The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-12-18
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IMe White Rose
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By W. @, TALKNER.
CHAPTER TX.
dEoONAR's STORY CONTINUED.

ANNVAAh b1ORA CoNl1HUEIs
Time vas gliding on unusually
sloW<-it always does when we want
to 50 fast, and never fails to gallop
when we want it to walk. A fort.
night hal stolen by since my last
interview with the interesting Miss
Tadpoddle. Dabbs and Tadnnddle
were still working like beavers. but
accomplishing nothing that any
tDouy Wanted them to do. Every
thing they did, was to add new links
to the strong chain Of evidence a.
gainst Miss Bramlett. Public SEN
timent, which at first had been
strong in favor of her innocence, had
undergone q radical change, and
was now as strong against her as it
had been in her favor. | hate public
sentiment-I detest it, for it is a
heartless tyrant any way, as often
wrong as right, and always on ex-
tremes. Miss Tadpoddle and Miss
Clattermouth were, to a great ex-
tent, responsible tor the sudden
change in public sentiment. Their
busy tongues had never been idle
for a moment, except when those
two meddlesome old maids were a.
sleep. The Pant Patching Sister
hood held thee meetings q week,
and it was at those meetings where
| Miss Branlett's case was discussed
and all sorts of slanderous reports
set afloat. The meetings were most
usually held at Miss CIattermouth's
residence, which was a large brick
building situated on the east side
of Bayou Gayoso. This establish
ment had been wiiled to Miss Clat-
termouth by an uncle, with whom
she had resided prior to his death.
| In addition to the residence, she
took twenty thousand dollars in
cash under the will. Her residence
was the headquarters of the Pant
Patching SiSterhood, which was
composed of about two score Of gos-
siping old maids, and five or six
widows who met there for the ayow-
ed purpose of assisting the poor;
but their real object was to enjoy
their gossiping propensity. a doz-
, en- tongues were usually working
at the same time, like so many gas-
vanic batteries, the subject Of dis
eassion never failing to be the char
acter of some unfortunate neighbor.
Miss Clattermouth and Miss Tad
POODLE were looked up to and con-
sidered as the very paragon of pro-
priety by the other members Of the
Sisterhood, and their opinions and
utterances were gathered up, and
retailed out 90 gospel truth. Nc
wonder then that Miss Bramlett
should be condemned without a le'
gal trial in court Of competent ju-
> risdiction. Hadn't she been triec
and found guilty by the Pant Patch
ling Sisterhoods Hadn't the TIVE
great Moguls pronounced the yer
Idict9 0! course they had, and thai
settled public sentiment for good
and all. Bowles had stood his trial
before the same tribunal, butowine
to the fact that he had been ever
reached and sedueed by designing
wicked woman, ne was acquitted
with gentle reprimand, directing
him to 60 and sin no more, and to bt
ON his guard, when in company Will
such charming young women al
Viola Bramlett.
II Declare" said Miss Chatter
Imouth, "the meanest thing Miss
Bramlettdid was to attempt to in
golve Mr. Bowles in her scheme
lof murder. BE is thoughtless
Jolly good-hearted young man, un
suspicious by nature, and the very
kind Of aman to be deceived by sucI
a honey -tongued hussy as Violi
lBramlett."
Indeed" observed Miss Tadpod
Idle, Il agree with you there. III
is one Of those confding, unsuspi
cious sort Of men, easily played or
bvsucb an adventures. My broth
er was inclined TO censure him, bul
you know the simplicity Of the goo(
!. soul-he does not draw the prepe
distinctions in such cases. He i
lone ef the best officers in the secre
sergice, buthe owes most Of his sue
!. cess to my judgment. ] ofteI
make the rounds with him, and a
lite Miss Bramlett's case, think
mag say without exaggeralion, fol
/ never exag gerate-in fact
is my character to despise I'D tha
] but for my valuable aid, he neve
would have secured the proof nee
essary 10 convict her And then
he was inclined to think that MI