Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-12-10

nal eum5er on her iips Her lonR cheat
nas hair swept brigh, and glistsniSg dovp
her uax.xhits neck, aud she lids over her
full half closed blue eyes, seemed but dtoop-
ing before the fxed ghss Of him Eho ben,
over her. En,rAseed, enrsp,ursd, Horsee
gassd upon sbe corpse
Speech motion, evsrytbiog seemed roue
oat Of him-sll bis faculties we're eOoeentra-
ted ihto one sense--thst Of hearing
I sThs etrikiDgo ofs dis,ans scloeki ske h6ur
aof eas,i afoased him 20 . ssnse Of HE eondi.
tioae Ills thoughts cane back, aud rushed
through bis brain With the rapidi,y ofligh,
Wall up this beautiful creature 10 a osl.
lar, amid the dampness aud everlasting
gloom. Who kpeH what fearfal SECRETS
mightbo buried with her! Who could tell
The story Of ber deathi Whist might uot
those iips-unseaied from their cold silence
reveal of foul crime aud base SiilianyT
Could BE bury her from sight forever
With that dreadful mystery hanging srouod
bert Woald ho do the dsedf Neverl--
God helping, never
+ Imnsdiasely he Sst about IN sxanipation
ofibe,Wslls- Of The ;eellar, aud BY careful
sounding be was enabled 20 detect the oot.
er wall lie brought some Of his tools 70
the. .silGef the rnaSOSsy, aud 10 ff,sen min.
utes be made au aperture the size Of nan's
body in the brick work
Fresh air FROM Heavens outer courts, fau
ned bis brow, aud the heavy pisuee Of rush.
iug Sasor could be disGinctly heard ETi-
IDENTITY the baildiug iutO which be bad been
80 strangely conveyed, was Sitgated in the
vicinity Of some river, il not upon its very
banks
A wild, romantie plan-possible frou It's
very inpossibiliiy through bis miad
Why OF remove the body 10 che shores Of
the river, from whence be could, he fsls con.
TiEeed, subsequently aiSSosvf aud take it
sway 20 1t least, Cbristisa baFiAi lie soald
brick up the recess, - bis employers Fequir.
ed, Apd vbs veuld be The Vissfl .sr
is,ifai4 Plao once eoeeeived, was carried ju.
- eject vi.hout hssiiAIiopJ BY diligsnt
labor he coon enlarged the cavity 10 tie vail
suiheiently for hiA Purpoae, aHd lellipg bin.
self eArefnllS out he rseonnoitered the prs
mises The uight was black ss Erebus,
aud be could sscsTtSin but little beyond she
fact that be stood in deep drain that sur.
rounded the mapsion. The ascent from this
drain was Ateep and precipitous, but Horace
fsli within himself the power 70 do great
things, and al once returned TO The eel.
lar.
Replacing the cover tightly upon the boz,
aud lightly fas,eping the screws, lie sFrApg
through Che aperture Aad drew Il after him
With the gteatest dii6eally he succeeded iu
Eaisiag the heavy oaken box 10 the surface
Of The ground, Tor the sides Of she drain
wero vet aud slippery The gush ofWAtsf
could Be very plaiuly distibguished az bat
little distance of, aud close npon The man
sion, evidently between hin asd the river,
rose black copseWood Of Loo aldsTs Into
these be at onee dashed, beaFisg his load
and in 6fteen miHUtes be stood upoa The
borders Of . great rivers river which, he
felt assured, was bons other than the Dee
p
lie deposited bis burden, for be had nol
. moments tine TO waste, Ia . dense tsick,
ss close BY the EiEsE's edge, Aad DSrking abe
spot By saspesdihg bis white hsBdkeTebieg
from Az oyeFhaogigg branch, be hastily re.
traced bis uays and arrived IL safety 70 the
Vsalt Drawing forth his Satsh--ths little
silver watch which bad eesa bis dead sia-
lef's, and which no earthly nsed could in,
daes him 70 part Uith-hs aRE that IL was
Sear two o'clock. But brief perlod re
msined for the peTfoFmHnos Of his task, and
neSer did mortal man labor Will greater as.
slduity than did HOFsee FlintsooI AZ she
end of eighteen minutes the torn vail wa
mended IN go skilifnl manner ibs, it WCald
have de6sd the serutiny Of she closest 90
server This done, be commenced on tbs
recess Tier after tier Of brick rose up, and
81 length the aperture was closed lt ouly
temAiucd 20 add nnotbeF thiekness Of brick
ard over ell the Thick, coat Of plaster, Is the
1akposa 1sd iadieatsd Fjiutsood. VS.
Jast pattiHs ihe asistidg tohea 20 the pIas.
iribg, when tie gres, door, Which be had
pttsiqHsiy znfsstoBed, swabg slosly opsu,
asd bic nyttsrioai saploysr eulefsd the
Fosm,
!. lardosie smile silassd fsom his black
heTy eyes, fcf 10 gthsF feature o. Ms face
was visible
$50 Jou are punetud 70 tbs dine, my
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