The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-01

benefacfor. the stcangeSt man have ever
known Doubtless any person reading this
history would think that I. the narrator.
was sowing plentiful cropof troubles for
myself in having to deal with him. setting
him down us q rogue OF the deepest, SUCH
as sometimes for their own wicked pur-
poses dccov young men TO crime and ruin.
But it was not so. and this is the strangest
part of the strange story. All that Andres
dc Fonscca told me was true to the very
letter
He was a gentleman of great talent who
he'd been rendered a little mad by mlstor-
tunes in his carly life. As q physician
have never net his master, If indeed he
has one in these times, and as man versed
in the world and moro especially in the
world Of women have known none to
compare with him. He had travelled far
and seen much and he forgot nothing.
In part he was quack. but his quackcry
always had meaning in it. Fc lccccd
the foolish indeed a,3 even jUggled with
astronomy, making money out OF their su.
perStition, but on the other hand he die
many q good act without reward tic
would make rich lady pay 10 gold pesos
for the dyeing Of her hair. but often he
would nurse some poor girl through her
trouble and ask no chargc-ycs, and 1lnd
her honest employment after it. He who
knew all the secrets of Seville never maze
money out of them by threat Of exposure,
as he said because it would not pay TO do
so, but really because though he affected
to be selfish knave, at bottom his heart
was honest
For my own part, found life with him
both easy and happy. so far as mine could
be quite happy. Soon learned my role
and played it well. 1t was given out that
Twas the nephew of the rich old physician
Fonscc2, whom he was training to take his
place and this. together with my own ap-
pearancc and manners. insured me Z Wei
come in the best houses of Seville. Here L
tooll that share of our business which our
master could not take. for now he never
mixed among tire fashion OF the city
Money was supplied with in abundance,
SO that I could ru1ilc it With the best but
soon it became known that l locked to
business Us we'll as to pleasure.
Often and often during some gay ball or
carnival a lady would glide UP TO me and
ask beneath her breath ii Don Andres de
Fonscca would consent To see her private
lv on a matter OF some Importance. ant; l
would fix an hour then and there. Had 1t
not been for nc. such patients would have
been lost to Us. since. for the most par,
their tilnidi1y had kept them away.
In tho same fashion when the festival
was ended and prepared 10 wcnu home
ward. now and again Il gallant would slip
his ar,n il, mine and ask my master help
in some affair of ]nvc or honor or cvc! OF
the purse Then Iwoull lead him straight
t. the Old Moorish house where Don IN
t,ccs sat writing IL his velvet robe Ike
some spider IN his web. f"- The I!os; ";
OFT business w;;s done at night. an.
straghtway thn matter would be attended
IL. t. lHy IHaS;r-S profit and the s;itl>i;:c-
1ion OF at B!- degrees = became known
that. though was 50 :oll!l-. Vet l ha;l dis
crction. an,, l!.a. nothing whic?! went IN
Ct my ears c;t,ac o;li Of my lips: t!!;i;
neither b.lvl,;l noc drank nor "amb!cd
- an. l,n-t:l. and that. though I w;;>
:ric@dlv w;ti. l.::E' fair ladies. then ll':,,
auilc who ,vcr.. c.ltitl";. - know !::!- Sc
crcts: also j; 5,.;;l:i, ilnpw;:l that l ho':
some s;lnl IN !ay s,rt o! hialin-- a::'! ii
was said ;s!i.on- th.. ladies oi seville that
there lived no ,::a.. in chat cit.:- 50 t:,ii a,
clearing ihc .in of hlc:nishcs or chang
ing ;!!r celor OF Ih3 hair a. old t"2>sf';: :
nephew and Is aNH one Ei:!: KNOW :hls
r,,o3;at:un alone was Worth fortune.
Thus il c=.lnc ;..ouc ssl!;it | w;lS NOR, and
1l.urc consulted: ~. i:ly uwIl account IL
short things wen; 50 Wei with Us thai III
the first six .:.untlls oi ,:2v pr,ctic.. I add
cd bv onc-thirll - the receipts Of my ,llas-
ter S practice. iargc Is they had been be-
fore. besides lichtcning his laborS not 2
little
1t was :, stra15 gc life and Of the things
that l saw and learned. could they be writ
ten. I NIGH; make {; tale indeed, but Ihi:.
have no part IN this history. for it We
as though the smiles and silence with
which men au,: women hide their thou gh7S
were done away, and their hearts spoke ''
Us in the accents OF truth. Now some tar
young maid or wife would come 10 Us
with confessions OF wickcdncss that wouafi
be thought impossible did not her stnry-
prove itsclf--tllc secret murder pc'ri.a-yc,:
of u spouse. pr Il lover. or Il rval: ne"
some aged dame who would wlna hushanG
in his teens: NOW some wealthy low sh'-n
man or woIl;Us who desired Ia buy IN AZ
liance with on,. lacking money, but OF 10
bic blood :cuch I did not care I" help
indeed. but t, the lovrSick or the lone d
ludcd / liSt&u;,.d with il ready ear. fo-
had {, fellow feeling with them. lnde>.
SO deep and earnest Was my symplth:
that more than once l found the unhappy
Inir ready ta :yulisftr their affect ions 20
my unworthy self, and IN i;ct once things
came about 50 Jrat. hat. / willcd IL. c"11t.
have married one of he lovclieSt ALL
wcalthicst nubl. ladies of Seville.
But l would none ri il who thought -
my English Lii: by day and night.
CHAPTER VII
The. SfCOND NETTING.
1t may be thought that While was en-