The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-11-28

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! ssI should" replied Ca;oIlathorpe
l.arF1TE-c rtay hurried iao..l the bach
drawing room, sad IN ! few molnents
returned, heasing the mysterious
hat in his hand.
"lherc's something decidedly
strange in It's appoar,.l o;l,' said
ChicIllctborpo, after contez- plating
It at arms length for ssFelel no
.aents.
.sv1es, sir" acquiesced 1.arkwof
thy. It's bran ney--aId ;t's very
strange indeed for bran nee hat 10
be left to TIE last at al evening
party. And see, there was some
thing in it-sometfing wound round
and round, inside the crovR.,'
| The something waB . s:E.p q pa
per. about twenty yards long, upon
which was written, with letters Gbou5
six inches apart, the Collofgi1.; ter
tribl3 sentence:
"gThen this hat is iou1d / shall
have cease 30 exist,
''An anonymous suicide c.ied
Chickiethorpc. Rush to tae river
sida!'
81 beg pardon for the suggestion,
sir, but &c T2ay have preferred to
blow his brains cut. q
/ Gin that case it wonld be of 10
use looking ft3rr him in the river oz, /,
certainly. But il he had fired pistol,
re should have heard tie r@l3oGt.'
.'Not il the shot was free. long
way off, sir, l think
LET us read the fatal announce
ment once more, sir."
when this hat is found, I shall
| have ceased to exist
Its atl right sir. Ile cant know
that this hat has seen found, we've
only to put it vhere took it from
cnd go to bed
There must have been an old
cailey pleader amongst your PRO
ganitors, Larkworthy."
Il believe 7 may say [ came
from an excellent family, bat ravor-
| 8es OF fortune----"
I Not now, Lorkworthy; let as
for the present confine ourselves to
the mystery Of this hat. The words
CT the unhappy mani ta1e it for
granted that the hat belonged to a
man, and that he was uahappy-ace,
When this hat IS found ! shall have
ceased to exist, clearly. IS mach IS
saying he will not require the hat
Tor further use, and that whoever
iinds it, is welcome 30 It."
/ "There's nothing more need aa
said abont it, then sir, and snppo-
=aing you DO act intend to keep It
for yonr own use, and that whoever
fnGs Il IS welcome to it, [ would
make so bold--as found it
81 freely hand it over to yen
Lark rthy, and may you----sih !!
What was that ?''i
ut sounded. sir, very like
"It did, cried Chicklethorpe, in
a trembling voice.
"l wss going to say Groa1, or
death rattle, sir
/ { 81 WIS. prepared to hear the
! worst, Larkworthy. But what's to
be done? Can the fellow have
There it is again-in the direction
of my daughters room"
Chicklethorpe rushed towards the
landing, but stoppcd suddenly. On
| the lowest step Of the stairs he be
held Matilda Rosa seated. with her
Aair down, but not otherwise pre-
pared for going TO rest,
az hat in the name OF anything
are you doing thereY' cried her as-
tonished father.
"Groaning, pa" she replied.
''Ask her what for. sir;" Wh'grar-
cd Lai lzworthy. h
Thank you for the suggestion,
Larkworthy, 7 viii. What are you
groaning for, Matilda Rosa p
Because l am wounded, pa
/ "Wounded! Good Gracious
Where abouts =
In my affections, pa
"Tm glad your injury is nos Of a
kind to need sticking plaster" cried
her parent, much relieved by the
explanation.
Miss LIatilaa Rosa may be able
to tell you something about The hat,
SIT, perhaps suggested Larkwor-
thy.
"Listcn to me, my dear; Lark
worthy has found :: het,, IN which
was enclosed this mysterious note.
Read it you have receiFed an cx-
ceilanJ education"
Misc Chicklethorpe passed with
her papa and L.arkworthy, into. the
back drawing rap;a. where there
was, 8 better ligbbt, and read the f.
Out the terrifying sentence, she ut
tered Z lcEd cry ard threw herself
into tcr fathcr's arins.
s,liy dear child" cried Chiohle-
| shorp, I woeI,.a't for tic Eoyi,i lei
YOU fall; butt Gha reyives.
,Besl Of children, compc1e yourself
ant. walk to the nearest sofa, il you
bhhE you sls.il require =iy furtha,
support"
''s,rharc an I?'' she incuired
ycruely.
an your foni AID ;adulgont fs.h-
er's house,
"Back drawing-roola, Hiss ad-
ded .Lakw orthy reassuri. gly.
81 rem. .emter,' che cried tragi
cally. ''Pappa you have been the
cause Of, your only daughters dis
solution Let me 60"
II viii, my child-to bed" replied
| lChictlethorpe.
No" che cried, to share the fate
of him to whom this dear hat he-
longed." IS She spoke she seized
the fatal hat from L&rkwos sthy ard
] cnYared with kissas ..Cf him w i q