The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-01-31

tiptoc, and, carefully closing the door of
thirty one, held up a warning finger to the
partner of his JOYS and SORROWS. The lula
by ceased. 1t is sail that all women be-
come like their husbands after a certain
time. both in appearance and disposition
Mrs. Bo@lc, who had been Miss Arlcmcsia
Siackp"le before marriage, Q;o-le said she
WAS named for IN elder sister, McSia, who
died, and she WAS caI!.nl ArtrmcSia.) GER
tainlv did not at all resemble her husband
in appearance. She WAS Of the thread
paper order; one of those gannt, hony fc-
males of no particular age, who always
have two false cyc,cct!, and wear brown
mcrino dresses and muslin niyht-caps with
"a cotton lace border, in the morning. But
in disposition she was his very counterpart
Curious, mc'l,lling, inIui>i'ivc, fond Of gos-
sip, an'i .;ilrtntigahlt in " the hur>,,it Of
hno",r.igc under ,illicuricS,'' she was an
invaluable o:uljutnr to Boyle, whom she
hal materially assisted many times in Oh
taining Information, that even his rryin@
nature had failed to accomplish. E,gcrly
she listened to his :alc about the mysterious
Brown aud his tail and, like !: COOL and
'lu,iin wife, all quietly she nurscl the olive
branch, while Boyle, scatc'! in close proxi-
nifty t" the partition, listened with eager
ear, intent on the motions of their neigh
Dor.
Three times i'll as many quarters of IN
houl did that mysterious Genera, ring the
bell; three times came up the waiter
three times he replied to the Generals auy-
ious question, " that no one hal called for
him." AMI three times he went down a"an
After each interview with the waiter, B"gIc
listening ut the partition, heard the General
muttcr 10 himself Il large word, II scrptur,l
word. but one not adapted to common con-
vcrSaii"n; it began with Il capital u aud
ended with small n. E,ch time that he
heard it. B"g!c said "Gr:,ciou,! goodness"
At lcn9,h his paticn. cxcr:ions were re-
waric'l. AS the clock struck ten, a strp
was heard npon the stairs nearer and
nearer it came. Bn.ic's heart beat heavily;
it stopped in front of " t!.irty-two'-
hcll his breath kn6clS-,hc Generals
voice, "Com" in :" he heard the ,'nor open,
and Ia. stranger commence with "GooI
evening, General" but hciorc lie could
say Brown" that gentleman exclaimed,
" Charles, lure you seen Fanny" !"
Boyle, his ear giuc;l to the wall. turned
his eye toward his wife and bcckone,!.-
Ar'"m">ia approached, and scatiag herself
on his knee the infant claSpcl to her breast,
listened with her husband
The stranger slowly rcplcI, 81 have"
And who WAS she with :"
That Fr"nr!nan, as you supposed"
"Go"d Gnl - exclaimed the stricken
Brown, as i'll agony he paced the room
with fearful strides. There was a moments
silence.
Did yon take her from him 7"
Yes. / purSuale'l her to accompany me
TO my room ut The Cnion.'"
"Why did YOU not bring her to me at
once! :"
g. knew Your passionate nature Gen
eral. and I feared you would kill her.
81 ~W." grnwleI the General, "Lv
heaven, | will ! but not so-not as you
think, I'll poison h"r!"
B'se, his fsce nalli'l with apprehension,
his teeth chattcring with fear, looked at
Artelncsia; she met his horror-siricken
gaze, anl with Il subducd shrek clasped
the baby it woke.
The General, in a low. deep voice of
concentrated passion, continued, "I'lI poi
son her Charles ~
"Oh!" he exclaimed with deep emotion
show have loved that"
Here the infant Bngle, who had been
drawing in his breath for a cry. broke forth
"At once there rose so wild a yell" IIu
man nature could not stand it longer.
"Smotller that little villain |" said Bnole
in fierce whisper; II can't hear
word"
Arlcmesia, with the look of Lucrc,ia
Borgia, withdrew with the child to the nd.
] lining room. (N". 81, Tehama, contains
two rooms, small parlor and Il bcd.cl,am-
her) and administered punishment that
must have astonislred tit was certainly
struck nbnck. If babies remember any
thing, that youthful Boyle has not forgot
ten that hastinado-appIied little higher
up than is customary among the Turks
to this day. CAT length the tun,ult dwin-
died to calm and again Boyle clappel
his ear to the wall lie heard but the
concluding words of the murderous Gen.
eral.
RriDnr 1,or nv, with va, ~ ,,o .s,J..J