The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-09


uttering sighs and sobs every now and
then. Upon catching sight of him she
few into
A GREAT PASSION.
''Villain!" she exclaimed, 81 know
now what you are!"
"What am II" he demanded, with
forced calmness.
"a murIerous scoundreli A pois-
onerl Aye, your poor uncle has told
me everything. He said you mad
twice attempted to murder him by
means of subtle poisoas, in whose man
ufacture you are an expert"
DR.. Burnards burst into laughter.
My uncle" he said, "like many
grabbed old men of means, labOred I'M
der the ridiculous delusion that wish
ed to accelerate his death. He often
told me, and I always laughed at his
silly fears"
81 will not believe you" replied
Mrs. Finck. ''You gave me a pow
der, which your uncle refused to take.
Unfortunately, he threw it into the
fire."
The physician eyes twinkled in a
peculiar manner.
'By the way" he said, my uncle
died half an hour ago. The first med
ical men of Nashville shall dissect his
remains, and you will be informed by
them that the old man was not pois-
oned."
But the widow turned a deaf ear to
everything he said to her.
Il shall never marry you" she ex-
claimed.
BEWARE OF CROSSING MY PATH
AGAIN.
He left her, saying to himself:
"She shall pay dearly for this"
Mr.. Bonyne's remains were disco
ted, no poison was found in them, and
DIR. Bernards inherited his fortune.
Since that time Mrs. Finck lived III
great scclusion. Hence none of the
vague rumors about h,r character,
which DR.. Bernards cautiously circu-
lated about her after their sudden rup-
turc, reached her cars.
She became acquainted with Carlos
Dupont, and gladly accepted his ofFor
to marry her. When DR.. Bernards
heard of this he became greatly en-
ragged, and the duel with Dupont and
the latter's sudden death were the con-
sequences.
Mrs. Finck, from this time forward,
broodcd constantly over the violent
end of her betrothed. One day she
called, deeply veilcd, upon DR., ingalls,,
who had been Dupont'a surgeon at the
fatal duel.
"Doctor Ingalls," she said to him,
II have been informed that YOU have
still the bullet which pierced poor
Dupont's breast. Would you let me
have it ~
Dr. Ingalls, readily consented. He
gave her the paper in which
THE FATAL BULLET
was wrapped up. She unfnlded the
paper and took out the bullet. The
latter had assumed a white color.
DR.. Ingalls, uttered a cry of surprise.
"What caused the bullet to turn so
white" he exclaimed. wait mo-
ment,n lie added,
He threw the bullet into a tumbleT
of water, and poured half dozen
drops Of the water into the mouth of q
large frog.
The frog was Immediately taken
with commissions, and died in three
minutes.
The widow had watched the sur.
geon's movements with raPt attention
''Now I know what caused thC
burning sensation in Mr.. Dupont'
wound" he said slowly, ''and wha'
brought about his remarkably rapid
end. This bullet was coated witt
arsenic. I will go and see DIR. Ber
nards immediately about it."
Mrs. Finck told him what Bernards
uncle bad told her on his death-bed
about his nephew.
The surgeon had an interview OF
the startling subject with BeFnsrds
who, Immediately after the doctor lef
him, decamped Tor Nashville.
But he died soon afterwerd in I
truly shocking manner. The Missis
sippi steamer OH which he had takel
passage exploded her boiler and DR.
Bernards, was so frightfully scalde'
that he expired two weeks later in tn
most horrible agony.