Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-11-01

and I shall expect to see you as otter
las you can make it convenient to give
us call
Fanny Talbot's eyes fingered will
him as he entered his new abode
They looked up from the paper OIL
him, day after day, as it lay before
him on the desk. They accompanied
him in all his outgoings and incom-
ings; their light had become the gui-
ding star of his life. But yet in his
numerous visits to the merchant s
house, lido preserved the same re-
spectfhl distance of behavior towards
the brighteyed Fanny that hadmarked
his conduct from the first.
Mr.. Talbot was once more prosper
Gus, and learning wisdom from expe-
rience, he pursued the beaten path of
wealth, leaving chimeras to the un-
initiated.
It had grown to be towards the
close of summer, when lido Stern
berg entered the Office Of Redfeld
one morning somewhat later than
usual, and told him he could no long
er remain in his. employ. In vain
Mr.. Redfeld urged for reason, he
would give none, merely saying he
had made up bis mind to so to South
America.
In about an hour after lido left the
office, Mr.. Redfeld Was summoned
home; his eldest daughter had been
found dead in the grove of woods by
the seaside, which had ever been her
fayorite walk. Her sister had seen
her start in the direction of the grove,
in the early morning, and had also
seen young Sternberg take the same
path short time after, seemingly
following in her footsteps.
Isabel Redfield was belle; dark
willfal beauty, full of headstrong pas
sion, and, because Of her wit and spark
ling playfllness, was the idol of her
father, and the imperious mistress of
both father and mother, and in fact of
the entire household. Some of the
field laborers had seen Sternberg
closely conversing with the beautiful
Miss Redfeld in the grove, and as
soon as the news of her death reached
them { for it spread like wild-fre) they
came forward to give their testimony.
Oneof the laborers said that the young
lady seemed very much excited in her
manner and spoke angrily, and that
Sternberg seemed to be expostulating
with her to do something that she
seemed very resolute in refusing.
The testimony crowded inso closely
against poor Sternberg, that a warrant
was. issued to apprehend him, and so
rapid had been all their proceedings,
that he was arrested on board of a
South American packet, within five
minutes of the time of sailing. 'Sus-
pected and apprehended Of nwder!'
exclaimed Fanny Talbot. The muir
derer of my friend Isabell oh, papa,
| how horrible! but he is innocent. lie
never could commit murder. The
court will find the real murderer, and
will acquit him. said Fanny confidently
4 hope so, my child; but appearan.
ces are strongly against him.
But, papa, you do not believe him
guilty?' =.
MY child, / will not say what. | be.
lieve. / dare not believe anything
! NY good wishes are for the youth
but I fear it viii go i'll with him at the
trial. @ Gei = /.
/ 'Oh, papa responded Fanny, fer
/ vently,. do not say so, even if yot
think So 80 eo
/ Meantime, the day Of the trial ap
preached. Fanny Talbot had watched
the tide of public opinion, to discove,
. that the universal voice was agains
|, the nngrateful young man who coult
murder his liberal employers daugh
ter. Fanny also watched her father
countenance TO gain some consolation
/ from him as to Ildo's chance of acquit
tai, but she could CLEAN nothing there
NsTo-day the trial takes place, dea
: father?' M Hads o *
'Yes,m daughter
f You are to sit in the jury-box-
: one Of the twelye?' ~ +. Z E -
Il yes, dear Fanny
1T is a dreadful thing to decid
: upon the fate Of human being, an
-lterrible must be the remorse Of hir
/, who sentences a brother to an igne
Ilninious death, and afterwartls-w -whe
4 liz is too late, find the murdered ma
S as innocent as the one he was Mougl
r to hare murderedP va