Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-12
THE EVENING STAR.
A NIGHT INA SNowDRIFT.
CONTINUED

l returned and nay lovely charge contin-
slaves. and IL particular BY my dear old nurse,
Lieut. 'lts C't-E. Ste ala he had come lew
years "Go, and n some way hac Obtained an
DhGue IhGn.Dce over bel massa-orderins eV-
cry ding, and treating the slaves, who had
rever experienced anything but kindness
rom my father, and uucle, with the greatest
verify.
This villain prosecuted me with his odious
attentions &hu cDe Gay--l can't tell you-but
rushed to ny uEsle .wLo, when he heard, call
ed him into the house, and III furious manner
said:
"Althoush you'have by your devilish cum
Ting obtained my promise OF my niece as your
wife | V ~ rot tameiy submit TO see her insult
Il Tak- that, you villain firing n pistol
tGi 1is tace.
'FoTrurately passion Gsfea ed itself, aud my
UDIsc v as not murderer
lie oreIsttI smiled an evil smile, and
sad:
...Ncver mind II was only little mistake!
". III settle Affairs anothe 4 ay!
Not long after tfGs, The fellow VIII is asleep
there, and who is tbs UEersseI's brother, came
4>lo joined tim. He is decor My uncle
became cailv more aid mere miserable; my old
Lur-e aay'Eg II was reIrorse prey ing upon his
n sEGs because he had appropriated my prop
"A few weeks ago. ny unele's health began
- TAI seriously, the DOCTOR, rs he was called,
constantly expressed his opinion that paralysis
pighE NJ expected.
:, Last Monday / was awakened by my old
nurse i'll d. adult fright, TO ell me that MY
G,c!e was cying. ] rose, and found the doctor
end UNersesr " iih him,
he doctor said that as he had predicted,
NY uIGIe had paraIytic attack, entirely lost
tie II his limbs and Speech and that he
probably would not he able TO move for some
me 10 come. He felt the responsibility too
f.e@t tuI his brother and himself and conse-
qufn y Should remove him TO S---,wheve
lie would be placed under the care of the cele-
bra d Dr. W
Thu was said Intentionally in the hearing
OF eHeral Of theservsnts, and passed for truth;
although L, III common with all, protested
aga,nst moving my uncle IL such state
4" huown-e The evil character OF both men,
resolved that would not part from my uncle,
tut would accompany hun TO s..
- i@nCled L saw Il sinister smile on the face
OF tie overSeeP Us said this but he only re-
marked:
"'Oh, certainly; no objection can be made to
thai.
Yesterday started.
my suspicious were aroused by the doctor
AID CysISeeI refusing 10 let me approach my
nrce, either to dress him, or help him into his
carriage
I'm spite Of their caution however 1 obtain
ed glimpse OF his face. and kne W Id an instant
he as oeaG
II was TOO excited and Mortified to faint.
The cverseer saw by my looks that now
knew all.
Gle at snce said. in brutal tone:
"'uh =! guess you see il all now! You're a
ssns ihle ri, SO few words viii suffice. There
Uasn'l much love lost between you and your
Uncle, so yOu Esed not make a fuss.
The ruth IS, be 10, tor there physiclked
HIM . tecie too strong, and it would not do to
bury h'm here, Tor Tie job would nave been
III, WI SC We thought we would take him
- here cLe Will be the Visit; the poor old
CerucE.an Ea> d.e& OF cold and over-eXertion,
der ven ste
cant Ii you what the wretch said to me;
only at he sasd he had got all the Old gentle
mans ptunoor from tn estate; that lie meant
to marry mt whether ! would or not; ana that
Il ! % Hiurh as spoke or locked at any one on
tle luurI J. b. Guild kill me at once.
II knew he would -ot hesitate 10 carry out
has ttrsa'. so d; re MOI rter q " tri.
tUh Iow thankful / was to you enter
CUr car
~ Ell aprysenrment that YOU wcu,d in some
way save M II n Itsse horrit mem
Here the poor girl burst into tears.
ccr.tEECw " hat DID Or SAID, only that
cOni;,Iifo her, ard vowed would never for
axe Her
The lime as now approaching when the2
I clock rHl4' VAS GEe There was deaf like
silence, broken oily by the mourn nj tones OF
coca or al gusts OF wind, which, like evil spIr-
It's sporting round us, rus ned II and fro through
tie III, made cars, unSeen but painfully heard
aEd felt,
Everyone had huddlcd themselves in what
ever my could hnd as Il protection from the
biting cold
Although hardy and strong, l began TO feel
exhausted and tenumoe d and probably
sEculd have lalen into a dangerous stupor
bu; IL my mind being ra Red with tECaght.
How 81 OuId a.t
If gave tEese fWo men up to the justice,
tsurIosIllg tie cVerseer survived,) what proof
was thtIe thai they had poisoned the para
IyuC -
! asked Ahce-so we will now call her
or not q!
She said that he had admitted to her that he
had 60 d, notes, and securities, TO very large
amC: 1t upon him.
,nen s, arched the still sleeping "doctor :"
he was moIIonless and dsa hike that began
to sar lest the chloroform had had fatal effect
upon him.
l found nothing but a few dollars, and a re-
Eciyer, " hich / took; and, with his own
.,aJ ~
It was now showing heavily again; but sal
LIED ToIth once more into the snow, and found
the overseel st II under the engine, frozen as
AArd as the IRON which covered him, and do ubt-
less quite dead.
With fingers almost as lifeless as his own, I
searched HIM, and found, besides the expected
loaded revolver, and bowie knife, large can.
we belt, fastened round his waist, containing
tie stolen money.
fastened back with it to Alice, fearing she
mil be overcome with the cold, and fall
asleep.
Just as had my hand on the door of the car,
i heard a ell known sound: there was no
need to think twice-the driver OF the expected
train, BLINDED by the snow, had not seen the
danger signal! with criminal negligence they
had rot teieg raphed our non arriyal from R.:
The train was rushing on us!
shouted louoly 10 the occupants Of the cars
to save themselves, and sprang into ours for
Alice.
Even in the short time had been absent she
had nearly tone TO sleep.
NO VCNUtI, poor girl! Sue Ha0 experienced
hunger, thirst, (tor she dare not take food from
the oyerseer, lest he should poison her) excite
ment and coid-btter cold, such as happily we
cont know in England.
seized her in my arms, and had scarcely
lsspsd from the car before he crash came
will not dIlate the horrors of the colH-
sjOE-we have 100 many such descriptions in
our daily papers Happily, my shouting had
aroused most OF thOpassengsrs but some three
or four never know how death came.
laid the tanning fody OF Alice for few
moments, carefully wrapped up, on the snow,
whist | scar he'd for our late evil sompan-
iCrs.
The murdArers had met 4 milder fate than
they CeEerved.
The + zen overseer was completely smashed
b !, ath he engine.
MEIER the " doctor" really died from the
efecls OF cold aud the chlorotorm cannot tell,
and 90 not / Ike to think.
lie aIso "ss bruised and almost shameless
mass tom had oiCd painless DEATHS.
ne 81 iEfFr 81 d stCker of The train which
ran INTO 1t had jumped INTO he snow, and were
unhvrt..
Tie passcf gers w, re very few and surpris-
inF 20 say enls Oh. was killed
We mace gtt al nres OF the debris and xuoite5