Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-12-16
The old lady looked 1t the cuttaipsd
windows and at the curling smoke KhichI

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sometimes, issued from . chimney mot
much used before, until she came to Tho,
solemn conclusion ..that1there vas cso1ns-l
thing wrong about that house.M She fsss
solved to make . noble effort 90 lsoiveathes
mystery; sc, one day, ainseoowpssyl with .
little girl .fshe came over Gtolths hossaand
was politely receised 1.-The little aiEt'
making some pfstext orc other dropped -
her knees and peeped under the door. ?
The prisoner, who was lying IN bsd SoJj-s {
cred up. caught het eye and winked 4,
her. The Old lady went away firmly eqprs
vinced that there iwas woman aaRceala1s
in the room. and the hoss' fepatsAisaa
greatly suffered.on aecoant % tbs iAitgss
nation derived from the ingenius recon-
noissance. usfJ ssysasfassas
! .,sneam An Inyellf.sissas5 A
During oil this time SsFsatt va sa6Ar-
ing from ohills and feyers .sand he ifound
thss i Ha aebIsls Bs asass4as4
entirely clear but Surfatt and his friend
appear to have changed their place Of COM
On the morning of JULY be heard thas
which froze his blood with horror, 1.-THE exect-
tion Of his smother, j and here he turned eeaae
from, his narratiyerto refute q calumuy Ehioh
had often been laid atfhis door.t 4a eesS %
1t has been asserted over and Tovers ssainy
and for the purpose Of damning me ia the -.
timation Of every honest man, that deserted
her who gave me birth in the direst hour Of
her need. Truly would I have merited the
execration Of every man had such been the.
case. When I left Montreal there was 10
cause for 'uneasiness on my. part. and upon
my arrival in the country wrote % my
friends in Montreal to keep me posted in re-
gard to the approaching trial, and to send me
the newspapers regularly. ] received letters
from them frequently. in all OF which they
assured me there was no cause for uneasiness
on my part. and upon my arrival 10 the
country,i wrote ees my friends ia; Montreal %
keep me posted iii regard to the approaching
trial, and to send me the newspapers resu.
arly. / received letters from them ffeQuents
~, in all of which they assured me there Was
no cause Of anxiety; that it was only matter
Of time, and it would all be well. After :
while papers did not come 50 regularly, and
those that did spoke very encouragingiyi -
! little while afterwards, when they came, aen-
tences were mutiated with ink and pen. /
protested against such action, and for sons
time received no papers at all. / becanS
very uneasy, aud wrote for publication 90. af-
ticle signed by myself, which ! sent to Mon
treal to be forwarded for publication 10 the
New York World. IT is needless to say It
never went. Things continued 10 this way
for some time, until I. could stand the sus-
pense no longer. Idetermined to send q mes
senger to Washington for that purpose, And
secured the services Of an intelligent and edd.
Gated gentleman. i started him of idninedia
ately, | payingtAll expenses. 1 gave him; .
letter to a. friend Of mine in Washington. With
instructions to say to him to put himselt 20
communications with the counsel for the de.
fence, and TO make correct report 70 nc a
to how the case stood; if there was any dan~
ger; and also to communicate with me i NE
presence was necessary, and inform me wleh>
out delay, with an urgent request thai he
would see aud inquire for himself how mat
tiers stood He left me, and God alone hnOHa
the suspense and anxiety Of my mind dasiAe
the days of his absence. lna&lned and
thought all kinds Of things, YET was power.
less to act At last he returned, and 81 bright
and cheerful was his oonntenance that con-
fess one-half Of tny fears were dispsylsd. He
represented. everything as psosyeaeiag 1wetl.
and brought me this message iton the eentlsr
man 10 Washington 70 whom ] had sent him
-...-a Cheering News. .; b.a7*,,.a ~
"Be under no apprehension as " any sen.
Gus consequences. Remain perfectly quiet.
as any action on your part would onty ts0d
to make matters worse. II yon can bsofapS
service to Us we will let yeu know; bHt keep
quiet" .as,.,... a,t...s.. Il ....,.f
These were the Instructions received isona
my friend in Washington, 10 whom ! felt IN
utmost reliance,s and who ! thought wonN
never deceive me. He also sent me copies ot
the National .hteVigencev, containing svidspcs
lof the defence, I certainly felt greatly t.