Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-12-12

OF his naughty wife. | could never suryiy,
ii, thought he. He resolved to die. not il
reality, but only apparently. He packed
the coveted gold in his portmanteau: thc
notes and bills were quietly placed in hi.
Pocket-book, and going out, he sough
the sexton of one Of the cemeteries; will
this william he bargained for the corse of
man of about his own size and as much
Ike him as possible, TO be delivered at his
house that night, Late in the evening he
returned home. Madame had gone ia
the Comedie Franchise; new piece was
to be produced. Carefully did JACQUES
examine his bills and his gold, and care.
fully reNarrange them in MS pocket>book
and portmauteau. The servants. by his
orders, were erjoying themselves in the
Kitchen, and he himself admitted a
masked man, who bore on his shoulders
a long sack.
Brave felIow!' said the banker, here is
your reward, bur remember secresy!'
'Ah, alb, sir replied the ruflian, 'mum's
the word; ifthis nights work were known,
'twnuId be bad for both of u.s.
He was gone. Again Jacques Gorgeon
peered around to assure himself of his
safety, and then, drawing forth the BODY,
he placed it in his bed. He then took a
razor, and cutting the throat OF the corpse,
arranged everything about it, so as to pro.
duce the impression that he had perished
by his own hand; after which, taking his
iII-gotten gains he departed.
Great was the horror of the servants
when on hearing the wild shliek of their
mistress, they beheld the room in wild
disorder, their mistress lying on the floor,
in swoon, and The corpse oftherr master
hanging from the bed With the throat cut
from ear to ear.
A single line in the Journal de Paris
announced his ruin to his creditors.
~
How well mourning becomes the widow
Gorgeonl' was the exclamation, whenever
the beau,eous Diana appeared in public.
And truly it did become her, and her suit /
ors weIe not slow in telling her so; how
belt, jealous danes openly avowed none
knew il better than the widow herself.
Among the many billet-doux she was
constantly finding on her table, sllsawas
almost terrified, one day, at receiving one
written in the handwriting of Mr.. Gorge
on. II was addressed to 'Madame Diana
Gorgeon' and not 10 the widow Madame
Gorgeon, as she was now addressed.
fastening TO open it, she read as follows:
'DfANA:-Do not trust to appearances;
a thing which one imagines lost forever
may be merely mislaid; so, also, one may
death and yet Iive.'
This was all; there was no date, no sig
nature. For awhile she was deeply i'm.
pressed by the mysterious tone of the
strange note. But Captain De BeIorgey,
! retired officer, who though old and ugly,
ample fortune, soon dispelIed
ler vague fears, and, six months after she
'ecame the widow Gorgeon, she was Mad. ,
De Belcrgey.
Ten years had passed as swiftly as
ay to the unhappy. Madame De Belor-
ey was making her toilet; the door of the
oudoir opened; servant announced, in |
trembling tone, that an unknown gentle 4
ian wished to see Madame on important /
usiness. i
Hastily attiring herself in a robe de i
hambre, Diana hurried to the reception C
pom; before her stood Jacques Gorgeonl II
'ut how changed! a poor decrepit old
ian, yet with gold in abundance; he came i
ON the new world to claim his wife. Il
ooking up at her entrance, he motioned Il
le servant TO retire, saying to Diana. n
THAT which have TO say, madame,
'quires no witnesses.
A minute elapsed. I
snow, sir, we are alone; to what do | |
We the honor of this visitl' r
Throwing himself into a pathetic attie b
de, the old banker cried out. =,
what! Diana, do you not recognize "
'ur husband Gorgeonl' :,
The words fell upon the poor woman :;
le a clap Of thunder. Recovering her. = :,
If, she approached the hell rope, saying - -
Sir, your attempt at imposture is not ~
ade in the right place. Gorgeon, my r
st husband, committed suicide in Paris, !.
me ten years ago. OF
The old mans only answer was laugh; OF
then led her to a seat aud recounted to w
I all the particulars of his life since they Fe
rted for the last time. AS he concluded, tn
told her, also, that he had returned to m
Iume his old position. richer than ever. m
Dinna sat as one in dream. tn
We'll. said the old viIlian, why don't M
u embrace your hnsband7'
'Ilave not told you, replied the weep
, lady, that am again married? And :,
mot justifable1' 20 rf
Then She went on to tell him in what lol
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