Middletown transcript., 1875-07-31
@riainal s&torp.
Written for the Middzetoson 7sanserf
,a,F BESSIE fAlRNFQ4R y
fcoxrrrurD FROM Last WEEK. ]
BY LILLE BELL

He was just cou,fortably seated when
two, Sisters Of Mercy were admitted
of : which we will speak Of but one,
,Sis,sr Agnes Il have ceme tolsee Miss
Bessie' said Sister Agnes, standing
Before The bouing form Of the doctor.
]. Hearing Of the terrible nislalrsnps nislalrlsn
Hat, befel her father on hisseTrap9 Of
m4saJ, ue hare come te Offer her our
assistance and comfort her, and aarse
the t1os thassSers brought here last
,aieht T III feel very gr,ciqus pf POUR
sss5iJdsss, ; said the Doctor a.Ybs jhall
see her issneditely. qssr beart-stricken
child; follow me" be added, leading the
way to Bessie's room here be left
them. and returning to the library BE-
ool6~enesa -ptspaFing for the inquest.
Soon as.they we're alone and the greet
ing vas over, Sister Agnes was the
first TO speak Bessie, my dear gill,
! have come to give you little advice !;
and. Nth yeur .Pssmissionr se nurse the
two TO life and health again" Il am
very thankful indeed" said Bessie ar-
IDENTIFY: my greatest sorrow Is the
asAihfdf 6y yYatheri Obi ! dsn'f ktow
Who could have bssn 80 cruel" she,
vailed 10 sgo6y. a sfIsnce followed
,H9hg0ten.e seye hy A. seb nov a9a then
from fda Z X poor 81 Bessie. Al length Sister
sNeuss lsSoks.ra Beside. shsss yan ..
rejeetSd iovst r. "Fss,n answered she
With ! shiyer, ~ ahsrecallsd the words
Of Sly; s.but that cosld not have any
thing 10 do With my fsther's murder. "
my dear, you, do not knoy ,seryi
likely it did. What was bis name and
when was hsaslast rejectedls" "His
name vas Saul Sly, ,"said Bessie slowly.
Sister Agnss staftedltoo her feet and
commenced pacing up and dow The
apartment. DO not stop. Bessie tell
me the rest. When was be rejected
and whenslid you SEQ him last 7" "He
sas rejected - aisbtE Just, ,lsipse the
shipwrsck. and mas ordered from the
Hall The las time ! ~ him 5myI
servants were putting hin, put. This
was after the shipwreck and before !
knew what was the matter with my
father" At length, Sister Agnes
,lpwlysreplied. !" Bessie. Saul, Sly was
your DtLefs I murderer, Bovars. Of
him, my dear child. for your life might
be taken sby thsssrstch." at cannot
be-. said Bessie, slowly. sbsking her
head. Bessie, / win now tell to you
my past history. something that I have
Hitherto kept = secret. Four years ago
be married me- in France and brought
me to this country. We were here but
. short time -4hsn 7 discovered that
be had only married me for ny money.
and that he and my msid, Phiilissie,
your preaent sone-of her, too. say
be1are-FSound them one morning 10
the garden and he was knssling beside
her. Saul was very -angry to think
that I had found him thus. Not long
afterwards I went out for . sail, ac-
companied BY an old man BY the name
Of Simon, Phillissie and Saul. We
went outSso far that We could scarcely
see the land Presently We neared the
shore and landed. was very uneasy
and anxious to return, for it was quite |
late in the afternoon. As / went to
step bssk i'm 9he boat Phillissie and
Saul seissd me. Simon lifted . dagger
and / knew no more until ! was restor.
Cd to eensciouness BY IN old fisherman.
who had rescued me from the waves
vhsrs trey threw me afserF thinking |
hat they had killed me- Bessie vas
not pFspased for such STORY % this J