Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-13
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!, man, man ccomfpaanied by anold house
{ Keeper, and dying in q s strranrgg' lrrg
J, city; her anxiety to have the vii
2. so strong; the curse on his dangh
1 ter, and the large fee, all conspiree
!, to make me feel that Twas being
i instrumental in the accomplish
/ ment, of; some, yillainous object
I Again l meditated the destruction
of the paper, and again my fee
and my wants conquered. The
will was finished, and i read it
over aloud, the old man groaning
and the old woman looking an .oe-
lcasional assent; but when l read
the terrible curse, a new actor ap-
peared on the scene:
ooh. tear it: tear it, Oh, God!
I
you know not what you do" .s,,JI
The plaintive tones OF, the
voice touched my heart, even be-
fore my eyes beheld its owner;
but when l saw. her, heavens and
earth! what an. angel she 'was!--
The language is yet undiscovered,
Harry, that is competent to give
you a description Of that face The
eyes dancing with excitement, yet
liquid with tears; the mouth proud
as Jrno's, yet compressed with an
guish, But why,do | attempt de
scription? The incst majestic, yet
the sweetest oountenahce i ever
beheld appealed to nae, and not IN
vain; for while the. old man, weak
as he was, jumped from bis bed
screaming, 'Kill her! kill herr |
tore the will into fragments: and
we both fell to the floor, he dead
and l stunned by a blow from the
heavy candlestick, welded by the
old hag Angeline. a. ~ ff'2
Z
When my consciousness re-
turned, l found myself in my own
bed at my clearinghouse, my host
and hostess my sole attendants
NV mind was clear the moment L
looked about me, and / knew that
] had been brought. home, and
was now n, confined from the effects
Of that blow. l resolved to keep
my own counsel. and to ascertain
what j could of the subsequent
proceedings of the night. Upon
inquiry, | found that [ had been
brought home by a young gentle
man in a. carriage, Ewlo had left
funds for the employment of a
physician, and had also left a let
ter for me- Iopened the letter as
soon as 1wasf alone,I and found a
twenty-popnd bank note with these
words: - - ...,, !.
s'You did last :. nishtr;a deed
worthy. Of more gratitude than our
present means enable us to ,ex-
press. The property which 50
, NEARLY. belonged to the Infamous
ihag, that struck you, will soon be
ours, and you shall then hear
from us. Is.' May the same kindness
which prompted you to tear the
paper, seal your lips hereafter as
to the. painful scenes last evening:
Gratefully yours, gcitlr5Aa..
lu1a. Dora AND HER HUSBAND"
q My first act was to conceal the
letter beneath my pillow, my sec
ond, to call my host, and tender
him the amount Of my board-bill;
ito my astonishment he told me
that my companion had paid it
when he left the letter. 1t seems
! / had raved a little about inability
! to pay my host, while | was unl- IN
conscious, and thus the husband of.
+; Dora (for | had no doubt it was he
who brought me home) had ascer-
tanned the fact, and paid my bill.
| Added to this, my wound was not
sexere enough to require any sur
gerry, more than was offered by my
kind 1andlady; 50 when l had re-
covered (which was soon, | had
only my office-fent to pay, and