The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-11-30
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rec, Of any Of the servants, was, out o1
the question, inasmuchr as we found
but let me proceed in order, The next
morning 7 went down to the Spanish
oak, oak, with the coachman and mattock
After a minute examination of the spot
we were unable to discover on the sur;
face any evidence of the soils having
been recently disturbed !. !.
ssOf course notr' quoth the listener,
IN parenthesis. '4 'a -#'2 80 %
y aAnd so,a continued Wharton. asWtSet III
dug down until we found .e2aso q b1sG
'Whats what?' cried the otfkr WITH
impatience, is Fitz paused malieiousiy
Nothingps said He, with ssfs grave
smile; anothing BUT earth.a Hgwevser
a reward was offered for the apprehen
sion Of the burglars, and, after a time
one acds eaagzk Some Of the stolen
property was found IN his possession
and identified! 1 was present aalt at his
examination. And, sir, he .acas Ca, a a tall
hin, eaaaverous man, with uery large
dark, liquid eye, and voice of pecMia,
aafL - oaa.t,, ASA 2aiff9 on nioh9F 'anirs5sl
syu go sI.u-..irt S;aal vng 91efad bs1Ts9o5.
Fitz-W harton here concluded, and
drinking off the last. remains of his
claret, lit cigar, and remained silent
ssThis, certainly, adds somewhat to
the strangeness Of your, story, Fitz,' =
said his listener; iand 7 confess ! an
unable to account for it. How do yo,.
account for it," n til. =, fF,.o4s
ssOh!' said said Wharton, ,s;lI, Il don't pre-
tend to account forTit at ALL | merely
siye @ it as it tf hfappsn4cd pp4 dal and y leave you te
draw Your pwgp,q own conclusions io ns,s,s saisti,o
md beqo1so1 ID n0iiH1 edi iI;w .1se q
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Well, said Fitz-W harton, after
a rather long interval Of silence, alet's
go to bed, It's twelve O'Clock" Il
They went up stairs. S
As he bade his guest good might at
his chamber door, !.
:, @By-the-bye," said Wharton, ssthere's !
one little incident I omitted to men
ton, IF it helps you to unravel the
mystery, tat mieur; There was found
hidden among the, robbers effects sum
of money, tied up in an old, time stain
ed leathern bag, upon, which, with con,
siderable. difhculty---for it, had been
purposcly defaced-we ,deciphered the
following inscription; +. F,W. s1,eoo'
III 5a9s s4ed 9q6i513df ~ .siEfd5 9
yssW s@Well,D said aid, HI his gposts interrosa.
lyely,R y9Ii tad1 bae .8Idg4qssss ego1
assW SWELL - . replied Fitz, b;'iimy great un,
cle'sIname was Lawrence Htz-W harten
Coed, night, o. 1orssbas saeisao9 4B
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gTHE g GARDEN SPorIeF AMERIel.L :
Iheard the love1of home oddly illustraI
ted in. Oregon, onelnight lin a aiacountry
bar-room. Some well-dressed men, in
state of strong drink, were Boosting
of their respective. places Of natiYity,.-.
q" said ones iswas. born in Missis-
sippi, where the sun ever shines, and
the magnolias bloom all theohappy yeal
round. "nv s-omitied ni bssasma0o j
Sand /, said nnotheryv ssiwas born in
Kentucky4K Kentucky, the home Of i'm
passioned ,oratory;a then home of Clay
the State of splendid women, ofgallant
men!" .8s,sdsas9aa ia botr5of .GII %
gAndI /, 'said another, lewas born in
Virginia, the home of Washingfon;i The
birthplace of statesmen; the, State Of
chivalric deeds and Noble hospitalityP
"And j !" said a. yellow-haired and
sall6w-faced man, who was not Of this
party at all and who had been quietly
smoking short black pipe by the firt