The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-08-14

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This action EeSuI-r1 il the master,
return 70 y. great curse Il II.
household; for III all matters n con
tention, though Mr.. Henry might b.
right the master had the trick Of set
ting him il the wrong. He still Ia
manded money, and. Il satisfy him
ne entail was broken and q great
piece Of land sold; and all the while
ne ceased not u lay siege 10 Tie hear
Of Mrs. Henry, carrying If III U deftly
that scarce knew if she was aware
q i herself, she whom l doub, moi
still loved him.
This brings me 10 the night when
he laid the most unbearahle Of insul-s
on Mr.. Henry. 4 never knew WON.
an. said the master, who did nor
prefer NE. nor-I thlnk-who did nor
continue 70 prefer me 10 YOU" Al
which Mr.. Henry coldly struck him on
the mouth.
"A blow" cried the master. II will
not take blow from God Almighty, |
must have blood for this"
They fought beyond the shrubbery.
bringing the candles for them. From
the first Mr.. Henry showed himself
The stronger. which 50 surprised and
confused the master that he tried foul
play. bur got only the length of Mr.
Henry's sword through the body. He
fell. apparently lifelesS.
Mr.. Henry shook with sobs. led
him into the house. and told the old
lord and my lady; tut going back 10
bring in the body, I found il gone. A
good radiance, Thought. whether dead
Or alive, but the nights work threw
Nj, Henry into fever, and his mind
was never again the same clear mind
3 Of Old.
The old lord died, and TO my lady
and Mr.. Henry. now my lord. was born
boy, and 70 that boy my lord became
slave, which h4d not been - with
his first child, Katherine. He would
pass 0y his wife Is though she were
dog before the hearth 10 cone at the
boy. Without doubt this was ii tie
nature of 2 Judgment on my lady. she
Who had been - cold 80 many years
70 every mark II his tenderness: but
TO me il was Eo1>rrous. and was EN-
1oldeled much Is / loved him, 10 say
50; bUt ny saying - only served 10
send ny lord sex . bed and 10 earn
for ne from my lord the word that /
vas no better than IN old maid
Tbs brings me q that morning in
april 1864, thai the master returned
to Us again. This time with IN Indian
With his return my lord and
lady. l urging them On. TOOK ship for
New YORK, where MY lady had prop
-rty through her, father. This voyage
30 I thought. viii at one stroke rid
hem Of the master and weave them
closer together.
Twenty days il took the master to
earn where they had gone; where
Upon he also sailed for New York. and
on the same ship, praying that she
would go down. even with myself
With her, if il would but take
he master also. l looked forward
With woe 10 the day he should set foot
4 New York: but our ship was slow
;ailer, and other ships which sailed
alter arrived before US; so il hap
5ened that my lord had word OF the
masters coming and prepared for him.
There was suspicion OF more than one
murder, il seems. 10 the masters hand
turing the earlier stay he made in
America. and 80 now he found il bet
er business 10 leave New York and
.unt in the wilderness for that treas
ire which he had buried so many
ears before.
Al this time all the evil the master
ad done seemed borne in a food upon
ny lords brain. He became moody
Id took 10 drink. There has been
ak that he connived with the crew
-hich the master had hired for his eI-
bribing the leaders 10 make
-ay with his brother. There IS no
Tidence Of that. but il IS true that the
las-ers Indian servant to save his
il. Is he said. did bury him alive,
-i-h The intent to resurrect and re-
tore him later by The agency Of some
agrer oriental trick
Ny lord and 3 party. l being Of it.
}llowed the master. and Il was when
le East Indian waS lifting his body
ON the grave that We came upon
ZEN. | thought for a moment that
e eyelids auttered. Others say that
ie lips strove TO speak, that his teeth
lowed through his beard. which may
ave been, for l was busy elsewhere,
n at the first disclosure Of the dead
ans eyes, my lord had fallen TO the +,
-ound. When / raised him he was
,rpse.
1 buried him there: my lady laid
! equal stone TO each; and there
here they died, side By side, they lie
this day. :
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