The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-02-05

fHisn ftwf g.. .n louiua.
ahd akrtt9 see ti hly m f5e .
loHae ~ wss shown .at1 n.e +
ram n lady C, /
"My Lady" aid hc, "amer ac /
dism ha. thrown iHto my lhnds ID .
unmbc d letters which Lord G hus
wriiientoayouog lads with whom /
ho entertained q iaisoH irr suycml
months The young lady ! hcauli
ml aud highly intelligent. be Is OF.
rcspciahl1 family, and only The
blindness of passion lias induced her
10 forget herself In this way
Lady G.. who loves her husband
passiona,cly, was thundcrstmck
"sir," she gaqcd conyulsively,
"and those letters which YOU have
received, where arc thcyi'
"lhayc got them. llcrcthcy are"
said me gentleman, producing at
the Same time a bundle Of five or
| sis letters.
| Lady G. stretched out her hands
to receive tho bundle which the
gentleman had shown her.
"My lady," said the gentlemam
II noccd not tell you that the letters
are valuable. Lord &. would pay
me five hundred pounds for them
But, in returning them TO him, |
would assist him in the crime he is
committing against you. Morality
has always had powcrfulinilueneo
on my actions, and in seeing you 80
terribly excited and hopeless, / feel
inclined to act generously with you
and offer them to you at half the
price the Lord would pay for them.
"But, sir" said Lady G., 81 dc
not know whether these letters are
genuine. You are n perfect stranger
to me. They may bo forgerics."
At these words hegentlcman re
placed the bundle into his pocket
and bowed politely to the lady.
Il have nothing to say, my lady,
said he coldly, "Lord G., VIII
knows whether they are genuine Q
not, may decide on their value"
And the gentleman went to tn
door.
"Stop," said my Lady. LET N
have those letters. But, sir, | hay
not gothic heamountyou ask for thc1
in cash. If this diamond nockla'
will satisfy you, you may have
Lord G. paid e3oO forit last Chris
mas, and it is worth more than "
ask for the letters"
The gentleman examined t
necklace closely, y,and then,after ha
ing put it into his pocket, deliver
the expensive letters.
When Lord G. came home q fl
hours after, he found his wife
despair. Only, after a thousa
prayers and carcsses, he succeeded
learning the terrible news viii
had been communicated to Lady
In vain he tried to persuade !
that she had been made the victt
of an ingenious swindler, who b
protited by his absence to depr
her of a costly piece of fjewelry.
Lady c. replied that all his assur'
ees were as many lies, and that
was determined to separate fir
him.
At this juncture a letter '
- brought in. On opening il a tive
|. pound note fell on the table.
lady read hurricdly the contents
the letter, which was addressed
her, and which ran as follows
h'D "My Lady-By this time Lord
will have convinced you that
a letters. arc ingenious fabrication
my own hand. ! am an artis'
my own way, my forgeries are
cellent, and you are not the
nor, hope I, will you be the lai
my victims. But ! am homes
my dealings. l asked f25o tor
letters. You gave me your neck
have justsold it for G270 to Me
B. D. Ladgate Hill, and take
,,,or liberty to inclose you f20, am
'l;sb. over and above my demands. ]
soo. no doubt the jewelers. will,
~ presentation Of this letter, retur
!, necklace for the amount they
that for it. Very respectfully, Il
nted. --------.---.---.-l-- =. =. : "'h :.
dian This is the latest for brides
lat of nlain po)d bracelet which ia