The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-01

the country. Ore night Mr.. went
home late, and assembled to his bed
chamber to retire for the night. While
turning down the gas he heard a noise
from behind the bed. Drawing aside
the bed curtains he saw his house
keeper, clad only In light chemise,
lying on the outside of the bed. Be
fore he could recover his presence OF
mind the worm s~-ang - the fiool,
and winding her arms around him.
held him in 3 @i,c-Ike-~lesp sud began
to kiss aud hos lIu. He struggled TO
( free himse :, aid seeing this the wo-
man uttered j lIsTciug scream, follow
I ed by shrek nt'e- shrek. The house
| hold was aroused, and IT a minute lat
er every servant was in the room gsz-
/ ing IN amsZement at the suggestive
| spectacle. Mrs. SesftOn was w.
| ing prone on the floor in
dead faint. her dress :nrn in several
/ places, aud her hair dIsbeveled, and
Mr.. J. stood looking at them aghasi.
The woman told q story about suddenly
awakening and finding herself in Mr..
Us embrace, in his room. The APP
pearances were CONCLUSIVE, and the
beautiful housekeeper quit the house
the next morning $500 ncher.
Another and successful attempt at
| blackmail by this woman is of more
recent occurrence. AS before, the
woman, armed with first class letters
of recommendation, and this time I'M
der the name of Armande Daplisse,
obtained situation as governess for
respectable family, consisting of hus-
band, wife, a grown son, two grown
daughters and little girl. Miss Du.
plisse was queit and gentle in her de-
meanor, ana gave such evidence of cul
ture and refinement that the family, be-
lieving the story she had told about
her once wealthy and aristocratIc con-
nections, treated her as their equal.
One OF the daughters was engaged to
be married, and her sutton came, and
to him the governess was presented,
and he was told that the same courtesy
was due to her as to the other ladies Of
the family. Upon this the young gen.
tlemsH took kindly interest In the
beautiful governess, and frequently
sought her company. One night after
the rest of the family had retired, the
young man, Frank, went to the IL
brary to get a book to take to his
room to read. The gas was turned
low, and as he entered the room
he saw a white form on the dIvan.
Drawing nearer, he saw that it was
Miss Duplisse. Her head was bowed
on the cushion of the sofa, half con-
cealed by her arms, and it seemed TO
him that he could hear sobbing. He
called to her by name. She started In
confusion, and put her handkerchief
to her face as though to wipe away the
tears. She gave some plausible reason
for her presence in the library, but
showed no inclination to go out of it.
Frank asked her the cause of her grief.
She looked up shyly; then sitting up,
her eyes glazing almost tiercely, her
breath coming short, her bosom rising
and falling and seeming to swell with
an intense emotion, she told Frank
that she loved him.
Frank was astonished at this, and
demonstrated with incoherenG words.
In passionate accents the woman told
him how intense, how consuming was
her love for him, and yet he was to be
another's! Oh, that thought alone was
killing herl The youth lost his wits,
and sat there as in a dream, listening
to this beautiful woman confessiDg her
love for him. So well did she act her
part that Frank discovered that it was
day and the household astir only when
a servant, passing IN the hall, saw the
library door sjar and the faint glimmer
of light, and pushing the door open,
saw the couple, uttered an excla-
nation of surprise, and hastily retreat
ed. That the servant told her young
mistress, Franks betrothed, of what
she had seen in the library, there IS no
doubt, for the maiden instantly sent
for him and demanded an explanation.
Frank told the truth but she would not |
believe him. He sent for the COVER
ness to confirm his story. Instead of
doing so she fell on her knees, begging
forgiveness, but, oh, she loved Frank |
so. This confirmed the maiden's sus-
picions, and, with her eyes suffused |
with tears, she left her lover and the |
governess alone. Frank implored the |
woman if she loved him to set hum |
Alright in the mind of the family. But |
she shook her head sadly, and MUIR |
INJURED that it would be too great SEC
rlfice; and even if she could bring her.
self to make the sacrifice, where could |
she go2 She had no money, no friends. |
Upon his question as to whether she |
would go if he gave her money and |
letters of introduction to friends whose |
influence would procure her genteel |
and remunerative position, Miss Du-
plisse hesitated moment, and then,
seemingly by great effort, told him
that she accepted his offer. The let
tiers were soon written, the contents of |
Franks purse (some $500 or $4,000 |
were placed in her hands, and within |
an hour the beautiful governess and
her trunk had vanished. Journal Of |