The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-04
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was full, dscursive, and acrimonious
such, for instance, as that "She had always
believed Helen 10 be a viper, but her has
band had upheld the troIlop." renem-
Der the gossip about Ueleus i'll treatment,
and Mrs. Wes,ey's jealousy and to nv
mind, the case row seemed clear | be.
lievcd that Mrs. Wesley herself had put
those things in Helen Moutressor's trunk.
| next went 10 the Court House and re-
. qucstcd MI Mace, the Sheriff, who lived
in a wing of the building ID Introduce me
to the prisoner. lie conducted me 10 her
cell. Although the bolts changed heavily
as they sprarg hom the locks, our en-
I trance did not seem TO attract her atten-
( ton. She Was standing with c,aspcd
| hands, Icfore her narrow grated window,
! gTzmg iutcutly ut the sky. The Sheriff
touched her arm, and said Miss Moulrcs
sor, this gentleman, Mr.. RemScn, is the
lawyer who Is TO manage your case, 10.
morrow, and he wants 10 see YOU" She
started, turned quickly round, and made
| AN inclination OF her head, TO indicate
/ her re rdnc~s to listen. hul she said not
u word. The Sheriff had a!rcady left the
I cell, and Ne were atone. Conscious that
every moment Was precious, said,
'Nllss M"ntrc>Sur, we must throw aside
/ aIl ceremony aud communicate frankly
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of Miss N.Iu;iL ,I,,t NJ. No.,,..,l, :,
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I me cave her 2 sealed ro,k., onH ,niI L.r
uct 10 f., Eun;ra lNrs Wo.o,I sa, ~ :,
hu, To rive !, 70 = crr,oin I,wycy nLnn
sbr rc,I,rur1 t. town for :, w,aIl ,,nI,'
her = ,ich ynrng l,Iy and ,Lor bo nr.nI
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! own vav too much Ib,t Lc G.JI ,.Iao,, .u
with the nackc, IN her Ian ,m1 ,Lon ,Ll,
woke up il was gone and sLe haI n,ya.
/ dared 10 ask any n,os,io, .,L,,, :, L..,
/ Mrs. Wesley hated her and Lo,, Lor anI
treated her Ike sl,y. and ,hr.,t.,.I 49,,
! xii her, and that she sometimes ,hor,n,
Of drowning herself She was So mis-,
I be. ihat Mr. W,,lrv Lol .,iJ ;r,,,,on.r
/ ,hin,s 10 her liza. In LaI ,,,l',.
hnr Very wc,l; and c,,y.rJ,y .'rl a,n,
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,lnv on which Lcr ,,u,l, v,s saa,,l,aI
/ She was sent to the ministers On on or
rand. was gone about Am bonr and = L,If
/ and on her re,p,n WAS ,,1..n rr s,a;,,
see her trunk opcncd b..or. She L,J
taken of Lcr bonnet apI shawl. . ,L.,
/ She was suru MIS-. Wesley L,I uut ,L.
thrnr, IN her trunk Will. .Lo vas o,,,o
out. because she fIeIen) had ove,La,,I.I
! !, that very morning, AND they were no.
Init then but whether Mr. WcsIay
/ knew about !, she could no, say. aIrbouGL
! she rather thought he did. Gec,uso j..
! looked guilty when his wife was ounu;no
/ the trunk.
: Telling tie poor girl to cheer up and
I keep in good hear, ! withdrew. and went
to the Sheriff. sitting room. wh.ro sonnJ
I Mrs. Mace. at once informed her that
. it was my opinion that Mss Moprras.o,
was au innocent, prosecuted girI. and that
hoped she would try to cheer her ur
/ tIat day and evening. so that She c,ulI
enter tue courtroom with a GOOD hear, on
tht morto~. This the kind hearted sg
man promised to do, and | FASTENED 20