The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-04-14

Ill BLUFFS, lOWA,
to me or to Mr.. BesswiDg, the butler; apd
which, a. far 40 can recollect ran thus:
ssCartfoil Hall, Dec. 10, 1919.
Messrs. Doublon & Moydor-P Please deliv'
Or the four boxes marked A. B. C. ID. con
tanning the plate left in your care, to Mrs
.. or Samuel Beeswing, my servants
bearers Of this (Signed)
aThers was his lordship's signature, GER
tainly; but somehow ths name seemed writ.
ten in larger and moro tremulous hand
than usual. The is weren't dotted nor the
ts crossed in his lordship's general style,
but still the remainder Of the letter was like
enough to him, and the cover bore the Cart
foil post-mark. l showed it to Mr.. Beeswina
who laughed at my doubts, could swear the
hand writing was my lords throughout, and
said it was very liiely that there had been
merry doings at Cartfoil Hall during the
week, that my lord had taken t'other bottle
over night, and that his hand was rather
shsky the next morning.
"And you may bs sure" added Beeswins
'.that bis lordship punished tho small beer,
it he did have t'other BOTTLE" The quality
drank small beer then, the morning after.
Soda water Was invented, but was thought
bad for the stomach, and wasn't at all The
fashion.
"Howsver, notwithstanding Besswing's
confidence in the letter." | wasn't quite
satisfied. 81 dare say it's worry nervous and
silly Of me, Bseswing," said, "but it be-
hooves US all to be careful. | shall take this
letter to Wild Mr.. Will. He knows my lords
hand we'll enough, and shall see what be
says to it,"
Snow, Wild Mr.. Wild, as We servants,
many of whom had known him since be was
a baby in long -elothss, called him, was to
the world in general NO other than the Hon.
orabls William Cartfoil, my lords younger
brother. He was dresdfully wild young
man, Mr.. Will. He was fond Of wine wo-
men, and dice, and all sorts of wickedness.
lie had been captain in the Horse Guards,
but had sold out. He had fought scores of
duels, and killed two or three people. But
he was one of the merrisst, best-tempered
fellows you ever knew or saw. My lord
was very fond of him, and had paid his debts
und set him up again times out Of number !;
and when his lordship had got him out sgain
getting into now ones. People said he lived
mostly now by playing at cards and dice,
and that csrryings. on with the actresses at
the play yhouss-ths wicke ed. painted hussies!
were dreadful. knew he had borrowed
money Of Beeswing more than once, and had
At lesst, two-thrds of his sister. in law .
pin money every quarter; but still no one
could help liking him, and he was almost
sdored by the servants.
al took the letter to Wild Mr.. Will at his
lodgings in Great Ryder street, St. Jam mes's.
uo was drinking hook with captain of
dragons and q low wretch Of fellow that
got bis living BY prize-f fghting, but he came
out on the landing to speak to me. !
showed him the letter, aud hinted at my
doubts
"'Stuff and nonsense he cried, when hs
had read ths letter twice through, and held
i to the light. It's Jack Cartfeil's 6st for
fvs Eve undred guinsas.' My lords namo
y a. ,J.hn.l Newmarket to the knocksr of
:ihat it's my brothers, hand. No.
body makes lots like these except the Earl
Of Millamsnt. 2ssides, don't you see that
hs spells Swept '.wcp,' without the It.
Jack never could spell. Trot you away %
the bankers, my worthy soal, and get the
plate, and polish it all up mic. and bright,
for you know how particular my L,.f Mills:
ment is, and what pother there vii. Sa il
the coronet doesn't c3me well out of ,he
moons and forks. There, get along with
,<u, and there's a guinea to drink my
l.altn. Step-mind, you lock the plate up
in my lady's boudoir.'
"Of cenrsc, after the Honorable William
Car,foiI hat; ,;v.n his opinion, hesitation
was DO longer to be thought Of. Beeswing
and took hackney coach to Fleet street,
and the head cashier, when he ordered one
of tho porters to carry tho four plate chests
to the carrisge, said, 'My lords handwriting
was plain as . pike-staff, and hs should lik .
to cash check for ten thousand with such
Z 'Millament signed to it, He gave me
such a nice gentleman as be was, too, a
guinea to drink the health Of the frm.-
All, how liberal people were forty years
ago!
"We looked over the plate that evening
counted everything, found all in accordancs
with the lists, and, with the assistance of
the three house maids, had everything
cleaned and polished up by supper time
Bat still felt uneasy-l could not repress
a dreadful feeling Of terror at something
| knew not what. The plate was all locked
up again, and deposited according to Mr.
Wills directions, in my lady's boudoir,
which was the end Of grand suite of apart.
IN ents on the first floor. There was no door
to this room, only heavy hangiugs to the
doorway; but every window in the house wal
bolted and barred up.
"Ssill | felt uneasy, and. towards ter
O'Clock, | slipped out, and going to oul
butcher, Mr.. Chubbycbop, in Mount street
Grosvenor square, l borrowed his we'll
known and fierce bulldog, Cowler, from
him, to keep guard in the house all night
Ono of the butchers boys brought the dog
muzzled to our honss, for he was drcadfully
savage, and just before he went to bed
Besswing upmuzzled him, and let him loos,
in the hall.
l had dreadful dreams that night.
dreamed of procession Of men carrying
cofins, ono after the other, in O long process
sons tt at never ended The corning cam,
at last; the youngest honse.maid awok,
me. and came down to breakfast in tn,
still-room, when in came Mr.. Beeswing
trembling al over, and with face as Whit
az chalk.
"'For the Lord Almighty's sake, COM
this way,' hs said
"He led, or rather dragged me to th'
boudoir on tho first 1oor, and there saw
sight shall never to my dying day forget
The the rich carpet was dabbied in blood
and on it there lay his length along tn
body Of a man, stark, stiff and dead. Hi
throat had been literally torn out by tn
dog, which orouchsd by his side, uttering
low growl now and then, and licking hi
lips.
sin ono of the dead mans hands was
bunch Of skeleton keys. One of the plat
chests had been opened, and a portion Of tn
contents were on the floor. The men ser
wants bent over the body to raise it, whsl
there was . cry Of horror and as!onish
msnt.
"God forgive him, and US all p recog
nised the body Of the Honorable William
Caryoii!
"It was discorsred afterwards that th,
letter from the country was forgery
executed probably, BY the unfortunate an,
guilty man, who had died in this miserabl
manner. 1t was found that he had mnd
entry by back door leading into th
Mews, Of which be must have had key
and. creeping up back staircase, had en-
tered the boudoir by a side door he kEey