Richland beacon., 1888-01-28

/ III the month of November, that / re-
/ cc;ye telegram calling for my presence
| IN london early ncEt morning on an i'm
| po.t1nt bIs,Hcs5 m tier To such a
! summons thcre.was but one answer pos
siblc, so, with jast a rcy,ctful Thought
foT card party should have to forego,
lwired back this reply:
| kr. J. Deon, In ,crt3t,s Ho,s. London.
| ,Sd2H ave Bu.toYn by the u ,o-niyht.
anu VII! cal Oh y'a tomorrow at Sis
"KNIGHTLY'
Having dispa chel my message, |
finished OF the days work with ali
sped, AID then returned to nv lodrinr,
10 maze peparaiions for my iourrcy.
These consisted principally o; csamminp
+ II s"!t cap anl a few other nccesslr;e
p .itp carpet-Lag after which follow d
'he discussion If Il hearty meal, and the
deli cry of al cyh h,r ation to my land
lady to feet my foy terrier, Gin, a. his
usual hours.
The remainder Of the evening Nas
spent in SWIMMING over the MORNINGS
paper, wherein | found little to interest
me. IN disgu.t, flung the ching on the
Hoof. I a-ighted at a graceful angle,
on wnoEc apex appeared the heading, as
sohNpicIons rs leadcd type could make
1t; Shocking Wife Murder in Burtown
Are t of the Murderer"
With mental apology to the nnb-
n'icr, o! the CHoaic'e fof the injustice
hld do@c them as caterers to the
public crIv;ng for horrors, l picked up
the payer ani proceeded to dilcst the
narrowing details"
The gist Of the news was as follows
IN abandoned ru'iian, Oh 'ppy Watson
by ram', had, after the fashion of his
class, lcatcn in lis wife's skull with a
m"ilct, IN consequence of some dome tic
d'sag' cement. Having committed the
dccd, lie ocol,y put on his coat and
mt, ana was pro &c ling to depart,
when tie nc ghbors and police, attracted
by the screams Of the unfortunate victim.
rushed III and secured him. This wss
al, or nearly all the paragraph con-
tanned, except for the usual information
mt "thc prisoner WI b. brought up
before the mag st-ates this morning, and
charged with causing the wilful mur-
der of his wife"
III was now past eleven-t,mc for me
to MAKE my way down to the station
iather more than time, in fact, since
that imposing sra turc was distant
from my lodgings by fully two miles.
fortunately, my bag was light, and I
share in its pleasing characteristic of
being unburdcncd by superluous weight.
None ,h2 less, on reaching my des.ina-
lion there was only one minute left me
where d to take my ticket and secure
a scat. The latter operation, thanks to
the slowness of the booking-clerk in
naming me my change, had to be ac-
compliShed by running the gauntlet of
the guards and portcrs us the train
begin TO move.
70 sooner had ascertaincd that my
ns were uninjurcd by the uncerc.
i;oA'ous fashion in which the railway
hcialS had assisted me to my scat,
than | scoyered that the only other
tenant OF tie compartment in which
was ehsconccd was young lady, and
one, moreover, OF no small beauty. Now,
am shy man as far rs the fair sex is
concerned. Among men, | have self
possession enough and to spare; but in
the pre- ence of ladies, that sclf-possession
vanishcS with most unc..l,cd for rapidity.
In The presence OF ladies, yes; but here
there was but one, who was bound to
keep me for whole holr, until the train
should make its first stop. So it hap.
pened that rs l CONTEMPLATED the charms
OF my vis-a-vis fiom beh nd the evening
PAPER, which had foand tine to buv on
my flight i the station, a measure of my
courage returned, and in the inspiritiny
words of Mr.. Gilbert, said l to myself
"lll take heart and make a start; faint
heart never won fair lady,"
II trust you were not alarmed by nv
unceremonieus sentryf'@ I remarked,
with some inward mfsgivings, but much
outward assliran:c, 4
For answer, . quiet stale and slight
contraction of the pretty mouth Of my
comranion--indicat ng her opinion that,
as a stranger and uniutroduccd, !. had no
right to speak TO her.
This to an ordinary male animal was
the moment for strategic attack upon the
far once scruples; for me it was the
exact oppositc-the moment for fight,
had flight been possible. Ostrich-like,
buried my face behind my newspaper
there being no sand availablc-aiN in a
few moments heard, 10 my relief. a
corresponding rustic from tie opposite
side o: the carriage as my pretty prude
followed suit. The scrse os defeat and
disgrace fairly overwhelmed me for a
while, and my eyes wandered over the
paper held in my hand, seeing but
understanding not what they saw. At
length they lighted upon a familiar
name: ''Chippy Watson" and their
owner recovered his senses and almost
forgot his grief as he read the following
lines:
''Thc Burtown Murdcr-Escape of the
Prisoner After detailing the incidents
of the hearing before the magistrates
and the remand of the prisoner, pending
the inquest, the paragraph went on as
follows:
"0n leaving the court, Watson was
conducted between four ole srs to the
van. Just as he was stepping in, and
when the policemen were cndeavoring to
keep back the crowd that pressed round,
the prisoner suddenly snapped his hand
Gu Is in some inexpiicablc manner, and
knocking down the constablcs who threw
themselves upon him, lroke through the
bystanCcrs and fed dowrothe street. The
whole affair took place as it seemed in a