Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-08-24

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"Wer, SIR" said l. gasping with fear.
II caused not the old mans death"
'.I see, /" said Rittoni, rs he cast a search
ing glance upon my tell-tale face; 81 SEQ
that we shall part friends, at last There
will be no occasion for me to denounce you
as the assassin of your friend LIE Roux."
81 deny the charge, and dare you to the
proof"
"This wine is really excellent and your
Savoy biscuit particularly toothsome. You
deny the charge, eh? ridiculousl Dare
you deny that De We're perished by poison
furnished by you and intended for LIE
Roux? Dare you deny that you pushed
Ls Roux from the car Of the balloon, and
when he caught hold of the wicker-work
of the car, that you cut his hands with
your own pocket-knife, to force him leave
his grasp"
Rittoni uttered these damning words in
low tone of voice, like serpents hiss.
His small fierce eyes were bent upon me
with an energy which found myself un-
able 10 conquer; | could not return his
gaze. The truth and nature of his accu-
sation rendered him superhuman in my
eyes, for believed it impossible thai any
thing mortal could obtain q knowledge Of
matters enacted far above all worldly ken.
"You have thought better Of my re-
! quest, | see. You intend to furnish the
sum required?"
l nodded my head in acquiescence, for
/ dared not derry the fellows claim.
"The money will relieve you of my So
ciety, instantly. and most likely forever.
have no wish to annoy you, but cannot
starve while you batten on the fat of the
aud. ] am unknown in the northern
provinces of France. l intend passing
the ensuing winter in Rouen or Paris. 1t
must be dire necessity that can alone in
duce me to cross the Alps again. Fetch
the money hither. if you please; and
another flask to while away your absence. y
In the evening the rufian departed with
his plunder but refusedto give any cxpla-
nation of his mysterious acquisition OF in
telligence respecting the manner OF LIE
Roux's death l passed few months IN
extreme wretchedness. Remorse, withits
thousand stings, was busy within me, and
turned tie waters of life into a stream oI
gall.
A letter, bearing the post-mark of Ge-
neva. was delivered to me, during the fol
lowing winter. Its contents were as fol
lows:
"Your money is all gone. The sun
must be replaced within few days. YOU
attention to my request, addressed Poste
restante, Basle, will prevent the dispatch
of various depositions made and sworn by
RITToN.
"P. S. Our friend Quiebra is in goot
quarters at Lyons. He met with your ole
flame at Paris, and is now the husband o
Leontine Cepiegle. He writes me wore
that he is quite the gentleman, having dis
continued the use of oaths, whiskers, anC
aqua vita.'
| forwarded the money as desired, for
had not sufficient energy to refuse. Thu
hitherto unsullied honor of our anclen
rame demanded the sacrifice, and | re
solved to keep the world in ignorance o
: our degradation at the expense of ever,
, soldi Of my fortune. Again and again di'
: the merciless brigand compel me to suppl
s the meaus of his vicious life. Tired at las
y Of his opportunities, l Informed him, b
/ letter, of my determination to visit Eng
land for several years; to accomplish m
r. tour | was com pelled to dispose of q por
n ton of my estate-but | succeeded in es
e Gaping from the espionage of my persc
+ cutor, whom wilfully placed on a wron
d scent Instead of crossing the BIRTHS
u Channel, | sailed westerly down the wa
;. ters of the Mediterranean, passed tn
q Straits of Gibraltar, doubled Cape st. Vii
Ie cent, and landed at the mouth of the IL
d GUS. In the hustle of the streets of Lis
re bon, at the opposite extreme to the where
e, abouts of my vampires, l expected
e, find that peace my coward soul desired
,e My flight proved useless, for in avoidin
| the plunder of Rittoni, ran across Il
in path of the Spanish brigand, Quiebr
st who, after prohigately expending ever
20 franc Of Leontine's little fortune. resorte
ID to his old expedents, and was forced
ht leave the neghborhood of Lyons, Il
Mt knew my crime, and soon discovered II
~ morbid weakness of my temperament.
n first, he contented himself with borro'
,e ing small sums of ready cash; then
boldly required larger loans; and final
scorning the meanness of subsidiary al
nj he confronted me in the Placo do Coz
RI mercio, amid the congregrated host Of Ii
e. bon's choicest sons, and demanded an oil
r. fiji to Rassia, having determined to jo
w. the army destined by Napoleon to that Il
u fortunate campaign. gave him t
money required, although was compel
%, again to part with another portion of I
I'D ancestral domain. But he went not frc
the city; the next night saw him withc
rm Il testoon-the gaming house had sw
nv lowed my gold, and he clHmored fol
ye; fresh supply.
be 1t is scarcely worth while to enum
w ate the degradations which retributive f
ce; tune compelled me to undergo. The t
i've brigands fatted on my wealth, and hun
or me from place to place, till life becam,
curse. In an hour of perilous want,
Fo- toni, b.ibed by an extra purse, con
the scended to acquaint me with his meaui
e information. The Spaniard Quiebra
lin discovered the body Of LIE Roux, viii
tha oI,L ,,.l, fr;,rbt lIV r,,utilatnd NV tho