The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-08-31
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KENosHA, WIS, AUGUST 81, 1871.
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curing assistance would necessarily in
volve statements ard reports in which the
names of the Soanes and Peytons. and
my own, woald be mixed up. However,
little time was allowed for thought.
Soame never spoke another word in this
world, after he had made the remark
have already mentioned to you, e N
He had got hold of my collar with
both hands, and was making the most
frantic efforts to pull me toward the edge
of the cliff
"Jnhand me, you fooll"f exclaimed,
now fully alive to my danger.
Not word in reply, bat redoubled at
tempts to affect his 1ntenfion. [ thought
lhe devil was in him, for 1 never saw
face so horribly distorted with rage and
madness as his was, I have often thought
since what remarkable sight that would
have appeared to spectator-two young
men, who, twelve hours since, were firm
friends, engaged in a struggle that would
certainly terminate fatally to one or bOth
and at such a time and place, 1909 1t
makes me shudder when recall thg
events of that night. r r-a @-t-=-a- I'll
With g desperate effort threw him of,
and he fell to the ground.
Charley. my old friend" said /, II
impkore you to desist! Renaember-"
But before could finish the sentence,
he was on his feet, and made furious
rush at me. I stepped out of the way,
nimbly moving toward the copse, and
Heavens it is almost too horrible to re-
peat poor Charley went over the prcci-
pice. quickly approached the brink,
and heard the thuds OF his poor body
against the rocks on it's way to the bot
tom. He gave one groan, and no more.
| stood for several minutes like per
son stunned. What position was mine
for man to be in! What statement to
make 10 Mr.. Soame and his wife! But
shoald I make it? Was not myown life
In peri5? All the circumstances seemed
against me. Miss Peyten would see in
Char3eys horrible fate the murder OF my
rival. No, would keep the secret. So
weat homeward; but with what
Thoughts pictured poor Charley, my
dear old friend, lying at the foot Of that
aWfGl precipice, bleeding and dead, and
copiously shed tears Of intense anguish
went down to the shcre and bathed
my face3 and the reflection that I was
really guiltless of bloed-in fact, guilt
less Of everything rs regards poor Char
ley-shed ray of light over the dismal
gloom then pervading my soul.
/ soon reached Mr. Soame's, and all
noUaoed that I was Enableto find Charley.
Poor Lady Geraldine Ishall never for
get the look she gave me that night on
hearing this statement. can see her
now, poor thing; she was very much eX
cited but she Et,le thought villa he
real state OF the c2Se Was hr lS04me
wassanguime, and taougnt Charley had
gone to dinner with the P, ytons, Lady
GerEdlne begged EHt 60 go out again. !
did SO, and / Effected tn give notice Of tie
creGnls3aqce OF Charley 5 absence 10 -lJer
sons IN the place need nat 60 into
minute particulars; suffice it say that
search was made on the morrow, and poor
Charley Soame'S body WAS tuand in the
afternoon at the bottom Of Draper's Drop
horribly battered and disfgured When
the remains were brought home, the sight
Of the corpse Of her darling son was too
much for poor Lacy Geraldine On be-
holding it she gave "a heartronding shrek
and swooned her sea~ on never RETURNED,
ana sh died calmly and -quially tyG
mouths uttrr, having i,rs.t ravinG maj 80
the interval. Poor Mr. iS.jame shoi tly after
left Enganh, aud 4itd emmew hern in lle
south IT Ataiy.
l returned ~ Lo, dom after poo; Char
ley's funeral, an entirely altered man I
felt that / should never he happy again
in this world, nor SHALL l. Although |
was a perfectly .innocet,J actor in the ter
rihle little drama have described to
you, felt that had been guilty Of folly
10 not being more frank and candid wits
Charley concerning Miss Peyt"n. It
seemed TO me then, and IL seems now, thar
the fact of his lacking cnndor with M
was no excuse for my own behavior; bur
Charley had long since known how iul1o-
cent | was II any attempt to supplant
him in Miss Peyton' Affections. But you
will ask me what h;s becuni If the DIV?
As | told you. | returned tn town after
the sad events have narrated I cane.
here and applied my>eif TO my Profession
striving by employment To forget, If pos
sible, the shocking occurrences, the re
membrance Of which, even now, hangs
like pail over me- bad seen Miss
Peyton after poor Charley'+ funeral, bur
had not entered into particulars concern.
ing his death; nor, Of course, bad Il sa}d
anything about myself rs her. She was
deeply shocked at her lovers fate, on
learning winch event she acknow4 dge'1
their attachment,
A year after this, saw in the papers
an announcement of Col. Peyton's decease
and wrote to Gertrude to condole with
her on her loss. The sentiment Of love
had felt for her never again found ex-
preston from me. / could not have mars.
RED her; and slle l apprehended, felt
also that, out Of respect to poor Charey's