Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-26
4 WONDERFUL
r,ARRATIVE Or OLD ALEXANDRIA,
OR THE
TGNEESSEON OF JOHN TRUST.
CHAPTER 6.

CHAPTER 6.
Wyoe's narrative did not startle me, After
his intense exhibition OF remorse, / was prepar-
ed to hear confession of grave and revolving
crimes. It's singular incidents and sad conclu-
sion moved me it is true. My love for Blanche
had been one Of the brightest dreams OF my
existence but it vas q dream only. My pas
sion had been intense it died lard when she
fed with Wroe, but pride killed it, and it was
stone dead; and even st that portion OF Wroe' s
narrative, personal Go myself, gave no quiver OF
resurrection [ was glad indeed to know that
she had recognized (perhaps more glad because
recognized too la,e) The honesty and depth OF
Wroe's affection. So told him, as we jour
neyed together into town. Still there were pain
ful signs of unquietness upon him. 70
rether VIC went to his room in the Indian Queen
Hotel, and prompted By the advice OF the land
lord, who whispered to me that my friend
needed little stimulant. to take off the 'hor
yors, saw him in bed, soundly sleeping under
the influence Of an anodyne, before | left him.
| returned home, just in time to relieve my
oiSter's apprehensons, and attera few hours
sleep, and late breakfast, returned to the ho-
sel,
Wroe was yet asleep, much relieved. wait
q his awakiDg at the window OF the hotel
7atchDg the groups on King street, and
thinking over the gay Paris life, Wroe and
:. once led together lnsensibly there came
back the desire to visit the old hauntS, to rub
the rust of long-forgotten pleasures, to take
up the thread Of broken friendships, and
more than all to resume the road 90 knowledge
and power, upon which, under Wroe's gui
.;ance, had started, before the unforeseen turn
Of events sent US over the ocean. Whilst thus
occupied WrOe awoke-puise Teauced-no fever
almost himself again.
The first hour Of chat convinced him that [
?ore him no enmity, and over the wine Of die
her, all reserves. G0iDts anu clouds passcd away:
iy-gones were by y-goucs forever, and ali our for
ner intimacy was renewed soon saw that
me sad associations OF Alexandria prevented
tle recovery of my friend former lightness OF
-Dirits, and proposed trip to the health bear
ilg mountains OF Virginia. The trip was soon
accomplished Wross health fully restored
md By the time we returned to Alexandria he
vas as anxious as l to resume our Interrupted
Guides into the magnetic" arts he had begun
, India.
in Alexsndria, ss in Paris, it was necessary
% select place secluded from visitors. with
chance TO breathe free air, and abundant op-
oortunities for muscular exercise. At first we
sool. apartments ct Sebastian Springs, rustic
place between Alexandria and the Federal Cap
:ll We chose it because it was retired and
ne walk there gave US muscular vlgor, but we
i'3lt the want of apartments in town, yet suffi-
.iently retired for our purpose.
Chance favored U.s. WrCa net N Alexan-
erie an acquaintance, whom he had known in
.frica, as Secretary Of the shabby American
legation at Tunis-a Mr. Tim Mountford Mr.
~ Eas Just opening a a''museum, u he called it,
II the top range of the city hall, and offered us
.ooms there Wroe thought the. place, though
= the most trequented part of the town, suffi
cieGtly quiet for our purposes, and there we 10
"ated ourselves, still keeping, however, our
looms at Sebastian Springs.
The Museum was divided into cabinets, or
saloons, which communicated by narrow pas
age way, upon the sides of which were our
apartments, one OF which communicated with
:he steeple by ladder. The westernmost Of
jlese cabinets had been selected generally tor
Cur studies.
Il vas rare place, indeed full to It's low
.-eiling OF singular, curious, rare and grotesQuc
,nings, arranged-if such word may be ap-
2heG to heller -skelter combination Of the
:aost dissimilar srticlcs-with regard only to
the economical disposition Of the limited space
I,.crOss the ceiling hung in undulating folds the
s.ip Of boa constructor, while rosary ofshelI
,*Om Malta; string Of scalps, gotten IN the
tee war; singular lizard from the West In
t:!eS, md fac simile, in tinse work, OF the
.:own Tega!ia of Napoleon, and the like, hung
)2ndant therefrom at regular intervals. at
one end a gigantic figure wore an Indian cos
:rle, 3hich Mr.. Nj. insisted had been " worn by
he celebrated Tecumseh. Three headed
calves, detunct and stuffed; Siamese twins OF
cnlckens With but one leg to the couple; stuffed
aid cats, In which as 'twcre in scorn Of eyes
glass beads had crept; an unsjghtly saddle,
brought with gold, marked as gilt from the
Ctrand Turk-the +. Y at the end being evi-
IDENTITY added By vandal haad-and hundred
queer odds and ends picked up in all quarters
mad selected for our studies aud experiments
Besides this the rooms when furnished, were
@1!omtortable, and the view from the portico Of
tne sSteeple latter You cambered up to it) ex
tensiye.
Upon renewing my intimacy with Nroe,
;;oo!i board at the Indian Queen. Wroe, who
new that had been educated in Alexandria,
.luppos"d | had adopted it as residence for
!l.at reason he asked me no questions about
~ and saved rue the trouble Of misleading him,
or sister and had agreed it would be better to
nave no conhdantS 10 oar family affairs He
natu!aIy enough supposed that I had always
:a5Ided at one Of the hotels
me change iu my habits soon awoke nv SIS
.e:5 anxiety, and | told her that I had met
Glth an old P0risian associate ,in i'll health, and
Sl'es"atds that he and were pursuing togeth-
: '.ie study Of new science, which promised,
-'ow called Roach's Spring short dis ance
:toni me Long Bridge. In 1871 there was Il
i5,.'sl tneTe, said to have been mEch frequented
:, y tew words, in the original, relating to the
-.nu;ss9n' -nr;ns have been much expanded and de-