The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-08

Ql0 HOT UmQ9k9t&UQ now MUCH OWeu Hlm
how, not having heard from mo and reading
il the paper chat an English ladys waiting
maid had boen taken up In Paris for mur-
der IN the Rue 81 Honorc, but that she re-.
fused 70 speak, and even had, perhaps, in
! reality lost her senses, he started On at once,
giving up his employ, and borrowing and
begging what he could, and knowing no
word Of French but the name of that one
street. no hurried to me; % that my mind
i came back to me again, and | could tell
them what knew.
/ "All he did, he said was less than he
ought to have done, because he had behaved
50 i'll to me Of old, (which am sure dear
Joseph never had, nor thought Of doing.)
| He stood by me in -conrt-in the prisoners
| place along with me he stood, and shared
my shame. told them about the Jewels
| and Of my trying them on how everything
| was safe, and the doors locked, and the
| chamber window too high to be climbed up
| to, though man might have let himself down
| from it into the yard
"And then | learned for the first time
that all the afternoon and night the murder
er had lain hidden under my mistress bed
and that he must have been there all that
time-think Of it!-that | was trying on
the dresses and ornaments /; that there was
q murderer waiting in that chamber all the
while; it made me shudder even then,
amidst that crowded court, with Joseph BY
me.
"They thought it very strange, they said,
that since there was SO much time before
him between my mistress departure and
return that he had not murdered me in
stead. He had carried of all the Jewels
those in the drawers as well as those which
my poor mistress had worn that very eve
ming; but from the moment he had dropped
into the courtyard the police could find no
trace Of him. A mere suspicion fell upon
the brother of the gate porter; but it was
90 vague that he was not put upon trial
"A great sum was offered in reward for
the apprehension of the murderer. making
up, with what was offered by my late mis-
tress' family, nearly f40D. She died with |
out win, poor lady, and they were not dis
posed to give me anything beyond the wages |
due to me- After my acquittal, a collection
was made for mine and Joseph's benefit by |
some good people; but the money only SUI.
feed to bring US back to England. Joseph /
had to work out a heavy debt incurred on
my account. and went to service again at
once, resolving to do my best to help him.
At the end oftwo years, poor fellow, except
that he had discharged his obligation he
was but little better CT than at the begin
ming; and despairing o.. ever getting better
living Tor us both in the old country. he
sailed twelve months for Sidney Which
ever of us got rich first it was arranged,
should cross the seas after the other; and,
until very lately, it seemed that we might
each stop where we were, engaged young
persons, till we died
II was nursery maid in my new place,
md was taking the youngest child across
hyde Park one afternoon, when was fol
owed by an impertinent man | had nv
ugly on, for the sun was hot, so that my
ace might have been like Venus for all he
Knew to the contrary; and otherwise, / was
lot disagreeable looking. At all events.
lttracted the wretch who kept close behind
ne. lie was an abominable person, with
oreign appearance which had reason for
eyes that looked different
Ways, but neither Of them nice ways, so that
was glad enough to get sight of the police
nan at the arch. He saw that there was no ,
ime to be lost, if he meant to get a look at {
ne at-all, SO he passed me on sudden very
quickly, turned round, and looked up into
ny lace. gave him Il tolerable stare too. ,
because knew it would disappoint him, af-
er his great expectations, and it did so and
lot only that, for it made him give villain :
us grin, which | hope | may never see :
gain, and he broke out as if he could not J
ep it for the life of him. with, "Well we ,
nay be plain in the face, but we are unex- !,
optional behind | cried out murder" il
nd police" as loud as co d, and the man
1as secured at once Fl
NO human being except the one who had q
cen under the bed, her murderer could n
ave known those words, which | had spo- 8
en- alone, before madame's toilet glass. He 4
enied everything, Of course, and said it
as an unjust detention; but in little more
IAN half an hour, a telepraphic message
'om Paris set his mind ut rest in that re- ia
oect, and demanded his presence in that o
ty. he was the elder brother of the gate :
orter, whom had never before seen /; and
hat had to tell in addition to the previous I
lspicions, against him, procured his con- 5,
ctlon lie was sent to the gallcys for life v
his ruby ring, which he wore upon his lit an
Q finger, | identified rs having been in the Oh
vel drawer that very night-It was be- II
owed npon me after the trial, by the heir
law, and obtained besides It the f4OO Of
ward. If had been pretty, you see, there s s
ould not have been any occasion for me to
I've remarked upon it that evening, and | =
ight have remained my whole life long an
gagged young person.