The National tribune., 1900-10-18
THE AMERICAN
CATILINE
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| driving the nail of truth in at every as
sertion.
:'Of course, it is all one can do" as
serted Mr.. Chick, striking the table once
more with his fist and giving utterance &c
an oath quite unbecoming in a deacon OF
the church. Mr.. Datchery, who had come
| to pay no attention to such matters now,
| gave himself up to yilifying persons who
set themselves to watch their neighbor's s
| houses.
Mr.. Livingston had seen nothing i'm
proper, declared Mr.. Datchery. He had
seen Col. Burr going to the home Of Mr.,
Chick, but it was at a seasonable hour;
and the only other witness was Tudor,
whose testimony they would just strike
out and declare Mrs. Chick much-in-
cured lady. No one would believe Tudor,
1t least no one who was anybouy. Mr..
hatchery, having thus settled the matter
10 his own satisfaction. declared there was
nothing more to do. The meeting was ad-
journed, and Mr.. Chick struck the table
with his fist, swore he was an injured
man, and insinuated that people of the
city ought to rise up in their wrath and
feathers. Mr.. Livingston coolly answered
that if tar and feathers were resorted to
here might exist a doubt in the minds of
some whether the man who deserved such
i coat lived in Albany or New York, and
took his leave.
Datchery saw that Mr.. Chick was un-
easy, and half inclined to believe the ru-
lnors, and it took great deal of assur-
Ince from him to ward of unpleasant
thoughts. Ihcse stories Mr. Datchery as
,ured the angry MIR. Chick were only tolu
uy designing politicians whose ObJpct il
was to SANDER the Nice-President, and in
JUre him in another race before the peO
de Livingston, he argued, was really
an enemy of Col. Burr, and nothing that
would be calculated to smirch his char
Icter wculd be omitted by the Colonel.
Mrs. Chick was quite overwhelmed by
these terrible stories at first. The dea-
.ons ana ruling elders of the church we've
divided in their opinion of her guilt OF
innocence, and there was a strong desire
IN the IaIt of some to have church in
rcstIgatiOn. She was pale and i'll tears
much of the time, and held many whis-
,eled consultations with Mr.. Datchery.
she vowed that she would kill Tudor, and
Datchery nodded his head as if he thought
t would be an act of righteousness. Mrs.
Livingston, who had been her most init
mate friend, cut her acquaintance, as did
many other insensible ladies, and a 50
iety club to which she belonged expelled
her from it.
Mr.. Datchery assured her that she
should never be brought to trial in the
church, thereby preventing the testimony
from accumulating against her. Col. Burr
was written to in regard to the matter,
md he, immersed in matters that involved
the coming duel, had no time for an an
Swer.
Matters were in this condition when
Mr.. Datchery, Mr.. and Mrs. Chick re-
ceived an invitation to the annual ban
Iuet of the Cincinnati. This high honor
conferred on the wife of Mr.. Chick would,
they thought, silence the calumnes OF
those who envied the lady her beauty
yewcls and elegant mansion.
1T is the most cruel persecution ] ever
heard Of" simpered Mrs. Chick, wiping a
rear from her eyes. Il am one of the
iurest women in Albany, and why should
.,eople assail me in this mannerY
Mr.. Datchery nodded, and awaited
Burr's answer.