The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-21

"Quick. They are.Aboutto move. FIX your
eye on Brown In the slass,i'"lths glass"
did 20.
"B.e( !. very Aash."
Dunscombe voice was so low that no one
seemed TO notice IL.
But Brown biushed crimson.
In less than three minu tes we were In y nioa
Square.
WHATS the meaning Of all thisl He had
hurried me along 80 rapidly that had NO
time TO question him.
ave are Ia danger"
@How p
Brown will murder u.s."
"P2ohw
III he finds us out"
"But, took you, Dunscomb, 1t was outrage
Gus of you to insult the party so.'
al didn't insult then"
"You did. Who could doubt that your al
| Insion to beef was In tended rs u slur upon
John Built"
Dunscomb laughed.
"Xou are wide of the mark. Go to bed, my
good fellow; will call for You in the mern-
mo; tell me now. am going back to the
Academy"
Don't That fellow will have you slung.
shotted."
mot he. He didn't see u.s."
"Are you sure OF that !"
Positive. He looked around, but in the
wrong direction"
Good night, then"
"StopI Tell me-"
He was already out of sight. At the Ao ad-
envy saw no more of Brown. He had disap-
peared. The next day received a note. 1t
ran thus:
Myself aud a lady will call for you in a
hack, tomorrow morning at O'Clock. BE
dressed for the part OF Jaksy. We are going
To Fancy Ball. Dunscornb."
l kaew my man too well TO refuse. Loath AZ
l was, was up at 4, dressed AS soon as l could
ia red shirt, with my pants i'll my boots, and
wal Ted for the hack.
1t came punctually at
l en- tered
There sat "Jakey and Lie n-Dunscomb
and the beautiful c. l..
We drove 10 the foot of Fulton street. We
got out. We approached u public building IN
Inat vicinity
lis it iruit or flowers, you wantl"
"SIaace" sLtu DuascumD.
We proceeded. G. l. trembed visi-
bly,. We stopped ceioTe Il great pile of Da-
hanas. DunAcJmb transferred the lady 10
me, turned - 4 sta!i opposite lie one before
winch We were sLaudia Z aud byugnt = SHIN
bone Tor a siApeuee ot-BrU,ca, me Great MyS-
!ery.
30 he proved TO be q butcher.
~ aeu l went to ses Forrest in Hamlet, -
said DunscUmD, afterwards, uarrating the his
tory OF the detection, :" mad given the chase
up. Brown always eiuoed Ine. If followed
his carriage, 1t was only 10 see him get out
and vanish. L p all nigGt The night before, l
went 10 Niblo's tor recreation. There was
heavy attendance OF the bROyS. Some man
aged 10 get ia The parquette. Between the
acts, one III the tniru tier sung out to his tei-
low below,
HI, Bobby, what are you doing down
there -
dry up" said Bobby.
IS poSen the old man was to see you p
LET him see and be DID, ,srowled Bobby
At this moment Brown brushed past me as
| stood III the aisle. His face was the picture
of rage. In = few moments & policeman had
taken Bobby anu his friend out OF The theatre
Brown resumed his seat. A thought struck
me.
1 went to the policeman and asked
WHAT boys are those -
"Bu tcher boys, L guess"
who requested you to turn them out!-
Their master p
mo, a gentleman" And he turned red in
the face. Brown had feed him largely.
This mint sutiiced. l found Brown at the
Fulton Market"
Impossible ~
"rrue. / did not find him"
Enough Of riddles, enough"
ITO be plain, then, i found his brother-or
himself-l scarce know which. Indeed, | do
net Know. They are exactly alike. Twins
Their father died rich, left them q splendid
business, good education, lavish tastes. Ma
ture blessed them with magnificent PERSONS
Determined TO live in splendor, but not to
abandon their business aud sQuander their
fortune they take it by turns 10 attend the
stall. TINS, at all events, is the logical conclu-
soni indeed, the only one. Their real name
Is TOucey."
Dunscomb ended, lighted fresh cigar, and
entered the classroom.
Brown, the Great Mystery, disappeared
from The circles he had adorned.
The beautiful Miss c. L had vitriol
thrown III her face.
Dunscomb was knocked down in Madison
Square and brutality beaten.
Cns house in Great Jones street where l
lodged, was burnt to the ground last Friday
night, and l saved oHly my life.
have lett New YORK tor Il change OF air,
and better society. People there are too in
quisitive about their acq uaintances. My ad-
oress, tor the present, is Peekskili