Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

al braggadOcio was speaking i'm a sighting
and boastful tone of Margaret, when the door
opened and the form of David Dhu filled the
opening.
Thou art liar, Llewellyn" said he, in his
ieep voice, his eyes emitting the fire of his
fully aroused nature. "Thourt slandering
young lass who scorns thee, and thou knowest
it."
1t was an unlucky spot for both the asser-
ton and the contradiction No one believed
Llewellyn, but he could not take the lie thus
Armed in ale' he with an oath repeated
portion OF his slander, and moment after the
two men were in the street fighting. Five
minutes settled the whole LlewelIvn, dread
fully beaten, was helped away this filed up
the mothers cup of fury against Margaret
The next day, even against her secret will,
! Nancy Richards paid Margaret's wages and
dismissed her The weeping girl went to
| Meath, and was domiciled with an old widow.
er whom David knew. and for whom she kept
/ house, more fram the home and shelter found
there than from all especial choice in the mat
ter. Here she remained for the space of ten
| weeks
| In the meantime Llewellyn disappeared, and
was stated to be working at Hirwain, large
coal and iron d>tric some miles away in the
vale. This, with recent occurrences contribu-
ted to break the heart of the poor old mother,
whose hitherto indomtable courage was at
last fairly destroyed. She again took 10 her
bed, sickened aud died, all within the limits
of lew weeks and the home of Shou Rich
ards was now very lonely and desolate
In this extremity, being by no means well
acquainted with the reasons of Margaret's dis
missal, or his sons absence while things were
rnin int SaA l.
ed upon the girl to return-a matter as it
turned out, of little difficulty This was to
the diSpleaSure of black David, who for the
first time, had words with his mistress upon
the subject-words meaningless enough, but
which were afterwards remembered HIS yis-
its, now still fewer, AID his silent and sombre
manner, really began TO throw shadow over
Margaret's usually cheerful aud happy DISPOSE
ton. She in time became taciturn and absent
in mamner-so much so that it began to be
commented upon.
1t was in the month of June-that midsum-
mer season of life aud nature, when the nights
vie with the day for beauty, and the glorieS of
the moont and starry ewes are even more love
ly than those of any hour of the sunny dav.
One night David was returning to his home
past the end of the narrow cart-lane, branch
the bright moonshine fell upon the forms and
faces of two persons, male and female, walk
ing up the embowered lane. David stood pc
trfed, for the female uttered suppressed cry
of alarm, aud hastily made for the house, |
while the other-in whose debauched counte
nance he recognized the features of Llewellyn
passed on the road with light laugh and
went in the direction of Meath. What David's
fbar
ly imagine.
What now elapsed within the few days ere
the ghastly crime was perpetrated, becomes
more complicated, nor is it likely that the ex-
act truth will ever be known. 1t appears that
David seldom saw Margaret, whose depression
and lowneSS of spirits were, and were only the
ominOuS forebOdingS of the dismal tragedy TO
follow In the meantime, it seems LlewelIyn
bad retur9ed, and was staying at home a sec
ond time, on better terms with his father, and
that his suit for the hand of Margaret
whatever it was before-was now sanctioned
by the old man, Bob Parry, the serving man,
averred that of late, the young man seemed
to have obtained an unaccountable asceadency
over the doomed girl In what this ascenden-
cy consisted he was unable to say, but the
character of Margaret came out in which it
suspicion
David, it was remarked. had become more |
silent and mOurnfui than ever The mute sad !
ness with which he was supposed TO view the !
alleged detection of Margaret, accounted for
this. aud only gained the general sympathy in !
his behalf. He was known To love her 50 truly /
that feeling of pity foe him was entertained
hy all who knew him /
Early one Saturday evening he called at
honSe OF Shon Richards He saw as Bob
Parry, who had the curiosity of magpie, sta
ted Margaret alone. His voice at first low
and persuasive, became stormy, and the POOR
girl cried bitterly. He left her muttering ex-
ecrationS. and encountered LIewellyn in the
laue. Again they had some fierce words
together, again they parted with mutual men,
ace.
On the following morning Sunday, l4th of
June, 1922, Margeret Williams was found
murdered
Some of the people dwelling at hand assert
ed that far in the depths of night, a great,
wailjng, shrieki 2 cry was heard-one of those
awful outbreaks upon the almost solemn ST.
lence of the night, such as makes the flesh of
the listener creep, and goes far, many time,
to confirm the creed of the supernaturalist
The once blitbe, beautiful girl was found
lying dead in one of the wide and deeply trench
ed brooklets running to the river, which even
at that season, had one-and-twenty inches of
water running through it, Bob Parry 10y all
accounts. and especially his own was the FIRST
to discover the body aud when the corpse OF
the unhappy girl was lifted out, and borne
away TO await an inquest, the question every
one uttered was. Who was the murderer ?"
In no part of the kingdom, as any who have
visited Wales can testify, is the serene still
ness of the Sabbath more profound, or its
Sanctity more expressive, and in the remoter
raIlar and MAINTAIN district eSrsaniailr 50 -