The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-07-29

wain's life We Just GOT sufficient food to
keep us alive, and that was all. Well, these
islands were the nearest place. The AL
mighty blessed us with a fair wind. We az
rived here on Sunday. Nothing has been
heard of the other boats
THE VICTIM OF A PLOT.
A CHAPTER IN TIE EXPERIENCE or A DE-
There is nothing so cruel rs sclfshncss
Before its baletul influence the good Of our
nature is made dumb, and the evil runs riot.
Pity is flung aside as a foolish emotion, and
the heart is impervious to all that is generous
and noble II leads to avarice and is the pa
rent Of crime 1t sunders friendships, and
tenderer ties are broken to satisfy the worst
and most despicabe instincts of our nature
Not many years ago. said Mr.. F., a la
DIV, whom had known long and we'll, fell 4
victim to this evil passion. Young, beautiful,
and accomplished, she had many friends.
She was married to a gentleman whom she
loved devotedly. Previous to her marriage,
in order to support a widowed mother she
connected herself with a fashionable millin-
cry establishment on Canal street. and by
her cultivated taste and exquisite SKILL soon
rendered herself indispensable TO the estah-
lishment. Although retired from society,"
there were many in it who still remembered
her as the Young and accomplished daughter
of a wealthy merchant, honoring her indie
pendence of character and applauding her
filal piety In time she Won the affections of
the gentleman whom she subsequently mar
ried, and much to the surprise and disSatis-
faction of her employer announced her inten-
ton of speedily Withdrawing from her eStab-
lshment Every motive was offered her 10
change her resolution. 1t was frankly al
mitted that her place could not be supplied ;
the Lady said that custom would desert her
and ruin would follow on the heels OF their
separation These considerations induced
her to remain until her place could be sup
piled but this did not interfere with the mar
riage, that took place as announced. Find
ING that the lady was determined to 30. the
proprietress conceived the most bitter dislike
for her, while yet maintaining an appearance
of friendship The innate SellishnesS of her
nature was aroused, and she thought bitterly
of the lady who preferred her own happiness
to the interest of her employer. She imagin-
ed herself greatly injured, and she hrooded
long and ardently over some plan of revenge
She cared not if ii wrecked the character of
her victim, and destroyed in their bloom all
the flowers of her life. Treacherous. yindc-
tive and passionate her evil mind planned a
cruel wrong, and carrie, il out unrclcntingly
The proprietress had in her possession some
costly laccs, which she priced above all things
in her house. They We're very beautiful. ana
many fair votary Of fashion had offered fab
ulous prices for them. One morning these
laces were reported to have been stolen. and
incredible as it appeared to her friends, the
young wife was accused OF the larceny. |
never shall forget the look of indignant sur
prise, the unreasonable scorn with which she
received the accusation. She stood before
the officer like some young Pythoncss. her
great eyes flashing, and the tall, slender form
drawn to its fullest height. had seen Grim
inals in many disguiscs, the Young, the beau
tiful, the rich but none ever so countcrleited
virtue, or masked themselves in innocence so
effectually. | turned my glance toward Mr..
L., and saw at once that my feelings We're
the same as his. | would have Staked my
life upon the lady's perfect innocence. But
our convictions could not aid herin this strait.
or prove TO those who We're already prejudice
ed the convictions in which we were already
certain.
Her trunks were searched, and the laccS
found in them. Until then She had treated
the charge with Scorn but now her feelings
underwent q change. The indignant blood
that had stained neck and face receded, and
the poor creature, with a cry like despair,
sank, sobbing, on the lloor To the careless
and minimizing the proof seemed so clear
there was no room for doubt Her husband
stood by, uncertain how TO act. | hated him
from that moment for his yacillation and I'M
certainty. He should have seen as had seen
that she was innocent Still he procured her
bail, and tried manfully to procure her acquit-
Al a,l | ,yo,.-aI dow ,p1
night upon the case, and on the very day of
the trial obtained a clue which led to her &C.
quittal
From the first l believed that The proprie
tress was the guilty party. There was IN I'M
easy glitter in her eye, n restless uncertain
glance which showedme the meditated wrong.
On the morning OF the trial, when every other
plan had failed, | had determined to search
her premises, in the hope of finding some
thing. IT was a happy thought, for in her
escretoir I discovered duplicate keys Of the
lock. With these | soon ascertained the work
man who had made them, and by whose
order they had been prepared. With this
evidence the proprietress was confronted,
when she testified on the trial. Never shall |
forget her expression of baffled rage and hate
when l produced my evidence. She looked
more like a demon than Il woman, and in
lOok itllu gesture ulSlDEt,t tu tllt INTENSITY VI
her malice. On the lady, the scene had an
effect as sad as unexpected Her reason,
that had borne such shocks of grief, gave
way beneath the JOY Of her acquittal. She
rose to her feet, looked with beaming face at
her husband, and then, before an arm could
be outstretched to save her, fell lainting to
the floor. From that moment she was hope
lessly insane. Months swept by and as her
reason clouded, her body faded away. Not
long the poor spirit fretted in the poor frame,
asd one night she died, died OF Il broken
heart, victim Of a woman'S plot. New
Orleans Picayune.
POISONED BY A RAZOR. A barber named
William Brewster, doing business at Chatham,
Ontario, about six weeks since, was called to
shave man whose death was occasioncd by
lung fever; the instrument he used was after
ward laid by, to be used no more as u razor.
But being one morning without knife, and
desiring to sharpen his pencil, Brewster used
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