The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-01-01


the piece 81 uov paper I had ID my
hand so. 81 ad4el, taking aul of
my hand, that's where son gained
v0ur knowledge irala. Is it Hc l0ak-
ed az me moment 81 TIVE g. { ha us
calculating what bravery and strength
I had. and lhen he vakc1 slowly @ The
chamber door ana fastened e lopcaad
my lips Is scream hul n an instant he
pulled ont q pistol and pointing i Mt
me said. IN low voice Hold j am
a desperate man, and must take des-
peratc measures. De y0u think that
after an / have dared, I am going t1 be
foiled by Il woman Never 2 ! hayerisk
al every thing liie. reputation honor
on enc throw Of tho dice and / mast
succeed. Iou see carry pistols U.th
me, always n Is a wise precanuon
If / ana ever taken, two lives must be
sacrificed before it is done, another
pistol ont. Now he continued. were
YOU to shout, this should send you TO
eternity, and bullet from tins would
be the greetig Of the first who came 70
your assistance. You understand, he
added, and smile broke out en- hia
face, but such a smile, that l would have
preferred bis frown a hunded times
couldn speak, neither could J with
draw my eyes from Lis. lie was silcnt
O few moments, all tho time watching
me with his cat-hkc eyes, which faci-
mated me rs they say the serpent facl-
mates its prey. Presently he spoke
Il had thought my secret was safe,
but you know it. If you once get away
from this room my life is in your hands.
We're ! to brain you now, where you
stand, or to seize you by the throat, 50,
and be grasped my throat with an iron
hand "choke you, and bury you IN
Wonder garden, who would ever be the
wiser? No oone But you see | am merci-
/ full. One murder is enough for anyone,
and / do MT wish TO commit another.
But ] will unless You swear on your
knees never to betray iac. Tie forced
me on my knees. What could ! do
swore an oath, a terrible oath, not ft
to tel YOU, that / would never betray
him to Justice. When ! had done 90,
he released me- and gazing at me again
with his fiery eyes, he said III a cold
measured tone, that made my very
/ blood curdle
If YOU ever break that oath, and ]
find it out, be sure that before ] am
taken, / will visit YOU Aye were You
/ in Bow street, itself, and all the police
/ il the three kingdoms Keeping watch
and ward over you You understand Y
I | answered not, but he read in my eyes
that / would keep my promise. He
went to the door, opened it, and was
going back to his own room, when the
Sound Of carriage stopping at our
door stayed him, and.he stepped back
into the room, and cooking his pistols
peeped at the strangers. His eyes fell
on an old gentleman and lady dressed
/ in mourning, who stepped into the Rec
Lion. With an oath, he said : Have
not sunred enough, but that | must
! be followed by theso and he hid hl,
face on his arm. | now heard the
strange gentleman speak
Il wish to stay here for the night
and in the morning you will have th,
horses halnessed ateight ! am going
to Hickory Hall to see Square Davis
and spend few days with him.
'All right, sir, said Mr.. Scott "Wha'
names shall | put down r
Mr. and Mrs. Crowther," +" answered
the old gentleman, flushing, and ! fan
cied the old lady trembled.
"All right, Sir, said Mr. Scott Thc
chamber-maid viii show you your room
4 Maria hang the girl where's she lott
ering now Maria he shouted / wa'
leaving the room when George Grow
ther took me by the arm, and fixing
his eyes on mine, said il hoarao whs
per, Remember and then released
me.
"Show this lady and gentleman NJ
( to number eleven, said Mrs Scott.
did so, and was coming down stairs
when / met George CroUther creeping
up the stairs and then turned back, be
cause / saw George Crowther 20 into
the room, and quick as lightning / ran
and put my eye to the key hole The
old gentleman and lady were talking
and | could see that they had not no.
ticed George Crowthers entrance into
the room, and they had then backs tc
him.
George has got of, after ALL said
/ the gentleman I'm glad Of it for bis
sake, though, heaven knows he de-
serves no mercy.
do Mt say 50, said bis wife, "Im
sure George was not ii his proper
senses when be committed the she
could not say murder
"0f course he was not, was the
answer. He'd had too much drink, !
suppose. Yet / always told him that
drunkenness was wrong See what il
has brought him to- To think, said
Mr.. CrowtAcr warming as he went on,
ITO think Of tho pains and anxieties !
have had on his account. paying for bis
extrayagancies, getting him ont of oil
kind Of scrapes, t0iling day and night,
never ceasing, for his welfare, and he 10
return it thus lie has disgrucea the
father who loved him, tie mother who
doated on him, and himself ! have
had no share in his guilt yet mast /
hang down my head and bear hi hamc
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