The Tioga County Agitator:
BY M. H. COBB.
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JAS. ILOtVBET & S. F. WILSOS,
ATCORMEYS & COOtVSELLORS at' LAW,
trill attend the Courts of Tioga, Potter and
: ,j.- counties. [Wellsboro, Jan. I, If C3.J
DfCEIKSON HOUSE,
COEHIN9, tfT. T.
M.u. A. FIELD, Proprietor.
GUESTS taken'to and from the Depot free
of charge. [Jan. 1; JS63.]
P£NNS¥L¥A]tfIA HQIIS|!,
corker or main street and the avenue,
Pa
j, TT. BIGONT,
THI3 popular Hotel, having been ?e-fitted
aad re-furnished throughout, is now open to the
nablio as a house. [Jan.,l, 1663.]
' U, nAU^ t iV9'SBTCT'~*~~-' ■
WELLSBOEO, TIOGa CO. FEN'KA.
THE subscriber takes this inform
hi? old friends and’ customers that he has re
isEed the conduct of the old “ Crj-staiaSTonntain
Hotel,” and via hereafter give it his entireattention.
Timntfal for past favors, ho Solicits a ronerral of the
£ :me. DAVID I^ART.
"■STcllihoTO, Nov. 4, 1863.-Iy. • • ij
IZAAK AVALTOS HOU fe
Gainae, Tiog-a County, Pa. j
g C. VEBMILYEA,...'. Bri
THIS is a new hotel located within; jay ac
cess of the best fishing and huntinggr ends m
Sorthorn Pennsylvania. No pains will he a iared for
"to accommodation of pleasnre seekers and yjte trav
ailing public. fJan. 1, ISG3.J
A. F OILET,
'watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &c., fee.,
REPAIRED AT OLD PIECES.
POST OFFICE BUILDING,
NO. 5, UNION BLOCK.
Wellsboro, May 20, XS63. 11 . .
E. K. BLACEi ’
BARBER & HAIR-DRESSER,
SHOP OVER C. L. iYItCOX'S STORE, •
NO. 4, UNION BLOCK.
Vcllsboro, June 24, 1863* . _
western exchange hotel.
KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, PA.
fTIHE undersigned Laving leased tbo , above Hptcl
J, tor a term of years would respectfully inform
me traveling public that bebas put the Hjtel.in first
Ci?iEs order for the reception of guests and no pains
rill be spared in the accommodation of travelers and
u far us tbe situation will allow, he will keep a first
c ass Hold, in all things, except' prices, which will
cc modciatc. Please try us and judge for yourselves.
Knoxville, Oct. 19, 1564-tf. J. H. MARTIN.
imucs & MEDICINES.
:;o. s. uxioa block, wellsboro,. pa.
P. R. •
BIS 3 leave to announce to the citizens of IVells
bero and vicinity, that he keeps constßtitl, on
bend all kinds of • F
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Ctemicals, Tarnish, Paints, Soaps, Perfumery, Glass,-
Brashes. Pu(ty, Fancy Goods, Pure Trines, Brandies,
Gins, and ell other kinks of Liquors of the best
quality. All kinds of •
PATENT MEDICINES.!
sack as Jayne's Expectorant, Alterative land Pills;
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cherry Pectoral; Helm
bold’s Extract Bnchn, Sarsaparilla and Rose TTash ;
Mrs. Winslow's Sothing Syrup; V,'right’s —Villa;
Clerk’s and Chcesemnn’s Pills: Hall’s Balsptnj Bin
ieger's London Dock Gin ; Herrick's Pills Snd-Plas
:cr;; Crown’s Bronchial Troches, Ac., &<r. .
May 25, 1864-ly. * P- R- WlLt ‘B if gl_
REVENUE STAMPS, f ■
JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy jCollector q . Mans
1/ cad, has just received a large lot of -llovenue
Sums, of all denominations, from one cenf ip to $5.
Any p» r =on wishing Stanps can get them at by’office
:r. Mansfield, or of M. BULLARD, Assistant JSsessor,
:: Wellsboro, Pa. T PU> LPS.
Mansfield. Slay 2, 1884. '
P. JSEWJEEX, DEHTlsn^
MAXSFIELD, TIOGA COUXTZ'JPA-,
15 prepared to operate in all the improvements in
the various departments of*filling, m
f’.rting artificial dentures, 4c. ' «
Mansfield, August 10, XBC4-Iy. - /♦,
COWANESQPE DfCUSI^
This il-inse which has been open for coni inienoe
of the traveling public for a number cl years,
tu lately been newly furnished tbrQUgbout ai id fitted
cp in c$ good sty lo as can bo found in any oolpntry or
City Hotel. Tbe Proprioter does not horitaUln say
■eg that there will bo no pains spared to ad I to the
V'v.fn-t of his guests,-and eaalto it.a home Ift them,'
He best of stabling for teams; and a good .hostler
t'ttaj’' ia attendance, all of which can he found
etc mile east of Knoxville, Pa. s
M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor.
Deerfield, May 25, 1861.-ly. - * , ~
WELESBORO HOTEL
(.Corner Main Street and the Aren-trc.)
WcLLSBono, Pa.
B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor.
One of the" most popular Houses in tbe connty.
Ttus Hotel is the pHncipal'Stalge-faouse in \fellBboro.
Stages leave di.ily as follows: ' V
For a t 9 *fm.; Por Troy, at Sa.d; For
Jersey Shore every Tuesday and Friday m,j
lor Cb'ulersport. every Tuesday and Friday p t m.
Stages Arrive— From Tioga, at 12 „l-2; xfclock
?n.:'From Troy,at6 o’clock p. m.: From Jersey
Tuesday and Friday 11 a. m.: Prom
Tuesday and Friday II a. m. ' - -
Jitnrhy Cowdcn, the well-known hcatler,
* !il be on hand. , '
elltboroi Oct, 5,1854—1 -
HUGH YOUNG*
bookseller & sTATi<to«,
AND DEALER IN
African Clocks, American, 'English, and Swiss
uiches. JtiFolry, Silver Plated Ware, Spectacles,
j''”are Frames, Photographic Albums, Stereoscope?,
Perfumery, Yaokeo Notions, fishing
J Ue and Flies, and Fancy and Toilet £9.
SCHOOL BOOKS of every kind the
'■ ui >ty, constantly on band and sent by mail; >r otb-
to erder. - £
*O. 5, VSfO.V- BLOCfC, WELLSBOUO/TA
RE?E!WJE STAMPS-
A- URGE ASSORTMENT of Revenue Stomps
•vA. of all denominations, just received at the First
■'Ujosl Bank of Wellsbdro, in the Store ibsilding
"'id. L. Robinson. Persons wanting Stamps are
* rr pjest to call and get a supply.
''ellibo'ro, May 25, 1564-tf.
O-'FIiON.— Whereas, my wife, CAROLINE, has
left mv bed and board without just Muse or
; f hereby forbid all persons barbdtinz or
fsibeg Ltr ou my account, for I shall pay .ifl debt*
contracting after this date.,
, CHARLES I. EOIHM.
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WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1864.
select IJoetvg.
FAUST TO MABO-UEEITE,
Wild visions, bom of mem'ry and remorse.
Recall tby rained beauty, Marguerite I
And I behold thee still before me glide,
Pols os the vision of Walpurgis night I
And onco again I see the wild sad ayes
Whose last gaze turned from mo to geek the skies,
Marguerite i t
And-then tbo vision changes. I behold
Thee pure aqg) fair as when I saw thee first,
Ere yet tbo fiend and X had stay'd thy stops,
' And thrilled thy heart with words and locks ac
cursed. ~
Alas ! the sweet month.l ehrdl kiss no > T ’
The golden hair that swept] tho prison floor,
Marguerite!
Again the dream doth change. I see again
Tb'e wondrous vision of tbe witches' cave;
"Where fiendish art called up thy gentle form,
And to my dazzled eyes thy beauty gave.
And then I wake to know thou art no more;
That peace and hope and love for me are o'er.
Marguerite!
And thou didst love me—yes, the last on earth,
For mortal dove shall never more be thine.
What have I left me now ? Remorse, despair—
The fiends companionship Instead of thine.
My past all sin ; my present—misery;
Hell for my future. Woe, ah woe ie me, i
Marguerite!
‘There’s blood upon my hands ,* it does not weigh
So heavy upon my soul as thine undoing. ,
His sword met mine—hie rage aroused my wrath I
. 5 Wbat badst thou done that I should work thy
■ ruin ? 1
No'compacfc 'twist ua did tbe demou need ,*
My soul was lost by that on© unblast deed,
; Marguerite!
And even Death will reunite ns not,
That last hope sad hearts cherish is not mine.
The awful gulf that never may be cross’d
Will separate for aye my soul from thine.
Yet on© blest thought amid despair doth live :
If Heaven willhot, thou wilt, I know, forgive,
Marguerite !
One other ray of light illumes my lot,
One dream of mercy on roy heart is graved—
The mcm'xy of that strange mysterious voice.
Heard in the last dread hour, u Stiela saved!”
Yes, I can bear my fate, whate’er it be,*
Let Hell be mine, if Heaven has place for thee,
, Marguerite!
Pray for me, Marguerite ! lam so lost
And so accurs’d, my lips are locked from prayer,
Canst thou not give me back to hope and Heav’n,
Me, who but gave thee ruin and despair ?
.In yonder sky where thou dost sunder free,
Ask God if there be mercy still for mo.
Marguerite J
FROM DARKLESS TO LIGHT.
A Secret from the Sycs of Death.
I bad but a few months longer to remain
at College when I was sent for, in consequence
of the serious illness of my mother. On reach
ing home I found that Fanny was staying
there and during this time we were necessari
ly a great deal together. My sister was occu
pied in attendance on our mother, and could
not often accompany us in our walks. Under
other circumstances I might have seen so ma
ny different faces, have bad so many visits to
make, and have found so much amusement in
field sports and in talking with my father re
specting alterations and improvements abont
She estate, that I should have'had comparative
ly few opportunities of associating with my_
cousin. As it was, we were in each other’s so
ciety for hours daily. 1 The result of this con
stant assoeiation was, that I become passion
ately attached to her ; and when my mother
had recovered so far as to be out of danger,
and I was about return to oxford, I obtained
from her the acknowledgment that my love was
returned, and I left her with the understand
ing that when I had taken my degree tbe day
of our marriage should be fixed. If ever
there was a man in the world who for
ward with undoubting confidence to a life of
happiness I was that man. My father and
mother were both favorable to oor marriage,
and there was no conceivable obstacle to op
pose our wishes. The only person whom Fin
ny had to consnlc was her aunt, and there was
nothing to fear from any objections on her part.
I do not suppose you remember, even if yon
ever heard, that this aunt of hers was very
rich. She had adopted Fanny and her brother
when they were mere children, their father
.having been drowned in the when that
vessel went down in the Bay of Biscay. Fan
ny’s brother I bad never seen. His conduct
was so bad at Eton that he was expelled from
that school, and so disgusted his aunt that she
refused to allow him to live with her, and he
was sent to St. Omer to finish his education
there. He left St. Omer without giving any
reason, and went to Italy, living on the allow
ance-that his aunt made him. In.his letters
.he spoke only of the occupations and amuse
ments of the various courts and cities he vis
ited, and the frequency with which he wrote to
his aunt mollified her feelings towards him so
far as to induce her to increase bis allowance ;
biit she said she had vowed that her whole for
tune should go to her niece on her death, and
nothing would induce her to break this solemn
resolution.
Complete happiness is better than all the
cramming in the world in helping a man to read
for his,degree. 1 was up early in the morning
and onj the river* and had a long day after
wards for study. As I was leaving chapel one
morning a familiar voice said, i“ Good morning,
Mr. Alfred,” and a hand was held before me
with a letter. I was so surprised, that, before
I took the letter, I looked at the speaker, and a
chill came over me when I saw that it was the
groom who waited upon me when I was at
home. .Telling him to go to my rooms,' I
went back into the chapel, which was now
emj ty, and opened the letter'. It was written
by my father; and after exhorting me to bear
the painful news he had to give me like a man,
he told me brieflly that Fanny had disappeared
on the firevioos morning, and that they had
been seating her all night in vain. On read
ing this letter I rushed to toy rooms, threw off
my cap and gown, arid, within a quarter of
an hoot "was driving homewards. My first’
question, as I jumped oat of the gig and took
my father’s hand was, “ Have yon found her 1”
Hie answer was in the negative. He told mo
BT LUCY HAMILTON HOOP£R.
she had gone out alone before breakfast, as
usual, and had not been seen since, though she
had been sought for in every place.
It may have been a year or more before this
that I had taken a great interest iu photo
graphy, and there was not a picturesque spot
abput the estate or near it I had not photo
graphed. During my mother’s illness it was
my chief amusement ; and, accompanied by
my cousin and a man to carry the apparatus,
I had spent whole days in practicing an art
which, to me, bad all the. charm of novelty.—
I, remembered well all the spots which had
moat pleased her, and where wa had after
wards walked, most frequently. Too impa
*tiept to .regulate my pace by my father’s, I
called to my groom to come with me, and
set off to search those places beyond the lim
its of the estate which we had liked most. I
had searched several of these without success,
and bad got as far the Beeches, when I
suddenly recollected that (here was a place
called “ Clay Hollow,” about two miles dis
tant, This, was a very lonely spot, but com
manded'a beautiful view, .and had bean a fa
vorite walk of ours since wo bad discovered
it. Wondering why I had not thought of it
before, I set out for this place. The path
way, which led into the hollow, (wound thro’
furze and broom, and cams out behind a" re
markably fine old oak. I had i|o need to
look further. Beneath this oak Itiy tbs dead
body of the woman with whom I had ex
pected to share a long life of happiness.
■ If-this had happened but an hour ago, I
should not have a more vivid recollection of
what I felt as I looked at the widely open
ed glazed eyes and the distorted .features
which I had last seen full of-life and anima-l
lion. The body was carried home and laid!
in the great ball, and a surgeon was sent
for, who, after a brief examination, told ns,
what I had seen- already, that she had been
strangled.
No other motive for the murder except rob
bery oonld be suggested; but whether she had
been robbed or not nobody could tell, as at
that early hour of the morning it was not like
ly she could have anything about her which
anybody could steal. There was indeed a
brooch missing from her shawl, but this was
afterwards picked up among the grass. The
necessary legal formalties were gone though
the nest day, and a verdict of “ Wilful Murder”
against some person or persons unknown was
returned. As soon as the crowd of individ
uals concerned in the inquiry had departed,
and I was alone with my father and the
surgeon (my sister having been sent, as soon
as Fanny’s body was discovered, to her aunt
to inform her of the dreadful loss we had sus
tained), I requested the latter to come with me
to the.hall. Perfect lova.e voludea every other
feeling. I felt no shrinking horror at the
sight of the dead body of my betrothed.—
Night and day I had remained beside the
corpse ; and it was while looking at the eyes,
so changed since the mind had ceased to
look ont of them, that an idea occurred to
me which I bod immediately determined to
put in execution as soon as the official in
vestigation was over. The idea was, that a
photograph of the retina of the eye might be
magnified so as to present a distinct image
of the last object depicted • upon it. Every
object on the retina during life endures for
a time, and is succeeded and effaced by anoth
er. The duration of the image on the reti
na is, however, influenced by various causes.
If the eye-is directed towards a very bright
ly-illuminated object the impression made up
on the retina is so strong that when the eye
is turned towards a light-colored surface the
dazzling object is still visible; but, instead
of appearing bright, it is represented darkly,
as though it were the shadow of that object.
The duration of the image is also affected by
the humors contained iu" the eye. When
death is caused by strangulation the eye be
comes charged with a viseious secretion, which
is not withdrawn, but coagulates and har
dens, so to speak, as vitality is expelled, and
the last image impressed on it is retained pre
cisely as the picture is retained on the pho
tograph which the light has printed on it with
the most delicate gradations of tone. These
and similar reflections induced me to determine
to put tho conclusions I bad arrived at to
the test. With this view I requested tho
surgeon to remove one of the eyes from its
socket. From this I took a great number of
photographs on glass, and then .gave it back
to him that ho might restore it to its place.—
Those pictures were, of course, very much
smaller than the eye itself, and it was there
fore necessary to devise a method of enlar
ging them. No very profound knowledge of
the effects produced by a combination of len
ses was required to point out the means of
accomplishing this. I caused) one of the
rooms to be made totally dark; and an open
ing to he made in the" boards which were
nailed over the window just large enough to
admit a single ray of light. This ray was.
made to pass through a succession of lenses,
and also through the glass on which the photo
graphic image was printed, a sheet of prepa
red paper being fixed to receive the magnified
image, and record it in ineffaceable characters.
Conceive, if yon can, th« intense anxiety
with which I wailed for the development of
the hidden secret. The day- was unusually
dull and wet, but circumstances which delay
ed tho reproduction of the image, hour after
hour dragged'ilung till the day ended, and the
result was just sufficiently evident to prove
that a face was growing out of the paper. I
heard persons knocking at the door, hut I took
no heed of them; I felt neither hunger nor
the want of sleep, but sat there on the floor
through the long, long riight, which seemed
as if it would never come to an end, till I
was half maddened by my eagerness and the
fear that the murderer might have time to es
cape beyond the reach of discovery. I thank
ed God with all my so il when the first faint
indicatiop came of returning day light. The
morning sun shone full an the window, and I
saw, with inexpressible satisfaction, that the
light was fat more vivid than on the preceding
day. By slow, very slowdegrees—for it is not
with these enlarged representations-as with
small ones—tho face became more and more
defined. What mixed feelings of horror, rage,
and grief filled my mind while this likeness of
the murderer crept slowly, but steadily, from
darkness into light. It seemed as it were a
phantom from the world beyond gradually as
suming the solidity of an inhabitant of the
earth.
At last I had before me the portrait of the
last human being on whom her eyes had rested.
It was that of a man, young, .with good fea
tures ; but with an- indescribable expression of
mingled terror and ferocity in his face. This,
to some extent, served as a disguise ; hut the
features were too strongly marked for it to pre
vent any person who knew the origins! from
recognizing me. I showed it to my talfier, and
he had a vague impression that he had seen a
person resembling it somewhere, hot that was
all.* I then rode with it to the police station,
and put it into the hands of tho superintend
ent. All the constables were called in, but
they all declared that they had never seen a
person about the country resembling the por
trait. Leaving this in bis possession, 1 took
another likeness, which I myself showed to
every individual, old and young, for miles
around.
All onr researches were fruitless. Nobody
had seen a person resembling the portrait; a
circumstance the more mysterious that it was
not that of a person who would be likely to
pass unnoticed. The only plausible suggestion
to account for this was made by the superin
tendent—namely, that the man, whoever he
was, had come across the fields from- the rail
way station, and had returned the same way;
but inquiries made at the station failed to con
firm the idea.
The continual sight of the effigy of the mur
derer me out of my senses. My
brain was so far affected that I was incapable
of applying myself, to anything, and I believe
nothing saved me from going raving mad but
tho conviction that I should one day discover
the murderer. To search for him was my sole
occupation. In theatres, on the race-course, at
railway stations —everywhere where men con
gregated I sought him. I saw neither the
amusements nor the business ; nothing but fa
ces. The death of my mother, which at any
other time would have affected me deeply, came
so soon after the other calamity that I hardly
felt it.
Month after month ! wandered up and down
the streets of London from morning to night,
avoiding no place, however infamous, where
there was a chance of finding the rnanof whom
I was in search. My quest was interrupted
for a time by a letter from my sister, sutnon
iug me home. My father was very ill, and no
hope was held out of his recovery. When all
was over the medical man suggested that I
. might be more snccessfulin finding my cousin's
murderer If £ went on the continent. I thought
him right. I went to Paris, thence to Baden,
and through all the German watering-places.
From Berlin I went to Vienna, and from that
city to Venice, having been drawn to the latter
place by a paragraph in a newspaper stating
that the city was thronged with foreigners. I
was always supplied with letters of introduc
tion to persons in every place I visited. The
first I presented on the rooming after my arri
val in Venice was to Count Frasini, who, before
we parted, gave me an invitation to a ball to
come off in the evening. Tbe Count occupied
a palace facing the square of St. Mark, a very
1 large building, which on this evening was
crowded with visitors. I had seated myself on
a balcony outside the ball room, from whence
I could see all who approached the Countess to
pay their respects, I dare soy it was close upon
midnight when I saw two gentlemen making
their way towards the spot where the Countess
was seated conversing with the young Arch
dnfce Maximilian, and the commander of the
Austrian troops. The taller of the two bent
his head so frequently that I was unable to get
a distinct view of his face; but the partial
glimpse I gotofSit from time to time convinced
me that I had at last found the man I had been
so long seeking. I re-entered the room ; but
just as I did so he seemed to think it would be
hopeless to.attempt to reach the Countess, for
he turned suddenly to the right, passed through
a doorway, and disappeared. Little as I heed
ed who I thrust aside in crossing the room, it
took mo so long to make my way through the
crowd of visitors that when I reached the stair
case the man of whom 1 was in pursuit had
reached the street, I rushed down the stairs,
and found that they led me to a small door,
which likewise opened into the square ; but it
was not that by which I bad entered, which
was at some distance and surrounded by ser
vants and boatmen. I looked eagerly about
tbe square, uncertain which way to pursue,
when suddenly I saw a bright flash at the fur
therest corner of the square, as though some
body was lighting a cigar. The distance be
tween us was ao great that I could only imag
ine it to be the man I was Neverthe
less, I rushed across the square as fast as I
could run.towards him. I overtook him as he
was leaning over a bridge which crossed one of
the canals, looking down ( at the water. I
seized him by the arm with my left hand, and
with my right I grasped el handful of his
clothes, I could not speak fur tbe moment, so
great was my excitement; and just as I was
about my voice for help, I felt a sharp
pain and a descent through the air, followed by
a sensation of extreme cold. After this I was
half conscious of a cry that an assassin was in
the water, and then I seemed to fall asleep. A
long sleep it'must have been, for it was five
weeks afterwards before I knew that I had been
thrown into a canal, from whence I had been
taken by acme boatmen who were close to me,
with their gondolas, where I had fallen. Ae
soon as I had recovered my strength sufficiently
to move about my room, (for the wound I had re
ceived was more painful than dangerous,) I
told that I must consider myself in custody,
the boatman, who gave me over :o the officials,
having told them that I was attempting to com
mit a robbery on a gentleman, vhen his two
servants seized me, and in tbe scuffle wounded
me, and I jomped into the canal.
I sent for Count Frasini and told him of
wbat had happened. He soon settled the mat
•ter with the police; but although I showed the
portrait of his guest, he was unable to identify
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the original, “ which,” said he, “is not sur
prising, considering the number of strangers
who are here, and that any of my friends are
privileged to bring as mapy of their friends to
our parties as they choose, without the ceremo
ny of an introduction.”
I did not lose courage even under this dis-*
appointment: on the contrary, the conviction
that I must one day discover the murderer be
came stronger than aver. The first use I mads
of my renewed strength .was to resume my
search in Venice, but to no purpose ; and when
all hope of finding him here was gone I trav
eled to Rome. At this city I found an accu
mulation of, letters from, my sister.. They
spoke of~the satisfactory way in which the bai- -
liff, who had served my father for many years; ,
managed the estate, of a great many matters of 1
less importance, and urged me strongly to re
turn home. The strongest motive she had for
desiring my return, she said very little about.
Nor did I, in my then state of mind, feel much
interested in it. She wanted to consult me re
specting an offer of marriage she had received
from Fanny’s brother, who had returned to
England and become reconciled to his aunt.
I answered her letter, telling her that, if she,
liked to accept him as her husband, I could
have no reason for objecting to him ; that she
had better act in the way most agreeable to
her inclinations, subject to Her aunt’s approval,-
and that I would endeavor to reach England in
time to be present at her wedding. Having
written thus, I ‘dismissed tho matter from my
mind and continued' my wanderings. I shall
not weary you by specifying any more of the
cities I visited. I had heard that my sister
was married and was very happy; and in ut
ter weariness and despair of succeeding in
again meeting with Eanny’s murderer, I resol
□ed to come hack her(l for a time.
I left London about! noon, aod on reaching
the station where the journey ended, told the
porter to put my luggage in a safe place till I
should send for it. I bad not taken the trouble
to write to my sister to say on what day I
ehonld come, so, as I was not expected, I took
my way across to the old oak tree beneath
which the body had been found. I sat there
bhfied in thought a long time, and, soon after
turning into the lane on my way to the honse,
I met a woodman with whom I had spent days
in felling trees. He was so anxious that I
should go to his cottage to see his wife, who had
been nursemaid in our family when I was a
child, that I walked with him there. I stayed
there some time, listening to what they had to,
say of changes about the estate, and of per
sons I had once known, but whose names I had
then almost forgotten. On leaving them I
fonnd that it was so late that I pushed bay way
through a hedge to get to the house by a shor
ter way than by following the corriaga road.
By going this way I had to pass through a
wood ; and directly I stepped out from beneath
the trees I saw crossing the field, about a
stone's throw distant from me, a man carrying
a gun. I stepped out briskly to overtake him.
The land had been newly plowed, so that he -
did not seem to hear my steps till I was close
to him, when be turned and we stood face to
face. The son was going down? and he bad to
bend his head a little to look at me. My heart
for an instant ceased to beat. There before me
—his face inclined exactly as it was in the pho
tograph—stood the murderer I had been seek
ing for so many years. He no doubt recog
nized me, for he looked as inanimate as though
ho bad suddenly turned to stone. As soon as
the shock bad passed, I rashed at him and sei
zed- him with both hands. “ Murderer 1" I
said, “ You do not escape as at Venice.” Ho
offered no resistance at first, and I looked to
see if there was anybody near that I could send
to the police station to bicTthe constables coma
to fetch him away. He may have understood
why I withdrew my eyes from him, for he re
covered his strength instantaneously, and seiz
ed me by the throat. He was far stronger than
I, and 1 felt mpself tossed hither and thither;
but I clang to him notwithstanding. I tried
as I wrestled with him, to throw him, hot I
could get no foothold on the uneven ground,
and it was he who succeeded in* forcing me
backwards to tna earth. Still, I hold him, but
he could now press my throat with full force;
and it was I who now had to straggle to save
my own life. My head seemed to be swelling
to a monstrous size, and this was the last thing !
I remember.'
I lay in the field all that night. In the morn
ing I was seen by the man who came to finish
the ploughing, and be, with the help of the
keepers, carried me home. I was quite,unable
to move ; but I had a dreamlike consciousness
of what was being done. By the time I waa
laid on'the bed I had recovered so far aa to be
able to speak ; and the first words I spoke were
an order for a man to ride as hard aa he could
go to the police-station, and bring back with
him the superintendent.
My sister came to my bedside as the man left
the room. We were always strongly attached
to each other ; but I waa surprised to see her
so agitated by, as 1 supposed, the attack on me.
Her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked
so worn and pale that I feared she waa ill. Af
ter answering her questions with respect to
myself, I said —
“You were with our aont when I made those
photographs of poor Fanny’s murderer, and
have never seen one, have you ? I thought *
not," I continued; “but if you open the
pocket-book which is in the breast-pocket of my
coat you will see it.”
She opened it, took out the portrait, and,
looking at it, said, “ This is not it. This is my
husband’s portrait. Where did you gat it?”
“Your husband I Fanny’s brother I—her
murderer !” I stammered. The truth flashed
upon our minds at the same instant.
For several hours' she remained totally in
sensible ; and when at last she became con
scious, she talked incoherently, and has not
since recovered tbs use of her reason.
I was thankful, when I was told that the su
perintendent had arrived, that I had not had
time or opportunity to mention to anybody but
my sister the causa of my being found insensi
ble. Leaving it to be inferred that it was doe
to a sudden illness, I gave the superintendent
to understand that I bad sent for him to direct"
a search after my brother-in-law, who bad not