The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-06-04
Sr'rrf Sforp.
FALSELY. ACCUSED.

II was the beautiful summer time the
trees were clothed in thCirrichast foliage;
the birds sang sw"rtIy: the little lambs
rri-kcd about mcrriIy la the green fields;
everything looked bright and happy.
Prosperity rcigncd over the little vii
lhsr Of Bailyglen, which nestled among
the hills, in a beautiful valley, in the
western part of Ireland, and as the story
| which am going TO relate happened
| there we will ask the reader To accom-
pany us across the three thousand miles
of wafer tliat intervenes.
Through the center of this village. "a
beautiful river wound IFS sorprntilr
course, the banks Of which, ON rithrrsidr.
were intcrsperscd hy numerous pictur-
csque mansions, tlir property of several
rich meE, who were masters of all the
lands over which the eyes roamed.
A. oar story relates 10 one of those
mansions, or at least the inmates Of one
Of them, we will coniinr ourselves to it
aud not mind the rest.
Godfrey Blake was Il very wealthy
man, Isis geld could be measured 10y the
bushel, and yet, with all lIis immense
wealth, lIe possessed none Of the AFRO
eancc or worldly pride that some men
have when favored 10y suclI good fortune.
lie had lovely daughter named Mol
beautiful blonde, whose long, wavy tress-
es of golden hair hung over her finely
nodded form, almost to the ground, and
eyes blue as the summer sky of her ma
tive home, and whose tender hearted
goodness made her favoritc with rich
and poor for miles around. a.
Now, as may be supposed, there were
numerous admirers who looked with
loving eyes on the peerless girl, some OF
them sons of the richestmcn in the PROV
imce. but all TO no pmrose; for her love
was bestowed upon one, though ne was
far below her in worldly point Of view.
His name Was Gerald C'Conner, the on
ly son of II widow, and on him she be-
slowed all the love of her young heart.
Now there was another young man in
tlir village WHO loved, or profcssed to
love, MolIy Blake and tried every means
y"ung O'CoE.rr.
On the evening e len first We intro
ducc them {" the reader, tlie pangs Of
jealousy IIad gr,-at rausc 10 roGsr the
ira of his nature.
they wrc'' .ratel side by side under
the I.;s.E"',.-. 81 :,u elm tree, her pretty
head G.,, r,r r.gi...! on liis shoulder, as she
listened 49, ai.o words al love
Molly. ! I"v.. you dearly and it would
b. the lrippi,-,t day Of my life when
could caiI you mine; but darling. you
know that am poor, and your father
may object to my suit,
''G,rnld ,lnl'i you know father bet
Ter illn,, that, H.. is not tlic man to Of
fr any opposition t" .,s happiness when
hr knows tl;ii I.,' whom !avr is worthy
"i the EcS' sal i;' lr'.l'iid.
"EI..ss you, riy darling, f"r y"nr words
iiav" n,n'l' m" very harpy-"
1T is the truth whiel, nave fpoken,
and as for your iH'.iIg u"nr why, haven't
got c,'ou-h i,.r Hs b"th.'
This WA, too much Tor 'l.,. ci,vcsdrop-
per; lac ground has teeth with rage, and
AN oatii rseni,,l hi:s lii-, yet lac managed
Ia keep iris temper, and waited To hear
mnr,. If Il ir rnuv. rsaii"u, for he lay
concealed nrn"r. IL" .hrhhbery a few
feet :r,In wlirIr tti,. I"r'Is were seated,
a;.d heard every w"r,! "I their conVers;r-
tipn.
For sometime loreer tlicy remained
seated at their eouv"ryatinn, and at
length as the shadows oi approaching
ui..i.t !rc,.m t. steal aer,'ss ;t.' .r,e tops,
they ;.r,,-,. a,ii separated, Molly going
toward iire hous.., wiliIr o'ConneF wall
d"r.I i,iSug,.ly through the sweet scent
ed mr;.,inws toward the river bank.
No sooner had they parted than An
ihGIly i.n. for such was Ga" listeners
name, arose from his place Of conceal
nenf, ;ln, Shaking, his cl,nchcd fist at
tl.e rctrcaiiug form a. his successful
rival. I,isseI through his cl'-nched teeth:
Ours. you, yon I"w-lived upstart!
Rnt | will h.ark.n y"E ia hcrsight; aye,
even if Itav- tn stain NY hands in blood
to do 50"
And a. ho ceased 10 speak lac stuffed
his hands in his ;rowsrrs pockets and
strobe iirreeIy from the place
4 month lad passed amd the shades
Of tranquility rested over the little vii
luge Of Ballyglcn, when one beautiful
autumn evening It's sl!r,nhcrlng inLabit
ants were awakrue.! From, their blissful
repose by tie cry of ':Mur,leri'
Murdril The terrible word seemed to
be echoed frolm the surrounding hills
and filed the hearts OF the people with
awe.
And too TINE was the awful tilingS; a
fiendish murder had been committed,
aud the yistila was godfrey Blake.
And the murderer: lac was found bent
over the PROSTATE form Of his victim
with a blood stained dagger in his hand
-Gerald O'CGnner, the lover of his
daughter and was now safely lodged in
prison.
Another man was ai5o found almost
daad little way of from where the crime
was committed, with n terrible wound
in his head He WAS farm hand of Mr.
Blake's, and was conveyed TO his home
The terror which filed the people
when the news of tine terrible deed had
reached them had now passed away, and