The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
HENRY /. BIOSSAT, Business Manager.

great many questions, and then begged
to speak with me alone. When she left
the room he turned to me and said:
"'Mrs Willis, has Miss Una enc
mies?
swell, marin, the question took me
by surprise. so told him all about Mrs.
Ainsley and Alex Linwood
swell. said he, slowly, 4 don'twant
to arouse suspicion against Mrs. Aims
ley, but | think Miss Una is being slow
ly poisoned
''You can not imagine my terror; he
gave me some directions. told me to
cook every thing myself for Una, and to
watch Mrs. Ainsley. You may be sure
| kept a sharp lookout, but / never dis
covered any thing. My darling was no
better, so told Alex he had better
marry her at once and take her away.
Alex was nearly crazed at seeing Una so
sickly, and was only too glad to marry
her. So the wedding day was set The
day before the wedding, Una was taken
suddenly very bad, so I sent in great
hurry for Doctor Grey; when he came
Mrs. Ainsley was in the room. Doctor
Grey felt Una's pulse, and then fixing
his eyes on .madam's face, said:
Madame, this girl is poisoned.
shall call my friend, Prof. Hauge, and
we will hold consultation
Mrs. Ainsley turned pale, but, com.
posing herself, answered.
Certainly, doctor, if you think ii
necessary. Mrs. Willis always attends
Una, and if she is poisoned, dare say
she knows it,
"Of course, I was very angry at that,
so 1 said:
Z" To be sure attend Una; but as for
poison, I guess if Una were gone some.
body might get Alex Linwood.'
''She turned white as sheet; the doc
tor thought there would be scene, SC
he begged Mrs. Ainsley to leave the
room and not mind me. When she was
gone he left some directions, and went
away promising to go for Alex. Alex
came il half an hour, and the way hi
went on was awful; he took her in his
arms, and cried over her like a baby
he would not 60 away, but stayed up al
night watching her with me.
"About one o'clock Alex insisted
upon my lying down, so went into
the adjoining room and sat down be
hind the curtain. There is another
room opening into this one where til,
medicine is kept. [ sat facing thi
room, and could see it through a slit il
the curtain. All at once I heard ;
noise; looking up, | saw a panel in thu
medicine-room. slide away, and Mrs
Ainsley came out with a lantern in he
hand. She went to the closet and be-
gan rummaging among the bottles
slipped out of the win
dow, and went into Una
room; the windows open on the balcony
you know. Alex was standing near tn
bed. + pulled him away, whispering
,, wait minute and you will see some
thing Ipushed him behind the bed
curtain and got under the bed myself
and not bit too soon, for Just the
Mrs. Ainsley came in with phial in he
hand; pouring something on clotl
she was about to put 1t on Una's fac.
when Alex caught her hand; sh
: screamed and tainted. Alex took bot
' phial and cloth and laid them away.
swell, there is not much more to tel
, You know how Mrs. Ainsley got crazy
jumped out of the window and wa
!, killed; but, before that, she confesse
that she tried to kill Una. thinking
. Una were dead Alex would marry he
, She used to make Una inhale the poison
always going into the room when Un
.. slept. Una was long time gettin
we'll; but six months after Mrs. Ain
ley's death they were married, and
; happier couple never lived. So that
the story of the Hall just as it happened
-IId-Blts.