Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-05-15

not Want aQVlce OF CnaG, of luueeH
] any kind. Miss Blocks friends knew
!: better what was good for her thai
! she knew herself; so they persisted
! in giving her advice, which was IN
4 deed, al they did give her, and wa
after all, Tot a gift of a very cost.
!. or valuable nature. If it had been
1 Miss Block s friends, probably weal'
not bave been quite sogbefA with 1t
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Miss sB5i15lfssspi1sa B5ie5slf sessssspissa 1aEEss aa4gss spgs
\ chamber .in Mrs. Barfords hopsse
! commanding a view Of the rivsra ant
of the wharf premises Of her father
Late ;oaeg night, when she could np
sleep for thinking Of her sorrows
and of certain events thatshad hap
pened that day. she was startled BY
the sound as,ef people talking under
her window. In some alarm. she
rose quietly and looked forth. Il
seemed to her that there were two
figures moving about on the whar.
below As she became more accus
toned to the dim light, sheperceiEed
that one was a burly manin top boots
who carried a-dark lantern. 1t was
the Bow Street officer. The other
was aa;s ssrsty 4gsE PIX X w. iAHtiStsp spfs S6
recognized. ,..,,-.
he was but halt dressed, and blads
as ink from head to foot. A rope
was tied round his waist, and the
line was held by his companion as a
measure of precaution, while the boy
was wading and plpnging and search
ing in the dark mud of the wharf.
Again and again he seemed in dan
ger of sinking below the surface,
when iimnsdiatelS he Rastdfs&u bit
by the officer. For some time the
labors Of the pair seemed to be in
in vain. They stopped for some
mipates to regain breath and rest.
= It's lucky l never was afraid of
dirt" the apprentice was heard to
say, in a low voice. Now III 60 in
again the tide will be in upon us
very shortly. Huflol my foot struak
against something,-a stone? no, not
a stone. I'velost it,-nc, / have it. I"
/, : He was drawn in presently, bear
ing small dark object. i'll bis hand.
The officer was seen to examine it
carefully by the light of the lantern
Hist! David Is that you 2"
said Miss Block. g I must see you,
i must speak to you, as soon as
may be. Come round to the front
door, Tilt ,on in" ,..,.. s,
Shall IllaIl 1sqms Is ,sn Isl gEq In hall
~ What does that matter p -,
Miss Block went down softly to
the street door of THE Travellers
Jov." In minute David presented
himself, a dreadful object.-very wet
and Shiny and muddy, with an old
sack rhrown oyer his shoulders. Yet
Miss Block did not shrink from him.
81 want to warI you Of danger,
Davy. Keep out of ar. Starkis's
sight. Don't let him see You about
tile wharf. lie has been threatening
you,--he has been threatening me.
He is very angry with ms both. He
avows we are in league together. He
says that I care for,-that [ love you,
Davy."
"How dare he insult you, Miss
Nancy ?" quoth David, simply.
81 have rejected his suit, and he is
mad with rage against me,-and
against every one I,-care for. He
says word from him would send
you to the gallows. He threatens.to
make oath before the magistrates that
you were not by my side when the
shot was fired and that l topswcre
myself at the inquest in order to
screen you. Hs will be avenged on
both of us, he says. So take care,
Davy, what you do. He is a bad
and unscrupulous man. did not
think so once, l own; but I know it
now too well. Take care then, Davy.
But go now; you are wet through /;
you will catch your death Of cold 1
ought not to have kept yon so long.
God bless you, Davy." -"
:, :. - have nt been ,laboring in vain,
Mss Name Nancy, ~ Il issafia David, shssfily,
as he hurrisdbEs III
The next morning Mr.. starkie pre-
sented himself at Bow Street. lie
had statement to make, ho said, in
reference, to the late tragedy at
Rotherhithe. His name was Godfrey
starkie, partner of thedeceased ship
breaker.
"The very man we want, said. a
constable. '"Qmck with the hand.
cuffs, Jem. I arrest you, Godfrey
Starkie. on charge of wilful murder
of the late Sampson Block OF Roth
erhithe.' ...sf -
The prisoner started, but recovered
himself Immediately. a You shall
| bay dearly for this," he said, indig-
nantly. Bring me to. trial as soon
as may be. I'll wager a hundred
:. pounds l am acquitted and ride home
! from the sssizes il Il post-chaise and
ffo,lr:;'' 49,, ~a
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VII.
The arrest of Mr.. Starkie occa.
stoned much surprise. Some were
inclined 70 vote the proceeding q
JacnSnafata 4 ttlm hi r,h, IL asnart of the