The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-08
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In - main and delicate hand:


in n plain and delicate hand:
~ Ronsard Redclin. have a history.
xyul anyone be pro:ited by it's relation'
perhaps IL may prove. should anyone 4
ever find II u, my bones. that the wages
OF sin Is death and that he VINO so"s -
the wind will reap the wh'riwihu ~"
no who is thoughtful may look farther \
ana learn another lesson. l feel my rea-
son going just az certain as ever
stood hy the sea and saw the toe epnihs-
have endeavored to fight OFT the Yeeiihs'
hut II stays and with II a horrible sus.
ression TO commit suicide comes fear.u'
Thar something may happen. ana DE-
s,rous OF having my chiics bones pro-
,ac,ea al least by some one who may
( hecorne interested In her Innocent pus
,orely life. state that I was born IN
Louisiana. and for many years h'eo
in New orleans. ] was mus'eian -
profess.on and at one time my ireHos
,ad homes that'-herc the writing became
u,secinheraple Then IL continued. !
married beautiful lady OF the same
city. and for a few years We iiVcd nap
pily: the only barrier being my ihapiiits
~ suDport her IN the style to which she
mad been used. This worried me 80 that
In an evil hour I committed Forgery
not through depravity. but Tor the sake
81 her. I could not brook look OF re-
nroach from her eyes for nr'nEins pow
artv 10 her Being detected. was sent 20
the StHt' iiisohs H"~'
..snryirr out the sentence. returned
, home fond,y expecting my wires loNe
, and sympathy In my hours OF humilia
don. for l had suffered for her Bu'
+ ,,h., was my surprise and despair 70 see
80 ,rrn from ne in scorn and hate
ahsolntely refusing 10 see me. She use.
}. To tell me in words which interpre'es
10 be spoken in jest that had mes
IS merlzed her into becoming my VIE
and that when I was out OF her sight ~
q Ala not love me so well Rememperin'
- ,r,s IN my desperation. l sought al
e .n,erv,ew with her. hoping that ! miEh
Il 49,, a mower over her. but she KEEP
n well Oh; OF my sight !,
..-rhcre ar. many things coming UP y
y ne to wound MS. bu; there - no ps.n
h. "a poIrnant as that caused by me ese
q which once loved us looking into our
~ with Indifference or hate some me
Il have gone mad FOR this , ars,
~. .crushed already by disgrace. atte'
ig life was a burden. After wanderihs os'
nd the state few months w ~" va
rcsaession OF me to abduct my Gnu
=! aana leave Louisiana forever carrie
Pr q, AZ, ard we strolled and wanoeFs
I'VE ysars-and now i feel the emu
nv nearing. Ruby. ccfhned and nur,cn
. nv own hands. sleeps among 'ou Y.
:, temples and viii follow sooI'' ~ ,e
Ill ,hts q my only request: SEND thiS =
nd ,.r 70 nv wife In the beautiful CITY
80 b,rth- where happiness sun TO
az ara set and ask her to have the body
ru- 49, cb,,d OF a dead love placed In
he samuv vault OF the Rcdcliffs- As lot y
;ls dosire to slumher here until me GA
hra,ks IL II ever can break 70 y
gone down in such black despair.
vas What could the incident mean: ~
hat I been asleep. and while wandering
z? that state found the manuscript
ma some crypt or niche? have nes
be- hccn able 10 this day to account Tor
rec letter hut in this way: The next MOI
'er- ;,r M the mouth Of n cave along
'lin r,u,. discovered dead man. sio
oil ~, h;s side. His hair and beard w'
ute long. his form gaunt and his cloih'
was vcry Indifferent. and from Indicate
believed that he had been dead nu
ght low hours. Mesmerism was ment'oi
met in the letter. Perhaps the dead y
ng? was RedcliT: perhaps his hypnou
yely may have thrown the spell about
ME and compelled me TO follow MN " =,
the the le.tcrwa placed in my hand. =
the Is mere supposition. but know me
dow ;s,epcc az The letter to he a fact.
cr,e i now. having sent il TO New or'e'
100 and finally received II again rom
On dead letter Office.
anne But Rcdcliff--was death weic'
Wing | or farewell?