The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-06-11

81 s''' rH p Lsa1uls- WIS
would maRa4y bea{eiteratioq of the
old,stOry. | Gid not leap from the
high temple Of hapQato6he bottone
of the infalgQusplta at a single bSRnd,
butI went down by slow degrees
aGhl | was at the very bottom 4
~ have committed a most cruel,
cold. .blooded murder. Oh! that | had,
died W. hen was an innocent babe!
Oh Goa, d,;haE4 mercy on my sinful
soul6' My Qply hope us based on
the bou4d4essI lEaFey Of, Him who
knQWs how . was tempted. Miss
Viola Bramletttis As pure as an an
gel, ana has suffered innocently for
a crime committed by me. When
she and her little brother came to
liveat our house, Mr.. Bowles began.
to speak, Qf the, large, fortune, that
had been left them by their father.
He told me. that if the two children
should happen to die, | Iwoul9 abe
the richest .lady. .ln the land AZ
first be spoke 9f Che matter eau
ftr1sl8 tlpt IN such 2 manner as r.
.crente a hope in my miAd lhat such
thing might, happen. Hee inform.
ed me thai my husRAnJsr habits OF
dissipation would soon Pyg,tt hin bl out
'ofele waARqdL tAatliE The Children
'~ere'to die all 9Ao property you'd 1Yl!dl
: This p9aF R9aatlet" "ff5s ffo5gsB4paa thS9 topjs Of
! his u 3.cGS9gn .cGS9gnvsEs9tkoH tRneY Yo met
an and II Y@ad,qo l9aGAgII4eopet petG5e
he 'deEREapaa 4iS wIRgFf9 lw1IRgFf9SSEpQqs SEpQqs gls-
sigGsl While Ys HyedIP lSsT, D. Q1rti
leaass Mr. BQEl8 Kept NgSp 9Ghg
hell and often be ipllf6as mSf3. en-
ticevge ipto Jtitp, be drRgaed and
robbed.L Step, by,stePb ,Re, Ee9d1l LBS ne
down lqyVp7Gsl IN T-RhFlt5l all con,
science laIl 7idgs all shQ4or was,
@nnel l vas itlgpteneAu Y4eR, ne
fYhhegg1 " PagSpad5A ne I2 eff5
AZ sp9Es 9lr hia " ,yIIfStaSl11;a fStaS 9 !
but | soQAlAbafAp9 bitfAAH9 bitfAAH9! IaT r. aTlth W q
crime, and OApAr sIGylesi Niithht
PieasdteAl,HqW 1rqly dld MT; Mr; Pope
describe, this. when 9 he sa1IG a.. br
H%sNies is mopster of'ao frightful mein,,
As to be hated, needs but to be seen; Is
BAskeeH BSbAo n, ,qamiIl lArawlth heesfaGe,g =
sXSlrsuendGfe, thenpity, then embraGs,,St
,."Qh, how aGasr9telywtbasa feug
lines deVribe the eirauWstaacesAn
my casdGlI | naEeHd deve&iMrJ Rag-l
land, and would not have fmarEied
him, but1lthbugbt Mr. Bowles was
dead at the time | became his wife,
MY love for JMrs Bowles had BY no,
means diminished since Haylmar'
riage with Mr.. Ragland; and welmet
very often, somehmesin the sum
mer-house, and trequentlyycI went
to his quarters. Miss TaIp9lll3 i
was mistaken when she said abe
saw Miss Brainlett go to'osME
Bowles' apartments 1t was l, dress
ed III Viola's blue silk, which Lhad
Ienleped' my maid,bo' ssteal for nle'
aTAa,paper of strychnine found in
the pocket of the blue silk dress
was placed there by me. IheAn-
@derstapdipg hetWeen -RoWles. ahd
'sAe%a8 thatsI vas t0cpRt tbe CHI
IdEbSs out Of the way, so that my
. .AusbaRdoWpnAq inherit the great
fortune; then he Bowles) was to
dispatch Mr.. Ragland, and we,Were
to BE married and reside in Italy.
fstole into the room when I. knew
Miss Bralnlett was in The Kitchen
preparing somejtsaa foB her Altttc
brolherJ Jandfinding the child sound
asleep, / hurriedly emptied the
Rqufnine out of one ofthe blue pai
persy aHd replaced iton the table.
That was the fatal dose that killed
the boy.I Pdo not ask ori7exPect
forgiveness from the citizens Of
Memphis, because it will,requife a
higher power to absolye me. !
'BhinIt can muster. coutage to die,
nnlOtedQr upmouriied yan5;but |
have not enough 1o. live In the face
Of the tQshadc. offlagdatlon which
4 |, kaow WagiI Ja04IF9aaptt, 4IF9aaptt,t me ~ lIhdg lthdig
( tcet,Enlnnu9Yy' t,Ei 7 cga., oils .,siaS ~
. % But kfqE Che sayi5lll load Of gp4tltt
lthRta presses, Ike a great mounfF9tiEn 9tiiEn
on my soul, | would quit this cruel
world without regret. 4 suppose
that one who. has committed So va
ny ctpyL grimes asA haSs yoAtdqnot
~ Eonstieaed A,RRopeE AersoHI to
Z gfvsiadyice 70 othaps : BNt5he rich
lliahawhoslifted up his VOICE in he'll
EwasAnN6oas that TotharRNhOald
HEA6t tcome where he was; and 1 !, dMhO