Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-22

! tent Gonlu4nHs not u litlliOE " HuH'
picion. not shadow OF doubt dis
turbed her. She had believed thut
his honor was us immovable as the
north star. The wonderful wealth
of 81 pure woman's affection, tender
ness and confidence had been lavish
ed upon this man until it could al
most be said that in him she lived.
moved and had her being. And now
this innocent life, this lovely and low
able personality, feeling for the first
time the thrill of great and pure
passion, w,ls suddenly overspread by
u threatening cloud that robbed it OF
the sunshine which had warmed and
nourished it. Why should one SO
good, so charming, and so capable
ofeXperiencing loves highest joys, be
visited by trouble at the very mo-
ment when her happiness was great
est, and when it was adorned by such
"a rainbow OF promise?
While our gentle heroine was in
this condition of love and forebod-
ing, she received n letter directed in
a, to her. strange writing and evil
IDENTIFY that of an illiterate person.
Fortunately she opened the letter
when alone in her room, and she
found the contents as follows:
Windsor Locks CT.
July 10 1855
Edeth blachenuns
wnt to tell yu tibet Joe Williams as w Is
keepin companie withe now is my husband
and yu orter not hay nOthin more 10 do
wlthe him for nv sake and yucrn allsOe a
friend kin relic ON haz tolt me ubut his
doins and doenot blame yu for / here yR
sopus him to be a singall man il yucr the
rite sort yull Civ him his Walkin ticcut
and ii aint up to tibet i'll com d0uue TO new
Ravens meself and Sc Gbut this ere bizness
Mrs. joe WILLIAMS
Edith, first startled and then
stunned, nearly tainted The reason
for the strange conduct of her lover
was apparent, and the poor girl felt
overwhelmed with grief and indigua.
ton. Then came the sustaining
thought in the hope that the letter
had been written BY some malicious
enemy. Nevertheless, she was
haunted by feeling that she
was about TO be terribly disap-
pointed. During the remainder
of the day she suffered untold agony.
and, as evening approached, al Which
time she expected her lover, her dis
traction Of mind was so great that,
on the plea ofhcadache. she remained
in her room.
At last well-known footsteps. heard
by her through an open window.
caused her to hasten to the door: and (
scarcely had the bell ceased to ring
before she greeted her lover.
Her demeanor was so strange that
he was Immediately filed with an in.
definable dread. She appeared to b.
calm, but was deathly palc, and her
hand was cold as ice and trembled I
when he touched it.
AS soon rs he entered she handed /
him the letter and simply said, in I
,old faraway tones:
DO You know what this nenns?"
He unfolded the letter with hands
nat shook in spite of all his efforts
It seli-control. He rapidly caught /
he drift otits contents, and staggered
Is II stricken with blow. His eyes
we're cast down, great drops OF per.
plration stood on his brow, and the
lgony and helplessness of the man
we're absolutely pitiabIe.
IL IL trueP she almost shriekcd.
"Great God, yes!" ne answered in
hick accents, as he smote his brow
nth the palm of his right hand.
But have mercy; let me explain!''
Never; you're monstcr!''
Edith. entreat you.
ut is too late, Joe: how could Won
SO cruel? My heart Is breakiarl''
she flew by him with moan. and.
wing up the stairway, sought 10
Idle her agony With outstretch
rms, williams ran into thr hall att.
her. lie believed that he wguld
nd her fainting, and he expected "a
itch her falling form.
When she reached the head 81 the
airs she turned and cried:
ITO, go; cannot bear it lonrer,'
lie hurried from the house and ..
andered like one insane throupit tbe
reefs. He passed slaeplegs NIGHT
nd rose in the morning ha,-,sfrd
ID desperate. He did not rnre
hat became Of him. and almost
)ped for death to end his misery /
echanicallY, mt II Il. mi. he took
large oratrain bound for New Yort d
g was now comparatively calm. III. Il
Iough it seemed as il there were no
ture for him except one of misery. 5
1t from long habit, he attended H. 4
sduties well. Attheedge ofthn ava. y
ng he stated from New York n Il
arge Of another train. Durium NH i
" he had resolved to end his m" A
- plan was to ascend to tho Ton III Il
e Of the cars, shortly belora tbe )
nm arrived at Il covered hridpe &
iout 30 miles out from the rnatT,. 81
lis, and allow himselfto STRIFE tba Il
OF OF the structure as the train n
ssed under it. lie would be killed .
once andhis body would falIt1fba II
ound. The verdict would 10 fbnt n
ath w6s caused by an accident D
d he would escape the odium which y
taches to suicides. II
IN accordance with this resolve ba i
mbed to the top Of the ear. nextto a.
7rear one, when the train was witb.