Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-04-28

a in the mob us n soldier in a new pie,
e that WAS to be produced hat We,
s evening, and that Bulky" had bee
g engaged for the same purpose.
i | must confess that | have alway
4 cherished aiDcere love for theatric,
g performances; indeed, | may SAY
| that it has been one of the chief de
r lights Of my life, and even in thes
| degenerate days of the drama an,
/ clap-trap music, [ cannot resist th,
temptation of attending our theatres
, two or three times week; and fei
J an irresistible inclination to visit tht
Park Theatre on that evening; so or
my return home, ] called upon my
old friend, tie police captain, to
whoE. | impaired the desire | felt TO
see the performance on that evening,
Offering, at the same time, to treat
bin to the pit. if be would honor me
with his company. There must have
been something peculiarin my counte-
nance when l made this announce
mebt, for my friend, the captain, eyed
me cnriously, and slapping bis thigh,
exclaimed, 81 m blest if you haver {
track. d them = ] shrugged up my
shoulders; being entirely iguorant, of
course, Of the subject to which be al
luded, and, after obtaining his prom
Use to accompany me, took my leave.
As was anxious to obtain front
seat in the pit, | took care to be at
the theatre with my friend at an ear
ly hour, and after pretty tough
squeeze at the door, succeeded in
gaining very comfortable seat be-
hind the leader Of the orchestra.
The house soon became densely
crowded, for the new piece was of a
local character, and according to the
programme, would doubtless, turn out
IA highly attractive affair, as it GER
tainly proved to be; but | must con-
fess that :Ae portion which attracted
my curiosity occurred q: the end Of
the piece, when grand battle be-
tween the American and English
troops ensued. and in which both
parties tough. with unequaled brave
ry and determination. There was,
of cours,, much scuffling between
the parties engaged, but the Ameri-
can soldiers finally prevailed, knock
ing down their enemies in all direc.
tions; and, as men engaged in these
sanguinary representations wiU fall
about the stage in divers positions, it
so happened that one Of the super
numeraries i stout, bully fellow
vas thrown upon his back, with his
feet towards the audience, so as to
exhibit the soles of his boots orna,
mented with large bright hobrails,
and which, strange TO say, we're SO
arranged, as to exhibit IA device ex-
actly corresponding with those foot
tracks had discovered in the mur-
dered peoples apartment.
! pointed this circumstance TO the
police captain, who stared aghast.-
But, no time was to be lost, and as
the curtain fell, we jumped upon the
stage, across the orchestra, and, push
ing aside the curtain, succeeded in
singing out The gentleman with the
suspicious looking boots, together
with my scowling friend, whom / had
that very day met at the eating sa-
loon, both of whom we're immediate
ly conveyed to the Tombs.
On the following day, these two
gentlemen we're examined, bat they
stoutly denied all knowledge of the
murder. They we're pair Of ILL
looking ruiilans, and the gentleman
with whom | had the honor OF d.
ming on the preceding day, eyed me
with dark and frightful scowl, as
measured the soles of bis compan-
ions boots, which corresponded ex.
actly with the measurement bad Ia
ken Of the bloody foot-traeks.
then desired the scowling gentleman
to unbind bis wrist. This he refused
to do, upon the plea that his physi-
clan had strictly ordered him to keep
it in bandage, lest it should come
in contact with the air Upon being
asked what allied bis bandaged limb
he replied that be bad received {
hurt upon falling from bis coach. /
nevertheless, insisted upon his un
binding it, which be did With adogget
reluctance, and upon our examining
: it, We found the impression of teetI
firmly indented in flesh, and CORES
: pondiug precisely with those Of th,