
taken other rooms; that the old mans
body was Immediately boxed up and ship
ped for the north under charge Of his man
servant; that the old womon went off
alone and that finally, the Young man
pa'd the whole bill and left also with his
wife To do my worthy host and his kind
lady Justice | must say that they never
limited at the matter aud | never had a
question to answer; they probably took
II Ter granted that | had been the victim
OF some broil, aud avoided ANNOYING nae
by any reference TO it
Thirty years of hard work rolled by.
Harry, during which acquired a family,
fortune, fame, and gray hairs but | ncv
er, IN ali -haS time. saw or heard f my
( client, with Tie exception of one letter.
which was received some years after the
OccuIrcuce T. h,nh I have rol,-al onG &c, ,;oL