The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-11

felt the wall il, the IleigltborIsood Il
roiglI indenteI line ran from This 1sI1sd
the angle of tlls, wall and Oh the Il III tie
same line were three small holes in eirclc.
~ decided at once that this was the place 81
some burner fixed, and afferward removed:
the ronsil line was the mark left ~ the pipe,
and the floisor place n,tsf be the hole through
which the old pipe entered the room drove
tie cfiiset into the place and fou3id it hard,
very hard, but still hollow My lifH how hung
Upon the choice of a right place III this hole
was flied up with the hard cement. and ffss
difference of sonnd arose merely from differ
eneain density, then bad better try the wall
over for u brick softer thin the rest, but III IL
xvss not fali-if those who should have fiiieti
it had PCT but few inches of cement at each
end of the hoie-~she;t, in another Hour, 1was
as safe iis If we're free would risk it, The
hollow sound was SO cheers thas coef5 be-
heye that il INNS. he q true guide. SIG
I'ov after blow, and the hole gsew deep,
and my progress less as nay controi oyerss:e
point of the instErplAut iessenedy when oItq
sudden, sharp blow drove she ebisel into the
wall tie length OF my arm. Ts,a place was
hollow. j had noy but 70 drive il through
tlic crust OF cement on tie onter wall ,and
should live. | drove il cautiously aud care
fully, airsl III last lear,t the echo OF ihe PIECES
filling The other side, aud, drawing out the
convey tue sensation experienced as / drew
in the Godgigen breath OF life ~ could now
defy Death there yvss ii fe,lptani at whlch
might drink and live
5 For hosrs sat close to the holennd treathed
and then fell asleep. know nol how long |
s'eRs, ss, . awee seEs al tEs3 ss!d 95:h
have many hours to stay; SO hoped on. and
tghtened my belt to ease the gnawlng pain AZ
my stomach. And new began the horrors OF
solitude; while had employment for the mind
felt no pain of any kind now was going
mad with anxiety and fear must find some
elnployment.A Aud what in this utter dirk
ness But If darkness, way not lishtl Yes,
would have light For this must enlarge
tie hole, and went to work agarn with bis
tered hands, and in two hours had ENLARGED
it to twice its original aiaaiater, and bad
consequently four times as much air tiowin in.
My next step was TO CRATE from the edges
OF Il book II paper powder for :inder, and
spreading tits on the ground in q heap, /
struck with the point of n,y hammer the ssone
shelf above it. The sparks ilese about At the
contact, but It WAS at ieast aa honr before one
lCd@ed il (; heap and set it sm0usder;ug |
watched anXiousiy ss the little red ring grew
larger an'l brighter III the heap. and then a,,-
plying piece ot thin paper rolled to ii fine
point to the centre of the ring, j gently blew
the redness into IL iame-yes flannel Real
flame, that blinded ne by It's brightness. that
seemed TO pierce my brain with sword, SO
long ain deep had been the darkness
took my paper stop from, oil the gas and
heard the serpent hiss once more-fhis time
without fear. | lit the l..s,ting gas. and then
sat looking at it as Barfneus might Lave done
III the JOY of his new found sight.
had done; had light arld air; but still |
must have employment, or / should rave
Employment. The thought came to me oi
that unfortunate sentence that had caused me
to run this risk ''if had access to his books
would prove that fraud was possible
There they were-every one; not one miss
ing. Could prove it Couid-I mgst--iny
good name depended on proving it, If he were
true, was false. | set TO worn and with nv
pencil, which | happily had with me, went
through account after account, from beginning
to end, and we'll was rewarded: for | learned
that my uncle, supposed TO be rich, had been
systematically robbed for years by this scoun
drel, and was now almost ruined, and that his
daughter s portion, invested iii English sect.
rifles, had been sold out, and the interest pah
by M. Nernay himself so that father a1io
daughter were at the mercy of this n,an.
These facts l learned from a small LOCKED
book that was in a box marked with IL. Yer
nays name. So confident hadthe servant beer
OF his masters trust in him that he had left in
that masters safe the whole of the securities
of bis nefarious investments, and there they
We're, with systematic account of them ia tbs
locked book, SO that while the master. WIN
was supposed to be worth his hundreds 81
thousands, was almost a bankrupt, mis- clerk
WAS man of immense wealth
When broke the lock OF that hook and
read down its columns l fei. !. 10Y and a plea
sure that would have enabled me again to e,S
.lure what had suffered If it would have led
to the same result.
] made notes of the whole affair, and took
the securities into my possession, and then
calmly waited long, long hours could not
tell how long, for was walked up from kind
Of stnpor by the sound of a door opening, and
then heard the voice knew so well-that oI
M. Vernay.
You need hot stay; | can bring up all !
need. Give me lucifsr.'
He was speaking to the porter heard the
understanding footsteps, | heard the KEY
turn iii the lock; and then, as the door opened
l stood face to face with my foe, and where
he expected TO find darkness and death lie
found light and life. He saw me-saw in IN.
hand his book that contained tie secrets ol
a lifetime, with the lock forced--saw hi,
schemes defeated, and himself an oucast Il
was too much for his mind. He shrieked II CRY
of mingled horror and fear, and fell forward
in the doorway as if he were dead.
went up stairs to the office, said to tht
porter, M. Eernay is below III the strong
room; so down and see to him. and wen
over TO the house.
| suffered IL long illness, during the whol,
OF which Nlctorine was NV nurse. and, thanh
to that and u good constitution, I recovered
and got up such Il clear case against NJ Nerna,
that the whole of>tire property had rescuol
| was restored to my uncle
To N. Vernay this was a matter of indf
ference, Tor his mind never recovered til,
| shock and he spent the short remainder of hi
| life iii 4 criminal lunatic asylum.
| The mistake of the Thousand francs wa
easily explained 10y the application of Il mag
| nifying glass to the figures. He had eleveri,
altered the one to u aought, and bribed Fran
| co.'s to put the missing note into my room.
| Need add that ] am now in possession o
| my uncie's business, aud blessed by my Sicto
| rines constant presence; and further. that IN,
| present strong room can be opened from th
| inside with perfect ease,
| SUBSTITUTE NOTICES
| G CUBSTlTUTE NOTICE "A member Of Com an,
| - A, 18Th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, wishes /
| employ 81 strong. a1ie bodied man who iS not ~ II