Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-06-28
VI ! sc T. LI.AN Ny.
SOMEBODY'S MISTAKE.

the town would stretch oat by Lord Claro's
instead Of going A. it did. There y Back
Clare Street. b1ilt of handsome prisAte
houses. vhich we're aitcr~ard Ief and sub
le' 20 iodEers-many Of the loser efsss of
trade people Ia was in one Of these houses
that redaocd gcutle-~omaa-Miss sally
CarInody-Esed. IN or about the year I762.
There ~as a deal OF French money sent
over IN these tsuics. and some. it = thought,
aPpropFiAiea 10 der o~n purposes.
Prank AuthuT even. when he "a. build.
ing Aaihur's OuAv. vas accused Of having
got some am guide sure this was un-
truc bet the story was believed. because
you ses. IA thosc DAYS Il was thoaght such
sn iDpadeH; thing Tor Caiholic 70 build a
whole quay Three tues. they say. be
vas On The point Of being hanged bst tie
Earl of Limerick saved han. However
tbs might 30. Fraak Authgr beng consid-
ercd High,y "uppish. (that ~as the wor,)
Tor Catholic. ~Ns suspected AMI not hlsa-
self alone. bet al who were known 10 d.
oonnectsd 18th him. Authur's wife "a,
better born than himself. and poor Mis-.
sally Carm ~ ~as cousin of Lers. and
~cn Known assueh. 80 the. good Oh LADY.
~as snder suspicion also.
/ Miss sally being. a. ,aid. reduced. -as
obliged to take IN needle ~ork 70 support
hersch- >ho was very skillfui AZ her nee
de, and nunb-rs "a the laliss used %
mount the stairs Of her lodgings 70 inirust
her ~ith work they werc particular about
oBe wouid thiuk there would Dc nothing
very dangerous Ia this poor gentle woman.
Siih. beng related O. Asihsr's wifc. she
~as Watched. ard she knew if. Above al
she lived IN constant dread % feliow lo,le
er ~ho ooeupied the rooms on tie groand
door. inmcdia;ely bcio~ her. This wo-
man. uAo followed the calling Of clear
starcher. vas an acrid. close. uncommuni-
cative huie body-very industrious. but
very odd in her ways. She "a wLat the
neighbors callcl "A bitter Proiestan,. o.
consequently sbs vas employed by al the
Protesiant hiics in Limerick. and vas
moreover q weekly pensioncr q soue reiir-
ious .oeiety. By Miss sally the li,tic Prot
c.iant cicar-s'archer vas Looked upon a.
a sPy. Ane dreaded and avoided acrordins-
IIy.
\ Oac DAY handsome carnage stopped a.
I tbo door and lady of modest appearnncc
having impaired Tor Mi.s sally. alighsed
and asoeudsd The siairs % her room.
3D. had souae very 6ne ~ork WITH ler. aud
/ couccrnir- tiis sbe had hanGrci instruc-
/ tioss % give. Mss sally remembered a.
icrWarls that vhisc she was taking about
/ the work the iady's ewes kept Eiaaciug bore
an1 ihsrc rather curiousiy. But a. this
E uaa ty 90 means unusual 30 bcr fae .ajs
sisif0Ts. ii caused her ~ gncasiucss 90 iLe
tine. Her customer az iasi DEPARTED ali
Miss sally resumed her occupation. sss-
t pended daring tie rather tedious directions
! Co ~hicL sbc lad Co heafkcn.
The ri.aor's sharp eyes. ho-cser. lad
T rot gone prying IN vain. INSIDE che front
room there vas a. ! have often seen bob
+ those old houses. .ittio room 90. closet
ui,hout any windor. only lighted By means
of q glass door connecting q gith ihc apart
ucnfs sith0ut. u came out subsequently,
P that ihe fnc laiy spy had seen The shadow
/ Of q nan inside. IN icss than bali an hour
ihe whoie street was G.lcd With sollicrs.
ard up % M..s sally's room they came 20
secure their prisoncr. They knew De- Lad
had no time % escape they also knew
fhat The closet had no second outlet -
when ticv ucre in the room without tlcs
vcrc surr De- vas trapped.
lrfo TIE closet they throrced. General
Dos q, tteir bad. But the room vas ap-
rsrenti, cnr'y. D. ~as wiibost iurniture
save q rnaurcrs. a chair ard tablc. on
wh.,h sere thc remains of q neal. n ore
ccrref uas teap - Ere wood. boz not
large crouch to corcssi a mar. For
moment fhe f.llrrs we're taken aIa.k.-
nent moment tLry ucrc rcassurci.
There vas e. br.esei-up fre r'aee ia the
fcorn ard roeri be- they al gathered Sc
that tome there sac "a fav called t.lrth r.on-
~. ard people ui. a to taiIl saft of sail
oi hii,ts srouud fre place that Co. in-
spector might scc sben o. carae chat they
made no usc of BE-. ~. ani uaf lc uhen
he'd torn bls brrk the hr.,ss uoaiI te fsk-
cn dovn untii the fi,,e f5r CO. nezt visit
However. a. iack uouli have o.. Ni.s ~a. .s
bad res''y % use for this Ere piace .ap.
pee it uas as uu,h a. 81 oouil do. poor
ialv. t1 trcp up the frc in tile front room
All be- so happened that ibe brets go,
eel sni hrny b-.t. anl even r.as,red
over al they r,i-lsl io siihia e.sp,e of
fcct 90 the ceiling There uas iast room