Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-05-13
PART II.

Forty years ago, woman as DeauClul as
yourself, with the same glorious eyes and hair,
the SAME matchless form, the same thrilling
voice. entered the attic room Of one of her
fathers slaves, who was deformed and ugly.
She knew that this poor youth loved her, and
she sh6ueh: to make that love means of ac;
comptshing her wicked designs. She knelt
bcsidasthe youth who tremblcd with joy that
the beauli(u angel Of his dreams should brush
him with her garments, should sweep her glo
rious eyes over his face. She whispered to
him Ola fair English girl, who had become
hatef1Ito her, and asked him to remove her
from |her. path. The youth listened with
amazdment that one 50 beautiful, so like an
angefE Should entertain such dreadful
though; yet he loved her, and love is blind,
He hiEasnever done any human being wrong,
vet hrthe sake of the woman he loved, he
was iehdy to take life, even, if she asked it.
sDo Sls j bid you, and name your reward, she
ThisI led.z Her face was close to his own,
upon his. cheek, her fair hand had
fallen upon his ugly one, and it was like icee
Grown bold with her words and his passion,
he answered, { if do this thing, your love
shall be my reward Instead Of shifting dead
the presumptuous youth, she leaned her fair
head upon his bosom, and Whispered, You
shall have it, The only JOY that ever bright
cncd the life of the dciorned, came in that
hour Her beautiful hair, curling and glossy
as your own, swept across his breast, and her
check rested there. lie smoothed the glossy
hair with q lovers tenderness, and as she
lifted her fair face he touched her cheek with
his lips The touch was madness, and ne,
;wooned. In few moments lie recovered,
and asked Of the woman the namc ard resi-
dcnce of her whom lie was to deprive of life.
She told him, and he set about preparing
compound similar to that in the glass jar, and
before morning the lovely English lady was
dead lie had entered her Sleeping-room
without awakng her, and upon the white
shoulders that Icy uncovered in the moonlight,
he poured the mixture grown warm from be,
ing lcld in his hand in the vial. She slept
on, and on the morrow: there came messen-
ger 10 the house Of bis master, with the sad
news Of the sudden death of the fair cousin
of bis adored After that he waited long for
the coming of the beautiful lady of his bold
love- But she came not, and a month later.
she was married TO Antoine Monilli, and poor
Lorraine had naught to dc. but plan revenge.
He sought the bride, aud bade her install him.
as a servant in her house. She dared rotFe
fuse, and he went. In q year child was
born to them The father worshipped it, and
no less did the m0'her; whr: it became
three years of age, it died suddenly. Another
was born, and on its third birthday, it too
died; and so on, unli four were born, and
died. Then the father died suddenly, and the
guilty woman spola: Lorraine, yoI have.
murdered all my loved ones but one. Spare
me, and 90 away Dare you reproach me !?
be answered, Give me but the love forwhich
l sold my soul, and l will relent.' Then
her scorn and anger burst forth, Poor,
miserable fool Did you not know that you
were bu tthe instrument in my hands to re-
move from my path one who was winning
from me the love of my life? The hours of
happiness have known with my dead An
tome, fully repay me for all the sorrow you
have caused me. Yet, ask you to spare my
only remaining child, my Abilene" .s
aAnd I spsred the child" continued the
dwarf yet still had vengeance to exc,
cute. With slow,-sure poison undermined
the life of the still beautiful woman, and she
knew that she was dying. Even then, |
threatened to expose her, il she refused to
grant me lfe-lease of q home in her house.
[ told her I would proclaim to the world
where she had ever been known as model
woman, that she had been my mistress 10
oppose me, she gave the required writings,
and the next day saw her lifeless form.
MAfter she had been laid in the family
tomb in state. i took the keys of the vault,
and taking her body from the coffin bore it in
to nv room. | dissected it. The head re-
taincd. "Lookl' aud Lorraine opened the
tin box, and the skull rolled across the floor.
He drew out tie beautiful wealth of black
hair, and winding it about his fingers, swept
it across his face. Abilene did not shrek or
faint; she calmly asked: -
20 And you. promise to try this poison on
i'Dare you brave the result2 Blood calls
for blood" ,r.s ~
Il dare anything" she answered, reckless,
! ly, e You have lived for revenge; allow me
the same privilege"
aAh, Athlencl Revenge is poor thing
live for; it makes demon of the soul that
fosters it. Yet, if,you wish it, I swear to
take the life of Agnes Merton, on conditions" J"
Isl care not what your conditions may be
L insist" ass q. ~, -
swell, then; the conditions are these, |
vii kill her by the application of this liquid.
/ wear It She shall die but you shall
never witness her death, nor hear, Of it i for
You shall die, frst," and before she comprc.
iended his intention, he had seized her about
the waist and dragged her to the opposite
| side of the room, where shone his dissecting-
E.y;,os ;,,,terrihle orray. Even then. the un-