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SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, APRIL 25, 1878.
The Butterfly and tbe Bute*
A butterfly, as bright an May,
Went flitting through the garden fair;
On flower and herb her wings display
Their gaudy hue and colon rare.
Her little breast, where’er she flew,
Shone gaily in its golden dress;
In sooth, she seemed well pleased to view
Her own exceediag loveliness.
From shrub to shrub, from tree to tree,
She flutters on -awa}, away—
Select! g which most fair should be
To build her home and make her stay.
The oak and ash she passes by;
The olive green aid state'y pine—
“ They’re all too common,” peevishly
She sighs and says, ‘‘for me and mine.”
▲t length she spies the vernal rose.
Upon her stalk of purest green,
Her Ups of ruddy light disclose,
And dewy brow—the garden's queen.
“Cos this, be this my home” she said,
And on its fragrant breast she lighted;
The downy leaves are wide displayed.
To greet a guest so iU requited.
Her little house was quickly made.
As busily she labored there;
Within their purple nest were laid.
The tender object of her oaie.
Ah! foolish insect! scarce the day
Had t.prad abroad her golden wing,
Ere, scorched beueath tha downwaid ray,
Her beauteous flower was withering.
Ne-t morning, sorrowful she seen
Her drooping flower all bleak and bare;
Her home is scattered to the bieexe—
Her young are lying lifeless there.
They ic silly insects who delight
In flowers their home to place;
But, have the schemes of men, Bir Knight,
Peichance, a Armor base!
An Ex-Detective’s Story.
During the summer of 1852, 1 was call
ed to work up a caso that bad perplexed
and baffled the keenest men on our force.
The facts were simply these: Simson
Glover, a wealthy merchant of S , a
town about fifty miles from New York,
had missed from his safe, at various times,
money varying in amount from one to five
thousand dollars.
Nothing at all remarkable—such things
are occurring daily; the mystery centered
in the fact that all the researches that had
been made, failed to discover the slight
est trace of how, or by whom it had bccu
taken.
Mr. Glover had sent a peremptory dis
patch to the buroau for an officer to he sent
linn at once. I hud been selected to go;
and after a private interview with our
chief, I took the train for S '
As I had sent no announcement of my
coming, I expected no one to meet me at
thestaiion; but as I inquired of a bystand
er the way to Mr. Glover’s, a pleasant
looking gentlemanly appearing young
man stepped forward, whe had been
intently regarding me from the moment I
first put my foot on the platfotm.
He introduced himself as Mr. Glover’s
son, and offered to go wii.lt me to his fath
er’a house, which was a short distance.
“ The officer father sent (or, 1 pre
sume?" he said, in a low voice, as soon
as we got clear of the crowd.
"The same sir. John Jones, and quite
at your seivico.”
lUe young man bowed again, giving
me another quiet, penetrating look.
And as I looked at him attentively, I
pc’ceived that there was au air of matu
rity about him, not at all in keeping with
his smooth boyish face.
"Our captain got the telegram just
about an hour before I left. Has any
thing new occured?"
"It can hardly be called anvtbing new,
sir: but five thousand dollars more disap
peared last night in the same mysterious
manner.”
“And you haven't the slightest suspi
cion?”
“I am sorry to say that father suspects
my cousin Clyde, who is his head book
keeper. Rut lam still in the hope that
an investigation will prove his entire inno
cence.”
There was a peculiar dropping of the
eyelids at the close of these words, that
did not escape my notice.
“Do you believe in bis guilt?" said I
abruptly, turning my eyes full upon his
face.
“No indeed, sirl why, Clyde and 1 were
bioughtup like brothers! I can’t believe
such a thing of him, and I won’t’ 1
“Still,” added the young man, after a
pau*e, wish a sorrowful shake of the head,
‘it can’t be denied but that father has
some cause for bis suspicions- It is clear
ly evident that the robbery was committeii
suspicion naturally tends that way.
by no outsider, and as no one else had ac
cess to the room where the safe was kept,
In this stylo young Mr. Glover contin
ued to talk, until we reached the house;
vehemently asserting bis belief in his
cousin's iouoceuoe, and yet alluding to
various circumstances which tended to
prove his guilt
I said little in reply; my mission and
policy being to listen rather than talk.
I found old Mr. Glover considerably ex
cited over his fresh loss. And no wonder;
it uow amounted in the aggregate to
thirty thousand dollars. Ana the mys
tery that enveloped it made it doubly
aggravating.
On conversing with the old gentleman,
I saw that his suspicions wore strongly
fixed upon his nephew, and not without
some show of reasoa.
In fact, his position, and the opportun
ities it gave him, naturally turned suspi
cion that way.
"The ungrateful sooundrel!” exclaim
ed the old gentleman, with indignant
warmth; “if he be found guilty I will not
spare him! I would not if were my own
seal"
At this energetie assertion, I glanced
over at the only person who could be nf
feoted by it; but ho had walked to the
window and stood looking out iu the
court below.
"He is engaged to and about to marry
inv niece, Emily," resumed Mr. Glover.
“But of course, all that will have to be
broken up now. Poor girl I she is devoted
ly attached to him, and 1 fear it will break
her heart!"
A singular expression flashed from the
eyes that young Mr. Glover turned upon
his father’s face, but it vanished too
quickly for me to note its meaning,
"Yes, poor Emily is indeed t> be
pitied!" ke said, in the low, soft tone that
seemed to be natural to him.
I was obliged to caution them that
there was no tangible proof, as yet, of the
young man’s guilt, and that, if they
wished me to get at the truth of the mat
ter, they mast keep it as quiet as possible.
Mr. Glover’s family consisted of him
self, bis sou, his nephew and niece.
The two latter I saw for the first time,
at the dinner-table.
Clyde evidently not only knew my er
rand, hut was conscious of the suspicioo
taat was attached to him.
He seemed ill at ease, and his manner
towards me was haughty, almost defiant.
But I did not take this to be a proof of
guilt, as those less used to criminals and
the workings of crime might.
He had a stout, strongly-developed
form, dark hair and eyes, and a heavy
beard. His features were rather irregu
lar; but his face under more favorable
circumstances, would not have been dis
pleasing, though it looked lather dark
and lowering now.
The young lady who sat opposite Mr.
Glover was his niece, Emily.
Her face would have been noted any
where aDd not only on account of its
beauty. The hair was of jetty blackness,
tho eyes of the same hue, and the com
plexion as fair and clear as a lily
And yet the first glance struck me un
favorably; the black, heavy brows were
near together, and the upper lip closed so
firmly over the under, that they gave the
face a cold, repelling look. But this
vanished, the moment she spoke or
smiled.
What appeared to me as a little singu
lar was that though she apt ke to her be
t othed, and chatted gaily with her uncle,
she did not address one word to her cousin
James; neither did he speak to her, or
even glance toward the place where she
sat.
The niece either was, or seemed to be,
quite unconscious of the object of mv
visit, or that anything unpleasant had
occurred.
Alter dinner I went to Mr. Glover's
Diace of business, where the robbery
occurred.
I examined the safe. The lock bore no
marks of being tampered with. It was
evident that it had been entered by means
of a key.
Mr. Glover assured me that ho always
locked the safe himself, keeping the key
in his own possession; though he owned
that it would not be impossible for any
one to obtain a duplicate, who resided in !
the family. The combination used was
intricate and puzzling, but not insur- ■
mountable by the same means.
On our return to the house Mr. Glover
went to his own reorn, while 1 proceeded
to the back parlor, at the further end of:
the hall, my footsteps giving forth no 1
sound, a3 they fell upon the thick, soft:
carpet.
The door was ajar, but the gas not !
being lighted, and hearing the sound of
whispering witthin, I paused on the
threshold. |
“Hew can you be so imprudent, 1
James?” said the soft, low voice of a
woman.
"Give m one kiss, darling! only one!"
pleaded an eager, passionate voice in
reply.
Hearing the sound of a step upon the
basement stairs, I beat a sudden retreat
into an obscure oorner of the hall.
It was a servant to light the gas; and
as soon as it flashed up, I entered the
parlor, as though I had just come in.
Its only occupants were Mr. James
Glover and Miss Lclaud.
The former was standing by the win
dow, with his back to the door, the latter
was seated upon the sofa, at the further
end of the room.
She sat with her head leatiing listlessly
on her hand, but there was :> warm glow
upon her cheek, aud a strange glitter to
the eyes, that not even the long, drooping
lashes could conceul.
It was in pursnanoe of my own plans
that I became domiciled at Mr. Glover's;
the large reward offered, as well as my
professional reputation being at stake,
having stimulated rnv zeal to the utmost.
My room overlooked the garden, and
one moonless night 1 saw the fain hadow
of a man under a tree at the further end
•f it. It was soon joined by another;
evidently, from its sweeping outlines, a
woman.
They approached and melted into one.
They were undoubtedly lovers hut
who? Surely not Clyde and Miss Loland
—they would have no occasion to meet in
that way.
The woman was the first to go; gliding
across the garden, she entered a side
door.
The other figure lingered a few minutes,
and getting down upon his knees, seemed
to be groping among tho roots of the tree.
He then disappeared through the same
entrance.
At early dawn tho next day, I was out
in the garden, going directly to the spot
where I bad seen the two figures the
night before.
I looked narrowly around, but oould
discover neither shred nor footstep bv
which I could gain any clue to their
identity.
Recalling the myste- r \ ou9 movements of
the man at the- base of tho tree, I ex
amined the ground closoly around it.
I was about relinquishing my search,
when I chanced to displace a small pebblo
that lay half hidden in the long grass at
the foot of tbe main root. Putting my
hand, or rather two fingers of it, in the
crevice it concealed, I discovered some
thing hard; it wa;i a key, and I needed
only a glance at it to determine its char-
| acter and design.
Af er breakfast I had a private inter
view with Mr. Glover and his son, telling
them that I had discovered the thief;
that I was going to New York to perfect
j my arrangements for his arrest,, ond that
they must keep everything quiet until my
! return.
Addressing the father, I said:
“Though it may be a matter of much
private sorrow, romumber that thero need
be no public exposure, unless you
choose.”
“I understand you, sir,” said the old
man, straightening himself up, and look
ing ine steadily in the eye. “Clyde is mv
dead sister’s son, and I have reared him
as tenderly as if he were my own; still he
shall not escape the punishment lie
merits!”
1 I made no replv, and in five minutes
was on my way to the station, James ac
companying me.
His face was pale with repressed agita
tion.
“I am greatly shocked at what you
have intimated,” ha said. “Had you
not better warn my coa-in so that he can
escape? Father is too greatly incensed to
do so now, bet be wi l ! (bank you for it
when he has had limo for reflection. I
ar-isurc you that tho i owa and ofiered will bo
paid all .he same, indeed, 1 cannot en
dure the thought of toy cousin's mi ,ei tg
the penult v of bis guilt! - ’
“I have said nothing about your cousin’s
guilt,” I replied shortly.
“Notin so many words, perhaps, but
what eise wild we understand? Surely
thero need be no concealment with mel"
“I can say no more at present than
that your cousin is as innocent of the theft
as I am. Still I agree with you in think
ing that it would be well for the real enm
; inul to escape, while escape is possible."
1 As I said this the train came thunder
; ing to the station, and I sprang on board.
But as the train rushed by, I caught a
' glimpse of a palo, haggard face, with a
look of terror in the eyes, that haunted
me long after.
I I got off at the next station, and having
disguised myself by means of a large over- j
coat, and hat to correspond, I returned i
on the evening train to S . 1
NUMBER 17.
It was nearly dusk when ( stepped on
the platform, and turning the oollar of my
coat over my faoe, I took a roundabout
course to Mr. Glover's. Entering the
garden by the baok way, I secreted myself
behind some vines that overrun a trellis
near by the tree where I had seen the
two figures the night before.
I expected their re-appearanoo, and
was not disappointed.
Half an hour later, having stationed
two officers where they could be within
call, I entered tho house by the side door
before mentioned. Being acquainted
with the geography of the house, I went
directly to Mr. Glover’s study, where I
-iiw a light was burning.
He looked startled at my unexpected
appearance, and was still more at my
words.
“Mr. Glover, the man who robbed you
is now preparing to leave the house with
his plunder; hut I havo so arranged it
ti.ut tic cannot escape unless you desire
it. He is une of your own blood, aud I
am inclined to think you will spare both
yourself and him.”
Tho old man’s face grew hard and
pitiless.
“That only makes his guilt worse. I
will not spare him!"
I was used to hard things, but my heart
was stirred with pity as I looked at the
gray head, and thought of the crushing
blow that, awaited it.
Iu order that no link might be wanting
in the chain, I provided myself with •
dark lantern, and we both stationed our
selves in a closet that opened at the foot
of the back stairs.
We had not loog to wait; soon there
came the faint sound of footsteps upon
the stairs, together with the soft rustle of
a woman's dress.
Opening the door, I flashed the light
full into the face of James Glover and
Emily Lcland.
Mr. Glover staggered back as if he had
been shot; James dropped his valise, and
stood trembling in fear and dismay, whilo
Emily, who was dressed in her bonnet
and shawl, and had a bundle in her hand,
sank down upon the staiis and covered
her face with her hands.
It was a tableau not soon to be forgot
ton by those who witnessed it.
I was the first to speak.
“Yon will find the stolen money in tl jg
valise,” I said, touching it with my r joa t,
“Shall I call in the men that are sta* Jooed
without?”
“Nd, no!” was the eager and, hurried
reply, “not —I must have time to
think it over first.
Then as he looked ' lt)on *h° bowed
head of his niece, the wrati 1 , that ho
would not visit on his son, burst forth:
“Shameless girl lit Is you who tempted
him to this!”
I did not give James Glover credit for
so much manliness.
"Stay, father!” he oried, "tho guilt is
more than hers; I will aeceptofno
, .ueroy iliut is not extended to herl"
i' rrcciviog how it would all end, I now
said:
‘Mr. Glover, I am going to the P
(louse, where I shall remain until to
morrow noon. If you want me you know
where te find me.”
Tho next morning a letter reached mo,
enclosing a check for five thousand dollars.
I never had occasion to seo Mr. Glover
again.
His son went abroad, but he went alono.
Ilia niece Emily remained with him
several months; she then disappeared, if
her uncle knew whither, ho kept the
knowledge to himself.
One day, nearly three years later, as I
was passing through Germany, I came
across a young couple whose countenances
were familiar to me, aud who evidently
were Americans. On looking at them
more narrowly, I saw that it was James
Glover and his cousin Emily—now his
wife.
They looked happy and contented, and,
doubtless were sc.
Mr. Glover took his nephew iuto part
nership with him, who, in return, brought
home a fair, young wife to cheer his
loneliness; in whom, and whose children,
tho old man fiads consolation for the sun
that so sorely disappointed him.
A man from Boston would not confess
astonishment at anything he saw in Ne
vada. As he was passing a hotel in Vir
ginia city the cap blew from one of the
chimneys. It was a circular piece of
sheet iron, painted black, slightly convex,
and the four supports were like legs. The
wind carried it down the street, and it went
straddling along like a living thing- The
Boston man asked what it was, “A bed
bug from the hotel,” was the reply.
By George! I never saw anything like
that —” he began, and then added,
“outside of Boston.”