South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-26

Drought n man aud wife and little chilli
10 his house. they came from France
to The States, and hearing of a relative
IN Montreal they came on this rav
Dan run kini OF private stage Jus, q.
L do now. They were nice lookino
folks, nnd just worshiped each other
They were wealthy people, too. and il
always was a mystery to me WHY ".
did not find more money. One thous.
AMI dollars was all we couli find
They hal good clothes and some level
~, hnt ~e were disappointed Mt the
small amount OF money, and us taking
so much risk. they were very fond Of
their h;tie Rosamond, AS they called
her; call her Rose.
We put them in the garrett to sleep
In them days hal Old Polly Co see 10
things they went to bed "a easy in
their minds as two children. litlla know.
Ing how soon they would be hurried out
of this world into the other IF there is
one, which must doubt. But 10 make
a long story short, between twelve and
one o'clock Dan and | stole up stairs.
and we're soon bending over our victims.
The man moved. lie threw his arm mn
over his head, leaving his hear, expos
ell. very quickly buried nv knife in
his side. lie never woke VI, only groan-
ell once and allwas ever. This awak-
ened his wife. She started up in the
bed claspins her child to her neart. and
begged piti;uily for the child's sake and
her own. hesilated. she looked n, me
50. But Dan, never tlincning, drew lis
knife across her white throat. She in
'neGlate!y fell back upon her pillow.
In u few seconds all was over. The lii.
tie girl reached out her arms 10 Tue As
If afraid Of Dan. | took her up hut
he wanted TO finish her. too. 1 said no.
She shall live, even il she hangs me.
for it, 1t is strange. but I love the
girl n il | was her father. don't
Know why, but | know it's So.
Al this moment heard the bar push
from the wooden shutter. Moving eau.
t'ously To the opening, | found Rose
there, standing on u ladder. She babe
rc descc!:d as noisclcssly as could.
closing The window after me, | removed
the ladder an followed my guide M
The ro"d :. short distance. where | found
that size had brOuIhc two horses. She
babe me hasten.
j am gong with yoI,' SAID she.
We were soon both in The saddle put.
ting wide distance between US and the
og cabin. There was not much danger
a. the rasca's pursuing Us, as we had
taken Tic horses We kept UP good
gait, and arrived safe AT Far'eigh. -
The first thing did after getting there
/ was 10 SEMI officers on :he villains track.
/ Bat on reaching tile place they found
that they bad made good their escape.
pitied the poor girl, she had no rel
atves to 90 10. and desired me to assist
| her TO Montreal, where she would apply
to The Sisters of Charity for al ASYLUM,
/ until she could think about what she
{ could DO. She explained 10 me how
: Sic came to Saow Of the villains de-
sign upon my life
4 Three months before, she hal been
brought home to nurse the ol,b woman
that had been her fos or fathers house
Keeper She was half.breed, ami had
always been kind TO her, She was very
sick when Rose came, and soon she
knew her time was short. Her burden
ei conscience grew intOIerable, and she
conhded to Rose how her parents hai
been murdered, by the man whom she
considered her f;itlIer, and his compan-
/ IoCs. villains OF tie deepest dye. Their
business was TO cntrap all travellers that
were supposed TO possess money-mur.
der them and take all they could get
when | saw him como bone in com
panv with YOU the girl said. Il knew
your fate was sealed. One mans chan
Ccs against three was small. had been
trying to escape AMI adopted this plan
TO save you rs well as myself. A box
taken from my parents contained papers
and precious stones. The old woman
SAID after the murierer4 had taken all
the'mpncy ard jewelry they could find,
they gave this box TO her. Six months
ago she was moving it about and acct
IDENTIFY let il II, breaking spring and
disclosing q sec ct drawer in the bot
tom, which the murderers had not found
. out, containing many precious stones.
Here they are. eutrust them to your
Keeping.
We carried the gems to lapi5ary on
our arrival at Montreal who was delight.
| 90 with the beauty and splendor OF the
stones. lie a5tonishcd US by saving
that the diamonds we're worth twenty
five thousand dollars. This hal r very
saddcning effect upon me, ~ il pre-
clndcd the hope | had formed concern
inc NV fair preserver
On looking over the paper she found
her name was Rosamond Lcvalls. Her
parents came from France. expecting to
meet n kinsman OF the same name ]
looked for him and found that he had
been dead for some years. so my fair
Rosamond was obliged TO take refuge
with the kind Sisters Of charity.
She biushcd, and requested me "a
come and see her again; but business
compelled nc 10 leave Montreal aud !
did not see her for six months. At tho
end Ofthat time went TO the Sister
house and called for her. She came "a
me with both hands extended. and gave
me warm welcome. | could not fail
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