Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-01


was literally true. With great diff Guilty
he helped me to the top of Snowdon,
and there got pony which had car
ried up some lady, and who kindly con-
sented to walk, and was taken to Liam
berris, where q surgeon dressed my
wound and attended me till was fit to
leave. Glad enough was | to get rid of
him, dreading that he should ask how /
managed to infict wound with such
direction on myself; but, happily, the
idea never occurred to him."
"Why did you feel that dread" the
lady asked, soothingly. "Why did
you attempt to conceal what hap
pened? My unfortunate husband
brought his fate upon himself. You
could not possibly incur any blame"
"Could I not though ?" replied Mr..
Peters. "Ah, madame, you know
little of the English law, which would
never enter into the rights of the mat
ter. Two men met and had duel;
one was killed, therefore the survivor
must be hung. 1t would not take into
account that this unfortunate survivor
was forced into this unlawful conflict
against his will. He must trust to the
jury for that, and jury is generally
hysterlcal, and guided by its sympathy
rather than its reason. If my counsel
put forward your husbands antece-
dents, expatiated on the virtue of his
prosecuted wife, and the innocence of
former victims, with more persuasive
eloquence than the prosecutor could
manage to employ when holding me
up as d willy seducer, who made the
destruction Of domestic happiness the
one object of his life, they would doubt
less acquit me; if the crown lawyers
were the most persuadive, they would
convict me. Ane the chances would
be in 1a> Or of the latter, for most jury
men are married, and are, therefore,
ready to sympathize with a jealous
husband"
"Nay, nay; your fears cause you tc
exaggerate matters. You could not
possibly be accused in the way your
imagination has conjured up, if the
information concerning this mysterious
matter proceeded in the first instance
from yourself. Believe me-or
rather, do not do that, but consult 8
good lawyer and / am certain that he
will tell you the best thing you can do
both for your own safety and YOU
peace of mind, will be to take depo
sition, similar in every respect to the
story you have told me, before mag
istrate."
81 shall be asked why delayed it.
"And you will reply, because you
had not met NE, and we're unaware O.
! my husbands non-appearance."
81 believe you are right, madam
and will make deposition to-mor
row."
"Thank you-oh, thank you, Mr.
Peters. Then my trustees will sign TO-
my money. I must go and prepar
, them at once; for, do you know, [ hav
overdrawn my account at the bankers
Good morning, MIR. Peters," ..
She. was gone. The die was cast
Poor Peter never slept wink tina
night, yet the history of the dram;
grew not. He was too apprehensiv
, of being cast for the principal cnarac
ter of a tragedy himself. But he coul'
not back out now-he must needs max
his deposition at once, before an &C
count of the affair was spread abroat
in some other way. He would go t,
the Marlborough street police offic
about the time the night cases woult
be over, and ask to see
Rap rap! Up came a letter in :
lady's hand. Mr.. Peters tore it open
DEAR Mr.. PETERs-You need NO
trouble about that matter. I have hear'
from my husband. You did not hit him,
suppose; at all events he must have go
away very quickly; But he has had ba'
! fever, and been delirious and that account
for his silence SO long past quarter day.
you wish to see me"
"Wish to see her Good heavens
Not if know it. Whew What re
lief !" cried this most ungallant of men