Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-10-08
REVENGED.
Romantic Episode in the Career ola Detective

from tie New Orleans Picayune.
..I'll tell you Of an Incl lent never re-
feet on without regret" sai'l Mr.. F..
as he turned to the reported in response to
his request for another story:
The life ola detective is not one Of ex-
citeme,t merely. 1t is sometimes crossed
with. events as wild and startling as ever
gave coloring to romance. No emotion,
no passion or phase of character is hi /
from US. We learn to play upon the feel
ings. the hates and affections of men and
women. as unerringly as the pianist on bis
instrument Whilst the casuist would hes
itate Ia take advantage of this. lie neces
sity we are under compels US to omit no
opportunity which my lead us to success.
II say this. because the incident am
about to relate reveals what a woman will
do when excited by jealousy and thlrsting
for revenge.
1--WE were on the track of man who
had robbed an Havana jewclcr 0: almost
incalculable wealth. He had fed TO the
United States, and, We believed, was in
the Southern country. At this time New
Orleans was full of Cubans and visitors
from all parts of the world. One couple
peculiar from the rest, excited the atten-
ton of the fashionable world. and became
the favored pets of saciety, which in New
Orleans that winter was perhaps the most
brilliant on the continent. Their lavish
expenditures, and elmost Eastern magnif-
cence ef apparel and eaalirage, excited THE
admiration and envy. it may be, of their
fashionable acquaintance. They, TOO, were
Cubans. The man, ilthen'ing all the pc
culiarities of the Spaniard, was. in person
al appearance, ii type of his race. But |
cannot describe to you tie woman that pas
sed as his wife. She was the most beau
tiful creature ever saw. The ideal Of
the poet, when lie painted the dark-eyed
maiden Of Khorassani was realized in her
person. She seemed to me like some liv
ing, beautiful idol for men to worship. The
tint of the olivr was on her face and brow,
and in the dark, luminous eyes wealth
of affection but they told, too, of a spirit
resenttul Of injustice and fierce in wrath
as the glare of her native sun
BY the devious paths we pursued. when
Oh the trail of the criminal, we traced '.our
man" to the city. We knew he was here.
and we searched. for him necessarily But.
ais if to Aaui.k our exertions and put to
shame eur efforts, this was all we could
learn The Spaniara WIS the only person
who answered the description Of the ERIN
NAL But what folly no suspect him. the
petted courtier of society the millionaire
he would have laughed our suspicion to
scorn. But still We hung around him. =
BY strange, magical influence it was I'M
possible to divorce ourselves from the be-
lief that he was the party we we're in search
of This constant attendance at the places
ne frcquented, this lowering around the
sphere IN which he moved, made US at last
acquainted with the fact that his wife was
unhappy and ill-treated by her husband.
Fle had begun to neglect her, and pay as
siduous court to a fashionable belle One
hight we saw lrer enter the theatre with
fair American. and entering private bcx
was paying her die most devoted attention.
Short, afterwards woman, whom we at
once perceived Yves his wife, but evidently
disguised, entered and passing around the
dress circle took a seat directly facing him.
BY strange coincidence she was right
by me She looked at the couple in the box
long aud earnestly; her face, which We
could see from our position. gradually
changing to an expression of the most fear
| full and viudictive passion ever beheld.
Accustomed as was to every phase of bu-
man emotion. it appalled, me. At last she
arose and left the theatre, followed by an
attendant Now was our time. | got up
as quietly and was by her side when she
reached the street. I was determined on
a stroke of policy. which. if read her
countenance Alright, would place the man
in our power If | was mistaken it could
do no harm Actuafed by this impulse
placed myself in front OF Der and raised
my hat
MADAM. par lon me-"