The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-16

4 ing as his trade must have apnearel
to every one but himself, it was re-
4 ported that he had a.. very beautiful
/ daugh tera girl Of eighteen years
endowed with lively sensibilties. tasse
aud talents. The wonder IS NOT so
much that he had a beautiful daughter
as that he was ever able to procure a
wife OF any description. The only re-
commendation that THIS intolerable
creature could have brought to the
court OF HyImen Was the fact that his
vile wotld never endure the .humilia-
ton Of hearing it said that her hus-
band had his nose pulled.
It was IL cool day in the k.tter .,art
OF October. Several cases of yellow
fever had occurred few weeks Drcvi-
ously, and many persons had left the
city. They We're. now returning; .,1ll
among the friends whom I greeted on
their arrival, was q very tinc youo.s
fellow by the name of THOMPSON. He
entered my Office suddenly, ut aho,ry
twelve O'Clock. and threw himself into
the first seat that offered.
well, runaway" said I, lner1ilv,
''welconia back to Gotluln. hope
your healtil--''
1 paused, for I observed that my
friend was very lealA and that he.
trcmbled violently. l hooked ut him
for an explanation.
ooh! B, said he, ''thia world
has: lost every attraction. I am lit for
nothinS-for no business End he
burst into tears.
'"Thompson, my dear fellow" cried
[, taking lis hail, Compose yourself
Surely nothing has occurred that-c;.n
warrant such gloomy forebodings in
one of .,-our brilliant prospects. ~
Il wish Was i'll my grave said he;
and covering his iace with lis hands,
he wept outright
scarcely knew what to say. had
known Thompson from early boyhood.
lie was not u nlaa to give way to
childish grief, and his tears affected
me deeply, Perhaps it was well SUI
tered too much to speak; for, after he
had given way awhile to his pent-,lp
tiow of sorrow, ac became more liz.
his former self.
81 had become Acquainted with y
most lovely and interesting young lady
i'll Stanfortl,p said he, s'where i have
spent tIe last four weeks We were
even engaged TO be married, if her
father won1d yield his consent, of
which she did not entertain any doubt.
We sailed together from Stamford in
a packeaa-we came in at Peck Slip
and this lovely girl, b,royant with 10y
at reaching the city once moro, s.,ranr
lightly from the deck to the wharf.
But, OLE GOD! she just touched the
landing Wit. the toe OF her beautiful
foot-an( and-fcll backwards into
the dock! We FASTENED to save her.
but $ he s;.n;s And, oh, cursed fate!
that should be here alive to tell OF
it,
He told this sad tale in broken *
cents, and when it was finished, wo,,t
again as il soul and body would take
their leave Of each other
If [ could but see her once moro
If Ico,sl,: but look upon hei. beautiful
features again, though nlarred by
death-if [ could but see her laid in a
Christian gr.:ve-that l might visit tie
SPOT
Leave that 20 me, my dear friend"
cried /, AS the corpsc-tishcr came up
to my recollection. Il know OF one
who cannot fail 70 ind the body Of the
unfortunate girl. 1t vii! all be az
ranged according to YOU" wishes, and
you will, ut least, have the melancholy
pleasure OF knowing where her last
resting place is. %
I sent a colored laborer for coach,
and conveyed my poor friend to his
lodgings. I lett him there with the
assurance that the boIy would be
found on that very afternoon. I then
batle the lackman drive to the house
of AN acquaintance, who had recently
had occasion to employ the corpse
fisher. From HIN I Ss;ot the mans ;.d-
dress, and gave it to the driver, who
whipped Up his horses, and soon
reached the spot.
This strange being lived in q small
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