The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-06-26
Mt MASON COUNTY VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9e 1882

4And which Miss Gwynne is to
wear III Mrs. Weir's dinner-party on
Tuesday next If she does so, she
is dead woman. Every inch of
this stuff is loaded with poison. 1
kno# all about IT. / know what 1
say. Vas with Mrs, Weir the day
that she went to visit one of the
great silk factories Of Iiy6ns: The
head of the establishment brought
out this niaterial to show her. 1t
had Bgsf Manufactured for the Em-
press Engenie, who wanted it for a
costume in which she was to per-
senate Diana at a fancy-dress ball
She was anxioiis t6 have the dress
in n6F6i and effective shade of
green, and the peculiar tint that she
wanted was only to DO produced by
means of arsenic: The fabric was
80 ehiiiiiigss;d with arsenic wii6n com
plotted that a number OF the work
men employed in its manufacture
were taken dangerously jill. THE
heidi Of the house did not dare to lot
tho Empress have it. So the dan
getous ematerial was laid aside and
never used. But Mrs. Weif took Il
fancy to it, to keep, as she said; as Il
curiosity, and the manufacturer,
tempted b5 the high price that she
offered, consented to let her have it,
only warming her that it would Be
certain death to her did she ever at
tempt to wear it. l cut off frag-
ment of the stuff before taking it to
Miss Gwynne, and l have had 1t
analyzSd. The chsmist to %i8fii /
showed it said if a person Who wore
that dress for an entire evening, in
baIifg the imperceptible particles OF
the arsenic for some hours, that the
brain of the wearer would become
SO charged with tho poison that the
result would almost certainly be
dedttf; OF at least severe brain
trouble and probable imbecitftS
Here is statement of his analysis,
signed by him in full. You can re-
peat the experiment, if you like, un-
der the auspices of any chemist ol
your acquafntHRce.S
without word Frank SSabright
took down his check book; filed uI
check for five hundred dollars and
handed It to his visitor, who took ii
with a profound bow, and instantly
departed.
Tho dinner party n'h6nor of Mis-
Gwynne was never given by Mrs
Weir, that fads havTng found i
nsetesssafy Immediately to sail foi
Europe, without even the formality
of recalling herinvitations. a very
simple experiment had completely
satisfied Mr.. seabright of the trutl
Of Miss Lcnoir's assertions. Oh
tanning from his betrethed rem
nant of the famous dress Pattern
he had thrown it over the cage of /
pet ce'naryi leaving an aperture fol
the admission of air, and had SO lefl
matters for the night. Fn fffS
morning the bird Fa3 stone dead OF
the floor of the cage.
But he mover told his future wife
Of the risk he had run. She w.i
rather amazed at the great di1slfk,
that seemed suddenly to spring NJ
in his breast against Mrs. Weir, anc
that led him to destroy with hi.
own hands the Beautiful dress TIA
had been that lady's wedding gift
She only venturcd on very gentl,
protest.
aAnd to thinft I have never worr
it, Frank? and oh, it is so lovclyl'
she said, in tones of mild r9Rroach
He folded her in lingering embrace
eloquent, had she bit ierown it, o
rejoicing for her safety. But b.
said ohiy CONSTANCE, dearest, :.
know moro about Mrs. Weir thai
you do. Certain revelation tha
have been made to me, of late, com
pelIed me not only to beg of yor
not to wear her vscdafng gift, bu
aiso'to destroy it.''-Frank LeSEse't
Care OF fl,e Ewes.