Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-21
HOW MURDER CAME OUT.
THE PLAIN GIRLS Story.


) will ont and the following little 81
n n ry serves to illustrate how a tri
will oftentimes betray what the 10
'e gest and most profound Investigate,
: will not. ] was told by homel
e faced girl, with pretty figure, in
r.. lroad car on its way from LondC
to Liverpool. She was going to Au
: tralia, under engagement to be ma
! ! ried to "ber Joseph:
If ] had been better looking,
might never have got a husband, c
at least rot the money to marry bir
upon, which is The thing. The uu
suitableness OF my face to what | ma.
be allowed to call a very tolelabi
figure, has been literally the mean
Eof bestowipg happiness, as ] hope
upon Joseph, aud Of putting G400 in
to my pocket. Aud this WAS how il
all came about: My late mistress
who was very kind to me, and had
intended, poor thing for she told me
soto leave me comfortably provided
for, took me with her, seven years
ago, te Paris. She was a widow lady,
fond of gay life and brilliant amuse-
ments; and that place suited her SO
well. that she made it her home,
and /, but little 10th, remained there
too. Joseph and ! had kept compa-
ny together before that time, but he
was not so foolish as 10 wish me to
give up my expectations for the sake
of a hurried marriage, He said that
he would wait patiently, dear fellow,
although the great salt sea was TO
roll between US, and there could be
no chance of his getting a letter more
than once day. He was mason's
assistant in London, and very hardly
worked, it seemed, for he himself was
lot able to reply nearly SO often
However, of course | was not bird, |
hat | could be in two places at once;
% / made the best of it, and was hap
y as a confidential lady 's-maid, uu-
Ter such circumstances, could hope
O be.
One evening / bad been preparing
~ mistress, who was a very splen-.
id dresser, for the opera. My only
was on leave of absence
or some days; and except the porter
j the courtyard, there was nobody,
hen the carriage bad driven off that ,
ight, in the whole house save myself; {
lerefore, having nothing better--or 1
t least n;cer--to do, and being in
Iy mistress bedroom amongst beau IS
ful robes and ornaments, it was
ardiy to be expected that ! shaAld |
'sist an opportunity Of trying them a
D. The room, besides being charm I
gly hung With mirrors, bad a deli !
Gus full-leDgth swinging glass: and 8
efore this | amused myself for at
pod long while. | beheld how Mad Il
noiselle Elizabeth MTtin--that |
my present name, but dearJoseph S f
Audrews-how she lookedin baregeS i
ID muslins, fol. the morning; and how o
CO and satin, and lew sleeves, with b
aarls, became her for evening wear. a
lnally, equipping myself ina par t
euiarly pleasant glace silk walking r
ess, with bonnet aud falling veil b
for a bride, / could not help twist "
g round little, to see as much of v
yself as possible; and contrasting b
e effect at the same time with that o
Madame-who was beautiful e. n
ugh, but indifferently proportioned, T
involuntarily remarked aloud:-- p
Veil, we may be plain in the face, s.
It we are certainly unexceptionable a
hind" 1t was an absurd thing to O.
Y even to ones self, and remem. d
r blushing like beet, as though d
we're not quite out of the question a
at / could be overheard. There fr
re several jewel-drawers-this rn- le
upon my middle finger, ring be- al
,giDg to my mistress's late hus- h
nd, was in one of them--but had b
time for more than to set off tt
ndsome necklace or two,and to very II
lch regret that my ears bad not 1t
en punched for the accommodation I'll
an especial pair of diamond ear m
gs. before | heard wheels in the II
lrtysrd; and my mis- tress came II
me. Everything had been put a. d.
Y very carefully, and ] undressed m
, and Saw her to bed as usual.-- ri
e was more than commonly kind dl
gentle in her manner that night, N
s.. !. & ~ Z !;