The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-17
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sKAUTIrUL DEVIL.


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I'm hedur she exclaimed &" i hope you are
not worsel"
lie m sde no answer bat Servin, ia a whis-
r>er. told her that his master had suddenly be-
come very III, and that perfect quiet would De
necessary for him Daring two days Angeiiqoe
waited on her husband. who remained Ia hco !
Ast do what she would. Seretn was not 10 De-
got rid OF. Ii abe desired him to fetch any
thing he aad 1t at hand in closat, or rang for
another servant, SAYING mat the doctor had
nrder,d him never to leave his master for an
instant. On the evening OF the second day,
she valet had me 10 the cupboard TOR som.>
fatng aud the President fancying him stiii
there, asked fer glass OF Srcrss. An
cello ue dew 10 a tahla mixed the drink, and
added TO II something from a little bottle, which
ane hastily replaced In the bosom OF her dress.
The glass was suddenly taken from her
hand. haif-stiiied scream betrayed her ter
ror; bn Seryin, dispensing With at cere m"ny,
ted ner from the room, and ciostas the cham
s,er door behind them said s.efhty-
This cannot Last longer. Madame you have
,ut something by misiakc into my masters
saerse. / must learn from the physician
what is Two days ago you made similar
mistake with Mops,eur's broth bat as II WAS
t'lfae who DRINK IL, that did notsso much
matter except that Flhne is dead poor thing =
she did :.ot answer, bat steadytnS herself
agains, the baIustrade of the staircase, looked
~ tps valet with dIstlnted eyes. Madame sees
tbat 10 preserve my master from sach acct
Gents in future 1t is necessary that should
ask the physician what is here" continued
Serytn touching the glass. But II would SIM
Yliiy matters amazingly II NJ adane would be
30 obliging as TO give me the pai3l which Is III
The folds of her dress"
You will not Detray me =
'Dn one condition, VI idatne, | will not, You
must leave the care of my master altogether TO
.ne. The fatigue Is too much for you, aud you
make nervous mistakes watch might be fatal.
Ia failure, / shall make ina drinks and, fur
Sher, You Will give ne that bottle which /
ssaIi set carefully aside, with this glass, lest,
IN an Ahappy uamen ot forgetfuluess, some
la ~ ya,lF J-.lll hHF nn.
cessary tor me 10 produce them
tie mad scarcely spoken when she dashed the
glass tom MS htnd, aad the contents, mingled
wa tns scattered fragnen s, tell Through THE
ot.4straies, and dropped on the staircase be-
noah IA em.
II promise wha, yen ask" she said, with a
Hash OF Irsun pn tn n,reyes. Tine pGtat con-
tAiEs only Su eye wash"
The valet s1cok has head.
You Cannot cone ipIO my masters cham
Der again, Madsme; Il yuu d."
He paussd. SuJ rrturncd ~ the President,
gu3 al sern tus besiuniuS cE me all AR, aud
Uno no " sat up III Tue bed rrho'i"; WIN
auAtSts.
Again, :" he asked.
IA uu: bat 1 nave explained to Madame
thte nast cJn- here 30 more" Iue
Rr-icnsd vld PresidtHt cast himself down on
he pltlJ -, noan'hg Jain Yourself, VI IA
sieur," said the valet; 3" / wi. not say aay-
tnsos Of tnls unless l. should become neces-
ssTy."
Iae Presiden; made no reply, aud SerEin
tskIng nis own place IN an arm chair beside
the oed
The night wore on, and"when the old man
fell asleep at about mtdnIgnf, SersIn felt In
CIined TO folio W his example. l 81 au undo.
II l-d tear warned him - be watchfui. He
aros- from the cnaIE and moved about the
room, opening the curtains aud gazing Out
ia - lns DARK aud stormy utght; he stirred lie
nre aud placed bin SELF beside IL, trim ning Lie
lamp and taking up u book but he could hear
Augenqus, whose apartment adIJined that OF
aer husband, moving cautiously about, aud
he unable 10 tx MS attention on the pages
preseHtiy the sounds IN Der cham bar ceased
notntag was TO Ba heard save the moan OF the
wind without, ard the cracking " the fresh
wood he had piled II the hearth. lie felt that
Ine desire u sleep was overcoming him, aud
asgiuE about for means OF rousing himself, it
occurred TO him 10 mug soma cpute. Noise
lea,ly opening the DOR, he tIstorrd tJT Il J.
lnsAt ~ aug-i.q.ia's door all WIS Stlit tasr-;
he petFcd through ths keyhule, but tnsre Wae
no iigHt within, except trJn the Kicker OF her
dying ire. Feeling that ali WAS safe, he re-
turned to hs masters Chamber ana taxing q
liga, trJd carefully along tn9 corridor, ID
do VA the staircase 10 Lhe lower story, - get
the articles he needed.
Scarcely hal he reached the loWeSl step
w4au AnzeiIq us's dor opeuei without 81
tcGui, and snz looked over the baiu-trades ut
him, sGs nad either been in bed, or wa ready
Tor bed tor Il long white night dress was ner
only covering. she entered her husbands
room. Approaching The table on which his
driuE Tor Cne night was set, she removed the
stopper from the caraie, and poured into II
the Tl0le contents Of bottle shs carried. At
this N Julent she heard SeryIn approaching;
he vas ascending the stairs, she the reilec.
ton from The light he carried on the ceiling OK
the room. She could not reg ain her chamber
un0bserSed, out remembering that she mad
pulled her do)r close As she came out, she
d3rLed 70 ward Il large closet III her nus bands |
room, lined with liked Wlrdrobes, and open |
lug The door of one Of these, stepped lightly |
III.
Sashtd scarcely smut the door upon herself |
Nhta SeTEIu entered tie outer room anu shut |
himself Ia. She drtE before her some Of the |
garments which hung from the pegs, and eau. |
uouslg settling herself into an eudurable po- |
eltlUn, could hear Seryin making and drink |
ing his coffee. Presently Monsieur Tiquet be. |
gan 10 humble indiatnctly, and 10 toss his |
HTma and head. Anon the mutterngs became |
iuc0osreIL snarpiy-uttered words at length |
d fierce dslIrium came on. Seryiu took his |
D tStei : naua: u was like fire to ina touch |
Tus sick man called tor drunk, aud Seryin, |
waJ Ii IL AIKEN especial care IA the prepara- |
ton, Il tslened to give him soms-nut 10 his |
surprise fonnd the stopper cut Of the carafe.
NJE he distinctly knew that he mad re- |
placed mis- stopper, s. slight circumstance had |
lmpres sed the fact on has mind; 1t had fallen |
from his hand upon the table, and had made a |
noise which had startled his master from his |
bfst sleep.
lis i.id down the haif-filled glass and filled |
another with pure water, which the President |
drank eagerly. Then, going latO the corridor, |
Sersin Went to Aageilques door; it was |
closed, but not latcaed, and yielded TO his |
touch. ne are was nearly oui when he look |
Ell ia, but, as MS eyes became used 10 the half
twilight, lie sa " tina. the coverings We're turn |
ed down, aud the bed uaoccupied. He called |
his mistress, surprising she might be in the |
dressing room, bat WHeQ answer was re- |
turned ne came back. He was sure that An |
keIlque nad catered her husbands cham Der |
Saiie ne Was iirst absent. lie looked under |
the heavy valance OF the bed, and examined |
every portion OF Lne tGI uit0re under or behind |
whIcG sns mgat De. Last OF all, he went |
10 Inc closet aId, Is II by !usLinct pulled open
tns leaI OF Inc WARDROBE and drew aside the |
PrssIieurs robs .! office unders when the |
guilty woman lay.
Hereyes met mis-, and without a word she |
Rose ana stepped from her hiding place 10 The |
Moor,
Mad irne, you have broken the agreement |
YJU Cannot blame me IL now take ineasurs |
~ prevent any inl ary either 10 my naster or !
myself. Yaa lnust not leave tuIs room I'LL the |
Aaali nave drctdrd Whetuor or 40 Luers br |
poison ia Tue ckrAis, tae =i1ppsr OF watch |
hioS was putin oy me, ous WHICH ! found |
iyius on Tue cable"
ra5 N ISL anJect enIreatiss succes led Anss- |
liz lr's nrsL speccnless error, but S-rvIu was |
de IL 10 uer prayers. II tue rage winch q uickIy
sup-rveaed, %usn she Hung herself uIul Al |
her endeaYors 10 escape, ner strength Was no |
mttcn for his Yet LGs struggle Was long be- |
fore hs ~ iastttot her luto the Closet, when |
had window, and there locked her IN.
As soon as ne mad done That na proceeded 10 |
awaken one OF the men servants and seut him |
tor ins pay II ian. HI. master was aiarmiusiy
worse his thin VOICE WAS raised IN fearful |
screams, his whole frame was asitaIeL BY |
vain struggles 10 getup
ibid you dare ~ kali nay beautiful wife I"
he sxed.
Lie down, Monsieur. I assure You that
II tdame Is safe. Sue prefers 10 await the doc |
tore opinion In your wardrobe Closet; she is