The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-12

| pocket of her dress, and shot him, kill
ing him instantly. The horse started at
the explosion of the revolver, dashed
past her, she returning to the woods,
mnttering, ''I have done 1t 1T last"
Let us follow the horse, with the car
riage and its dead occupant.
After running for mile at the top Of
lis speed. the animal stopped and com
menced to walk, and continued so to the
gate of the place 1t being just dark,
and no one coming to open the gate, the
horse commenced to neighs The hostler,
John. hearing it. hsstened 10 open the
gate, to let the boss las he termed him)
in. AS stlon fs he opened II the horse
walked ip, and continued up the drive
towards the stable door. John came up
and proceeded to take the horse out, and
not seeing Mr. Raymond make any at
tempt to get out, he said.
"You are little late tonight; '.not re
ceiving ary answer, be said, "Mr. Ray.
mnnd, you had better hurry up, or you
will have your little wife with broom
stick coming after you for staying so
late" Tie said little wife but she was
not very tile; he compared the two,
Mr.. Raymond being very tall and broad
shoulderedj. By sudden start Of the
horse, the dead body fell over the foot
board. John, pale and trembling, went
to raise him up, aud seeing something
on his shirt, he uttered, "oh, my poor
master is shot, perhaps killed." Put
ting his hand over his heart, aud feeling
no pulsation, he exclaimed, "My kind
master is murdered. Helpi Helpr' Sew
eral of the servants came running out Of
| the house to the stable, and found Jshn
leaning over the dead body, weeping
"Whats the matter?v asked one, by tho
name OF Sam.
BOSS has been shot and killed. What
will become OF Mrs. Clara? Sam, you go
in the house and get Lucy to keep Mrs.
Clara in the front part of the house, you
stay around, too, jim, and | will bring
INN in through the kitchen way; hurry
up" They laid him on board, and
took him in the kitchen.
Though warned previously the cook
screamed when she saw the body of Mr..
+; Raymond. 1t reached the ears of Mrs.
Raymond, who started for tho kitchen,
Lucy and Sam trying in vain TO stop
her. "oh, don't SO ID there, Misses"
pleaded Lucy
"Why net?"
"Nothing, only a. nor so in there"
Pushing them aside she rushed in and,
seeing those in the Kitchen staLS'ur
around something. she pushed through
them, and started back in horror rs she
saw all that remained of her dear hus-
hand. Then. throwing herself on his
body, she wept as If her heart would
break. Starting up she almost scream
ed. "Who has done this?" John told
ali he knew of it, of going to the gate
and all that followed. She stood for
some moments as ifthinking, then drop
ing on her knees made this vow.
"Here, before God and Iver the dead
body of nay husband, 1 promise to de-
vote my whole life to find tho murder
er, and avenge ms husband cruel death
Hebe, Hebe. rest in pea"e, you shall hf
avenged! You shalt You shalll'' size
fell back unconscious, and WIS taken up
to her room, and Lucy left to stay with
!. her. She did not recover for some time
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