Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-10-07

her bon so;r, she added, 81 am SIRE W,
shall both be tired tomorrow. Bessie. SC
call me an hour later, and take an extra
sleep YOURSELF" was never to hear good
mistress speak any more
Did dream that night that she had
left me all her wardrobe, and that /
was married in the glacc silk? Did |,
even in my sleep, build schemes of what |
would do with the money that my mis-
treSs might enrich me with? No. as
hope for heaven, and to meet dear Joseph,
with all my woman's heart, too, beating
true and warm. and L thought no shallow
of evil. told them so in Court, where
all looked back against me. and they be-
lieved me even there. But in that morn
ing. late, when the sun was shining full
upon the window, and the noise of the
people going about their daily work was
full and clear, | saw frightfal sight, a
CHASTITY horror. that the day but served to
make more hidcous and unnatural-my
mistress murdered in her bedl No answer
when | knocked. again no answer. The
curtains at the bed sidc were close drawn,
but through the open shutters fiery flood
of light fell red upon the carpet and the
curtains-ay, AMI on the snow white conn
terpane, red also. 1t was blood!
thought there was a rain of blood; upon
the handles, of the drawers; upon the tot
let cover, on the dressing case, upon the
towels, in the basin-everywherc where
the murdcrer's hands had been after their
deadly work and in the bel | dared not
look in the bel; but in the great swing
glass. where | hal leci1ed myself but a
few hours ago, saw it ALE and every
mirror in the room was picturing the
same sight-there lay the corpse the muir
dered woman with her gaping throat
They thought at first
that | was murdered, too, lying so stiff
and cold in that death-chambcr | an
swercd nothing to their questions, neither
in the house nor in the prison. | knew
nothing, nor could | have told them
had L known until Joseph came. 1t
seemed to me then quite natural. that he
should be with mc--nothing praiseworthy.
nothing. This dear little engaged young
persons's eyes began to get redler about the
rims at this Renaissance; AMI her story to
assume an incoherent as well as chokv
character.) L did not understand how
much | owed him: how, not having heard
from me, AMI reading in the paper that
an English laly's maid had been taken
up in Paris for a murder in the Rue ST.
Honore, but that she refused to speak,
and had perhaps in reality lost her senses,
he started at once, giving up his employ,
and borrowing and begging what h, could,
and knowing no word of French but the
name of that one street, he hurried to me:
so that my mind came back to me again,
and could tell them what | knew
Ali ne did, he said, was less than he
ought to have done, because he had be-
hayed i'll to me of old, (Which am sure
dear Joseph never had nor thought of do
ing.) He stood by me in court-in the
prisoners place along with me he stool
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 that afternoon AMI night the muir
,lerer had lain hidden under my mistress
bel; that he must have been there all that
time-think of it.--that | was trying on
the dresses and ornaments; that there was
murder 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 de
parture and return, that he had not MR.
derel me instead. lie had carried of all
. the iewels-those in the drawers as well
as those which NV poor mistress hal
worn that very evening; but from tie mo-
ment he had dropped into the courtyard
the police could find no trace of him. y
mere suspicion fell upon the brother of the
gate porter; but it was so vague that he
was not put upon his trial.
\ great sum was offered for the appre-
tension of the murderer, making up, with
what was offered by my late mistress
family. nearly .f4O0 She died without a
will. 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 5
benefit by some good people; but the mon
ey only suificed to bring US back to Eng
land. Joseph hal to work out heavy
debt he hal incurred upon my account,
anil went to service again at once, res
olv.-.g to do my best to help him. AT the
end of two years, poor, fellow, except that
he had discharged his obligation, he was
but little better off than at the beginning;
and despairinS of ever getting a living
for us both in the old country. he sailed
twelve months ago, for Sidney. Which
ever of US first got, rich, it, was arranged,
siould cross the seas after the other; aud
until very lately. it seemed that I'VE might
eleh stop where we were, engaged young
persons, TIL we died. -
| was nursery mail in my new place,
and was taking the youngest child across
Hyde Park one afternoon. when | was
followed by an impertinent man:
had my ugly on, for tie sun was ho