The Handsboro Democrat. [volume] (Handsboro, Miss.) 1858-1878, 1859-04-12
SECOND MAgRIAGE-A WIDOW
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II TROUBLE.
4 friend of ours, WHO does business
IN Main street in this city. was travel
ling few weeks ago in Arksusas,
some fiiy or sixty miLes below Mein
ahis A. nieht caule on AZ III. coz
clusion Of long days travel. he ARR
we'd IT a solitary house. where. il ~
peared. Tie residents within were 4
ready preparing 20 retire 10 rest IL
knocked al the door; head was ~,
iruded from a window, ard, in reply q
a question from tie owner of tie head
ie sail he wished TO stay for The night
The head was withdrawn. and a con.u
iaiiou apparently took place with SONS
one within. and after a little delay ihe
head was again advanced. and on
friend asked his name We will no;
give The name siaicd-fhat Of "Fnlker
son viii answer the same purpose
"Fnlkerson." repeated the man with bis
heat out Of the window. a II surprised,
and net sgrecably 50. "Yes, John
Fuii;erson," was The reply, in tone
that bad an expression of iinpaiienc-
about Il; for the traveller was hungry
as well Is tired, and not being a priest.
fasting never snooihel his temper
Tie head was again Withdrawn n this
announcer ent. as rapidly Rs m Irish
man once withdrew his, when he kne'f
ard took y drink out Of one Of the boi.
ing springs o. the State in which the
adgesiure We are relating took place.
Sometime now elapsed; the night was
cold. and our hungry fiicud found bis
quarters IN front Of the solitary house
not at all to bis mind. At leucdi he
hammered violently At the door several
times. aud uttered q series of e1acula
tious. more indicative of a flexible
tongue than of profound pieiy. lie
then took loos around the premises.
10 ascertain, II possible. the reason Of
this unaeeountahie DELAY. lie disco
tered man stealing silently away in
tile rear, who jumped over the fence
and SCI 81 in run. that spoke well fcr
bis agility. in the direction Of the tim
Der. The front door was opened n this
moment. snd negro girl called TO him
to come in.
On entering he conld discover no
thing suspicious; good supper Was
set before him and he was a,;enlivey
waited upon. lie noticed, however.
that the negro waiter was very curt IN
her replies to his questions. ana that
wheE be asked anything about the in
mates Of the place she manifested an
emotion that looked ike alarm lie
retired TO bed, too greatly fa,igued TO
reflect much upon the singularity Of
this conduct: he slept well, and in the
morning va-a; an early hour eating
his breakfast. when be observed n pair
Of eyes inteuiiy gazing II him FROM a
chiuk in the val that divided the room
ia which be sat from sn adjoining pas
sage. Determined 70 know the mean
ing of the singular behaviour be bad
observed 10 that place--for every inGi
viduai al ui Il. whom he had aeeosted,
answered him with trepida,ions IN the
fewest possible numbes q words and
then burned away from him as If in
fear-he rushed into the passage and
catching hold Of the man whose eyes
had been 50 busily engaged, lie desnAn
ded the reason of his singular seFntiny.
The man apps overcome with agi
taiion. aud asked--iu voice the inter
rogator as once recognized rs the same
be had heard on the previous night