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EDGEFIELD, S. C., JULY 27, 1871.
OTTON STATES
? Company,
V
^If^cipa? Office, Macon, Ga.
IB? ^i^^?^^^??TTuY SOUTHERN and HOME COMPA
NY is eo?|rae?ybj law?fo .legitimate Life Insurance alone.
Policies issued on aH ihe approved Mutual plans. It also issues Policies
at.Stockistes, ^5 pet cent..under the mutual rate. But it does not advise
itst??[^"feirjaure<|Dd? the\{3iocVplan, that plan being very expensive in
the long run. . - '
Ic is known i^iat dividends va a-good Mutual Company will average about
65 per cent., especially at the S?u,th and West, where investments bring
goooreturns.
90 per cent, of profits^on the Mutual business divided annually amongst
all"the Mutual-Policy Holders"without exception.
-One-third Loan on Premiums?given when desired. Interest charged only
upon first loan.
Where all Cash is paid, Policies will become self-sustaining ; that is, pay
out, and have 50 per cent, added to their faces, which is one-third more
than the.original sum insured.
Ampia provision against forfeiture of Policies in the' expressed terms of
the contract.
The Compauy will, always purchase its Policies at their Cash value.
We offer the people ?f the State the 6ame financial security as Northern
Companies, the accumulating premiums of the insured, and in addition
thereto a Capital commencing with $500,000 !
Millions of dollars have annually hitherto been lost to the active circula
tion of the South, in payment of premiums in Northern Companies. In
benefits derived from the investments made by these Companies in Northern
real estate and securities, our people can never share on equal terms. Let
then sustain our own Life Enterprise, and thus keep our money and the
profits too at home.
Officers at Macon, C?a :
'WM. B. JOHNSTON,. President.
WM. S. HOLT, vice-President.
GEO. S. OBEAR, Secretary.
JOHN W. BURKE, General Agent.
C. F. McCAY, Actuary.
W. J. MAGILL, Superintendent of Agencies.
,a JAS. MERCER GREEN, Medical Examiner.
JSSjy-The Cotton States Company is a Georgia and South Carolina enter
prise, is a good Company, anet is now fully identified with the interests of
our people7 This State is ably represented in the general management by
South Carolina Directors.
MYALL & ABNEY,
* General Agents for North and South Carolina.
Wit J. LAYALL, Esq,, Office, Columbia, S. C., 1
M. W. ABNEY, M. I)., Edgefield, S. C. J
June 7 tf 24
New Spring Br j leeds I
James W. Turley,
BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA.,
DEALER IN FIRST-CLASS DRY GOODS,
ft
[AS JUST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK, and is now fully pre
pared to offer to the public a completely assorted Stock of SEASONA
BLE FIRST-CLASS DRY GOODS.
Great care has been taken to supply each Department with EVERY
THING NEW AND FASHIONABLE, as well as the more staple
articles of the Trade.
The Cash System will he Strictly Adhered to, and
it is much cheaper to pay 25 per cent, for money, and buy your Dry Good.
for Cash, than to buy them on time.
The best judges of Dry Goods, and the closest buyers, are particularly
requested to examine my present schedule of prices.
JAMES W. TURLEY.
Mar 2.9 tf 14
FACTS Al STUBBORN THINGS !
But such is a fact ! And if vou want fine LIQUOR, cither bv the Gallon
c.- Bottle, go-to SANDERS' DRUG STORE, and you will get a PURE
ARTICLE at low figures. All LIQUORS warranted. Examine for your
selves, which is highest proof.
Jone 7 If. 24
SPRING AND SUMMER SUPPLIE.
M. O'DOWD,
Wholesale Crecer
Commission Merchant
283 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.,
"AS NOW ON HAND n "Full and Complete Stock of CHOICE FAMILY
GROCERIES and PLANTERS SUPPLIES, among which may be found
the following :
100 Hhds. BACON,
50 Bbls. LARD,
500 M FLOUR, all grades,
50 Hhds. SUGAR,
300 Sks. COFFEE,
SOO Boxes SOAP,
200 " CANDLES.
100 " 'STARCH,
100 " SODA.
5000 Bushels CORN,
3000 " OATS.
500 Sacks SALT,
100 Cases LYE and POTASH,
.15! CrOodswiH he sold Very Low.
. May 2 tf
10 Bbls.'COGNAC BRANDY,
30 Bbls. CORN WHISKEY,
100 " RYE WHISKEY,
10 " APPLE BRANDY,'
20 " GIN and RUM,
.20: " SHERRY & PORT WINE
200 M. SEGARS. various grades,
150 Boxes TOBACCO,
200 Doz. BUCKETS,
50 Doz. BROOMS,
50 Nests TUBS,
50 Hhds. MOLASSES,
100 Bbls. SYRUP.
(Grive me a Call.
19
W. G
Cot?oa ffietoys
AND
Commission Merchants,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
, ILL give strict attention to the
STORAGE and SALE OF COTTON and
other PRODUCE on Commission.
And will make the usual ADVANCES
of PROVISIONS, <fec., .to Planters.
Consignments and Orders solicited.
Office, No. 5, McIntosh Street, opposite
Messrs. Jennings, Smith A Co.
Augusta, Apr 17, 1871.
References in Edgefield:-Gens. Bon
ham, Dunovant and Butler.
Capt. O. N. BUTLER, of Edgefield, ls
associated with our Firm, and will repre
sent our House in Edgefield and adjoin
ing Counties.
Apr 26 tf 18
J. M. NEBLETT.
W. H. GOODRICH
Notes for Sale. .
IN Pursuance of an Order from the
Judge of Probate of Edgefield County,
wc will sell at Edgefield CH., on sale
dav In August next, to thc highest lad
der all the NOTES belonging to tho Es
tatOjpt MARTHA JENNINGS, dee'd.
Terms Cash. "
. . A. P. WEST, ] Adm-ra
P. JENNINGS, j Aam ra
July 19 " at - 80
Cotton Grin
MANUFACTORY.
THE Undersigned respectfully an
nounce to the peoples of Edgefield
and adjoining Counties, that they are still
engaged in tho manufacture of
Cotton Sins,
Of tho well-known and highly approved
OGLESBY PATTERN.
MR. NEBLETT, who has fourteen
years' practical experience in making
these GINS, will givo his personal atten
tion to the business, and we feel confL
dent' of giving entire satisfaction to .those
favoring us with their orders.
EVERY GIN WARRANTED.
Old Gins RENOVATED or REPAIR
ED in the best manner.
NEBLETT & GOODRICH*
At Goodrich's Machine Works.
j23-Capt. LEWIS JONES, of Edge
field, is our authorized Agent, and all or
ders received by him will meet witt
prompt attention.
May2_. 5m 19
Patent Medicines.
JUST Received <\ Iarce and fresh as
sortment ol' PATENT MEDICINED
bf all kinds. ?
'G. L. PENN,'Druggist.
May 24 tf 22
Tbe?eantifalWii
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THE MYSTERY SOLVE!
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CHAPTER I.
SnE sar before a mirror in Ii
vate apartment at the Beef H
the Widow Versly. She was
at her owh> reflection- in the
while the maid's deft fingers b
aud coiled the immense ban
? purplish '?.ii!' with v;u:Ai shi
wont to . : .'ii le her superb kei
A uiagniih ? ui woman, in sp
h--r eight-and-thirty years. He
ure was full, supple and exqu
moulded. The sleepy, almon
ped eyes with their starry oui
and the lusciously red cheeks,
and tempting as some velvet-c
peach ripened on a, southern
were enough of themselves to
brought an Antony to the feet o
Cleopatra for every day in the
Add to these lips "pulped with
(crimson, and the peculiar langue
I richness of the olive complexion
you have a creature of* such enc
ing loveliness es all the Helens
Aspasias and Margueritas of th<
might well have been envious of
' She smiled on the dazzling i
reflected in the mirror-a p
pleased smile that had a little
I.of triumph in it.
I "I preserve my .good looks
derfully well," she said, at last,
dressing her maid. .
" Madam is charming," excla
Babette.
She drew a long breath. A s
ow came to those languishing i
Some sudden thought knitted the
white brow.
"Bah!" she cried, sharply,
am handsome, but what is beaut;
it cannot win the regards of thos
love ? I am fabulously rich :
some hearts are neither to be hoi
nor sold. S'death 1 What ?in 1
do? Vendale io killing me with
coldness. He is driving me ; des
ate !"
She angrily stamped her i
clenching those son, white hi
whose perfectness had almost gr
.into a proverb among those of
own set. Babette, the French w
ing-maid standing behind lier J
tress' chair, only opened her gr<
ish-gray eyes a trifle wider t
usual.
"That man!" she muttered. "
has infatuated jon "nada m. l ei
understand it."
Mrs. Versly Ia jd harshly.
" Don't try, Bi tc." She heav<
long sigh. '.' I never believed in
' mad passion' until I met .Venda!
she added, quickly. " But I bell
in it now, Babette. I shall ne
again "be a doubter."
" He is ten good years youn
than yourself, madam."
" Teste ! What c-nre I for tin
What would Vendale care if he rt
Iv loved me? Do 1 look DIV \\\
*Bah ! Sho\ s' me a woman who i
compare with me for fooks*- \
can't? Then hold vour pence, B
et te. Ten year?, indeed ! Bithi
Babette fastened th- last sill,
band of hairwith a -ii er arrow.a
Mrs. Vers?vs toilet was comp!*
" It is very;litte, madam." she si,
anxious [o ...?'- me r?? OJ ;
mistress^ L'lii
" 1 atu .i .. ' .!. tv: >)?<??;.? j uv."
She : -rv i Itv m i rr
Irving tiiO ci?'ci u. diamonds, em
aids and topazes against tho wii
hued silk ?he wore. " I must lo
my best to-night." she thought, flu:
ing hotly. " No more dallying,
more uncertainty. He shall be bronc
to my feet."
Babette had left the room. S
came back presently, her greenh
gray eyes sparkling.
" I met Madam Delorme's maid
the passage just now. She repo:
two new arrivals."
Mrs Versly turned, languidly grac
1'ul still, though nobody says Babel
could see her.
" Who are they ?"
"AMonsier Castlemaine and 1
niece Mademoiselle Castlemaine."
" No matter. I don't know them
Babette flashed her a swift, sid
long glance.
" But monsieur Vendale does," si
said.
Mrs. Versly s'.arted.
" Did the Delurme maid tell y<
that?"
" Yes, madam."
A sudden fear blanched the wi
ow's perfect lace. " Quick, Babett
my fan and handkerchief. I ani ^
ing below."
She opened a dooT fading into tl
passage. The bliue ol' hom* and tl
silver kisses of cymbals trailed the
sweetness thrungli the silence. " A
but it is late," she murmured, an
swept down the grand staircase.
A great room flooded with pe
fume, throbbing with music, an
aglow with lights and the shimmer
jewels. Upon this festive scene Mr
Versly burst, meteor-like, and shoi
a veritable queen.
A score ol' gallants crowded aronn
her, for the handsome widow ha
been pronounced by acclamation t!
belle of Reel House. She receive
their homage somewhat superciliou
ly. Her eager eyes swept the lengt
of the room for a form that was ia
where to be seen. Finally she glic
ed into the giddy circle of diiucei
with Van Loon for a partner-one <
I her most ardent admirers.
1 " Have a care;, Mrs. Versly," Va
said, laughingly, as she went throng
the evolutions of the dance with a'lar.
j guidgrace wholly irresistible. " Ther
is danger of the royal purple bein
[ transferred to other shoulders."
; She lifted her sleepy eyes to hi
" face.
j " What do you mean, Mr. Va
Loon ?"
" Have you seen MissCastleinaine
- No, or you wouldn't have asked Ilia
question. Such grace ! such piquan
beauty! 6ueh artlessness! The me:
are raving abont her already. 0. bu
" she is very charming !"
Mr8.-\V'rK?v l>?: hei lipangrilv.
' " Where .-'- ,.....' ' '
" I d'.' : kn ... ' g!;i:?biri? .?> ant
dov.;, -i * Sn -, j.pearei
. at youi t.?'..i.o..;. as; dui Cinderelh
. ' when the el..,, so ucl: twelve. I hal
j believe she is a myth-a sweet delu
j sion."
" Bah ! Take me to a seat,
Van Loon. I'm tired of dancing
He found a vacant couch in a c
recess where she could look out i
the dancers unseen. " Thank y
she said, sweetly. " Go away i
I wish to be alone."
" Cruel," he murmured, witl
languishing look, but went none
less.
She waited, eagerly watching
door. Nobody went in or out um
by her keen eyes. Then the figi
swinging in illimitable circles ac
the floor were for the second time
jects of closet scrutiny. A sigh
disappointment heaved her bosom
last.
That sigh was repeated close be?
her. " Madam," said a voice at
elbow, " Don't weary your pretty e
with watching. Vendale is not hei
She.turned, suppressing a cry
fear and anger. A man. stood bee
her, tall, dark, handsome despite
forty odd years. A pair of glitl
ing eyes were fastened immovably
her face. A malicious smile bar
curled the bearded lip.
Mrs. Versly confronted him witi
gaze that would have made sume n
tremble. This insolent stranger b
it unflinchingly. She noted thisf?
and a slight shiver shook her fram
" Who are you?" she gasped.
"Pardon me," he said, in a ha
smooth voice. " I had forgotten h
necessary an introduction is in nit
ern society. . I am Randolph Cast
maine, at your service." .
He bowed low, with an exquis
grace that could only have bc
learned at foreign courts. " I lui
the pleasure of addressing Mrs. Ve
ly? ' .
A haughty stare was her only ?
swer.
" Leave me, insolent, before 1 c
for help."
The malicious smile broadened a
deepened ,; Madam hod best think
second time before she makes a seem
iic said, in a disagreeable tone.
Sue sat down, gasping for bteftl
His hand touched hers the noxr. !
s ta nt, closing over it. " I won
speak with you, madam. My go
angel must have sen: you in this r
reetion. I have been watching 1
you."
" Watching for me ?" flie repente
amazedly:
.' Almost as earnestly as you wc
watching for Vendale," said the har
smooth voice.
"Your pleasure, sh-?"' she aske
with a sneer.
;' Directly, my dear madam. Fir
let me put to yon a qustion. Vers
is a detestable name, it is r>o-so
significant! ?Ire you tired of it th;
you have conceived this sudden i?
terest in young Vendale ?" .
She gave him a defiant lock. "
love him, sir. Make what yon ca
onfroi the cortj'ession-J love him."
'. Humph !" Mr. Ctostlcmnino's li
curled in bitter mooRery. ** 1*C-TI:
than you. loved your . fr.-:-'! 'hu?b.sni
Mr. Collingwood, I'll be bound," !
(nnttcred. . .
Mrs. Versly clasped hei* han :
Sin* crew lividly pale. -
"What do you know of him, or i
me ?" she gasped.
" Enough, in all conscience,
know that Herbert Collingwood die
very suddenly in Paris, sixteen yeai
ago."
Her fingers closed over his am
.' Other men have met with sndde
deaths," she cried. " It is nothin
new. Why should you speak of m
first husband's death in that t<*ie?"
" Madam, hp was founrl '..ad in th
Bois de Boulogne- ..ui through th
heart !"
His relentless eyes never one
moved from her face. She sat lik
one petrified. A marble-like palle
overspread all her features. A dea
silence fell between the two. Sh
broke it at lust, giving utterance to.
tortured cry.
"A dual," she said, the word
gurgling over her white lipo.
"?Such was the commonly-restive
opinion. But you and I know bette]
madam."
" Villain !" she hissed, betwec
clos$set teeth.
'. Don't get angry, madam. Lc
me tell the rest of my story. Herl
ert Collingwood left a widow and on
child, a girl two years old. The
were in straitened circumstance:
and the child unaccountably, disar
pea red. Do you hear, madam, th
ch ?ld . disappeared.
Mrs. Versly did not answer. He
hands were working convulsively, i
deadly, desperate look had come int
her black eyes.
.. Tho mother couldn't have take
?ts les.- much to heart," continued th
hard, .?rel Mike voice. " In less tha
a month's space she married a Mi
Versly, who hud Leen dancing al
tendance on her even previous ro he
first husband's death. Versly! 1
detestable name, as 1 said before
Mrs. Collingwood didn't like -it on
wh'i better than Edo. Butraonsieni
who was Verily, was also enormous!
Wealthy ; that made all thc diffei
erice in the world. So Mrs. Colling
wood became Madam Veisly, am
lived prosperously for a good man;
years.. Finally she was widowed fo
the. second time. But that did no
seriously matter, since Versly wa
old, yellow, and ugly; he left he
abundantly providedlor in bank stocl
and coupon bonds, which was mud
more to the point."
His voice dropped, and died away
She slowly arose, trembling in ever;
limb.
" Do you intend this mass of lies ti
be taken for'my history?" she fal
1 tered.
" It is your history, madam."
1 He bowed low. He laughed mock
ingly. He made her shiver beneatl
his relentless glances. 0
" I hate you," she cried, fiercely
' " Why have you come to mc Wir!
1 this story? To extort money ? N?,I^
your price and take yourself off."
" Madam, I am no begger. Yoi
must look deeper if you would lean
' my purpose in seeking this inter
I view."
' ; She trembled. She grew sick ai
1 death. She lost all control over her
[ self.
"j " Mercy, mercy ! It can't be. rd
'venge I Why should you espouse
the cause of those who are dead acd
gone?"
It was a terrible look he gave her.
; Then he was his p?d mocking seli
' once more.
.V Madam; \ve wU?pat-liscnss '.MA
tives Yon wii.li if; lind Ven rh li?.
. He i- noi in <tbi* rotfif, ? ?j -\1
for yoursc?.'i ?! : -
since. My nej> e,
was leaning on his ar1..! -, i
have given you a cine. Fallow it out.
I must leave you now. Adieu."'
Mr. Castlemaine bowed, and strode
away.
Mrs. Versly fell back on the couch.
She was weak as any child. Her eyes
glittered fearfully. The dead, pallor
of her face was something frightful
to. behold.
" And so that maa is, one of the
new arrivals ?" she hissed, sharply.
" Good God ! He knoWq too much !
, He must have a' care;' or the Bois de
Boulogne tragedy will be enacted
over again."
She shuddered. -Sheer'desperation
gave her strength. She slowly aros?,
gliding through the French window
behind the couch. Outside was &
low balcony against which leaned
some stout treliiswork. Taking no
thought for the rich ievening-dress
3he wore, she clambered to the
ground and stood, listening breath
lessly.
" They are not in the ball-room
Vendale and this Miss (Castlemaine,"
she muttered. " They must be "in
the garden. I will find tb em. S'death!
to think a daring girl; should come
between him ana me TWWT
The night-wind blew coolly upon
her. A descent moon'hung low in
the, sky. She could distinctly hear
the monotonous wash of the waves
on the sand at no great distance. ,
She glided down.';the walk. An
arbor hidden under-a 6narl of jas
mine bloom, rose up before her, pres
ently. She paused behind some haw
thorn bushes, for she saw two figures
seated on a bench, the moonlight
falling wanly upon ;them. It was
Vendale, his handsome, face all aglow
with love ar$4'rapture, and a strange
lady-Miss Castlemaine, of course.
She was marvellously beautiful,
this stranger, with.?er clear, creamy
complexion, her purplish hair, her
dreamy eyes, her sweet mooth, red
and melting as the grapes ripening
on some Andalusian hillside. Mrs.
Versly clenched aer -hands as she
gazed'upou her. ind yet deep in
her heart some strange feeling stir
red, half recognition, half dread the
most unaccountably.
" My darling," sie heard Vendale
whisper, kissing A'iss Castlemaine s
lips with passionatefejryor.
. Th;it waa epondi. Despair and
desperation took nissessiou of the
wretched woman, 1W light in her
eves grew deadlier .hau ever. She
tin ned, walking bao.\ to the hotel as
sb? had come.
" Great beaven*.'' she cried; gnash
ing her teeth, " am'3 io bo foiled like
this? Do 1, who aways mocked 'al
lov?'.'lov.>:ii lasc bui to bcuiatlo ftf'coff;]
;?;;.! ? A li 5 ?iv. -'tail *.<... :
.. ' ?'. . di
ate '
A WICKED VvOHAIv. I
At least a score DI careless loun
gers were idling away lae morning
houri in the arbor-that .same jas
mine-scented spot vhero the lovers
had breathed thehvows thc evening
previously.
Vendale and liss Castlemaine
were among the lumber evil- now,
looking deUghtfiill; conscious while
endeavoring to loo: the reverse of
that. The Widow Versly lounged in
an easy-chair whielihad been bi ought
out for her especia! benefit, balefully
watching the handome couple from
under her ling Ishes; Kandolph
Castlemaine lean.ee u^i^.- Lhearched
entrance-way, dari ?miling, insolent,
his bright eyes fixd keenly on the
widow's face.
Ho moved, pi'6ently. He took
his stand behind Ars, Versly's chair,
and whispered in lar ear.
" Are thev not i charming cou
ple?"
She started, and urned. .
" You here ?" sh gasped.
" To be sure,' malani. I carno to
look after my niece But she seems
to find her present Company agreea
ble. I shall not inerfere."
Mrs. Versly groud her teeth. .
" 0, the forwardluesy !"
" Have a care, mdiun. You might
be overheard. Sim language does
not become your tautiful lips. A
person oi your exjrichce should be
more politic."
She turned on lm with an invol
untary hiss. The) was a murderous
purpose in her heft. His mocking.
. words set her bloo on fire.
" Go !" she wispered, sharply.
" If you value life take that devil
ish lace out of my-ight."
He shrugged hi^houlders.
" Madam is besie herself. But I
am one of her hrablest servitors.
?iee, I go."
He resumed hisdd position in the
entrance-way, smifig back upon her
more exasperating^ than ever. Mrs.
Versly knew, nv, that she was
being watched, ai would not look
towards Vendale md Miss Gastle
, maine again.
Van Loon mie his appearance
presently, comin from the pistol
gallery where head beeu practising
all the morning. He threw himself
on the grass bede Mrs. Versly,
carelessly tossing tis pistol, a pretty
i trifle ol steel audilver, at her feet.
" 1 am tired an distrait," he said.
" Exorcise the denn of unrest, I pray
you."
Sh*' rallied, lacing down at. him
i j with her wost beildering smile,
i w \\ hal shall Do? Gossip?"
. ! ''Ye Look, ander, will you'?
tv-Tu .. '. ??ulRJfla'd ii;.-> Mis.*- ? .
. i.iain* XM> I to . - .
i . i -.?j ...
Diga' tu-.? .;'"??. Me
i you know. . h j ? ? i..',.
1 dale is swece o;i .
Mrs. Versly biker -j^; ??J iook??
-the other way
j 41 "When did henake her acquain
. tance?" she asld.
" I don't know In the city, per
? haps, At any tte they are old
> friends."
I She turned, and met Randolp
Castlemaine^ malicious glance. Sh
knew he had heard both quefitjo
f olid answer. A mad, unreasomn
purpose seized her. She snatched u]
rjvj gleaming weapon that lay-at he
feet, t?d br?ught it' to a level, he
?tih ? adir .-Mu? sure. The next in
ere was a loud explosion.
y?lce'cj??f?dV?fore th? shriek'
:. ... frightened w?men had ^ie?
away. Castlemaine was standing a
before, that disagreeable ' smile s til
upon his lips. A sudden movemen
of his had saved his life. Mrs. Vers
ly was unable to suppress a cry o
horror. She had felt sure of her aim
she had meant to kill him. Now, h<
was leering at her as offensively ai
ever.
" Great God ! He bears a charm
ed life."
Castlemaine held up his sleeve
showing a bulletJiole. through th?
cloth. ..
. " Nobody hurt, ladies," he said,
coolly.
Mis. Versly, on her guard again,
masked the deadly glitter of her eyes
under drooping lashes.
" How careless of me," she ex
claimed. " I did not know the pis
tol was lon dod. Nor did I see Mr.
Castlemaine."
Van Loon, having risen to his feet,
looked fixedly into ner face. " You
puzzle me," ne said, under his breath.
" I believe you hate that man."
She laughed.
"Mr. Castlemaine ?" in a guarded
whisper, " 0, no-why . should I ?
He is a'stranger to me."
Van Loon shrugged his shoulders.
" I don't.know," he aiiswered, and
walked away.
Castlemaine took advantage' of the
opportunity. A moment later he
was again leaning over her chair.
'.' Madam is unlucky, for a person
of ber experienoe, he said. " Per
haps she has got out of practice in
sixteen years. No wonder."
?She trembled.
" The hand which fired that
treacherous shot in the Bois de Bou
logne should have been surer. Mad
am evidently believes in the saying
that ' dead men tell no tales.'"
She .grasped his arm. A puzzled ex
pression showed itself through the
frightened'pallor of her face.
" Who are you ?" she gasped, for
the second time'since they first met.
. .' I have told you already. Ran
dolph Castlemaine, at your service."
And he creased over to join his niece.
. Mrs. Versly sat with knitted brow.
She caught V?ndales eve, presently.
Uncle and niece \y.ere exchanging a
few words, so. s.he signed for him *to
.?approach.
"You' are very pale," he said,
pausing beside her. w Aro yon ill ?"
'-Yes," she answered,- shortly.
.' T;ike me back to the hotel."
He offered his ann and they walked '
csway together. Tho shrubbery hid
them from sight of those within the
arbor before they had gone hnlf-a
dozon yards.
? " The Gasllsmaine? arc friends-of
Ivours?" the beautiful Circe said.
I ij-'ji . . ... " ! ?m irrtercsced m
I ; : , :.. e?idaio. fray . rei! nie
all y<iii may know oi Lh?in."
" That is very little. Six .mon tits
-since they were utter strangers. Mr.
Castlemaine is not communicative. I
know nothing of their past history
save the fact they have resided in
France, for the most part, and that
Miss Castlemaine was educated in
that country."
Mrs. Versly gave a sudden start.
" And this is all you can tell me?"
she said, in a disappointed tone.
'i All."
They walked on. She was con
tent to drop the Caallemaines out of
her conversation now. -Her spirits
rose. She dazzled Vendale with her
wondrous beauty, she held his senses
in thrall with her smile and seduct
ive arts. They sat down in a cool
recess of the parlor, and the mo
ments fled unnoted.
" You have charmed a'way my in/
disposition," she confessed, at last, in
flute-like accents.
Mr. Castlemaine, coming back to
the hotel an hour later, found them
still lingering in the cool recess. The
widow shot him a swift glance of
triumph, which said plainer than
words could have done :
" You see I have not wholly lost
my power over this man. I don't in
tend to loseit."
Miss Castlemaine entered, present
ly. Mrs. Versly had soon decided
on. her role. She clamored for an
introduction, and during the remain
der of the day was so exceedingly
affable and gracious to the young
beauty that the knowing ones among
the Reef House guests opened wide
their eyes.
" Lucretia Borgia and Zenobia,"
commented a daring blonde. " The
Widow Versly is dangerous. That
affair in the arbor was not so much of
an accident as eome people thought.
She hates the Castlemaine*. She
will murder one or both of them,
take my word for it. She is equal to
anything of the sort."
Of course such traitorous suspi
cions were only whispered among
the chosen few. Bank stock ana
con pon bonds are wonderfully potent
in hushing scandals, of whatever na
ture.
When Mrs. Versly locked her
chamber door for the night she held
a long talk With her French waiting
maid, a woman ia whom she had im
plicit trust.
" Babette," sha said, soddenly,
" did you ever hear of Dr. Alber
tine?"
The maid started violently.
"Dr. Albertino?" she repeated. :
Certainly madam, I have heard of
him. He is the great poisoner."
. [tush ! Not so loud, Babette, i
tis! not bc overheard." ; ;<
? ess and maid looked straight | i
'. other's oyes. 11
3abcttor' h
.? ...... i s.dam?" j i
I, Notjiing,more was needed. " Here ; j
I is a card with Dr. Al berti no's street j <
! and number," said Mrs.' Versly, ! I
I after a slight pause. " I am going j 1
j to send you to the city the .first thing-j:j
to-morrow morning. If anybody ' i
asks your errand, it is black lace.for
my new velvet, remember."
Babbette nodded. .
" Yes, madam, I comprehend," she
said with a significant* look.
" Mrs. Versly leaned nearer. "Tell
Dr.'4'lbertino that I want a'poison sub
tle and deadly.," she said, lh a harsh
whisper, " something8peedy and trace
! less; dping its work so secretly that
not even a suspicion is aroused. He
has such in his possession. . Pay him
his price, and be secret as the grave."
"Yes,'madam."
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK
Our Beloved Have Departed.
Onr beloved have departed,
While .we tarry, broken hearted,
In the dreary, empty house ;
They have ended life's brier story,
They have reached tho home of glory,
Over death victorious !
Hush that sobbing, weep more lightly,
On we travel, daily, nig?tly,.
To the rest that they have found,
Are we not upon the river,
Sailing fast, to meet forever
On more b oi?, happy ground ?
On we haste to home invited, .
There TV nh friends toi be un ii cd
In a surer bond than here ;
fleeting soon, and mot forevor !
Glorious hope ! forsake us never,
For thy glimmering light ls dear.
Ah ! the way ra shining clearer,
As we journey ever nearer.
.To the everlasting homo ;
Comrades who await our landing,'
Friends who round the throne are stand -
ing,
We salute you, and we come.
Brevities and -Levities.
??r- A Western editor was run away
with by a fast; horse. After the .surgeon!;
had collected the pieces together and gol,
them pretty well matched, the editor
wrote a loader against fast horses, favor
ing the substitution of camols.
??r-If we could read the secret history
of our enemies, we should find in each
man'sdife sorrow and strrTering enough
to disarm all hostility.
;22T" ? joyous damsel rushed into f.
citizen's arms at Savannah, exclaiming,
"Oh, you are my long-lost brother !"
She soon discovered, her mistake, alic
rushed off in a confused manner, accom
panied by her long-lost brother's pocket
book.
f?gi- Goodness of heart is man's besi.
treasure, his brightest honor, and noblest
acquisition. It ls that ray of the Divi ni -
ty which dignifies humanity.
A school committee in a frontier
district are reported to have summed up
their opinion of an -examination which
they had attended by making to the pu
pils this address t 44 You've spelled well,
and you've ciphered good, but you ain't
sot stM,"
??r Th? annual report of an education
al institution' in an Eastern State m?ri
tions tho resignation of one of the teach
ers, a young lady, to 44 engage in domes
tic relations."
CS**' A lady in Wyoming complains
timi, m <t\v i th stan crin g the female suffrapo
law, hundreds of her sex in that Territo
ry refuse to vote unless coaxed by good
looking mun.
vi' It is ol'no advantage to have a
lively tinto If y."0 aro not just. Tho per
fection of tho pendulum ia not to go fast,
but to move regular.
SSf Old Hilly W-, of. Flnvannn
1 onnty, Ohio, Was dying. Ile was an
ignorant man. ami a very wicked one.
Dr. 1)-, an excellent physician, and
;t very pious juan, was, attending him.
The old fellow asked for broad. The
iloctor approached the bod-side, and in a
very solemn tone remarked : 44 My dear
fellow, man cannot live by bread alone."
"No!" said the old fellow, reviving;
14 he's 'bleegod to have a few wogatables !"
????- The following paragraph shows
some, of the new words that novo been
coined by tho modern school of journal
ists: 14 He exourted a day or two on beer,
;ind getting short lie burgled a little. But
he was soon copped and jailed. The
uews was immediately wired to his amia
ble wife, who railed to him at once."
There are many parodies on 44 Ma
ry's Little Lamb," among the most re
L'cnt stands-.
44 Mary liad a little lamb,.
Its ileece was white as cotton,
And everywhere that Mary went,
Tlie lamb would go a-trottin."
But this has been eclipsed by tho 44 boy
poet," who wrote
44 Johnnie had a William goat,
His wool like dirty cotton,
Elis tail was short, he smelt quite strong,
As if lie had beon rotten."
j??f A Cleveland newspaper rejects a
communication, styled 44 An Hour with
thc Spirits," because the writer's name
is not appended. The kind of spirts
they keep in Cleveland, before he has
been with thom fifteen minutes, renders
tho most able-bodied writer powerloss
10 sign his name.
Tyyt^ Boys shouldn't go a-fishing on
Sunday. The case of a boy in Reading,
Mass, presents a sad warning. While
lic.was devoting thc- Sabbath to Hulling,
Iiis parents cut ? up a pine-apple for tea,
md when he returned there was not a
bit of it left.
.jar It is positively assorter! thai the
logs of Calhoun, Georgia, have become
w habituated to having tinware attached
to their tails that whenever one of them
sees a tin kettle lying in tho road he
backs up to it, and waits for somebody
to tie it on. And any one who yearns for
i first-class story, exactly adapted to the
iogs, is at liberty to believe it.
par Boarder-14 This tea seems very
weak, Mrs. Skimp." Landlady-44 Well,
t guess it must be the warm weather ;. I
feel weak myself; in fact, everybody
jomplains.."
?Sh44 Should drunkards marry ?" asks
me of those men who persist in torment
ing the world with unanswerable conun
drums. But this has a half-way answer.
Paul says it is better to marry than to
burn, so go 'long with , your hard ques
tions, and don't bother us.
GIRLS, BEWARE.-Girls, beware of
iaransieut young men. . Never suffer
the addresses of a stranger. Recol
lect that one good Fanner's boy, or
industrious Mechanic, is worth all i:
r.he floating tops in the world. The
allurements of a dandy Jack, with a
moe brush over his upper lip, a gold
:hain round his neck, a walking-stick ,\
11 his paw, a cent cigar in his, mouth, ?
lome honest tailor's coat on his back, ,
md a brainless though fancy skull, \
iever can make up the loss of a L
jood' father's home, a good .mother's j,
jounsel, and the society of brothers I -,
md sisters ; their affections last, while [\
;hat of -such a young roan is lost -in i -
the decline of a honey-moon. This L1
*s true. I,
The Baltimore Borgia.
FURTHEB DETAILS OF THE GREAT
POISONING MYSTERY.
[From the Baltimore Sun, July 17.]
No event in the annals of crime in
this city ever stirred the emotions of
what iscalled the cultivated circles
i of society, as the extraordinary crimes
j charged against Mrs. Wharton. The
facts of the case as they stand before
the public, are of themselves suffi
ciently sensational without the exag
geration of any highly-wrought de
scription. Those wno have been ac
customed to regard crime as an ac
companiment of rude and vulgar life
are astounded at the information that
the educated, and refined walks ol
life have been invaded by the arrest
of one of its members upon charges
so heinous, atrocious, aud appalling,
especially when considered in con
nection with the suspicions which
have been engendered of antecedent
crimes, as to be too horrible for ready
belief. The charge's read like a chap
ter in the life of. the Borgias, or of
the Bourbons of a later date, in an
age when the poisouing of human
life was regarded as a science and
practiced as an art. Unlike, how
ever, the crimes dictated by State
policy ami craft, orthe strong passions
of jealousy and revenge,* the theory
of Mrs. Whartons case is that she
was influenced by motives entirely of
a-pecuniary nature.
It is not just, howey er, to base any
assumptions upon the preoeding deaths
of Mrs. Wharton's husband and her
son, because there happened to be a
large insurance on the latter's life, for
it is understood tbat the physician in
his case certified to his death result
ing from- typhoid fever ; and as to
the death of Mr. Edward Wharton,
her brother-in-law, at her house, and
that of his daughter, two -weeks
.after, three years or so ago, the inti
mate friends of the family of the lat
ter declare there was never any
ground -of suspicion in either case
against her. '. ,
lt is known that Mr. Van Ness,
one of the victims of the alleged
poisoning,' wholly exonerates Mrs.
Wharton from'all suspicion of guilt
in his case, and it is inferred that
such was the natone of his testimony
before the grand jury, and also that
the vote of that body was not unani
mous upon the subject of the pre
sentment.'
The manner and bearing of Mrs.
Wharton under the terrible-cir%um
stances in which she is placed are
said to be perfectly composed. She
sheds no tears, utters no reproaches,
quietly asserts her innocence of the
charges alleged. She appears like a
woman accustomed to * discipline her
feelings and the exercise of perfeot
self-control.
Her daughter, however, though
assuming a sprightly manner to en
courage ner moo-there spirits, cannot
conceal her anguish of mind. Mrs.
W., since her first arrest, has been
jrisited by her brother, Dr. Nugent,
of Pittston, Pa., and a sister, but it is
stated that since the death of her
husband his family connections have
held no intimate relations with her. j
STATEMENT OF DEPUTY MARSHAL '
FREY. j
Deputy Marshal Frey has commit- j
nicated the following statement, ex- !
hibiting the manner in which the i
case was worked up by the police au- J
thorities, and the evidence obtained
by them:
Deputy Marshal Frey states that ;
ns soon as he learned of the death of j
General Ketch nm from Drs. Chew j
and Williams, he called upon Mrs. !
Wharton. After talking with her for
three-quarters of an hour, he told j
her he would like to take her*servant.? :
to his office and examine them pri- [
vately. She made no objection, and
the servants were taken to the otli. e
and examined separately by Marshal
Gray and himself, and they w. re sat
isfied that the servants knew ot noth
ing wrong as to thc c Ue of the death
of General Ketchum. On Saturday.
8th instant, he asked Mrs. Wuartun
if she had'purchased tvrtar emetic ;
she replied that she had bought some
and used it in a mustard plaster which
she placed on her breast.
He then went to the store of Gos
man & Co., No. 1?/1 Madison avenue,
where he found that Mts. Wharton
had purchased, on the 25th of Janua
ry, about sixty grains of tartar ehiet ic ;
he found it charged on the books. Up
to last Sunday night, 9th instant, he
was satisfied that suspicions pointed
strongly to Mrs. Wharton. The next
move of the deputy marshal was to
ascertain what motive there could
have been for the desired death of
General Ketchum, and in doing ?his
he learned that the deceased came to
Baltimore, as believ d by his friends,
for the purpose of collecting a note
of $2600 from Mrs. Wharton ; that
after his death this note could not be
found among the things he brought
with him, which had been returned
by Mrs. Wharton ; that a few days
after the death of General Ketchum
Mrs. Wharton visited Washington,
and called upon General Brice, the
brother-in-law of deceased; that sh?
asked General Brice for $4000 worth
of government bonds, which she said
she had deposited- for safekeeping
with General Ketchum. General Brice
asked her if she had written proof
of the f?ct, or living witnesses that
she could furnish ; she said that she
had neither ; he then asked her if she
was not indebted to General Ketch
um, and whether he did not hold her
note for $2600 ; she replied in .the
negative, and said she paid the note
some time ago to General Ketchum 1
in person, and that she had torn up 1
the note in ?e presence. . i
THE CA8B OP MR. VAN NESS.
Mr. Van Ness called on Mrs, Whar- ]
ton on the 19th and "20th of Jone j
and took a glass of wine each day, j
after which he w?s affected with pains ;
in the back and shoulders but which
>oon passed off. On the 24th. he was
it Mrs. Wharton's Tiouse and took a I .
glass of lager beer from Mrs. Whar
ton's own hand. Shortly after he was
token violently sick with convulsions.
The cork of the bottle was'drawn
out in his presence. He was so .sick '
that be could not be re-moved from,
the house. His family were sent for,
and also Drs. Williams and Chew,
who attended him. He waa confined
until the 30th, when he was taken
home.
Mrs. Hutton, sister of Mrs. Van
ftes*.. wade ..:orne beef tea on Sunday,
part of winch Mr. Van Ness partook
ot. The remainder -was placed in a
refrigerator.ia the cellar. The next'
time Mr. Van Ness partook of it }?e
W;LS unable io retain :t upon his stom
ach. On the 2Sth, when Ancrai
Kctchum died, Mrs. Huit:a brought
milk to the house. Vau Ness
drank a tumblerful, and said it was .
nice; nt ll A. M. she made a milk
punch herself, took a wine-glassful and
handed it to Mr. Van Ness, who said
it was very agreeable and pleasant.
The remainder was put in a nursery
refrigerator in a dining toom adjoin
ing nie room in which Mr. Van Ness
was ly i ng. At 1230 P. M; Mrs. Van
Ness went to get her husband alioth-. ^
er drink o!' it , pouring io from a tum
bler into the wineglass. She tasted
it. and lound it had a peculiar taste;
lied Mrs. Louey, who observed a
sediment in the bottom of the tum
bler. She tarted it, and found it
.\as bitter. She thought something
was wrong, and consulted with Dr.
Williams. The sediment was exam
ined by Professor Aiken, and found
to on tain fifteen grains of tartar
emetic Alter that Mr. Van Ness
took nothing that was not prepared
by safe hands. ' .
After the action of the grand jury
on Saturday, in indicting Mrs. Whar
ton'for murder, had been made pub
lic, the counsel of the accused, Messrs.
Steele and Thomas, notified their cli
ent of thc result, and that Sheriff Al-*
bert would serve the process of the
court at half-past 3 P. M.
At the hour named Sheriff Albert,
accompanied by Police Marshal Gray,
Deputy Marshal Frew and Duputy
Sheriff George Rose-man, quietly ap
proached the rear of the house of
Mrs. Wharton, No. 2G3 North Madi
son street, to avoid attracting the at
tention of thc crowd. Mrs. Whar
ton was immediately apprised of the
officers, and in a few minutes descend
ed to her parlor, where they awaited
her. Upon her entrance ' the officer-'
arose, and Marshal Frey introduced
to her Sheriff Albert, who announced
to her the commands the law had im
posed upou him. She signified her
readiness to accompany lum, and in
a minute or two more the carriages
were reached. Mrs. Wharton was
dressed in black and wore .a heavy
black veil. She seemed somewhat
agitated, but her movements did
not indicate nervousness. As sho
stepped upen tho pavement and saw
the small, but rather ?uvenil? and
firomiscuous crowd which had quick
y gathered to scrutinize her, she
seemed desirous of avoiding their
gaze and screened her face. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Nellie Wharton, who was simi
larly dressed and veiled, and by Mr.
and Mrs. J. Crawford Nielson. Mk*
Wharton seemed composed, but shoo
ed by her close step to her moth-.-r
how tenderly she clung to her. The
three ladies were assisted into the
front carriage. The Gther carriage
was occupied by Marshal Gray, De
puty Sheriff Roseman and Mr. Craw
ford Neilson. They were received at
the jail by the wanlen, Jamos M. ,
Irvin, .-.nd Wm. H. Perkins, presi
dent ot the board o! visitors. 'Mrs.
Wharton, after alighting ?rom the
carriage, walked, forward in an active
ami sprigth?y manner, sud, accosting
t .e president of the board, said,
" How do you do. .Mr. Perkins ?" r.nd
shook hands with ?tim. She said sho
never felt better. Thu cell No. 1G9,
in the female department, was assign
ed lor Her use, adjoining the room of
the matron. A wagon containing
furniture from Mrs. W.'s residence
soon arrived ;tnd was placed in her
ceil. The coll i-..?'..out nine feet in
the centre height, ami measures seven
and a half by t^u and a half feet.
The furniture allov/ed the prisoner
'>iisi>t8 of fr single bed, plainly fur
nished, a very small round rabie,
pitcher, basin ?nd toilet articles.
Soon after reaching the jail, Mrs.
Wharton ordered* dinner from the
restaurant of Mr. Henry Crey, near
by, of which mother and daughter
partook. In thc meantime the cell
was being prepared, and at twenty
minutes of 7 o'clock be prisoner was
conducted by Mr. Jerkins to herclose.
quarter*, lier daughter and Mrs.
Neilson had ahtady preceded her,
and given their personal superinten
dence to the arrangement of the fur
niture, &c. Curtains were allowed
to the window and door, and the gaze
of the prisoners is thus excluded.
Permission was granted to Miss Whar
ton to remain with her mother, she
having earnestly requested to be al
lowed to share her prison life. In
conformity with the prison rules,
Mrs: Wharton and her daughter, af
ter entering the cell, were searched,
the ma!ron of the jail performing her
unpleasant duty considerately, but
thoroughly. Nothing deuied by the
regulations was found. After the
search tl>e door was locked, and the
mother and daughter left to spend
their first night in prison.
WEAT IS A DEMOCRAT ?-This ques
tion was addressed to a- Democrat in
a political conversation a few days
since by a " Red hot" Republican.
" I would like very much to be .what
ou call ? good honest Democrat.
e kind enough to tell me what change
I. will have to' undergo to become
such, and how I will know that I am
changed." " Well," replied the Dem-.
erat, " go to some chicken-roost, and
if you can pass it-by without feeling
any inclination to 'confiscate,' you
are an honest Democrat, but if you
sannot resist the temptation to bag
the fowls, you are a Radical still, and
bave not experienced a change." The
anxious inquirer had no more ques
tions to propound.-Pari? True Ken
tuckian..
~ TlrV^WARE.
AGOOD assortment of TIN WARE
kept constantly on hand.
W. F. DURISOE, Sr.
June 21 ., lm.. 26
A
Jvmt Received,
NICE Lot of HAIR and TOOTH
BRUSHES, at '
O. L. PENN'S Drug Store.