Sharp County record., 1878-03-15

moment lt private happiness VIII L-s .
eleven rivals sl-li-E 81 round the r0oIAr .
unless he made his evening call II : pre-
goscs-g-,--T early hour He did ny ms
eEgeGzeu- once OF Twice, but the Only
result vas thai the eleven admirers u
once fl-Jwet his example In these
czrC----.-aLces L= began 10 Ero" LL-A
with sg-1u rzsse1 Affection and lL5 young
Lad-. alarmed 41 Lis condition. made up
her mind G14G something must oe done
wI1LJCl delay
A7ou- three weeks ago the young
minister presented himself IN l-s De-
-o7=d-s fr11- D4r-1- s1 5-5y P n, and
ii -c4 ten minutes that elapsed 1eIlte
The t-s- Of L-s rivals rang the bell be
painted the misery 0t cJurrIlg BY bat
ca-iJ1s in the uo.5 narrowing terms
Miss Eczs listened TO him with deep
sympathy. and promised him that Il Ls
would sraV until . o'clock the -2s- oI
the 0biecCi01a5le young men would oe
SD thoroughly disposed lt thai EJr the
resi- Of the evening he would have the
te[E 10 himself. Full Of confidence II
the discrimination and resources oI Ms
oe5rD-hed. MS spirits re-url@d- and ne
was about TO express his gratitude with
his LLDs. Is vel Is his heart, when the
first Vgulg uau was UsLered into the
room
Miss Ecks received her uuweLcome
guest with great c0clL4-I-T, and invited
him 90 st- On 3 chair the oacE Of which
vas placed close 10 Z door. The door
in question opened outward and upon
the c1g Of q Hight Of stairs leading 20
the cellar. The latch was old and
0u- of order, and the least pressure
would cause It TO fy open. In pursu-
ance OF deep-.ajd plan, Miss Ecks 80
nodded her conversation Is 10 place the
visitor 81 his ease. In very few mo-
uenrs. he ceased to twist his fingers and
wri1he his Iegs. and presently tilted back
MS chair after the manner Of 3 content
ed and happy man. No sooner did the
back Of the chair touch the door than
the latter few open, and the unhappy
quest disappeared into the cellar with q
Trenend0G5s crash. Checking the cry
thai arose from the asCOuishet clergy
man. Mrs. Ecks quietly r=c-0sed the f.
tai door. placed fresh chair IN the VI
cinicy, and calmly remarked, " That :
one Of them"
In five minutes more the second
Young man entered. Like his predsces-
sor. he seated himself on the appointed
chair. tipped back upon It's hiud-legs,
and Instantly vanished. - That's two Of
them,'' remarked the imper-urbabLe
beauty. as she closed the door and once
more reset the trap. From this time
until 9 O'Clock i constant succession Of
Young men went down those cellar
stairs. Some Of them gT0aned slightly
after reaching the bottom. but not one
returned. l. was "a unusually good
night for Young men. and Miss EcSs
caught no less rLal Il between / and .
O'Clock. As the last one disappeared
she turned to her h0rriied clergyman
and said. That's the last Of them
Now for business" but that mild young
man had tainted. His nerves were IN
able 10 bear the strain, and when the
moment Of his wi,hed-fOr monopoly OF
his becrothed had arrived he was una
Die to enjoy it.
Later in the evening ne revived suf-
fcientIy to seek q railway station and
tv forever from his remJrseLess charm
er. The inquest that was subsequently
, held upon the fourteen young men will
long be remembered as most impress
: i've scene. Miss Ecks was present with
, her back hair loose, and the tears stood
in her magnificent eyes as she testified
! that she could not imagine what in
: duced the young men TO 90 down Gel
lar. The jury without the slightest hes
itation found that they had one and all
. committed suicide, and the Coroner per-
, soually thanked the young lady for her
, lucid testimony. She is now more pop
, ular than ever, and, with the loss OF her
, own accepted lover, has renewed her
former fondnes5 for society, and night
. " entertains all the surviving young
men Of Vallejo.
This shows what the magnificent eli
mate can accomplish in the production
Of girls when it really tries.-NslC York
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