East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-04-21
F. EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN APRIL -4la2s 1863. 20

! sf w MuIutf. Que uien shuuehlyh WIN
symptoms of poison, There was an in
quest, aud the chemist who examined
the body discovered arsenic. They
proved that Arthur had often QUARREL
ed with her, and was jealous Well
he might be, poor fellow Somehow
he had bought arsenic just before her
death. He was devoted 10 her, in spite
of his jealousy and annoyances Every
thing told against him, and he was com.
mitted to Newgate, and is to be tried
for bis life.v n .,,f/ fgsgg 81 egfr
/ | need not say that, at the earliest
moment when it was possible to get adj.
mission hastened to Newgste found
Arthur pale and sad enough. but re.
signed to his fate. He fell upon my
bosom. We were boys again. The
past, that had sent its black cloud be
tween us, had gone. We We're clasped
in each. Others arms, as in the lighter
griefs Of our boyhood All jealousy,
AL hard feeling had vanished from my
mind1sMy noble Arthur was in troub.
le-ay, in peril-and ! had come t
save him. So it seemed at the moment
That he was as innocent az myself of
the hideousa crime with which he was
charged, | could not doubt for mo-.
mont.
He told me all--the little that he
knew. He spoke carefully, and even
tenderly, Of the dead.
i'" know you have forgiven me. Har
ry."- he said; $50 doanot ask it.. |
thought l was doing right, We are
all egolists in our affections, I have
been greatly tried" '''-a' s'i'' ..'.''" "
.s" How was it Arthnr,p asked, "that
you chanced to have poison 10 your
desk?" .f..,a.f -,fr....;...i..-..f.',,... 81
at was left there, with other. chemi
Gals, by my predecessor, who amused
himself with chemical experiments.--
When took the desk, / allowed it to
remain. with some vague idea that /:
might be useful some time to kill the
rats or other vermin.' .tsia!9a t.hHi
"Well we will get this fellow, and
prove that he left il. il oii W7E
'He went to India, and died there a
year after" r- .-..-sr., asrs,,.
That hope was gene; but did not
despair. -i' :" ""'' 't'.' f."'
WHO are tie witness against your"
| asked. -.....l l.,.-... trs'., ,....f
st'Only the servants, poor things!.-
They testified to what they had seen
aud heard. My lemptr is not so good
a. it was, and-,she--wasi sometimes
very trying. When she became MI, !
reproached myself and wished to do all
| could for her. Her maid was new,
and unused to her WAYS, and i took
care of her. The woman, perhaps, did
not like my interference The fact at
any rate, made a strong impression
against me-" ... ..
"The maid was new; how long had
she been with your" 20 POO '''.i
"Only month. Her old favorite,
Norah went home to Ireland to besuiar.
ried, and has gone with her husband, /
suppose u America"
al al >he-had Isabel ever given yon
any reason to fear that che would kill
herself?" ......... .... ...,,.t. t...
mo; assuredly not. She enjoyed
the pleasures Of existence too keenly.-
| arn sure that she WAS never purposely
the cause of her own death"
L slfted the ground all over. There
was no clue anywhere, and the only
hope ] saw was in 6ndiDg Norah. But
what could she who had been month
away, know about the death of her
mistress? The lawyers engaged for the
defence could see no use in her testilno.
ny, except To prove, what everybody
knew that Arthur was very much at.
tached to her mistress, and metimes
jealous and irritable. Was it likely
that she could prove anything more
Besides she was probably on tho At.
antlc. tc sIl 4 yl'1 teiI fsat
Not moment was to be lost. The
trial would come OH ~ a week; and lit.
tle as others hoped from Norah's evi.
dence, l determined that, If still in the
country. she should come and testify, at
least, to her masters kindness aud love
of her late mistress. aisl"l SU ilh
But Arthur had not got Norab's all
dress. lie did not even know, or could
not remember, her surname.
/" Give 1t up, my dear fellow" said
he; "it /, of no use, What good can
Norah be, if you could find her !? She
has gone-by this time" iaifn 90 Lt"4
But would not give IL up. cIung
despcratel ly to the idea of The Irish sri
because, perhaps, there was nothing
else to cling to. | set off for the Cath0
Tic chapel nearest Arthur's esi.ieheeg
Ifound the priest, AMI, after thinking y
moment, he remembered Norah. He
took inc into the chapel, and there, on
one of the best seats, was still little
cal d inscribed with the name Of Ndrati
o'Regan. l copied the name in my
notebook.
%" Can your reverence tell me where
she lived in IrelandYn said !. lf.8 u
Indeed, | cannot, said he; "but l.
remember now, writing a letter for her
to send To soine relative Of hers at En-.
niscorthy, county Wexford ''a Tioai
Here was a clue; and few hours
more saw me dashing along the North
Western Railway, through Rugby, the
Trent valley, and Chester, and so along
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