Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04
The Romance If Il Tramp.

4 leading physician and surgeon Of
this place was visited a few night,
since hya strangely excited old man,
who requested his immediate attend.
ance at u large and valuable farm resi-.
dence, situated between Waynesvillc,
Warren county, and Haryeysburg.
Your correspondent was requested to
bear him company on Journey which
proved very full Of startling revela.
tons. The night was very bright; the
old doctors carriage bowled and rat.
tied through small villages and passed
isolated little taverns lining the road.
Directly ahead OF us, and tearing on
like mad, went another vehicle.
AT last we drew up in front of q
house that stood out boldly by the
light Of the moon. AS the good old
doctor and myself entered the hallway
We encountered a wretched looking OBJ
ject in the shape of an old man. His
appearance was frightful-his hair I'M.
kempt, his clothing disordered, and a
wild light came from his eyes. We
assembled long flight of stairs, that
creaked and shook as our feet came
down upon the boards. Turning sharp.
ly to the right, the old man threw
open the door of room that seemed
to front upon the garden Immediately
IN front OF the house. 1t was a large,
old fashioned room. Where the moon
light, shining through the Branches of
gigantic old tree, crept in at an open
window looking out upon the road
there was bed, and from this bed
issued groans.
by the side of the bed knelt woman
whc proved to be youngand handsome
The doctor moved quietly toward the
bed. while the old man and | stopped
in the background. As soon as the
door was closed the old man sank
down to the floor, and letting his head
drop down between his knees, he was
as silent as was ever the Lone Fisher
man in "Evangeline." 1 went to the
bed and looked upon the face of a
man who might have been anywhere
between IS and 30 years Of age. Across
his face were the bloody marks of cru
ell blows, and into the pillows and
sheets the crimson fluid had soaked
until the sight was sickening to behold.
The young woman who knelt by the
mans bedside was the old farmers
daughter, and seemed to be giving the
doctor trouble, as he wished her to
leave Che room, and she did not want
to go. The physician attended as best
he could tue wounded man, but the
presence of tee girl seemed to agitate
the patient. and it was not until after
the doctor used many arguments that
she agreed to quit the room, even for a
short time. l assisted my friend after
the departure of the strange girl, until
looking out of the window [ noticed
her pacing up and down the walk, in
the moonlight. The doctor instructed
me that l had better keep an eye to her,
and SO made my way to the front door.
and stood directly before the girl as
she paced up to where / was. By walk
ing with her, putting in word here
and there, and letting her do nearly
all the talking / got from her the fol-
lowing strange story. What she said
was uttered in fragmentary parts and
N disconnected manner. A Dickens
could scarcely do justice to that wild
manner, those swiftly uttered words.
that frenzy of despair at times. and
again that joyousness of hope. They
had lived before comming to Ohio at
Weschester, Pa. Her mother had died
many years ago, and an aunt had lived
with her father and herself up to the
time of their removal to Ohio. The
aunt had refused to accompany them
to the West. There had always been
insanity in their family. She remem-
bered to have seen this aunt on her
fathers side acting as would a mad
dog, foaming at the mouth, barking.
DC. As the young woman proceeded
to speak at last of herself and lover.
her voice became subdued; she took
hold OF my arm, and looking souarely
INTO my face, enunciated. eyery word
with much clearness. She had loved
q young man, who lived at Whining
ton, Del, and who loved her in return.
Her father and her aunt were willing
that these young people should love
each other, and they would long ago
have been married and happy had not
something terrible happened. The
young man whom she loved was re-
lated to a man named William Udder-
Zook, and William Undertook was
hanged at Westchester for the murder
of q man named Goss. 1t was a scheme
to cheat the insurance companies.
Goss's life was insured for a large
amount, and 1T was pretended by this
man. Undertook. that he tGoss, per.
ished IL the flames when the said
Ooss s house, close to Baltimore. Nd.
was burned. The fact was. MS after,
ward revealed, that Cdderzook pro
cured the body of a deal n,an from
New York, and arranged to have this
seorl's" found among the ruins of Gosss
hone charred and altogether so dis
feuTe0 lay the ti-e that II was no. rec.
equitable. The iu~urapce companies
suspect d foul play, ami got on the
track OF Cdderzpok. Ujderzosk and
Cos l''..i planned this litt affair. and
Cos. "hose ale el body Svas found in
the tire, was spirited awe in tie flesh !