Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-09
A Lady's Wonderful Nerve.
De 0uincy's Story Of The Avenger" Sur
passed by Brave South
ern Lady.

Mrs. lsadore Middleton, very
beautiful wcman, and one of the
ac,. lcdgcd leaders of fashion III
Mon,.c, can certainly boast of the
possession of as much nerve and
true moral courage as are often
yoHch>alri Ia any OF her sex.
On the -Cvtufrg of September
10Th she WAS i'll Sr boudoir, put.
ting away some articles of iewclry.
Y hrn she noticed tina IIr peculiar
position ul Il library limp that vas
earning upon "A clTit n the back
Part OF the room had thrown upon
the floor. almost directly al her
feet. the shadow OF Il man. who
was cIouchcd under a hroad.ioppcF
ornamental table in the ccnirr of
the room. She also maikcd that
the open hand OF the shadow had
but two iin"cIS. and remembered
that several Il >pcratr hurglaricS
had recently hccH committed IN the
ncighhurho"d. Snppo>iti"u>ly hy Il
negro dr>pryddo. who was motto.
riuns a. ia'ins los, two fingers Of
his Ii-h' hand.
Nr. Nui,!h'toH was ar.rut from
the rt',. auA besides hrts,if in Iii"
Au'.~" there NA> hui 4 single maid.
N,lNau'. tt~trdd OF lunt!ng with
tear and shli,h.ug Tor help the
brave lad, stated herself at the
N,lN table underneath which tie
mi-crtaut Was cUncrdlcd and rang
for the servant.
"ll,uI he wii''.r materials.
Bridget" SdiG She. With perfect
ca!'uc>>. Il Want You to take "A
note ti.> instant To Hr. Forialr. the
.lrwe!rr, and have him send You
hack with my diamond necklace
and cariropS which | left there for
repairs several days ago. Bring
th,m with You, no matter if fully
repaired or not. They a.r by TWEEN
tliu,d the most vaIunh," articles ct
.irNciry that ! POSSESS, and | do
rnot wish 80 pass another night
without having them III my bureau
drawer"
The note Was ~ once written and
dispatched. hu' instead OF being in
the tenor that Sh, had si.hiIicd zen
, purpose for he concealed Iuhhrr Il
OvcIhrar. for she lad no jcN,iIN
under r"rall. il was a hastN note
20 the irwc'rr. IN intimate friend,
in which -" >ucriurtly stated hen
ter lie position and urged him t,
hasten 10 Her r,'ilct Nit,i the Iruui
site police assistance immediately
on receipt ut the miSSivc.
The a@unlcS which that refined
and d"lcatc woman underwent
y hen lr,t alone in the house. with
the CONSEQUENCES "f the prrScuc,
Of that desperate ruhher. pcIhap,
assassin aS well, crouchcd under
the very table upon which ST.,
llnrd. and perhaps touched by hrl
very .>nir'. can uuly b" lett to III,
readers inagluatiun: bur her iro,
nerve sustained her through lii,
ordeal. She NaWurd. humincd 1T
opr ttic an. tn ned over the leave.
of Il novel. and in other ways lul ',,
the lurhrr into Il sruSr of rriec
S"""lltN and expectancy. an. wait
.. waited with vll!ly beating
heart. and her eyes fastened upur
;hr hands Il her little ormoln cior'
wi greedy, trvcriSh gaze.
AZ last. however. came the PRAY
or for relief. There Was ring Il
the door he'll, and she Stroilrd care
lc>Sly into the hail "a down stair
q 10 open II. The use had been
successes She not only admittc,
Bridget. hut also Nj. Furiair an,
= three sialwart policemen. The lat
ter passed >tralthi!y up stairs an,
and into the bonhoir. where the,
Snndcnly bounced upon the conceal
ed burglar So unexpectedly as I,
secure him with hardly struggle.
TIL" prisoner proved 10 he II nc
gro criminal, NAMED Chapman. bu
mostly know. as Two Finucre,
Jcn,' who was in great rcpues
about th1' time for several ruiicf
les committed in the ncighhorlIo0t
Il short time before. and he is nov
serving twenty Years sentence il
the Alabama Sfutn iris,u