Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18

LandIsdy and postmissftss oo'h shA'en'
ed At the terrible scroll. and they sue
cseded in reading the following words
ave will settle the matter tomorrow a,
dinner. bu, am sorry you persist In
poisoning your wife, the horror Is too
great" No, syllable more could they
make out; bu, whs, they bad was
enough. "IIe told me" ga'ped the land.
lady. "ihat he expected a lady and
gentleman TO dinner--oh. the villain T. 10
think of poisoning any lady a, the White
Hart; and hi. wife. ,oo-I should like
to see my husband poisoning me y Our
hostess became quite personal in her In
dignA,ion.
III Away. though, there was some.
thing suspicious Abou, him; people don't
come and live where nobody knows them
for nothing" observed Mrs Mary Smith.
III dare say" returned the pos,mi..
ir.. "willi,ms il no, his real name.
IL don, know that" interrupted the
landl.dy WILLIAMS is a good hanging
name; there va. Williams Who murder
ed the Mar family. and Williams who
burked all those poor dear children; |
dare say he |. some relation OF theirs I;
ba, 10 think of hi. coming 10 the White
Haiti. no place for bis doins', ! can
tell him he shsn't poison bis wife in
my house out be goes this very nigh,
I'll AXE the letter TO him myself
"Oh dear Oh dear. | shall be ru-
iaed IL /, come. TO be known that ~e
take look into hi, letters and the
po.,mi.ire" though, in her heart ,hA, she
had better le, Mr.. Williams poison his
wife a, hi, leisure. Mrs. Mary Smith.
too. rproba,sd any violent measures !
the truth i.. she did no, ~i.h TO be mixed
up ia the matter; q gentlewoman With
an annuity and from, and back pirlor
wa. rather ashamed Of being detected In
such close intimacy with the pos,mi,ire.s
and the l.ndlsdy. I, seemed likely that
poor Mrs. William. would be left to her
miserable fate.
"Aiurder will out" Sid the landlord.
the following morning. {. he mounted
the piebali pony. which. like Tom Tough.
had seen a deal OF service; and hurried
off in search Of Mr. Champion, the near
e., magistrate.
Their perceptions assisted by brandy
and water. he And hi. wife had "a, up
loas pas, "ihe watching hoar Of might"
celebrating on what line Of eondue,
would be mos, siheaeiou' in preserving
the life Of the unfortunate Mrs. VIII
liam. and the result Of the deliberaiioa
va, TO fetch the justice, and have the
delinqaen, taken into custody a. the very
dinner.,able which va. intended TO be
the scene Of hi. crime. "lie h. ordered
soup to-day for the hr, time he thinks
he could easily .lip poison inio the liquid
There he goe, be looks like man that
ha. got something on hi, conscience.
pointing 10 Mr. Williams. Who was
walsin, up and down a. his usual SO"
pace. Two o'clock arrived. and With 1,
a black chase on, OF il stepped. sure
enough. a lady and sen,leman. The
landl.dy'. pity fedoabled-sueh pretty
young creature. TO, above nineteen '-"l
see how /, i.." though, she. "lhe old
wretch /, jealous" All efforts TO catch
Ter eye were in vain. the dinner vas
ready. and do~n they sat. The hostess
Of the White Hart looked alternately ou,
OF the windos. like sister Ann. TO see II
any one was coming. aud TO the table to
see ihA, nothing wa, doing. To her dis
may she observed the young lady lifting a
spoonful Of broth TO her mouth She
could restrain herself no longer; bu,
catching her hand. exclaimed "Poor.
dear innocent. the soup !, poisoned
All started from the table in confusion,
which va. ye, to be increased "A hustle
va, heard in the passage, in rushed a
whole party. two Of whom. each catching
an arm Of Mr. Williams. pinioaed them
down to hi. seat. 81 am happy. madam.
said the little ba',ling magistrate. "io
have been nnder heaven the instrument
Of preserving your life from the nefsrioa,
designs OF ,h., disgrace TO humanity y
Mr.. Champion paused in consequences OF
three wanis-wan, OF words, breath and
IDEAS.
my life!" calculated the a''Oni'hsd
lady.
Eyes, madam. the ways Of Providence
are in.cru,ible-ihe vain curiosity OF three
idle women ha. been turned to gOol &C.
count" And the eloqaen, magistrate
proceeded to detail the process Of in.Pec
iion to which the fatal letter had been
subjected; bu, when he came to the ter
rible word.-"we will settle the matter
tomorrow a, dinner; bu, | am sorry
you persist in poisoning your wife-he
was interrupted by bursts OF laughter
from the gentleman. from the injured
wife. aud even from the prisoner himself.
Oae fl Of merriment wa. followed by an
other, till il became Contagious. and the
very eon.,Ables began to laugh. ,oo.
III can explain al" q, las, interrupted
the visitor. "Mr. Williams came here
for ,ha, qaie, so necessary for the labo''
Of genius; be i, writing a meloirama
called My wife'-Ae submitted the las,
&C, to me. and rather objected to tie
poisoning OF the heroine. This young
lady !, my daushsr, and we are on oa'
way to the sea.coa,,. Mr. Williams Is
only welded to the MUSES."
The disconnected magistrate shook his
head, anil muitered something about
theatres being very immoral.
"Qai,e mistaken sir" said Mr.. VIII
li.m.. "oar soup !, cold; bu, oar
worthy landlady ross,s fowls to iurn-
we will have them and the veal outlets
up. you will stay and dine with us-
and, Afterwards. I-,h.ll be proud 10
read MY Wife aloud, in the hope oI
your approval, at least. Of your indal'
genes.'