The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-09
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
Courtnay, which was a condition on which
tho bequest was made.

Courtnay, which was condition on which
tho bequest was made.
"fou know, Colonel Hastings, 1 could
not have lost the estate, for what would
poor jerry have said when he came back2"
| L thought the woman's head must have
been affected by her troubles, and said
nothing. t, ..
81 see you think me deranged, but l
knew he was alive all the time"
why, what could have led you to think
so2" .
81 saw linn, Colonel Hastings. 1t was
III our old bungs low at Calcutta, about two
years after l had gone back. Late in the
evening l heard u footstep outside which
strangely affected ME. l was lying half
asleep, and starting up in drowsy state,
heard voice at The veraudah, and, as l
thought, inquiring of my stupid old native
whether l lived there. The steps then
turned away. Idarted to the easement,
and although the figure was clad in the cx-
traordinary compound of European and
Asiatic garments, an suro it was Jerry :.
darted down stairs and rushed out, but
the man had disappeared. The servant
said he was bad 1akir, who wished to get
in tho bungalow. but could or would tell
me nothing of what he had said. But /
ah quite sure 1T was Jerry. Sc am Ger
tnln he Will come back--but you remcm-
be he never was punctual," she added,
wi u faint smile.
did not say 10 her that if Jerry was
alive she must haue heard of him in some
other way; but took leave of her, axd
shortly afterwards returned TO India.
In 1868, was appointed to AL embassy
TO Nepaul, very striking country, gov
erned by powerful warlikc race. The
first minister or viz;er of tho country met
us, as is the Ncpaulese fashion, outside the
capital, and we had very courteous and
gratifying reception. lie is tall, hand
some man, with a flowing black beard, and
convcrscl with me in Partisan, which l
spoke huently. After our interview, one
Of the attendants informed me that the
vizicr wished to see me alone, and he ac
cordingly conducted me to au inner apart
ment. He ordered the attendants to with.
draw, and then, in tones only too familiar.
he eAclaimed:
"Well Hastings, my boy, how go the
Plungcrs p.
1t was Jerry Donnclly, by all that was
miraculous. I had observed him s,arin:,
earnestly at me during the interview, and
something in his gestures seemed not unfa-
miliar to mo, but his flowing beard, solemn
air, and Oriental dress, 50 much disguised
him, that even when heard the well re-
hmslaEs5Gf his laentiffvy voice could scarcely rea'i7"
'But what On earth are you doing here,
jerry" said l, land why don't you go
home to your wife, like Christlan2"
only wife well that's the whole affair.
You see, ahe's somebody's else's wife. so
Pm.b better out of the way; 1t would be a
pity that poor Sophy should commit big
amy"
81 assure you, you are entltcly mistaken.
Mrs. Donhelly has not married again."
''Hasn't she, though ?" said he. ''Don't
know better Didn't 60 to my OVID
bungalow and Ind out that she married
that starched fool Courtnay, when she
knew never could endure hlm2"
To his intense astonlshment, 1 told him
how the truth was and in return he related
to me his own adventures. He had been
carried into Tartary, and there detained
for three years, when he was allowed to
accompany caravan or body Of pilgrims
to Ncpaul. Being by that time proficient
in the language he was taken notice of at
court, but very strictly watched. He ef
fccthd his esbape, however, disguised as
faktr, and made his way to Calcutta, but
finding, as he thought, his wife married
again to a man in his old regiment, he re-
turned, was taken into favor, and had
risen to his present distinction.
swell, always was laundering fool
but went home with heart so soft to
Sophy, and vowing that l never would
vex her any more with my vagarcs, that
when heard her called Mrs. Courtnay l
was turned to stone, and did not care
rap what came of ME, not even to be made
vizer, which, assure you. Charlie, Is
no joke III its way"
"Wcil, at all events, you must come
home now, and enjoy your good fortune.'
Il am not sure about that" said he.
"tecollcct, she has grown accustomed to
be mistress-I have grown accustomed to
be vizier; sho won't like to be conlradicted,
and IT'S thing never co, Id bear, and
what never allowed on any account. Now,
If went home, she would not bo mistress,
and, as sure as fate, sho would contradict
me- Maybe 1t ls better as 1t is."
Next morning he sent for me again.
81 have been thinking" he said. of all
that strange story you told me. l am all
changed since we parted. hardly know
myself to be the same man used to be,
and am not sure that l could treat Sophy
| we'll. But ask her to come out here and