The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-22

Anna sDattOn l. was not suIPileou 1ndC
Albert called her handsome; should
have called her beautiful for
"a fairer vision ne'er greeted my sight"
It was but the work of few hours
for me to fall desperately, madly, boy
ishly in love with her.
Two weeks glided by; had begun to
pay direct attentions TO the beautiful
Anna, although I could not tell whether
she was playing with me, or was in
earnest. She received my addresses as
queen might the homage of her sub
iects; then, Just as | was on the point of
telling her my feelings, she would begin
to thrill some melody, and dance out of
the room.
/ was getting frantic; felt that /
must "gush," or the pent-up waters OF
my soul would burst through all re-
straints. But, no! Annals manners
precluded the possibility OF any "gush "
on my part. In despair, some days, I'd
don my hunting-suit and shoulder my
gun, and spend an afternoon in the
woods, sometimes with Albert, oftener
without him, for, truth 20 tell, | wa
becoming madly jealous of him, and of
his quiet, authoritative ways. One day
/ had hunted the house over for Anna,
resolved to tell her how much | loved
her, and to find out the truth concern
ing her regard for me.
| was destined 10 find out in much
more abrupt and disagreeable manner.
I could not find her; | then ask I'd for
the boys Their mother told me they
had taken the bows ] had made for
them, and gone up the mountain target
shooting. / found my gun, and con
Guided to go up the mountain myself
and shoot some small game.
About a quarter of a mile from the
house was beautiful waterfall called
Sylvan Glade Cataract, and by this
limpid stream was the nearest path up
the mount. @
Itwas approached by a narrow path,
aud was surrounded by thick mass of
underground and trees, SO that you
would not imagine its proximity until
quite upon it. | strobe up the path,
vexed that did not see Anna while the
mood was on me to tell her all.
approached the cataract, and heard
voices, but kept steadily on parting the
bushes, only to see "my Anna" as |
had come to term her, in the arms of
Albert Warville, while he pressed kiss
after kiss upon her lips, which mad
dened while it Gained me.
stepped into the Enclosure, and AL
bert released the girl as | tapped him
roughly on the shoulder.
Come with me, Albert Warvillel"
said.
My tone was so authoritative that he
followed me without word, until we
had put dozen PAGES between ourselves
and Anna
Now, Albert Warville, what right
have you to the caresses of that girl?'' |
Kissed, my heart beating fercely, while
my face must have been drawn and
hard
The right of my aaianced wife, Ned
Baker; and | thought you too much of
a gentleman to seek to interrupt such a
relationship"
| reeled and staggered as though | had
been struck blow, while he quietly
went back to Anna, and together they
Started down the mountain Then |
seemed to awake to my condition, and
beat my breast and tore my hair in a
maniacal fashion, which look back on
now with amusement, although at that
time 1T was sternest reality.
| watched them clear down the noun
tain-side, and saw Anna cross the plateau
alone. Was he coming back to me?
0, no; l could not meet him; nv brain
seemed on fire, and was filed with
wicked, murderous thoughts
Desperately plunged on through the
woods, not knowing or caring whittier
my steps led me-
AT last | paused, for there, standing
right ahead of me, was the form of
Albert Warville. He was standing near
the edge of I" the Cliff" as it was called,
a rocky projection with sheer descent
of some forty-6ve feet, and appeared to
be meditating and looking off, while
noticed Annals light blue scarf around
his neck. v ru
1nstinctively | raised my gun to fire
at him, when on second thought | low
cred it; | remembered that Annals
brothers were in the woods somewhere,
but my brain was maddened and whirl-
ing, and for the time being / was carried
away with passion at what i termed his
villainy. | was crazed and frenzied to
see Annals blue scarf encircling his
neck l bent to the ground and seized
a large stone; casting it with a precision
long practice had taught me, heard it
strike him with a dull thud. l saw him
topple and fall, and waited to hear his
death-scream, but there was no sound.
All was as still as death. As still as
death? My God, that was an awful
thought; that was the thought which
made me sane again. l fell to the
ground utterly incapable of motion.
The few moments | lay there seemed
like dreadful hours to me; then, as con-
seriousness came back, it appeared to be
a hideous dream, and dragged myself
to the edge of the cliff and looked over
There he lay all curled up in heap. o
mercifui heaven, was l to go through
life with the stain of murderer on nv
hand?
But | must arouse myself must
act, and the first thing was to dispose of
the body, so started on roundabout
path, the only way to reach the bottom
OF the cliff. As neared the spot I was
sure heard voices, and gazing through
the trees, saw little Henry and Willie
Dalton standing by the body.
/ turned in terror to fly, wild with
my agonizing thoughts, but | was seen.
and the two boys started toward me,
crying Justly
Cousin Ned Cousin Nedp'
turned and met them.
Was it you, Cousin Ned, that
knocked him Off" asked Willie.
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