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THE PEOPLES - PRESS, ;- ; PUBLISHED WEEKLY PRICETwo Dollars a Year. 1 I '' PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. ' , tfi-No paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the editors,- u.:l:; -: ; V- J8Clubbing. Six copies will be mailed to one Post Office for $10; and ten copies for $15 All payments invariably in advance. " . t . ; Any person procuring five new subscribers and remitting Ten Dollars, will be entitled to a sixth copy gratis. -. From the Olive, Branch. LINKS OF MYSTERY; : OR ' " " .: T HE VILMOT FA M I L T . BY L. STEPHENSON. v , Author of "Circumsttancial Evidence,' "The Old Block-House," "The Power of Prejudice," Ac. concluded. i CHAPTER VII. . . . VISIT TO THE STATE PRISON. ' , : After Ellen ' haJ so unexpectedly met with Nabby in court, at the trial of Wilmot, alias Jackson, she sought the first opportunity to .have an in interview with her. Nabby 'gave her a particular, account of the manner in which' Wilmot' carried her off, the way she contrived ; to keep him aVFay from her the , first webki hia breaking in the stateroom door, his attempt-to shoot her, bcr rescue and punishment, her being set on shore, and finally, of the visit from Wilmot at Dyer's, and the disappointment be! experienced when on going to the rock with her, no money or will could be found. :: , '-' ::' ' : And as painful a3 .some of the circumstances detailed must be, the whole story afforded Miss Ellen much merriment, and her 'silvery laugh,' as Charles had called it, ofted tichoed through the room. 'How did you like being Miss Elleu?' she asked. i ': ' - 4r 5 - . ' ' 'O, finely,' replied Nabby. ' - 'And how did you like fishing for sharks?' . 'O, horrible! The thought is dreadful ; 'Well, Nabby, Ijam glad you are safe at last. And now I want to tell . father all about it :' and away she rau to find him. The result of which was, a few imore hearty peals from the . The Wilsons remained in Bangor a week after the trial of Jackson. One day as Mr. Wilson was sitting with the lading, Mr. Charles Wilmot was announced. As he entered, they all rose to meet him, and welcomed h.im with the must cordial greeting. After whicfiy 3Ir. Wilson asked, ' ' ' ' - W hat" brought you here, Wil mot ?' , 'The letter which you- wrote mi, informing me that the will was in the hands of a: person who called himself Edward Wilmot, but who was an impostor. I felt so strong an inclination to know' what it all meant, that I have come on in haste to satisfy myself,' , 'Well, I am glad to' see you. - But you cannot learn much more than I wrote you. The man, however, Las been tried, foundguilty and sen tenced to the state prison for a term of five years.' " - -: - : ' .. " 'Are you sure it was not Edward?' 'Certainly, I am.' It was not Edward added Ellen, 'I -know him too well to be mistaken . 'Still, from all the facts you state, I am per suaded you are all mistaken,' said Charles. 'How could any one" else hav3 that will ? I feel so positive that the individual must be Edward, that I propose to visit the prison at Thomaston, to see for myself f .- , -r . .' . 'But that will do no good, for the prisoner, whoever he was, escaped from the officer on the way to prison, and has not been recaptured, 1 believe, i Besides, Nabby knew the man, and says his name is Jackson.' .'I cannot believe it. And I wish T had s.om"e way of satisfying myself. But where is the , will?' " , 1 -r' i;- , . 'It is left with, the sheriff till claimed by some one who has a right to do so. 4 By the way I think you, as one of the heirs, have that Tight. . 'I should like to see the sheriff.' ' 1 - Well, let us walk ,to his office it is near here.' They proceeded to the office of the sheriff, rnd found him engaged in reading a note from the officer, stating that he had succeeded in re taking the convict, and had delivered him to the warden of the prison. The sheriff stated ' the fact, and added, : r . .' . 'I am glad of it,4 for he was a. bad fellow i Charles sighed, for he still felt that it was his brother. The sheriff tben complied with his re- qaest, and delivered to him the will .in the very case so often mentioned. ' , r After they had left the office, Charles remark- CO, : ; i - . - ' 'This case had money in' it, sometimes. 'It had when it was stolen from your father. 'How did you learn that fact?' " From the lips of your father just before he was killed. : And "that capital aided the pretend ed Edward WriImot in commencing his specula tions," v;T.,pV; i ' You mean; the real Edward Wilmot, for I am now more' than ever satisfied that the con ' vict is he' ' . J '.a'', " . ' 'Then let as got and see; for we can now find him.' . i .-t' : ' . . . 'Shall we take the ladies with us ?' ' 'Yes, we maj need their aid for something.' The ladies were accordingly informed of the arrangement, and all started for Thomastoii prison." ' When they arrived there, the fgentle f men left the ladies at the tavern directly oppo . aite the; prison, while they' went over.io see tbe i' convict, t The warden ; politely admitted r the m r and also allowed them to go round upon the 'yriXk irliieb ' orcrlooked the yard where the r - . i - - - U , ' i . : i it ! . . : - . . i ! . " - fc " - . " .... . 'EJcMotcii io jJoUtifi.iorcign anb Domcflttf'iw?;.rijfetiirei ilj'e -imatljcts, , onb (Sciicral 3nformatiou. : vol v. : . v, h - f - , 1 ; ! prisoners were at work, digging lime rock. ! As soon as the one of whom they were , in pursuit .was poiuted out to them, Charles exclaimed, It is Edward and I knew it must be j j ; " That is indeed Elward, but it is not the man f - ' who was lately tried at Bangor,' said Mr. Wil son, in astonishment. ! 'What can it mean ?' , ' The warden replied that the prisoner had re peatedly declared that he was not guilty, but that was not an uncommon thing with prisoners. But what did appear strange, he said, was that the prisoner also declared that he had never been tried. j j . ; ,'; ' 'There is something strange about this, and it must be looked into,' said Mr. Wilson. - : " Here they were interrupted by a messenger who came to inform the warden that the sheriff of Penobscot County wished to speak with him On returning to the; office of the prison, they found the sheriff and another prisoner-the very one who had been tried as Edward' Wil mot. He had been retaken and identified in Castino about the same time that Edward fvas taken in St. George, i i Of course, the first error being apparent to all, Edward' Wjlmnt was immediately released from prison. He joined his friends at the tav ern, humbled' and mortified in the extreme. ' Here, to the inquiries of Edward, who was wholly ignorant: of all the facts connected with the trial of J ackson .as he had been at sea from the time he left South Caroliua, till two days before his .irrest- he was informed of all. 'The rascal,rj said he, '1 thought he was drowned with all the rest of the Soabird's crew.' It seems that such is not the fact, however,' said Mr. Wilson. It does truly,' replied Edward But where are the money and the will?' ! The money he sp:nt. The will I have,' an swered Charlesi ; ! ' ! But the wi 1 belong? to me,' said EdwardJ 'True answered Charles, 'but 1 think I had better keep it 1 ; i 'No, I choose to have it said Edward, with some warmth, j ' ' . ' Mr. Wilson whispered a few words in the ear of Charles, vfho immediately turned to Edward, and said, ' ' 1 ' ' i Here, take the will, and make a good use of it. As Edward tnk the document. smile could easily be seen t playing about his month Q( j leaving the room, he replied, ! I trill make! a good use of it ' ! . ' " j . A. new scene was being acted in the next room where Mrs. ,Wilson and Elleu were. Mr. Wilson on entering the room found his wife locked in the arms of another lady , quite plainly ' dressed, aud to him a perfect ' stranger. The suddenness and novelty of the discovery caused him to raise both hands and exclaim j ! 'What in the world of wonders has happened now?' . i- . ji.-.'. ' ... . . , j But to let the reader know the answer which he received, wo must go back a little in the sto ry. That part of St. George where Simon Watts was quite away from any village ; .there were, no stores or shops for trading, aud, conse quently, he and his neighbors were in the habit of going to Thomaston when they had shopping to do. As ilrs. Walts wanted a number of ar tides for family wear, John obtained a horse and wagon of a neiglbor, and took his mother to Thomaston, ito make the necessary purchases. When this had i been J attended to, John remark ed that he should like to hear from Wilmot, ai they were so near the prison Well,' replied she, 'so should I. And if you will go to the prison and inquire about him, I will step into the tavern und wait till you come.' , John then left her and she went into the tav ern and took a scat. But the instant; she en tered, Mrs. Wilson was struck with her features, they so strongly resembled a sister o'f hers from whom she had never heard since she was mar ried, and whether she was dead or alive, was wholly unknown tnber. Mrs. Watts also saw something in the other that completely engross ed her attention. . At . last Mrs. Wilson rose, and approaching Mrs. Watts, said : - ;-. ' v 'I hope you will pardon ' me, madam, I am not in) the habit of addressing strangers ; ! but there is something in your looks that so strong ly resembles a, sister which 1 once had, that I wished to speakr to you.' ' ' 'It is all very! well,' replied Mrs. Watts, 'and I was. thinking just the same of you. But what may I call your, name, if you please, ma'am ?'. . 'My name is jWilson now, it was formerly Ellen Webster, f But what is your name, if you will allow me to ask V I ' ! . j ; My name is Watts, once it was Anna Web ster' ' 'i' 5 i ; -.-f, ... 1 ( " .' . ; .. . ; i. i v. .' ! f It was enough ; the two sisters' were in each other's arms; and at this moment' Mr. Wilson entered, as we have stated, and the strange scene was soon explained.' - . .. .. . - f t - f. These sisters had been separated in the fol lowing manner, i Samuel . Webster resided in Burlington, 't.,; with This two daughters, Anna and Ellen' A young tnan by the name of Si mon Watts loved Anna, and Ehe returned his affection. - But Webster opposed their marriage, and because be could nol prevent it, he disin herited her, and i forbid her his house. . Watts then moved away, wittout letting' any one knoif where lie had goncj The next year. Ellen mar ried and went South, but Mrs.' Watts had never heard whom , she had married nor Jwhere she lived. :rV--; .::.' i .t,' SALEM, N. C;; SATURD MARCII 3, 1855. But they were now thrown together, and the meeting was a happy one to both sisters. ' ."A thousand things were talked over in a few min utes, and the result was, after John had return ed, and the two cousins had been introduced,, that Mrs. Watts insisted on a visit from all the party.. She said there was nothing inviting in St. George, but her sister must , go home with her and see her whole ' family ; and so it was fi nally settled. - V '.' But Charles Wilmot concluded that his bu siness would not suffer him to remain." .He therefore parted from them, for home, and the Wilsons went to St. George. They remained there more than a week, greatly enjoying the common fare, and the rough scenery ofthe place. ; i Everything was plea nut between the two families, and Ellen 'and Alice became so at tached to each other, that Ellen insisted on ta king Alice home with them to the South; and wheu it was proposed, Alice did not say as the did when Edward Wilmot asked her, -'I cannot leave my parents.' She did. not wish to leave she said, but she would go for a short tinie, for the sake of seeing more. of her cousin Ellen. . . The family felt unwilling to have her leave them, even for a short time; and Johu decided ly opposed it. But at, last it was agreed al) round that she should go for a few mouths; and then quite a stir was made to fit her Out, not withstanding the Wilsoas told them, that they would see that Alice should lack for nothing. The fact was, they preferred to have the dress ing of her, for reasons which will occur to the reader ' .' . . ' ; The next week they started, and we will now leave them to pursue their journey. J t : CHAPTER VI1T. TRIAL FOR A NEW OFFENCE. As soon. as Esq. Wilson and family were known to Lave arrived home, Charles Wilmot paid them a visit, tor he had become exceeding ly interested in them, particularly in Ellon, with whomiie was always pleased to converse. 'But now he found anew charm in Alice Watts, her cousifl. No one could form an acquaintance with , Alice without loving her. It was not therefore strange that Charles shou'd find her society entertaining. " f He often visited them, and sometimes the jcousns w'b Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, visited him at bis mansion. On one of these occaaqns, Charles said to" Mr. Wil9on 'Where do you fhlnk Vjward is?' ' 'That does scem to be a little mysterious; but I think you will hear from him before long,'' replied the. Esq. ' . . . Do you think he will attempt to do.anything with the Will?' ' . I do.' , . N What will he do?' ' He will try to get possession of the property.' "And if he goes to law he will of course suc ceed, will he not?' ' I think not.' ' . . I have no wish to cheat him out of his rights: but it really seems hard, after I have always la bored on the plantation, now to be deprived of all my father's wealth, except five hundred dol- laYs'-' . ' ' . ' . ; .:' ' . : V',. It would be hard indeed, and we must con trive to prevent it in some way. But how can it be done?' - i - 'Leave that to me if occasion require, and I will find out a way. Never fear replied Wil son, laughing. . The Esquire's prediction was right, for the very next day Edward Wilmot made his appear ance, and demanded the whole property in ques tion. His first words on seeing Charles were I have come, in accordance with your ad vice, to make a good use of the Will.. 'What use do you intend to make of it.' ' i. None except to-obtain the property which it conveys to me,', :- , t- ., .. . tJ Do you really intend,' Edward, to take all the property except the five hundred dollars ?' I do, mcst certainly. My father knew, of course, who ought to have the property, and his Will must be respected. ' I will divide, half and half with youi '. ' 'No, never I ' I shall take the' whole; so bo quick and deliver it np, or the law shall take it forme.'....,, r ; " Then proceed to the law, . and 1 must abide by its decisions.' . . .? With this, Edward left in a rage. - "' . ; Charles went immediately and informed Mr. Wilson of what had, occurred. IJut the only answer that gentleman returned was, . . - 'Let him proceed, ive will be ready for him.' Edward, however, was ' determined to carry out his threat ; and accordingly ho sued for possession without delay.'. As soon as Esq. Wil son was informed of this fact, be wrote to the attornev whom Edward h.nl PmnTnviwI r J f a iij j an interview, which ' was granted. , In this in terview Wilson showed him the last WH'cf Mr. Wilmot, legally executed, but one hour be fore his death. 5 . -. " - The result was, that Edward's counsel wroCe to Wilson the aamo day, informing him "that the suit was withdrawn. ; Charles was informed by .Wilson accoidvngly. As this was 'quite un expected, he went to see Mr. Wilson, to see bow it waa accomplished.' jMr? Wilson laughed and But how did you' defeat him ?' ! I will tell you if you will follow. my adtice said it was the easiest thing imaginable. - - 1 Will bo inake another attempt V ,f J' c' 1 . :.lhiok not, byiaw.-;!t o in tig-rd to-the disposition of the property so fA'9 dward is concerned. -Hfwm do it.' 1 Pve m fiTe thousand dollars, and kwj tVe.'rest..' J ai- he must have onobalf aa a joint heir.' jVolone cent on that'aceount.' - ' ,VV'jjt do jou mean?' ; r .mi Jookt this document, said he, handing hinj ja per, 'which he took from a drawer. f)V$f this is a "will signed by myiather.' i f t dated the very day on which he died !' ! t?" fQTeys his property to me I Am "s it mean?' " ' dis'AQ :si mis tnat attcr vc- 1 t' .t his favorite ?"m ' 1 ' ' :r fi'.!.cr Ltcd a new .Will, bequeathing his prop- J ert,t !U 4phe whom he fouud deserved it.' . U will not lceenall thn . 'Qt uHist, all but the fivo tlTousaud named, j wiir ihJith the twenty thousand he stole, would j mat e vjuite as much as ho deserves, and more tnai.t tcan use to advantage . , ' X?n Psc' tbeD 1 must do M Jon y.' JS aftcrwanli, Wr. Wibou received by r oaihe following letter:- $ " .Lagrange, 183G. tv-Thc course you have pursued in rela liot' tkhy father's prpperty is of ajiaturc to rc stiscmcnt; and I shall see that you baur reward. , Yours, 5 : .'.' Edward Wilmot. Jit ,tft-3Ir. Wilson concluded to take no no- tiei'-of;! this threat; but afterwards when he leaiWj that Edward was seen in the ncighbor-ho1-?'?? ded t prevent any mischief which he!iU ht design. isnot long before an officer clapped hi barYl J pou tic shoulder of Edward Wilmot, and sai't- fY.i will rleasc ero with me. sir. f(X fvhat ?' asked Wilmot in surprise. i'JJetause you are under arrest.' .what ; . .. . Twil kidnapping Nabby, the girl of Ellen Wfori' and carrying'her from the State. " jp'wis warrant for farrest at the instance of beiTtaSrcr?. ; ' hp old rascal lie muttered,- and followed thcTnj per. he case came regularly before the county cti:5j,Yn a presentation from the' Grand Jury, an.n mot was tried and found guilty. The fcwf fi proved, not by Cato, who by the laws of th.-rt.hrjite Was not allowed to testify in the case ofi.wlle man, but by-Mr. Wilson's brother ami ruVher. person, who witnessed the 'abduc tion a jNalby. f Thiofience must be punished, according to thei'la nks of Carolina ftt that time, by impmcn mectr or a term of not less than five years in thil J3j)te prison. Edward Wilmot was sentenc- , It . . ed;aiprisonuient for that time. He waa iin metiicly conveyed to prison. But he was ood ki a'gain,'for the next morning after his awrjrjjjhe was found dead in his cell. He had hu5p limself by fastening his handkerchief to thtt X of the window. TAj ended the career of the favorite son. I l'yZ Wilson was not actuated by any bad mo tiffs.' n"having him arrested for carrying off hijf'?i jce. It was done solely for the protection .of fcif own family, and that of Charles Wilmot. rTfre. jd, of course, he could not tee. $' Hi . CHAPTER IX." ' ' ' ' i KEV TTODERS COXCLUIOU. j -ral months now, passed away, much of th:?ni In sadness by the two families, at the ru cqilcion of what had happened. Charles con tiici to visit'Mrr Wijs'on'a, and Ellen and Al io; wfth lheir.wit and spirit did much towards MHvibg Lim to his. wonted cheerfulness. pbi day aa they sat conversing, Alice marked tlj) e je of Wilmot fixed on her very intently c1fr)j few. minutes; and then turned to some-1 tbir-tehis hand. This so excited her curioa itfi tlA i she finally asked, . s ; tM.'bat. are you doing, Mr. Wilmot?' i I ;iw thinking how much you look like my m ftfc f he replied. r - . .'Iw jou make the comparison, for I un drs( .nd your mother haa been dead ever since yjte ijcfe an infant.' . U4' " . Kut I naTe in my Land a min w itoi-n likeness" of her, which 1 this day found a io'n.niy fathers papcrt. On the reverse is at 6ier Jikencsi, it is that of my father.' K'lVt lct meste them,' said Ellen' I never s4 j pumothcr; nor her picture.' After taking hlhC continued, itdoea indeed resemble Al icl.fJ . should think it was taken for her. f v'ly.t me see it,' asked Alice. ; ' " . Wscn Ellen handed it to her she exclaimed, ".iii' - . . . f.-uere aia joa gttbisr Did mother give ittoou?' . S did not. . Wby do y on ask: that ?' 'I ow Btrange it is 1 .Mother has in her draw cM )rome another double locket just like thi. aue faces exaelly ! and as I live the same nairyi under each 1 Under tha man is Jefferson and- jnder the lady. Alipo 1 It waa that namo on t b locket," mother said, 'that indaced her to call; Jo Alice. What a coincidance 1' f,'Jr;. Wilmot said Ellen, 'what ail von?' are ;-ou HIT vou look ven Dale.' ; 1 p, Elle, I am not.sick, but I anx'surpru- m 1. ed, and my thoughts are oppressive. ne then continued, addressing Alice, 'Where did your mother get that locket?' ' 'I do not exactly know ; I think, however, that she said it was found on ihe neck of a lady who was found on the beach, dead.' It was she ! it was she!' he cried. Who? who, Mr-Wihnotr My own dear mother. I found in the pack et with this miniature, a paper in my father's hand writing, in which he says, that in 1817 he and his dear wife Alice were in England. That imperative business called him home immediate ly, but as his wife's benlth was such that she could not then accompany him, he left Icr to come the next month, accompanied by a broth er of Lir' 7.1.. i!.v si:-I. -Lid tLv r'- i - - - j - . pa'.i.- was 1 fr- ucii,' continued Charles. 'is the aceount of my tuber, tooccrnioe my mpther death.. .Bui on another slip of taner. he had written ths turcs taken for bothof us. This is one.flf them Now; can I doubt that the body found wjs that of my mother. Oh, how I wish I had gone to visit Mrs Watts, when in Maine.' You are right, Ir. Wilmot, it must have bceu she said Ellen, sympathizing with his feelings. ! - 4 'Indeed it must- said Alice, 'but how strange !' W'hile Ellen went to inform her father and mother of the new discovery, Charles Wilmot returned home and wrote the following letter to Mrs Watts: Rosewood, county, N. C. 1 183G. Dear Mn. 'a!(s. We have just made a most important dL?covcry, and in which I feci very deeply. I have found a double miniatorc among my father's papers. ! It contains the likeness of my . father and mother, and their names beneath. Alice tells me you have one exactly like it on which are the same name Jefferson" and "Alice." My mother is sup posed to have been lost at sea, in 1817.' Will yeu inform mc of all you know concerning the locket and the owner ? WjtU the kindest re gards. " " - Your friend, Charles Wilmot.' . In . as short a time as mail could bring it, Charles received two letters, one from Mrs. Watts, to himself, and the other enclosed, from John to Alice. The one from 31 rs. Watti was as fallows : ' . ' 'St. Gecrg, Maine, 1S3C. Drar Mr. Vtlmol. Iu respect to the sub ject ou which you wro'te, I would say that I have such a locket aa jou describe. It was fouud un the ucck of a lady. She and two men were found drad in a boat, on the morning after a storm. As there were no -viJcnccs of wreck it if probable that the h:p founder at sea, and these perons took to the boat. e suppos ed they wtre dead before the boat grounded.- This was in 1817, and from your account we have no doubt the lady was j our mother. We had her decently interred,- fand a smbdl stcne marks her grave. j 1 must now, my dear sir, tenfold to jou anoth er wonder. On the brcastof the lady was a liviug babc This babe wet tt-ok to our house and adopted as our own, anil so it waa always understood to be, even by ur other childrea who were then too imall to know the difference. In fact, our neighbors all ftrpposed thai it was ours. Wo always treated hci as one ofour children, and she supposed ic was really so.- That dear child i Alice, wlA is now with Mr. Wjlson. O, how can I think that Alice is not our child ! But I suppose we must give her np. If I must doit, however, I am happy. in giving her to you as'a toJrr. But we shall always cherish for her the deepest affection, and hope you will let her come and sec us again. Mr. Watts and the boys have always loved her, and John has actually made her his idol. '.Wishing you aud Alice every blessing, " . , I remain yours, Anna Watts. Ciiarles Wilmot, Eq. ; If Charles was amazed at what he bad learn ed concerning his mother, he was actually over whelmed in finding that Alice was hit' own sis ter. , He hastened, therefore, to see her, and in form, her of what he had learned .from 3Ira. Watts, and to give her the letter from John. Alice' was as much confounded as Charles had becnj and such were her conflicting emotions, that the could not utter a wcrd. hc was will ing to be a sister to Charles; but it seemed hard to be no longer a child cf Mr. and Mrs. Watt, and especially not to be a slstcrof Job whom she loved most dearly. Thinking of John, brought his letter to Ler thought. Oa open ing it, she read at follows : j , Sr George, 18S0. Dear Sitter: No, that ain't right dear Miss Wilmot O what a change I wish I could see you just to sec if you look a you- did when you waa sister to John Watta the fUberman. ' How lonesome I have been erer since you left here.' E cry thing is in mourning, and I bare no heart even to throw a line. 1 he fish do not play a they used to, nor do the birds sing as thry did when you were here. O, cone back again, and be Alice Watt. Never mind the plantation and negroes; and throw . the came of Wilmot to the winds and wave where occe an individual by that name was found. By the ay, 1 once feared be would carry c ay sister; but now I shall not be much afraid to carry off hi if I could get a chance. Bat, there, I can't write a I could talk ifl could only gt where you are once more. I want to aay a thousand things, and tovie thi not iu particular. How would you like to sec JAin Watts, Alice? or Mis Wilmot hang the name. O, don't I wish jou were here to answer- Forever yours, : ! . . .. Jon. Watts. . : It was easy to see, while Alice waa reading thi warm hearted letter, by the ihange in Ler TERMS OF ADVERTISING; ; One square, (fifteen lines or less,") first loser tion One Dollar, and twenty-five ccnta for every1 subsequent insertion. Deductions made hi f ?or of standing adrertiiemcnU, for & sqauxe,' aa follows : ' , f - " " i For three mouths, : : t3 50 ' -l For six months, .: :. 15 '50 " For twelve months, : : $3 00 ! rrofessional or Business Cards, not exceeding fire lines in length. Five Dollars a year,- long-, er onea in proportion. . To insure proper attention, all communiea- tions and letters on business must be addressed to the Editor, post paid. : countenance, that sbe had some feeling for John, a little wanner than sisters generally hare for brothers. When she had read the letter, she blushed and banded it to Charles. ' f When he had perused it, he said to himself there is love between them, and it shall be en couraged.' He the laid his plan. He wrote the next day to John, desiring him to come and bring the locket. Tie also inclosed money to bear the necessary expenses, and a handsome sum a a present to each member of the Watt family. ' ' Joljn did not need a second invitation, and in one month from that time he was iu Rosewood, drrela handsomely a a Down Easter oa Sax. JUy; CLsr!; met'Linr at the .door 'an I i!.o-.k Mr: 'a hearty vrc!?cr.e. Alice who wis : t ' - r' " threw he i arm " -!? -, ju: a t'itcr might do, and. received in return what the doubtless liked juit ja wdl.a if he had bcea. .hat bmtiy;r.!,W-y; After Jchn had been there some two or three weeks; and Charles saw plainly how matter stood between him and Alice, be said one day, John, I am going to be married next week., To whom?' asked John. . ?f To Ellen Wilson.' I thought as much, when I aw. you ' in Maine said John. ' Do you ever think of marrying, John ?'. ,i I never did till I came here.' . . 'Well, what do you think about it now ? I think, if I could marry the girl I love,T should like to marry also. ' 'And who ii she?' Ycur sister Alice.' ' - j Would she like it .also V aiked Charle,' laughingly. " f That she would.' . 'Then, let it be so; and fix the time on tha same day with mine. And we'll have a double wedding.' J Away ran Watt and arranged with Alice, and the next week witnessed a brilliant assent bly at Esq. Wilson, when Charier Wilmot and Ellen Wilson were united by similar bend to those which bound together John Watts an 4 Alice Wilmot. After the double wedding, Wilmot placed in Watt' . bands property to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dqjlara, a a marri age portion for his aistcr Alice: Watt returned with Lb bride to 3!aine, and built that splendid mansion which ycu may see but a little ways from the cottage where he wa born. There he still lives with Li beautiful wife, and family, of course. .Tower of London. : It would not do to neglect the Tower, so I went thither, and saw the traitor' gate opening on the river, and under whese frowning port cullis the victims of ancient tyranny were obli ged to pass; the blocks with their convenient notches for the better reception of the neck; on which the three Scotch Lord Were executed for, following the Pretender; showing the indent- lions made by the axe aid axe itself a most' clumsy instrument, the appearance cf wLich sufficiently account for the hacking and mang ling often perpetrated with it; the gloomy room, forever hallowed, where Sir Walter Ra leigh, of American memory, spent so many weary years, and which at last he gladly left for the horrid block; tie ancient suit of ar mor, and. the various weapons of offence, of ghastly aspect, the hook for cutting bridle and dragging riders off their steeds, the Lalbert with spcar-heads a yard long, the knotty maces to brain an enemy, the old fashioned harquebus superseded by the match lock which after pass ing through various modification in the coarse, of centuries, ha at length arrived at the unim provable t-crfection of the Mime rifie; finally the thumb-screws and other instrument of tor ture brought by the Spanish Armada. Arthe benefit of Englifch Protestants, a foolbh freight seeing that the cruel spirit of the time Lad fur nished England with ample means of brutality, as shown by the above catalogue. There ' too is the Beauchamp tower, in which so many un f jrtnnate were confined, whose name and de vices are still to be seen carved by themselTC on the wall to beguile the tedious hour of im prisonment. The most interesting name there inscribed is, to commemorate the accomplished but unhappy Lady Jane Grey, done by Ler equally unhappy husband, Lord Guilford Dad' ley. They show you, too, the Jewel-room, con taining the crown jewels, the sceptre, the Koh-i-noor Diamond, &c., altogether talced at three and a half sullion sterling. CVr. XT. J-d-rerliter. Col. Franci K. linger, a very distinguished gentleman cf Charleston, S. C-, fcrmerly cf the Army, died on Wednesday but, in the tSd year of hi age- He ,wa the generoo individual who made the noble and daring effort to release Gen., Lafayette from - hi imprisonment in the dungeon of 0!aalx, some CO year ago. Old bread may be made almost as good as new by dipping the loaf In cold water, then put ting it in tie oven after the bread is Jiawn, or in a stove, snd let it beat through. Dttirttctixt Firt at CrrkaJa, Ji. Twcn--ty six bu lines Louse at Grenada, MUaissippi, were burnt on the 4th insx. The loss i esti mated at $163,000 ; insonJ for ctjly 3O,0CrX . . 8om throe thousand bale of cotton were burnt at Troy, Miss., on the 6th. . A dUtinguubed "divine wa walling with friend put a new church, ef which auUher dis tinguished divine is the shepherd. Said the friend to the' D. D . looking np at the spire, which was very tall, and yet not completed, how much higher is that going to be V 'Not much said the P. D-, with a!y laugh, "they den't own very far ia that direction I" - ' f
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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March 3, 1855, edition 1
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