Year: 1859

grief, my heart relented, and burst into Fl,
Of violent tears


"Lord Cornbsrry desired would tell Lord
Mosshill all knew. For some minutes could
not speak for my sobs; but Lord Mosshill came
to me, and, poor servant girl though / was, and
the cause of great sorrow to him, took my hand
and adjured me solemnly, as / cared for peace
here or hereafter, to tell the truth. felt As il
were on trial for life or death. Somehow, all
my scorn for rank deserted me, and told the
whole from first to last, concesling nothing, not
even my curiosity and wrong behavior in look
ing into Lady Mosshill's valise. When had
concluded, my lord swore me to the truth of
my statement on the Holy Bible and l was dis
missed, sorrowful and repentant enough. / do
not mean that should have concealed the
truth out of regard to Lady Mosshill's rank
and station, but certainly was oyerstepping
duty and only gratifying my revenge, to ex-
pose the lady to strangers by the violent man
ner in which stated the truth.


"What happened afterwards Mdlle. Therese
and Miss Dormer told me. Lord MosshilI,
when indeed convinced of the truth, implored
my lord to hush the matter up. His family
was one of the oldest in England, and have
always heard one Of the proudest. The blow
of such discovery went nigh to break lord
Mosshilps heart. He, however, firmly did his
duty. He broke open the drawers, jewel-cases,
and private repositories of his Countess, and





They were returned, with an epistle to my
lady herself, that Miss DOrmer said would have
touched the heart of q tigress to show mercy
But for her bosom friend my lady had none;
she said matters. had gone too far to be con-
cealed-that my Dord, in his first wrath, had
sent for his solicitor, and revealed all /. At the
same time Lord Mosshill received my lords
letter. he received one also from the lawyer,
demanding restitution of the stolen jewels.


Whoever set the matter aHoat, this is cer-
tain: the day after the discovery the whole
affair was in the newspapers; and it cost Lord
MOsshill large sums to suppress all further ap-
pearance Of the matter in the journals of the
day. But by that time the matter was quite
notorious enough in high circles; and Lord
MOsshill received an intimation from the very
highest quarter that his lady had better travel
That is the polite mode of banishment now-a-
days, believe; and to travel Lord and Lady
MOsshill were forced.


II lived long enough in my lady's service to
know the end Of this strange story; and when
the end came, considering the share 1 had
taken in it, 1 was, assure you, by no means
happier woman for the knowledge. About five
years after her bsnishment from the British
Court, Lady Mosshill returned. My lady and
her daughters, one night, were proceeding in
their carriage to q splendid fete at t. Palace
Some stoppage occurred in Piccsdilly, and my
lady, to beguile the time, was looking about
her. Suddenly her eyes fell on a lady, who
sitting on balcony half concealed by towering
plants, was watching sadly the gay cavalcade
Of splendid equipsges. The eyes Of these ladies
met My lady uttered a slight shrek, and
sank back in her carriage; the lady in the bal
cony tainted dead away. She was taken thence
to her bed, from which she never more rose


'Shame-remorse-hu iliation-death itself
punished the crime Of Lady Mosshill; crime
aggravated by her attempt to cast it on poor
servants. For her, pity, think, would be use
less and foolish; though, as have said, my
share in her detection gave me trouble enough
when heard Of her death But
for the disgrace inflicted on those who never
before knew shame-for the injuries inflicted
on innocent suferers-I can only say she scarce
deserves forgiveness but find it hard still.
especially now years have made me sadder
wiser woman) to forgive myself"