Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-01-30
GRAVEYARD ROMANCE,
In Which the Guilty Are Punished
and the Innocent Rejoice,

Comfortably seated at brea5fas. one
Sunday morning, after a long and ar
duous week work, I heard ny wife
say:
The young gentleman al Mrs Mar
tins was brutally assaulted last
night
There was nothing remarkable about
that, and, Of course, it was no business
of mine, | knew the lad by sight. and
supposed that be had little income.
since he did no work and spent mostof
his time in billiard rooms, theaters or
music halls,
HE has been tight and cheeky, |
suppose was all that | said.
Just then my eldest girl came to say
that "AIr. Summers would esteem it a
favor If | would visit him for q short
time.
| answered promptly that | would be
with him in a quarter Of an hour, but |
could rot understand how he came to
know me. Mrs. Martin undoubtedly
was an old acquaintance Of my wife,
but she always thought that | was
something in the city as did most
people. in the neighborhood
He was a tall, good-looking young
fellow Of about tweHty-seyen years.
He was up, dressed IN a manner and
the doctor had been and dressed his in
jurieS.
His brow had been cru cut by
blows of a life-preseryar, he thought,
imperfectly warded of by his UNI
brplla.
He had been attacked the previous
night near the Deaf and Dumb Institute
by the obehsk. He had also been at.
tackled on two previous occasions. both
being on Saturday nights. 1t was clear
to me that the young fellow had been
systematically followed, logged and
that Saturday nightwas always chosen,
because on such a night a fatal ending
would more easily be accounted for BY
"a drunken brawl.'
MIR Summers, ! said, las q neigh.
Dor, what can | do for you2'
,,:j ~ 'AC'ail''u' sIlIl'HS' lIl5
- you npi I hhO. ny allu let !
A. hDoS W. y hdint ish summers
~ y""il."ieA
"%s a ief'i",iuh ~ me Ct.
go;,' ou meio Tue l'tlle l"u, theh'
WY was le'GS 10 s"eSi l'a'
nor 80 q iGai 10 q o.-SaI
y,oia = ani ~ YOU hleT 'n"t 'n'
mp', ~ an ! hi'eT 'nal sue s'o4e H.
d. yo"r ia'lei' Nho was U"hel II
no,.lnal ! laGe' wanted 10 give herIntf
voa,ou5,
iou We nit IT,
l llhtIy 70 iorget the name O.
s.ulioieH, AZ II was ~elilpi@Zohed al oh'
L LINZ ~ g,eat ie'teIS OF go!a on q ofoa'
o'ue Slgnpoard' lor every one to cont
anu iooh a' WHO palrohlzeo foltmai
"s,Ne'' 80. ,
"is' "~au'haie1' this young man
nio'heI' was d me, hahusome woman
h,en az Il PGIlou OF when speaI
ene must nave oeeh over MY years 0
~ oia ~osVhlateI was a quiet man
VI lsuPposeo) German extraction an
owned tnree or lour bakers shop
pet"eeh EdgWare road n Gray : Inn
ne aiea SudIehly while | was sun
Noung cohstaple ana on dutY I'D th
~helshoorhood, leaving his widow an
son Wen provided Tor, and the forme
soon after married 'Dr. Hass8rd.
cAGhlist-a strange Ola fellow with
pale iace ana glltterlng black eyes VII
used to wear a black velvet skull ca
al gay IN ms shop, or medical hall.
put KNEW n a few OF his nelghbol
Knew that ne used to 90 out abol
mluhienl dressed IN a me o!d-iast
iohea style' II most people suspecte
mat ne spent hours and hours befol
morning IN a well known gamblin
u
"heh tell you mat Mrs sanmar'
uiu not long survive her union with 4
doctor IN mat the latter short.
al'er soiu MS business and effects ar
departed 10 some unknown place,
nave recounted all Knew up to Il
nme OF visiting young Saumarez tn
sunday morning.
When he said you've hit it,
concluded, OF course, to lose no mo
time regarding how he came to reco
nize me.
"Youbave been assaulted three tim