The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-02-19

when | told her that her dear pic
ture had been my chief source OF
happiness, during the long weary
days of my solitary confinement. II
closed the letter withthis sentence:
"AIways trust me, dear Lottie, no
matter what you hear about me. /
am now,a and have been and al
ways will be asS true to you as the
needle is to the pole" Isealed and
delivered that letter to the negro
boy, who promised to nail it, but
| don't think he did it, for no such
letter was ever received by Lottie.
| waited and hoped, and hoped and
waited, for Doctor Dodson, to come
to my assistance; but alas! | waited
and hoped In vain. AS soon as !
! sbeeafi Ito FegaiR my strength,
enough to enable me to take a lit
tie exercise by walking about the
room, that little comfort was de-
MED me, for a rough blacksmith
came in one day and riveted hea-
Wy chain on my ankle, then fasten-
ed the other end to beam in the
door.
"rhere nOw," he exclaimed when
he had finished the job, Il guess
that'Il keep you this time. BY the
way, Uebar, how did you manage
to get those toOls!" ,...
"What tools are you talking
aboutP
why Of course the tools you
used in cutting out when you we're
in here before"
81 never was here before; and my
name is not Debar, either"
"UA! ahl | see how it is. 1t is to
be the insane dodge this time. But
look here, old fel, that's too thin.
shonld advise you to invent some
thing better"
| was glad when the uncouth
black smith took his leave, but sor-
~ to know shat he would make an
other witness to identify me as the
real Debar. One morning while |
was endeGvoriDg to amuse myself
by watching the strange maneuVers
OF the spider, as he was weaving a
new wing to his net, the jailer
: made bis appearance at the door
and began to unlock the inner shut
, ter. Lie was a rough drunken
, brute, who scarcely ever came
about me; and when he did, he re-
fused to answer any Of my ques-
? tions; and learned afterwards that
! the rough treatment | had been
t subjected to, was owing to the fact
r that he thought | was the man who
g had made the escape sometime pre-
vious. When he had finished un'
k locking the door lady came rush
= ing into The room and threw hel
t arms round my neck, exclaiming as
a she burst into tears: ooh, Eddie
e why did you let them catch you
e again9 thought you were safe IL
V Mexico by this time"
/ The jaller had immediately slam
| med the door to and locked it
g leaving US alone. was complete
$ ly paraIyzed with astonisbment, an(
d was unable to utter a word for sev
y eral seconds. AS soon however al
i, I recovered my Self-possesslon,
/ pushed her away rather roughly.
/. "Madaln," | exclaimed indignant
3 ly, "you are laboring under grave
Al lAlstake. lam not your husband
4 never was married-and | neve
| saw you in my life until this mo
d. meuL." ...-
10 She drew back, gazed at me for
Ie moment in a bewlldered way, the
a utteriug a most pitiful wall, tel
rs tainting on the floor. | threw som
# water in her face, and did all | coul
Y, to revive her, and was gratlfed t
le see signs of recovery. She was
m very beautiful woman, though he
N face was very pale. Her long
Is black hair came loose and fell i
10 great masses on the floor. Direct
&. ly she was able to- get up, and sa'
| that she was very much embarras,
I'd ed. She again fixed her eye lnten
k; ly on me, and appeared to be und'
1T cided as to what ought to be sal!
n II hope you will pardon me, 81
re but you are very much like m
or husband; ami then they told N
ss, that he was re-arrested, and in tn
to room. should have known 20
es we're not mv husband, if | had m'
e. you in the light, but when entere
As this dark cell, could scarcely Sc
Vi my hand before me. But | declal
et- | have never seen two persons
all much alike, as you and my hu
m hand. though YOU are a little tall