The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-12

tnat Bktiui Narneyl MY cnll0-my poor, noble, proud
Isabei how shall meet you and tell you that have
sroyed your happiness and hopes foreverS shall 20
mad The bills OF honor should pay stare like mock
prison and disgrace Aye-even the chimney sweeps
will point their fingers at me, while lords will sneer
Would that this darkness which now envelopes me and
wheels Of Time, which rcvolve 70 bring tomorrow,
would rust upon the axies The morrow oh 70.
not meet il. All Is not lost There still remains
In my Arm grasp the power IN end this life ere the
morrow dawn-for dawn n wili-power TO escape the
evils dare not meet Ths glorious gin OF life Ia mine
not varneys! No power lies in dice gold TO take ii
from mel The power TO die remanstis all that remains
and will use III Tomorrow! Out upon the morrow
with its waiting angushes shames infamies breads and
torures can laugh at thee morrow With the power
TO die len me- am above the world, and defy thee
As the nobleman thus spoke he waved his hands above
and about his head with strange gestures Of defiance and
strobe out Of the dark arch and rapidly made HIS way
the His step, his air and manner were those
OF man desperate and resolved He had moved but q
little way conceang his features by the cape Of his cloak
he passed the dmly burning lamps, when he felt his
cloak pulled by some behind He looked around to
who was, and beheld the same little girl whom he
had encountered on entering the gaming house
"What-yOu again" he demanded Hereby.
"You told me TO come again, SIR"
" But not TO night"
al thought you said tonight have been waiting sir
80 ong-so many hours for you TO come out"
"What did you de this forY' he said, in a softened
'one he noticed her trembling FORM and felt the plain
tive tones Of her sweet sad voice enter his heart
g i was afraid TO 60 homo without something, sir !
And you spoke kind, and asked 70 again and
You would help me- stayed t,li You came QUIZ OUT, -,
redy searching his pockets found piece of gold, and
placing II in her hand, said kindly
nGo-buy fosd and what you need Il is all have
Go, and trouble me more !"
"Oh sir, now shall be so happy
Happy That make thee happy2 Then would were
thee Go--but, no-stay Come hther ~
The child advanced hesatingly, and closely conceang
the money in her cenched fingers she feared he had
repented the large gift and wished 70 take from her
They at the moment stopping beneath the lamp
the corner Of narrow alley that led down to the Thames
At this moment the clock OF neghborng church tower
toled two and three quarters He started
What lido must be done quickly, he sad as he took
from his pocket book leaf and wrote by the Pickering
light, with pencil, a few lines.
'Do you know where St. James street iss' he asked
the little GIRL the chilly wind blew her hair and her
rags wildly about her face and figure You said you lived
near theref'
''Yee, sir"
"Take this note to the fifth hese from the
the palace On the door knocker you will lions
head in bronze The door is oak and the number is
the gate22 IF you grateful TO for this money,
you find it, and leave thsre this paper Let eyes
but those OF my daughter. You must ask for her,
and place it in her hands VIII you do thisS'
ayes, sir will be and do it-you good, and
have given me much money"
go then-farewe Let me press thy handp'
He took her hand and pressing it between his own, left
her, saying as he hurried on
at is the last time shall hold in my grasp human
hand II is severing the last link which binds me to my
species. Now, deatb-welcome thy cold grasp!'
He hurried down the lane which led TO the river. The
dark waters rolled by, rushing beneath London bridge
which he came, with .sullen II the dead
hour of the night the deep sleep of the early morning
is broken Here and there burned light upon some
barge or vessels deck; but there sound of labor
OF voices. dread hush dwe upon the water and
its crowded and packed otla Of motonless keels He
swiftly moved on in the direction OF the bridge, and in
few moments stopped near its centre Leaning the
stone parapet, he gazed down into the black and swift
stream. Here and there looking through rent in
the fox, family was reflected upon its surface.
"This, then, liz Lethe Beneath this wave l bury
the morrow all the future TO morrows Now is il in
m % M mn mas
through If suffer myself TO live. All but death is lost
Now for the great secret In moment shall solve the
riddle, and be wiser than the world leave behind -
He looked carefully around him. and seeing that he
alone, he wrapped his face closely the folds Of his
cloak and eaped out into the empty air beyond the
As he disappeared like descending rock into the
smashing and foamng waters far below chds piercing
shrek hed the air from the bridge not far from where
he eaped which answered by the hoarse loud outcy
Of Waterman, who, from the key in which he shoued,
seemed bewdered by the sound
"Helpl hepl he has jumped from the bridget" vas the
wild cry Of the shrieking voice.
"whof What rs ny What has hnppenedS" demanded
the watchman running up, accompanied by Of
the police 10 where stood the child upon the naked para
pet and pointing down into the waters below.
A gentleman has jumped overlo the answer OF
the child from whom Lord Cony had long
parted and who forgetting the OF the she
was TO go to- had followed him TO overtske him when she
saw him spring upon the pararet and take the leap
All was now excitement. The alarm bell which was
kent by 10 strike such oc1sons began TO peal
forth It's alarm and from dock below few moments.
boat Of the Humane scceiy shot out guided by blue.
light, which was sent up Waterman stationed on the
cupoia above the dock.
fiery train high IN the air shed upon the bridge,
iver, and hrongs of bargs and vessels beneath lighting
ment But in this tn NC who looked down from
he bridge boat IL shot out from under the arch
adown which the form Of tho suicide had descended from
he parap lay TO an instant and drag on board the body
Of man.
aHe rs safe 7,
They've got him In -
"who he be- the EXPLANATIONS of the
wsichmen and others While they yet speaking, the
blue light descended FAR the water and suddenly
eytnguished In the black waves OF the Thames leaving
the scene, so lately iumncd and clearly visible,
more wrapped Ia darkness.
The Tumanes barge, seeing that the strange boat had
rescued the man. retired TO ts berth In the dock and in
Few minutes all was silent before, tho light pat
iering feet or Eva-for 80 also was sbe csledas she
fastened along the bridge on her way boneward wonder
Ing why the good gentleman should wish TO drown him
self and rejoicing that the boats company had taken him
safely out OF the river.
We will transfer the reader to an old structure,
partly stone and partly Of old black and decayed oak
which stands the very shore Of the Thames half a
mile above london bridge, on the right bank II was one
Of the few dwellings which remained o the days of Eliza
beth and had been the residence 81 noble lord OF her
court; and for that day Il cdi6ce Of dignity and
Importance Bn houses have their histories, and their
ups and downs In c well as their owners and after
passing through many queer experiences and being put
to many base had at the time Of our story got to
be n sort Of river side tap room boatman's inn.
II was peculiarly fitted for such use having IT, second
story but out like piazza far tho water, that
scsc q wherres and other boats could run under and lie
together beneath ia shelter while from the wafer mp,
through the floor of the piazza was stairway, giving
the main body Of the house, which bad front
Thames Alley, vile and narrow lane, which threaded
the mevcs 81 old houses that lined the river side
As the "saok"--by which name this ancient inn was
knownwas equally accessible by the street by the
rvcr--t had two se,s 81 visters-the cabmen well
the wstermen The house had bad name and villain.
Gus ookwh Is dark stout shutters most always closed,
il gloomy exterior, and the well known character ~ m
hosas returned convict well the ugly visages of
hs guests who lounged about the door evidently do
served it, reputation Upon the police kept vigiant
eyes, and probably from It's doors had been taken pri
ogues Of every dye than from any other sink o.
sin In the heart of london town.
The inn quiet The landlord for reasons of his
own had closed his doors half hou earlier than usual
Yet he had not put out all his guests Beneath the iron
lamp and partly in Us descending rays, sat whose
appearance striking. lie very large In his
breadth uf shoulders and bad heavy looking square
head covered by short, black hair sreaked with gray
His bold and high, with eyes of singular
steadinces and Ore. Ills complexion dark, like the
sea tan 81 man who has been In foreign climes. He
had bni arm, and the empty sleeve &C hts
nautical witch coat thrust into the breast of ~ His lips
comrresaed hrmy upon q small pipe which he was
lIrO mot hut III ycr