The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-09
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,,, EnNEsDAY MORNING. JAN. .. 1861
rHI MANCHESTER MARRIAGE


fCoxtinaed.)
Now nay little woman must be reasoheo'e |
said Mr., Opensbaw, who was always fapep.
with A,is,e. There was no man Ia tne house
lnst night at all. No maa comes into tue nouse,
rs you know. IT you .nlak' much res 80 aream
som-thiag has napps ned, aud .he y, s Fan, M.
ike reality tina, yea are NO. me mrs. P ,n NM
tie woman, VINO mas stooo o"' 'N"' ~
has really happened" Aus,e.
.ss .hsa Nj and Mrs Chadwick cams
down looking grave ana discotnptan d nm |
durlus breakfast time they were s Ihinsx
com for table. As soon as .n nn.,d,.n mad been |
vers taken away and tine euii s - Ga GA |
esrr,sS n s,ntrs Mr.. CHADWICK oekah, Al au
ex,dsntiy precouce ted mannss' " t.
,ass, ~ ,xas certain that all MS servants
rs hnau.s, for that Mrs, CHADWICK nao that
,m,ruing missed n very valuable brooch when
sne naa worn the day osiore, sue .e,nsm n nslea
,.Sp,rg /. of when she came nome from Buck |
;aa,r palace Mr. Openshaw's face cou-
,rs.,,d IA 20 bard iines-xrex like what II was
before ne had kaown ms vile ano her cnho'I
~. rang the bell even before his uncle had
done spcaxing II was answered py the house,
Mary, was any one here last night while we |
"A mau. SIR, came to speak to Norah."
"Co speak " Moran! VINO was be How
loag diu Ne say ~
"I'm sure / cant tell, sir. He came-perhaps
about niue. l went up To tell N0rah IN tue
nursery, and she Came down TO speak to Nun
Sn- lie. him out, sir. she Will Know Wno he
Sue waited a MOMENT To De asked any more
Questions, out she was MOI, ~ sue went away.
A niuute afterwaro Mr.. Opensna~ made as
though ne were going out OF tue room. but ms
vile t.id ner naad on his arm:
ID, not speak ~ her before the children"
sns sad ia ger ~, qaiet voice Il wall ~ up
aud Quest non her."
No / IN as. peak to her. You must know
sa,o ue. turaing 10 MS uncle and aunt, "my
mIssus old servant as iaitnfui Us ever
woman was, do oeiieSo. as lar Us love goo>;
[. al
speak tru N, even the miss0s must allow
~ my notion h that TINS NoIah OF ours has
p-er come over by some Jod-for- 40 ming
chap TOR shes at tue time " lite when they
SAY women pray tor nusoands-auy, good
Lord, auy,o aud has let MIN luto our house,
aud tue CHAP made OF with your bfoocn,
aud ma'appea mauy anoiher Thing beside. its
only saying that Moran 10 soft- hearted, aud
dJesnI suck wnite iie-tnars ali, missus}
IL was curious To notice how ms to.e, MS
eyes, his whole lace was Changed as ne spoke
u ms wife, but ne WIS the resoiute man
through ali. Sac knew better than To oppose
him ~ she weat up stairs, and toio Moran her
master nted to speak 10 her, and thal sue
would take care OF The Children IN the mean
while. -
NJrah rose to 20 without a word Her
thoughts were these:
".f they tear pieces, they shall never
know through me. He may come-and then,
just Lord have mercy upon us ali, for some OF
us are dead folk " II certai"ty. But ne Shall ~
1t, not me-"
You may fancy, now, her look of determ ina
ton as she faced master alone in the din
groom, Mr.. aud Mrs. Chadwic having left
the affair Iii their nepnews hands, seeing thaI
he took it up with such vehelnence.
Moran, who was that man that came 10 my
house last night !"
"Man, SIR !" As if infinitely surprised but
Ii was oniy TO gain time.
Yes the mau that Mary let I'M that she
went UP staiIs to the nursery to tell you ABOUT,
that YOU came down TO speak % the same
chap make no doubt, that You TOOK INTO the
nursery Io have your taik out with; the one All
sic saw, and after waid dreamed about, tniuK-
ing poor wench she saw him say his prayers,
when nothing, Eli be bound, was Tar Their from
his thoughts; one that took Mrs. Cnad-
wick's brooch, value ten pounds Now, NJ
rah dou't 90 off. I'm as sure us my II ilne s
Taumas O ,Jeushaw that you knew nothing OF
this robbery, but l d. think you've been I'm
posed on, aud mats the tru IN. Some gooolo
nothing chap has been making up To you, ano
you've been Just like ali other women, auC
nave turned a soft place In your heart 20 MIN
and he came last night a-iovyering, and you
had him MP in the nursery, aud lie made use
his opportunities, and made OH win "a le p"
things GU his way down. Come, now, Moran
it's no blame 10 you, only you must hot o
such a fool again. Tell u.s." he continued
"what name he gave you, Norah. III be boun'
it was not the right one. but II Will be cieV
for the police"
question, and taunt me with my being single
aud with my cIeduiity, as you Will, Mas e
Openshaw. Youll get no answer from me-
AS for the brooch, aud the story OF theft an
burglary, il any friend ever came 10 see III
(wnicn defy you TO prove, and deny,) ned 0
yourself, MIR. Openshaw-and more So, loo 10
am not ataii sure AS every thing you have
rightly come by, or would be yours long,
every man had his own" She mean /, of couIs
his wife, but ne understood her to refer 10 al
properly In goods ano chatteis
Nov, my good woman," said he, I'm Ju'
tell YOU truly, L never Irus ted you out and u
but my wife liked you. and thought you ha
many q good point abouty you. lfyou oAce b'
GIN 10 sauce me, I'll have lac police TO you, al
get out the trut court OF JUS lice, II Ou'
not tell IL me quietly and civiily here. Nov
tie best thing you can do is quietly 10 tell II
VINO the fe low is. LOOK here man come
my house; asks for you; you take him
stairs "a valuable brooch Is missing next day
we KNOW that you, and Mary, and COOK, al
hupesI; but you refuse to tell as who the ma
Is. Inoeed you've TOLD one lie already aboi
HIN, cay ing no was here last night. No
just put IL To you, what do you ihinka poiie
man would say to this, or u magistrate!
magis iraLe would soon make you Tell the TIL II
my good woman"
"rnere's er the creature born that shout
get II out Vt me-" SAID Noran-"nUt unless
cuuvse ~ TELL"
Five grea, mind to ses," said Mr.. Oper
shaw, growing angry at The defiance l he
cuecking himself, he thought before he spoi
agan:
to ~ extremities. Be u sensible woman,
you can. It's great disgrace, after ali,
have been taken In. ask on unce more-as
iri-ud-who WAS this man that you let inIo IL
house last nignt ~
Noapswer He repeated the uestion in 8
impatient tous. Sliii NO nns~er Moran
lbs we're set determination not 10 speak.
.cnen tnere Is out one Thing 10 Dc done.
shan send Tor policeman"
You VIA 40 - SAID N orah, starting forwar
'Y,u snail not, sir. M policeman snail oa'
NE. l know nothing vi The brooch, oui
know tnls: ever since was tour-aud- Nv eii
1 nave thought mVIe OF your wife Than OF lii
sell; ever s.uce / saw her, poor lnotheIie
g,ri puL upon her uncles house, / IA
thought more OF serving her Than Uf seryI
myssil. have cared tor her and her child
uouooy ever cared tor me. l dou't cast OIaI
Al WV nff,
lits ~ aGy Ole tor, al the emo, they will III
round upon you aud forsake you. Why d,
not my missus come herself u suspect me
May o. sne's goIe tor the police But dol
stay here either Tor police, magistrate,
master You're an uniucky lot. l beiie
there's curse you. I'Ii leave you this We
day. Yes, III leave that poor Aisle, 100.
will! No good wiii ever come to you"
Mr.. Oprnshaw was utterly astonlsbed at Il
speech, most Of which was completely uuInt
lgibie to HIM, may easily be supposed.
fore ne could make up MS mind wnat TO :
or what 20 do Norah mad left the room.
not think he had ever really intended to sc
for the psiice this old servant vi his witt
TOR be mad never for moment doubted
perfect honesty bat he had attended TO CO
pei her TO tell him VINO the man was, and
this he was bA1ied. He WAS cons equ en
much irritated. he returned 10 his uncle u
aunt In q state OF great annoyance and p
piexity, and toid them he could get moth
out OF the woman that some man had been
=s the house the night before, but that she refu
70 tell rho he WAS. At This moment his v
came in, greatly agitated, and asked what
happened To Norah, for that she mad put
her things ia passionate haste, and left
house.
sThis looks susnicfaus >, said M f,h