Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-07-02

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Satisfaction she can obtain from my hear
y curse When rags whip about her in
her only home. the street, and. logs share
with her the refuse of the gutter he
may regret she disobeyed' him who once
loved her. but who a yihg cursed herl"
Theirs was something Ike 4 aehdcEle Ia
the direction of old Angeline as the 'd5G
ing wretch dictated those fearful ords;
but as L looked and saw the stern face as
rigid assmafble, I9coheludsd Unjust have
been mistaken. ] could MOI, Isheweyer,
divest my self of the ,ideaFthat allswas; not
right. "a rich old man accompanied by
an old house keeper, and dying ihia 4
strange city, her anxiety TO have the will
SO strong; the curse on his daughter, and
the large fee, all conspired Io,f make me
feel thattI was being instrumental iarthe
accomplishment of some vi villainous obi ieet.
paper, and again my fee and wants conS
quered. The win was fnisheds and l
read il over aloud the old man groaning.
and the old woman looking an occasional
assent; but when L read the terrible
curse. new actor appeared on fhe scene.
.+Oh l:tear it'll tear itl oh [. God 1 you
know not what youIdol"sq - .s.uy7S 20
The plaintiye tones Of the voice touched
my heart, even beforegmy eyes beheld its
owner; but when. saw her. heavens and
earth what an angel she wssl ae The lRns
guage is yet undiscovered, Harry to
give you a competent Descriptions of that
fact; the eyes dancing with excitement.
yet1iquid with tears; the mouth proud
as Jnno's, yet compressed with anguish.
But why do attempt description2 The
nance l ever beheld appealed TO me, and
not in vain, for while the old man, weak
as he was, jumped from his bed. scream
ing Kill hetl kilEherw tore the will
into fragments, and weAboph fell 10 the
floor, he deadi and l. stunned by a blow
from the heavy candles1ck welded, by
the old hHg,nAugeline.4spsiE sdi E,aod
When my consciousness returned, ]
found M sell inHmy own bed At my board
ing house, my host and hostess my sole
attendants. Ny mind was clear! the mo-
mehti looked about me, and lkne W j
had been brought home and was. now
confnedsirom the effects of .thst blow. II
resolved TO keep my own counsel. aud itp
ascer tain what, I could ;ofsthe Subsequeni
proceedings Upon inquiry. IdOundalhal
Ishad been brought home, by Young
gentleman in ia carfiage.i isyho had Isli
funds for, the employme ofias physician
and had alsolleft,a letter for mel 1yopen.
ed theslstter as,soqnaas Iswas 1alpne. fand
foundI a, fifty dollar bRpk note, With these
You did last night q adesd worthy Of
more gratitude than our present means
enable US to express. The property
which so nearly belonged to The infamous
old bag who struck you, will soon, be, ours
and you shall then hear from us. May
the same kindness. which prompted you
to tear .he paper, seal yonrs lips bsreaf-
ter as TO the painful scenes of, last even
ing. Gratefully yours, ..,,,, - Il -.
nd DORA AND HUSBAND.
q Ny .frst act was - conceal the letter
bensath the pillow my second 20 call my
hostaand tender the amount of my board
bill; to my astonishmept he told me that
my companion paid it when he left tho
letter, 1t seems L rayed o little about
my inabilityglo pay my host while was
unconscious. and thus the husband ot
Dora { Tor 1 had no doubt it was he who
brought me home bad ascertsiped The
fact and paid my bill. Added to this.
my wound was DOT quite severe enough
to need any surgery moro than was or
fered BY my landlady;so when I rsoov-
cred (y hich was, ,sooD,) had only, my
Office rent 70, pay, and and then resumed bus
mess 5yilh the larger part OF one bundled
dollars in my treasury. made cautions
inquiries about the - House as TO the subs
sequent movements Of mY mysterious eli
enIs, but could only ascertain that The old
couple arrived on that eyent(ul night, the
old man ordering pleasant room 10
which he could die; that the young eou-
pie came by another conveyance. and
had taken other rooms; that the old mans
body was Immediately boxed up and
shipped for the north under charge of bis
ma an servant; that the old woman went of
alone; and that finally the young man
paid the whole bill, and lefI also with bis
wifo. To do my worthy host and hi.
kind lady full justice. must say that
they never hinted at the mater, and l
never had question to answer; they
probably took it for granted that l had
been the victim Of some broil. and avoid
ed annoying me by any reference 70 is.
Thirty years Of hard work rolled by,
Harry, during which l acquired family.
fortune. fame. and. gray hairs; bat | ney.
er 10 all that time, saw or heard Of my
clients. with the exception Of one letter,