The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-12-11

respect because we have detected
several OF our own citIzens in 'ht
attempt to palm themselves on u
as tramps. You see, the rules ot
our association don't allow US to
receive any clUZeR OF the State,
but we only take in those untortu
nate men known as wandering
tramps, But enough about thai
subject. | must finish telling you
about Miss Bramlett. | fear | shall
fatigue myself too much, any way.
being SO very feeble, as you are
aware. ByIhe-by, Doctor, do you
remember where | was when we
got off OF The subject| .s
II believe you were telling me
about seeing Miss Bramietl 20 10
the extreme back parl OF the gar
den, one starlight night, aud that
she had on a heavy veil"
"Yes, yes, remember, now. 1t
was a very bright night, though
there was no moon that | am sure
OF, though | can't say at what hour
OF the night it was when | saw
Miss BranIett. Her movements
were SO mysterious that | became
very much excited, and curious to
know what she was up to. When
she got to the back part OF the
garden i, of course, expected 10 see
her turn and 90 back TO the house,
but not so, as you shall hear as We
proceed. 1t had never occurred 10
me that she was gong to pay a
clandestlne visit al such an hour as
that but you may imagine how
great was my astoniShment when
l saw her removing the pallngs
from the fence. | did not know
then what she was doing, of course.
This part OF the mystery was made
known to me afterwards by my
brother, who, as you know, is one
of the most efficient detective off
GERS in the department. Well, as
was about to say, that my brother
and Mr.. Dabbs afterwards found
the secret gate through which
Miss Bramlett had been In the
habit of passing out and In. Ii
would not perhaps be proper to
call 1t gate, because 1t was a most
ingeniously arranged thing. Bul
1t Is unnecess lry to waste time ii
giving you description OF II, as
was informed by my brother thai
he had told you all about that con
trivance. My brother is most re
markable man. He is like me il
one respect--he never eXaggeral e,
that is his character. He is us
. like me-I hate eNaggerati0n
Well, as | was about to observe
, what was 1t | was about 10 say 2
. On, yes, remember now. | wa
! on the eve OF telling you how Mis-
Bramletl's mysterious conduct ex
q cited my curiosity, Curiosity /
characteristic of our sex, you know
y, and confess to a weakness on tha
. score. You see, | will tell tn
truth though the heavens fall.
- hate falsehood-it is my characle
to desplse it. Honesty is the bes
g pohcy-you remember the saying
blythe by, it is an excellent mot|t
" But must be brief, tor | begin I
, feel quite fatlgued now--oEe IN IN
4 feeble condition ought not to tai
# much, though when | am stron
f and we'll, don't mind talking;
!, does not tire me at all-but it
+ different with me. now. declare
"a Doctor, those bisters on my bac
q are quite sore yet. 1t seems to IN
that if | were a doctor, could il
n vent something that would ansWe
# the place OF a blster-that woul
rs not take all the skin off of one
q. body. just listen at nae now; her
,r | am again talking nonsense, il
stead Of letting you know what
" saw with my own eyes. Miss Bran
St lett disappeared through the pa
i ings exactly like a ghost wouI
have done-that is, | merely Inea
h to convey the idea that such VI
ye my impression at the time. Don
to understand me to say, or hint, tn
| am believer in ghosts no..
y never thought Of such thing
e ,e' ANY way, she went through, a.
~ eor a moment lost sight OF he
al but | was not to be outdone III tn
IL way. | fastened to the spot whe
\ had seen her last, but could s
re nothing Of her. I lost no time
IL leaping over the palings. / da
A. say you are astonished to hear I
say so, but il is no exaggeratson
,er assure you, because | despise
aOVnrAta an 1t fis nv II. \, :. =, ~ ~