The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-03-31

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Il knew them the stranger re
piled, eyasively. And then point
ing to a small white house that wa.
visible through the trees-"And te
to whom does that belong?r
THAT? Why, to Mrs. Sutton. pool
body"
Sand why do you pity her2"
"You must be a stranger indeed
sir, to ask whyp
Then, enlighteh me-. Tell me
the story"
They had reached the stile now,
through which the farmer had first
appeared upon the scene, and he
paused at the strangers words, and
rested his arms upon it.
"Storyl 1t is a queer story. AL
most too sad to call by such name
She was the doctors wife, a sweet
pretty woman as ever / saw, fifteen
years ago, with a fair, handsome boy
that she was that proud on, that it
would have done you good but to see
the two together. He, the dpctel
himself, was a bit cross-grained-
leastways, so I've heard say-and all
the more reason why the motherand
son should think SO much of one an.
other.
"The father did mot over.like it;
still, he was open-handed with the
young man, educated him finely
sending him to school and college
until it was seeing thatthe boy, who
was'fine-looking enough, was begin,
ming to think nosmall things of him.
self, IT'S said he even lifted his
eyes to enc S9aifs eli.sch,iiil.4
daughters-leastway at the last
But | am not telling it you straight
on! You should come and see my
wife, if you wish to hear the story
we'll told"
"But was there such presumption?''
inquired the listener. "You say this
young man was well educated and
good-looking, and perhaps"-after a
seconds hesitation-"the lady liked
him."
"He should have known his place
BETTER said Mr.. Sisted, sturdily;
''leastways, he should have learnt it.
What is young lady's fancy worth?
She was butsixteen. Squire Churh-
ills daughters were not for such as
ne. However, this loving-making,
or whatever they chose to call it,
was only discovered afterwa.d when
everything was brought to light
And in the meantime the tradgedy
came"
"Well?" asked the stranger, lean
ing forward with interest on his
face.
"a murder was committed here
Yes, you may start. In this quiet
village, where nothing was heard out
Of the common from one years end to
anotheT in this village-in that lane
where it joins Squire Churchills
grounds-'squire Churchill's second
son was found dead"
"And-?"
"And then, as l said before, it all
came out about this poor young Sut-
ton keeping company with Miss
Churchill; for it seems the foolish
young thing, not being able to see
him elsewhere, had agreed to meet
him'in that lane on that very night;
for one of the farm laborers saw them
part, and her run up through the
meadows home, only few minutes
before he heard cry, and ran for
ward to find poor Master Harry lying
there dead"
"0f course Mr.. Sutton was taken
up2"
"0f course, sir. But now comes
hequeer part of the story For
though he was tried, and it was
proved most beautifully that he had
killed Mr.. Harry for telling him
what he thought of his conduct, and
was condemned to be hung, and was
afterwards only let of with transpor-
tation for fifteen ycars-yet now it
seems"
"That it was not he, after,all2"
"How did you guess that2 The 9th.
er day there comes the news as an
other man has confessed to the crime