The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-01-21

that was obliged to send him off. had
to fairly turn bin from my doors. lie
seemed at first inclined to be better
man; and il was then that he asked me
that question concerning yourself-Ah.
my child. even when you were but q
laughing, praltling child, he loved you.
lie asked the il, should he in years to
come, change 10 be sober true man.
would give him your hand lie said your
influence would saVO him. But l on.
ly gave him stern refusal And so
Laban AIdrich went away, and he spoke
many things evil Of me.--Once when
Robert Lam wood and others were pres.
cut, ! made the hasty assertion, that if
ever met Laban Aldrich I'd shoot him.
And then related some Of the wicked
'hingS he had done. My sayings were
lod To HIM, and not long afterwards we
met right on the edge OF Sherwood For.
est--lle stopped me, and demanded sat.
ISiacljon for The words had spoken a.
g,inst him, tried TO avoid him, bat I
coulI not. lie told me he was tired of
lite, but that he would not die until he
had punished me. At length his ssants
moved me. and we drew our pi,tois.-~
He counted, one-two--thfea,' ana we
both fired. l was not touched bur he
fill. sPrang forward and raised him
up, but ere could fully satisfy myself
Of the nature Of the wouni, | heard foot
steps By my side, and on looking up
saw Robert Lamwood.
Il saw it all, Sir Thomas, he said: but
flee, and will take care Of the body.'--
And then he told me that a party Of of
icers were close upon us! told him |
had only fought in ssltdefence; but he
laughed at me. lie tod me 10 remem-
Der the threats had made.--But enough
of that | did flee, and left Lamwood
with the body. That was fVe--no--six
years ago. In a few days afterwards.
Lamwood told me the man was buried, |
and he slso told me that If | was careful
my secret would be safe. 0, you can.
not know how those words Jared about
my soul. knew that tue government
hated me, Tor was fool enough to ex-
pose some Of the iniq1ites OF the East /
lndia management | mad come home |
almost tha richest man in the country. I
and for that | was enyied. But when | |
came publicly TO publish the short.con.
ings OF The government in Foreign pos
sessions, | was feared and hated. Lam
wood knew Of this, and he told me Of it. .
Under those circumstances, knew what
would be the inevitable result Of the cx-
posure of the death of Aldrich. Lem
wood swore lha; he did not see Aldricn
nave pistol, but that he did see lheI
poor man trying TO escape me. And
hen others had heard me make that idle
hreat.
'Rus, though conscious innocence was
n my soul, | was forced to capitulate with
he villain. He knew that | was rich
hat every year the income from my vast
yielded me a separate fortune
md he commenced to dray from my
purse. Every one or two months he has
,ome and demanded money, and | have
paid it to him. To be sure | gave him
thousands of pounds, but l should not
nave missed it from my vast store. only
he pay in which it was drawn from me
vas agonizing And now he has made
lis Ghal claim. He has waited until you
rave grown up,and now he will have your
land. He must have that, or he will ex-
pose my--my-no, it was not crime;
)ut so he will call it, and so must | suf-
er. Now speak freely, my child, can
lie; but. o, think Of the stain that must
Raa. you
= apur after this Isabel Ling
Ion placec gms arorhd her fathers
leck again. and toT1 him she would give
Up all for him. She did not blame him
,ut her life was his, and she freely gaye
tup.
Il is on the following day that We Sc
ISABEL Langdon again. The sun waxI
linking fast towards its western bed, and
he shadwos lay long upon the earth
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