Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-24

Ebiai happiuess, revealing to her unrepen nt-
AIT twrongdF the otef frible oath Of 'vsh>
geanceeby1w which, she HAD t6Giaand her htuis.
band tosstaynmm. depressing her sathsst
wishes itor Psace!i coin mahdeda. implored
the abseHceoof aSRaFps.l bug Id vain, and
it'is said. by rha friends Of qB B6auchampe.
the privileges and the Sacred rites of hoe.
pitalityh aadi of unsuspeGlihg friendship
wereI prostituteds and violated to subserye
the meaner ptomptings of passion. 10
Il Mrs. Beadchampe e'reyealedIto her hus-
band the iiden'ity Of Cor Sharpe, his
friend, with Alfred Stevens her seducer.
and ex4cttdIfrom him the fulflmentd Of
that obligation which he had so solemnly
assumed; Beahchampe rarming himself.
met Sharpe by appointment. on abank OF
the Kentucky river. and demanded with
protfered weapon. the sole repal alton
which the nature Of the wrong permitted.
Sharpe. though professedIy willing TO ar.
bitrate upon the field Of honor any diff
culties, though his courage had heen Sc.
Verely testedain several duels. on this oc.
cNSion seems to have lost all sense Of man.
hood in the more powerful suggestions Of
personal safety. Or perhaps in the enfee-
bling reproaches OF Coincidence, and actu.
ally grOvelled at the feet of Beaucbampe,
as heoimpIUred i:ununity from harm-the
hi sh spirited youth. disguised witha foe.
man-to little worthy of his steel. spurned
him with his loot and lett linn. a.F
ST. ortlv afterwards he learned from un-
doubled authority that Sharpe lad utter
ell impu'ations upon the previous charac.
ter OF his wife. which in a Sou hern com
munity marks tue lowest dep, hs Of male
shame and a. gradation wrought 10
madness by the provocation. with all the
enthusiasm Of his nature excited HfOr the
accomplishment of vengeance. he Sped 10
Frankfort, wht re the legislature was then
i'r session. and whore Sharpe, then Al,
torney General Of Ksn|nckv. the a,soci
ate, It not the n;inIAte friend Of Henry
Clay. J. j, CrittenIen. and OF Kpn'uck;'s
most gifted SonS-bAsked in the meridian
light of political an personal distinction.
Passing over each ruSe which Beau
ch"mpe vmrIoyed'to meet Sharpe. suffice
1t to'sty that the latter, while seated in
his study one night. heard about 8 o.
clock. n knock at his outer door. The
name given in reply 10 his query was
t'at OF an acquaintance, AMI: he opened
the door. when the glare OF his hall light
Tell upon the face and determined fea
lures of Beauchampe. The hour fOi him
had come, and with II single bl>.w the
wrongs ut Anna Cnoke were avenged -
Col. Solomon p. Sharpe lay dead upon
the Threshold OF his ow door. Suspicion
At once pointed TO Beauchampe he was
a AFr -ia.I Fia nl
ana. on The morning. OF June. II, 1895. he
was doomed TO perish "n he yai!uws-
Al the appointed hour, the Sheriff and
his a>>l~ta"IS repaired to the cell oi Beau.
champ'. but shrank wi'h horror MS up.
"p"n the anOr. cIa~Ped in each others
embrace, welIeling in their commin tlpd
blood. lay the tOIInS "t the dead Anna
Beaucham2e. a'wiiliuu prisoner with her
husband. and the expiring Beanchampe
A tuie knife had turni. he'd them the
means of death. She had etfectnalty
availed herself "t,th"m. lie VAS rapidly
jouIneving 10 tEe pOr' al 1T death. They
however staunc .ed his wounds. dressed
the ii. AMI wI,h vim nc i've eagernes<. ian
PEELED "ygpa' J $p'ir, placed him in THE
telnn'S carr land I5n"minruu>ly paraded
VIC SAl N"A u IL lI6 StTctlS vi
Frankfort. But til. sympathy of the Ia
dies OF that city, and o. many Of her less
pr' judiced sons. covered into nelancho-
" ovation what was designed for insult.
From Iheaw induws' Ot nearly every house
upon his route. ladies clad in mourning
waved him. amid audible ST. CHS and earn
est sobs th.irl last adieus. The dying
youth wasrevi.ed into Inomentary con
sciou<ness by the touching testimonial
He summoned the remaining energies of
his noble heart. and teebly, though grace.
fully. lifting hi4 hands. murmured Z:
= Daughters OF Ktntucky ! you at least
will bIeSs the.name'of BeauchAmpe." and
sank. Earth and its woes were uG more
to him. He had passed behind the cur
tain. g&.-rrtl ,3i..-., ,.s'y Il 11- I.s sis
SALES. Nothing on earth can smile
hOE mn Hosh e.-Il.,O1nJ