The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-01-26

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question, and taunt me with my being single,
and with my 'credulity, rs you will, Master
Openshaw. You'll get no answer from me
AS for the brooch, and the story Of theft and
burglary; if any, friend ever came. to see me
(Which defy you to prove, and deny, he'd be
Just as much above doing such a thing as
yourself, Mr. Openshaw, and more so, IS too;
for I'm not all sure as everything you have is
rightly come by, or would be yours long, II
every man had his own She meant, of
course, his wife but he understood her to re-
fer to his property in goods and chattels. - Z
e "Now, my good woman" said he, rI'n Just
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many good point about you. g IF you once be-
gin to sauce me, I'll have the police to you, and
get out the truth in a court of justice, and if
you'll not tell it me quietly and civilly here
Now, the best thing you can do is quietly to
tell me who the fellow is. Look here man
comes to my house; asks for you; you take
him upstairs, valuable brooch is missing
next day; we know that you, and Mary, and
cook, are honest; but you refuse to tell us who
the man is. Iudeed, you've told one lie al.
ready about him, saying no one was here last
night. Now, just put it, to you,g what do
you think policeman would say to this, or a
magistrate? A magistrate would soon make
you tell the truth, my good woman ,
get it out of me-" said Norah. "Not unless I
=eheesato1 tell - - IL '---tf +
Give great mind to see, said Mr.. Open
shaw, growing angry at the defiance, Then
checking himself, he Thought before he spoke
again: @ ,'s
= .'Norah, for your missuss sake don't want
to go to extremities. Be sensible woman, if
been taken in. II ask you once fnore-as
friend-who was this man whom you let into
my house last night?" --.
No answer. He repeated the question in an
impatient tone, Still no answer Norah's lips
were set in determination not to speak.
''Then there is but one thing to be done. 1
shall send for policeman" !" ~: -.
"You will moi" said Norah starting for
wards. s.You shall not, sir ! No policeman
shall touch me. L know nothing of the brooch,
but know this: ever since was four and twen-
ty / nave though more of your wife than of
myself; ever since saw her a poor motherless
girl put upon in her uncle's house, have
thought more of serving her than of myself!
l have cared for her and her child, as nobody
ever cared for me- don't cast any blame on
you, sir, but I say it's ill giving up ones life
to any one; for, at the end, they will turn
round upon you and forsake you. Why does
not my missus come herself to suspect me?-
Maybe she is gone for the police? But don't
stay here, either for police, or magistrate or
master. You've an unlucky lot. believe
there's curse on you. I'll leave you this
very day. Yes! Pil leave that poor Ailsie, too.
will No GOOD will ever come to Won p'
T. Mr.. Upenshaw was utterly astonished at
this speech; most of which was completely un-
ineligible to kim, as may easily be supposed.
Before he could make up his mind what to say,
or what to do, Norah had left the room. do
not think he had ever really intended to send
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for he had never for a moment doubted her
perfect honesty. But he had intended to COM
pei her to tell him who the man was, and in
this he was baffied. He was, consequently,
much irritated. He returned to his uncle and
aunt IN state Of great annoyance and per-
plexity, and told them he could get nothing
out of the woman that some man had been
in the house the night before; but that she re-
fused to tell who he was. At this moment his
wife came in, greatly aegsitated, and asked what
had happened to Norah; for that she had put
on her things in passiona.e haste, and had left
house. .a ts s-a si s''
''This looks suspicious, said Mr. Chadwick
at is not the way in which an honest person
would have acted s.- --- t.. .1s.s -sa
Mr.. Openshaw kept silence. He was sorely
perplexed But Mrs. Openshaw turned round
on Mr. Chadwick with a sudden ferceness no
one ever saw in her before. g-- .-.a
"You don't know 4Nerah, uncle! She is
gone because she is deeply hurt at being sus-
peeted O! 1 wish L had seen her-that l
| had spoken to her myself. She would have
told me anything" Alice wrung her hands,
L must confess &C ntinucd Mr.. Chadwick to
his nephew, in a lower voice, s<E can't make
you out. You used to be a word and blow,
and oftencst the blow first; and now, when
there is every cause for suspicion, you just do
nought- Your missus is very good woman,
/ grant; but she may have been put upon as
other folk, suppose. If you don't send for
the police, I SHALL 49,.
every well" replied Mr.. Openshaw, surlily.
81 can't clear Norah. She won't clear herself
as 1 Eelieve she might, if she would. Only
wash my hands of it; for am sure the woman
herself is honest, and she's lived long time
with my wife, and don't like her to come to
shame" -z.y rs-.l -...a- .4at a, esr, i g..
s.But she will then be forced to clear her
self. That at any rate, will be good thing. ,
Every WELL very well F! I am heartsick Of
4 the whole business Come, Alice, come up tc
the babies; they'll be in a sore way. tel
you uncle!' he said, turning round once more
to Mr. Chadwick, suddenly and sharply, aftel
his eye had fallen on Alice's wan, fearful. anx
ious face; "I'll have none sending for the po
} lice after ALL I'll buy my aunt twice as hand
some brooch this very day; but I'll not hav,
.Noian euoP anA ny tniSouo pas oSu'-
There's for you -ael 10 ~ al-.a..i. ...eey
, He and his wife left the room. Mr.. Chad
wick quietly waited till he was out of hearing
and then said to his wife, @For all Toms he
} roics I'm just quietly going for a detective
! wench. Thou need'st know nought about it.
; ba He went to the police-station, and made.
) statement of the case. He was gratifed by tn
impression which the evidence against Moral
: seemed to lake. The men all agreed in hi
,
to find out where she was Most probably, a
they suggested, she had gone at once t
: the man who, to all appearance, was her lover
: When Mr.. Chadwick asked how they woui
, find her out, they smiled, shook their heads
j and spoke of mysterious but infallibie ways an
D means. He returned to his nephew's hons
with a very comfortable opinion of his own sa
e gacity. He was met by his wife with a pen
q tent face: s.1a
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