, 1860-11-28

and Mrs. Burch we're in the library, and if llc
had anything to say lie could go there and say
it; he went directly down staira, and did not
go into thu library; the doors were all open
when Miss Pitnry called for hook; Wis
sweeping; the bark parlor WAS furnished, the
front ono was not; iiat, the furniture III the |
hall; shut the folding doors between them as
always did when swept them; strs. Burrh
tn'a II Ts r ~ Taraer sd
rccol1cct whether she was dressed in mourni1,:;
at tho time Miss Fitncy called; II wa= betor..
Hattie was horn: told her 1lrs, Burch WIS I
engaged; she did not tell inc to do So; Miss
Pitney asked for book: | went to the dining I
room. and went to see Mrs. B. that way, ru
that 1tlss Pitne: could net SCI. where went;
when swept tic hall closed tho dours lca.l-
iug into the parlHr; there was nothing to pre- |
vent MY opening the f,!din: doors ii T wished,
she came down stairs and saw NE dustin. the |
furniture in the hall: when Stuart called lit
him in, and Mrs. Bursh hearing him, tss,,ie
parlor; my attention was first called to
her face being red IL being asked
about it after size left; did not think any
thing OF il or that anything wrong WIS :ss,i,i:,
OIL iii the rarlur; remember sttlaEt's telny
there to tea in liz fall o.' 81; when went tu
call them to tti lie WAS in tho 'rarlor; tIcduoE
WAS open; Miss S,ssldin: aud Turner were il,
the isall coming trM the lihrarr: they all went
i,sto the parlnr: noticed Mr,:;" bErrh'a collar
was 4 little lisarran1ed; nottcel 1t !; when
lit to tell that time after she left l dld 10:
think there was anything wr,ng about it; Ler
hair was disarr.ngcd slightly as the air
would haze done it if she had been
n the garden; lir:t Thought Of it after shee
left, wien they talked to nc frequently i
can't remember 1lte precise tine, Or where !:
was; Irc.ue,nber ME. Stuart's bcin; there when
! was III the dining room sewing: think 1t
was NH The same morning that they went int.'
the yr:lpcry; Mrs S.muldiny vas there: was
sitting by fhc winlow llearest the pautry;
couIj not str. in1o the library from
that window Miss spalding went up stair;
heard her Oh the stslrs coming down;
thought heard her go hack; c0cll nut see
the library door from wcerc was sitting: |
thought it was shut; did not tlinl: Gf it ii
the time; tlliilk | noticed that Mr.. stuart
visited there after WAS told hot to let him IN;
being told recitcd my s;ssp.scns; Mr.: Burc:!
often used to usfs me il tit doors were shut
when they were together: Stuart stayed about
IN hour aut Il halt; must have LIT him in;
don't remember whether lse c:all" alone or
with the ladies'; I rscollect lhe c.cnlnss
Atr. Farnnm crilea; think it Was III the Fail;
/ Of the year; Mrs. Is. WIS expecting 3liss Fann:
| Huzc!4 aud Miss Slmuldiu. there was supper
| for them wien they came; Stuart and she
| were ulaying checkers; ! don't rcturnli,cr any
| direction given tu me what to say went 10
the library wien thc bell rang, and ASKED her
| irslc would rccriyc company, aud Nj: Stuart
said, No" aul Mrs. DuFeh sid, ~ 1t dcl'el,d:
upou who It is - Slr. Fas,::n called aud usa:cl
| it tic young ladies lal come; said no, and
then hc asked Tot Mrs. Durcl:, and told him
she ltad gone UP st.,irs; ] went up aud told
her, aud sic said she always saw Mr. FaFnan
tuc saw WIS sorry, aud eaid, oh. you need
not be surry, Margaret; ~ aud Mary Dorc sat
up till the girls CAME; no directions were gwen
III n }ufAr.t
tic girls came; Charles Layton Judged in south:
wesi roum on the II iioor: couldn't ray could
hear the front door uprn and shut lave frcil
called from there to aiswer tie L.or-1rll, be.
t=,sc coull nu: i,c:,r 1t :; lie lronl door could
rot lie heard unless 1t was slammed; Recall
i.et ;tuar!'s Calling there iast lall; rctnetn!,cr
briu-iu. down the baby to show lin in thu
library; il wa, bctorc Airs. THUS. Eurrh came
there were NO curtains il the ruul1l, hut wilt
dow shades; tlIeronn w:'s generally tlark'nss';
ne said it was the first tli'c tc l]d seen tlic
aly; it cried asltl Lad to take i away: !; w;is
after We cz,tne from Sac1lem's Head; it vas
right away after he came; don't r.lnr:nhct
hearing or seeing: him e" away; Mr.. Burcl was
il, town; can't tclIiie went away :itat lall atcr
,Ilst Nr. Kurvi, aud III The girls ca1ilr t.,..tle!
OF, the 10th Of SeY1c:,er from Sscl1eni :
iic1i Irlncl1l,tT S:t.art's calling When they
wire at Darlington on Hol!tsay; dill ii"t se'
him: HEX: .l:ty Nora came nirsia;:s 1or so':r
| things for tllc !sa:'ys aEson; dill 1:"t Heal
Lizzie say anything. ,bout Aunt Mary; s1w
Stuart come III, hut know nothing rise; st':l
remember Of Lis bt.ny there o,l Wt''ues.::l,
iuorni,is, tho tlay Mt. B:!rcl got loE'a; alr
l;urcll wa- lloc t:h!:a!!n,> remembers siii;ls
caiiin:. o,,rc last fall lit tA- eyr,.snS saw Isss
when lle caG1c III; don't know ,vl;o ]et him III
she was in the ili at thai. lime; lie o1hrr Il.
dies were Ut F:Iriiani5; >nulctl1uGs Mrs. barcj
.wellt to bed II Mr.. Burch did nut come home
sometimes SHE put ona luos. dress anu W'ii:e'l
Ylsnf1 fh1
rcluculbcr Our night Hubbard and either
sal.l' Mrs. B.: "0 Mrs.: ~ Ba1cl, said that 81. M
; lid not wish to SEC that young gent
think took in Stuart's hat and shawl and
veil and shawl for Mrs. Barc1.. :tlss of them &C
tu, out of tue window On tho piazza. saying the
were going 10 F;.rn!,aul's; she said she ,suul
: not 70 by The front dour, hecausc he would g
| her; it was eoultuon thing to 20 out by thl
window on thc piazza persons staining IN u
door at the south side uf tile house eau
| ! plainly seen from tho street; ! rc1nrinoeF 7
Que tiay S!uart heiny there when I hr"ngl
some lr,iit up stairs 10 the Ie,rlor; rr:rlsne
t i few lloplcu S; stood np III the !Ial' 4: IL
. Aaunisters a1.t1 hcar. their language; c:'n',s
/, give her exact language: ehe did not slHlli
i soliciting, begging Or besrecln. time; thel
!. was nothing to rxcitc my suspicious; tli"n$l
e they were i'layin:- cheques. l oIl} si9oa
n moment. anu Stf,t down stairs; the bell r:s!
ant! came up III Il few moments; ioup:l u
, Krrch there: tlirrttinn w:ts given fn bril-
up some fruit; Mr.. anil MIS-. 1'lrc's 4!
sir Stuart wcrc sitting a7uund the lat'
&c talking pleasantly; remember seeing efua
r. and her i'll the Library after Mr. turner
If death: there was nothing IMPROPER That
:, cited INV suspicion; Incyrr should ha'e II
/ tired It il had not lccn asked
tucrc the witrrss seemed affected, hcr vol
Filtered, and sue burst into tears.1
| w. Nr. Iky,rc1 lcAf link rod r. H.
thought she had been doing anything wron
there vas nothing that / ever shu,tld In
= Thought of again if it had not been mention
- 10 me: know ef the trouble the week hci:)
20 % ss,c left; that night Sue criet!; heard
~ burcll and licr talking: WIS IN the nurscr
- | heard her cry a'"l ~ "a, E>thcf> ~
i. tl,er,'' again anil again; father, yon clio
- me-" or" Oh, father tlou't-lo, 1:lt'1cr-!
!. tatt1er u heard her cryin. fur ILL hnur; IL
~ vas a week Lctarc she left: sa:v llrr :rts,nc!
ly during the remainder III tht week; tic u
- before that night. hrari the crying, :
e: came ur, stairs crying e.. anu 100: |.
u She went tn church with him on Sunday;
- Friday and Saturday / cnual sec there u
" " trnubfe in the house; she felt very badly
- Sunday aud laid un her bel III the attcrEo
-. crying: on Monday 1nns!,ln, Wcnt up 10 i
her ii could take tue haby in t'ie:5Fcc lst'ti
-. Mr. and Mrs. Burch were sitting ou the louu
70 70 in the library; she WIS crying: | got perm
~ sion to take thu baby olt and did 20, aud I'll
~; returned and found :nu1scr gentleman, "
- Mr. B,1rch in the kali: IAc WIS cryiuI;
= gentleman then went unt to Furnams; tlli
1s Ih.arI them in the night; he said that
-; BUYS would hear her, aud she s;ii.i she lid
~, rn care ii they did: thcn the Wllian's was -
~ over the door: after tlEst 1 c.'ilu AeaE
~. ~, scream: l remember Mr. Valentine com
~ :" on MupIay afternoon aud her writing;
1t .surcll held book for her w::tt OH; 1ls'n:
-. she Was s;yniny Il paper: Mr- |altiit
nS came down: iii Il short time Mr.. Ia
y. followed; Mr.. '. stoud OIL the stairs:
"s Burch held her elbow; she Troubled and
ntt say u word; on Monday, before ..i1''
~ ~ saw them talkin. together; i'll the l:tvTlao
~ when liz CAME 10 dinner, Mr.. u. held Il lei
~ ~ in his hants; rs passed by Fannics r.nt
~ heard them talking; rle sent Tor me; NJ
her and Minnie Crying; She "s lying IN
~. lied; I saw her ON Tuesday morning.; sse
~, me she lad 10 60 :w:':; slic wanted to;l'
~. her baby; ii WIS III tue nursery sue sS!a
u; was moi :rppg until her uncle cs1nc for /
III aIo She was CRYING hard; tlinl I said, -
1T; ~; Mrs. B., you iin's .oil,S: slic raid. -
iaa ' Ruycl IS .uIus tt scil.l nc away said. ;
1a' M hc can,t:'' cried AMI she cried, she told
,a aes III In rood to the lAaby; she sail
':s lsat was not goi1t, away till her uncle ca
- - she sald -hc w:ss . naughty woman
Ia cannot give her precise k1u:sua:sc; I:
M n1a >l.e said sue l1ad to 80 away.
efs w:,s crxi,,.s: we ail felt badly; Mr. Durc:l
~. me taS next morning that he WAS going TO :
~. an Mrs. B. away; besrechrd him not 10: liz
IL IL he Ind TO tl,is was Tuesday morning. he
M NV rtry badly said 10 him that il was not i
~. toll me: he said i! was: Mrs. y. said 80;
s o!a art's name only WAS mentioned; hc did
'ms nas make inquiries Of me thcu: when NJ. Far