National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
A WEST END TRAGEDY.
BAD Fate OF Arthur AinsIeIgh-Tho Re-
aIity OF n Fatal Kiss.

Arthur Ainsleigh rose YEARLY from the
bed twenty-five cents per night on which he had
tossed restlessly during tho long watches Of the
night and scanned with eager eyes The ma
noNAL REPUBLICAN of the previous day which his
landlady. kindly soul, had left in the room.
When in health Arthur was az handsome man as
pne could wish TO look upon. Reared in the lap Of
Injury, and handled carefully on the knee OF
he same party, he had been cast, by the disap.
pearance Of faro bank cashier. upon the mercles
81 cold and pitiless world when Just about to
inter upon life whose horizon was undimmed,
Except by the rose tinted clouds of prosperity
which fecked It's uttermost rim. But Arthur was
not Of the kind that gives way to despair. Although
deserted by those who had fawned upon him in
he days Of prosperity, he had confidence in his
own pure soul and strong heart A position as
book-keeper in shooting gallery ON the Avenue
had sufficed 10 keep him from actual want; but an
attack OF Washington malaria left him penniless
and save for his landlady, friendless.
While reading the paper an advertisement for a
young man to act MS private secretary met his eye.
He an wered 1t, and the next day received re-
ply, telling him TO call at residence In the West
End that evening. He was on hand at the ap-
pointed time, and was shown by liveried SER
want into sumptuously furnished parlor, where
sat ine- BLOCKING man Of Atty, who turned his head
hs Arthur entered.
"Mr. Ainsleigh, presume p he said.
"Yes, sir; have ! the honor of addressing Mr.
Btuyvesant McGureY
"That is my name sit down. But why do you
wear n business suit when calling upon n gentle.
man in the eveningT'
"My claw hammer coat is at Heidenheimers'
responded the young man.
"Humph you are honest"
1t Is needless to detail the conversation between
The two Suffice 1t to say that Arthur was en-
gagged as private secretary to stuyvesant Mcclure
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.,eS n-,,n , 49,, , ,A'De, y,
hskeu berue 10 piay, una going 10 tne piano nc
rendered Beethoven's ninth symphony-that beau
tinl remedy for driving cats out of the neghbor
hood-in thoroughly artistic manner. Alberti
was In raptures' put MI Mcclure ala not seen
pieased' turning 70 arthur ne said: Can yol
not payY
he struck few chords softly choosing that mex
pressibly tender and melancholy key-D fiat minor
into "Tbe skids Are Ont todav.n Asbesotthe,oth IN,
memory Of the days VIII n he had sat before tn
old familiar instrument In his fathers house cam