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m rr n VOL. V. J. a&WR SEALS,} ffilSASS ATLANTA, GA., JUNE 58, 1879. Terms in advance:} 3fi££ a &£‘3S- No. 207. Witfe*!* Blast on Tobacco. He sits in the corner from morning till night, 'Tis smoke, chew, smoke. He rises at dawn, his pipe to light. Goes putting and chewing with all his might. Till the hour of sleep. ’Tis his delight To smoke, chew, smoke. The quid goes in when the pipe comes out, 'Tis chew, chew, chew. Now a cloud of smoke goes op from his throat. Then his mouth sends a constant stream afloat, 'Tis chew, chew, chew. He sits all day in a smoke of fog, 'Tis putt', putf, puff. He growls at his wife, the cat and dog. He covers with filth till; carpet and rug, And ills only answer when I give him a jog, Is pulf, puff, putf. The house all over from end to end. Is smoko, smoke, smoke. In whatever room my way I wend. If I take his clothes to patch and mend, Ungrateful perfumes will ever ascend, Of smoke, smoke, smoke. At home or abroad, afar or n ar, ’Tis smoke, chew smoke. His mouth is stuffed from ear to ear. Or lie's putting the stump of a pipe so dear. And his days will end, I verily fear, In smoke, smoke smoke. WALTER ELLINGTON, Anil Nellie Cranston. The Mysterious Murder. An Exciting Story. CHAPTER XXII. The brandy was immediately broug it, and Soui- el The potent stimulant brought back the color to h-s cheeks, and the mind of W alter was greatly rC ‘Your arm, Walter.’ said his cousin daggering on his feet again. ‘Help me to my room, dear l °T am stronger than you,’ said the waiter to W al ter, when he saw how much the sudden attack had shaken him. , • i c*. •Thank vou, my cousin can manage, said erford and he ascended the si airs leaning upon the arm of Walter, who felt that under the circum stances, he could not refuse his assistance Somerford’s chamber reached, he sank immedi ately upon a chair. ‘Are you all right now ?’ inquired Walter. ‘Yes,'thank you,’ replied his cousin. You can leave me now. Bi eathe not a word of this to anj one and your forbearance shall have its reward. He seized Walter’s hand and pressed it ferven- lv: and then Water, seeing that lie was better, le ^What an' escape he murmured as he pressed his hand upon his forehead. ’Had the boy kept the secret to himself, nothing coujd have saved me. He dragged himself to his feet, and.quitting the room, descended the stairs with tottering steps and D4ss u d out of the house. . , . P In a few minutes tie had dropped the vial down the gully-bole. He procured at a eh-misl s shop an eniet c, and then returned to the hotel. He did not leave his chamber until the following P In a few minutes he saw the youth enter the eV ‘Is Master E'lington in the house ?’ he inquired of the waiter, as he descended tne stairs. ‘Master Ellington has gone out, sir, with Mr. Chatfield, towards Rotting.lean, replbed the watter. ‘I heard a man name that place to »hem, and Mr. Chat field said, “We will go there. ‘Who was the man ?’ inquired Somerford. The description which the wait-T gave of the man corresponded so remarkably with the personal an'tearanee and attire of Ralph Cranston, that he felt irresistibly impelled to follow. Calling a cnb, he stepped into the vehicle, and desired to t>e driven qu.ckly to Rottmgdean. He kept a sharp look-out all the way, and when .he cab hail proceeded some distance, stopped to ra- ouire of a wayfarer whether l e had met such per sons as he described his cousin and Chatfield to lie •1 seed ’em turn up a by-road as I passed vm was the replv. ‘You see where them cons be grazin’? Well, a bit fur.ier, there s a lane, and that is where I seed ’em turn up.’ •Drive on !’ cried Somerford. Faster The end of the by-road was soon reached, and he there jumped out. and gave the driver his fare No one was in s ght, and Somerford walked on as fast as ho could. , . In a little while, he saw a figure before him which resembled Walter, but almost at the same moment the figure disappeared. . . On reaching the spot where he had seen iC he saw a gap in a aide neglected hedge, and looked through it into an equally neglected f’ftn yard Dilapidated farm buildings surrounded it on two sides, and oil the third was a broken and moss cov ered stone wall, separat ng it from a garden, the gravelled paths of which were covered with grass Some' ford noted these features of the neglected farm as he crept through the gap in the hedge, and looked around for the figure which he had seen dis- appear at ttai** spot. i i # m At that moment, the figure ros - slowly from be ll nd a heap of manure, and peeped over the wal.. It was that of Walter Ellington Evening was drawing a veil over the landscape, hut he could not well be mistaken. Creeping into an out-home unobserved by his cons nVLrlord concealed himself m a position whence he could watch his movements without he- He^bad * scarce I y done so, when the door of the xie an <>1<1 woman appeared. b °^ e hrHn P von want there ?’ she cried in a loud, W nat y . an . you skulking behind that w a aH h for? You* had better take yourself off, or I behind the wall as the old wo naiver l-..—i, the door, hut on finding HI a it*w llimuiicra « r farm yard, and steal along the wall town. outbuildings farthest from the lemc . One of these he ewered, bur presently emet ged frem it again, u> d returned to his po-t <>r oo-eiva tion between the garden wall and he heap of ma “T murderous thought now crossed tie mind of Somerford. and he drew from a pocket of h s coat a small revolver and cocked it. . Passing through the gap in the hedge in o the pasture, he looked through theai>erture in the .mck ° f The head ofVVaher Ellington was Tis^ble above the heap of manure as he again ^ wall. Midway between the outhouse and the gar a, „ wall there was a cart. 1 timed upon the tail board, wiih its ho’tern oward the h * ‘I,!’ “Iford to to the right of a straight line from Somerford to th. revolv.r and pulled tt» trigger. Them ”““T , bo puff of while smoke, and a sharp report, ana tne murderer fled p.etfpitotely. without waiting to as certain the effect of his shot. A. fimir. At the moment the trigg- r was nulled, the figu of a man inte.po-ed f r an instant ‘jr"**™* 1al “£ and the object of his aim, and then fell, wi h a ciy At tha't P 'ry h" sfmultaneous report of a P=s- tok Walter turned quickly round.and h«heWIUlph Cranston lying upon the ground, and wh te smoke issuing from the outhouse, and curl % S elp ! ly MuX d !’he exclaimed, as he bounded toward the wounded man; and at the same n <>- ment Chnlfield rushe from the outhou-pon^he larthe- side of the yard which homerford had seen Waiter enter a few minutes before. <1 Ilv'tt.I ’ 1 I HO — _ Ts that the doc or ?’ said he, opening tue door ot the room, and peering into the passage. There was a stout, white whi- keied gentleman m conversation with the old woman. . . ‘No,’ th© latter replied, and he withdrew into the ^Presently the door was closed, and in a few mo- mentr the cab was driven away. The cond tion of Black Ralph was most precari ous He had lost a great deal of blood, and the faintness thus produced made his anxious friend apprehensive that he would die b fore the arrival of a surgeon. CHAPTER XXIII. -.he ... i.e po lite have been tired from “the pasture. As he quitted the outhouse he observed footmarks to and from the build ng and the gup in the hedge, which hail evidently been rua e by the boots of a man who did not wear the heavy hobnailed boots of the rustics. The impressions of the soles were smooth, and those of the heels small and deep. As they were turned both ways, the inference which he drew from them was, that the murderer had fired from the outhouse. On passing through the gap in the hedge into the road, he found similar impressions at the spot where Somerford had entered the pas ture. . | This discovery rendered hint doubtful of the PreseflT however, the sound of wheels was '■ soundness of his first conclusion, but as the foot- 1 resell iy. t . limned anxiously as prints at this spot all tinned towards the pasture, ?hev n ,'ara" ’nearer The vehicle stopp' d, hastily he concluded that the murderer had fled in that di- the> (atne ne_ oath and the i rection after perpetrating the crime, foots*eps sounded upo a ■- P . , This he soon found to he the case, but the ground b The’old r won^sn o^ifed the dmr, and Walter en- j was not soft enough for the tuaiks to he traced any te The h S'on ’eStaEdttl Tonndef man, and * 3 He therefore took a piece of paper from his pook- then he proceeded to give dinotions for his nurs- j et.andjOut it into the exact s.ze and shape of the iD ? Vou need not toll mV said the old woman, ‘he j . This done, he proceeded to Brighton, and gave \ ou neea noi i > ra t]w an will take information of the crime to the police, in whose is nothing to me, and these gmtleman w,u taka , ^ the piece of l>aper> at the same hl ‘He Xmder your roof, and! shall hold you riw- time mentioning the suspicion entenained by Ralph rs ■ *Jd£ Sin»«,; no?'.. i a ..«»i- H he wew the consequences night be fatal, and, • Frank,’said ne, to one of the waiters, as he and If he were, tn J, . ; Ilm()V j n ., [ um would the detective sat down in the coffee-room, what insassu“B8..™,^«».^^.■ vou nre his friends.’ he added,mrnmg to CHatfield ‘About nine o clock, sir. was the renlv. arid Halter, ‘take care that my instruot:ons are obeyed He is all right for tfe present, I think, and in the morning I will see y u again.’ Chatfield followed him into he passage, closing the door of the apartment as h«went out. ‘What do you think of him’ said he. Rill he live, do vou think » , ‘H ; s recovery is just possible replied the doctor, ‘but the injury to the lung mses it scarcely to he exDectod He will probald] pull through the expec ^ ,,f cnnVincr this time to- No, Sir. ‘Then bring me one of the hoots he wore last night ’ Tiie boot was brought by the wondering waiter and found :o correspond exactly with the pattern taken by Balter Adher.ng to the h-el was some of the mixed day and manure constituting the soil of t he farm yard. ‘You should have been a detective, sir,’ observed theconsial>ie, with a .mile, as Walter drew hisat- w. , j tention t»> h. ‘Do you know who drove Mr. Som- The'flight® passed wearily.md it was a relief to J erford last night ?’ he inquired of the waiter. 'hers to sea the gray jht of early morning | ‘Jem Mas. >n,’ was the reply, ‘I asked him where the wa cners ' * y he drove »he gentleman to, and he said that, he * t ^Another dav*’ -ai l R Iph.navoice little above j drove him part, of Lite way to Rottingdean, and put a whisfer as he ra-sed Ins o* towards the win- j him down a;, the end of the lane lead.ng to the old “ i . . a.1 . Uii rtn/ia nmra ‘Just so, Mr. Somerford,’ repli d the detec'ive. ‘Your presence i- required at t lie police station, where our mspector will hegiii l to hear such t x- planation as you may choose to gi^ e of your move ments yesterday evening.’ ‘You are a derective, then ?’said lie, regarding the man intently. ‘Just so,’ was the rejoiiuhr. ‘Information has been given this morning of an attempt, to murder which was made last, night in then ighli-n liood.’ ‘Have you a warrant for my apprehension ?’ in quired Somei fi Til. ‘There has been t:o time for that,’ replied the de tective; ‘bur I shall assume the respons.bihty of taking you into custody on suqncion.’ Upon a moment’s reflection S lie-tfor.l judged it wou'ii lie the most pruden r course to aecomp my the detective qiretlv to the station house; and he accordingly linked his arm in the otner’s, and .Ie- scendcd the s ails as it' nothing unusual was the matter. Baiter Ellington stood at the door of the coffee- room as he went down. Somerford started so violent’}* on seemg h'm that he would have fallen, if the detect, ve, who was unaw are of the cause of his erm tion, and con strued the movement as an attempt to escape, had not, grasped his arm firmly, and thus supported him. ‘Good morning, Walter,’ said he, recovering his self'possession by a powerlul effort. ‘You are down early, and yet you look as it you had not slept well ‘I have not slept at all, Mr. Somerford,’ rejoined Walter, coldly. ‘Lie down a; ain, dear boy,’ said his cousin, as he turned to leave the hotel. *\Vhoiiid you say hail been shot ?’ he inquired of the detective, win n ti.ey were in the street. ‘I did not v-ay anv one had been shot,’ refilled the detective; ‘how came you to jump at that conclu sion ? Somerford compressed his lips ns lie became aware of the slip he had made, an i did not reply i but the detective felt his arm tremble The thou .ht that passed through his mind as he saw his cousin s anding unhurt at t ic door of the coffee room was, ‘had he shot a stra gei i ‘This is Mr - Somerford,’ -a d the detective to the inspector, on their arrival at the s a on hou-e. The inspector glanced at S. me torn ami then ovfmeiiovi „ f, iV x- moments aside with toe detect, ve. •lou are aware of the object with which \ our presence here has been requested X he tlieu said, ' .f ri V,;g'Jr i ,‘ri's'.ver , ''v.y l 1 Am charged with, and have ou opportunity of consulting with my solicitor.’ ‘Then it is my duty to chatge you, upon 'informa tion which I have received this morning, wish shoot ing at Ralph Cranston with intent to murd. r him,’ replied the inspector, ‘Upon that charge you will he taken before the mag strata-at two o’clock, iill which time you will lie held in custody.’ Somerford started when he heard who it was that had fallen by the shot intended for Walter; but he made no reply, and was then conducted to the cell. expected lie ww pieiiw.’i; — nieht hut his chances of suriving this time to morrow evening are very smit indeed.’ orrow eycuuifk v \ J , . , . Th© sureeon gone, the old winan wont uu stairs, grumbling at having her hous turned into a hos pital and Chatfield returned o the parlor where he and Walter determined to ass the night •Is she here ? Have you seeior heard anything ?’ was Walter’s eager inquiry. . ‘Nothing,’ replied Chatfiel But this affair will give us an opportunity o making discoveries, if she is here.’ lii.o v*.v. ..... .. ....... - ...„j night ‘About nine o’clock, sir,’ was the reply. ‘Do you know where he went V ‘He "took a cab, and went towards Rottingdean,’ was the reoiy. ‘By t lie-bye. he was asking where you were gone, and I told him you had gone tiiat wav.’ ‘Did you mention the man who asked for Mr. Cbatfieid X ‘I did, sir; I hope it was not wrong, sir V ‘1s Mr. Somerford up, yet V inquired the detec tive. Black Ralph was strolling down toe 1 l »" e “ which stood the old farm house descri^d m^the nrecediite chapter, where he beard a g'rl sn humm'ng a »cmg which he had often heard Nelly Ch LoEg W towards the farm house, caught a glimpse of a girl’s face at an open window, but disappeared almost imtned ately. i__ RO Tbesong contii ued. however, end the ^ome so much resembled Nelly’s, that he paused his walk, and leaned over the gar en wall to hsten Almost as he did so tne song eess-d, ana tne window was suddenly and violently ch»ed were^staving^and Communicated to the former dow locality in wh ch this seeming clue to NeUys ma * - - olved to watch the house closely. move- f to hv e BlacrRTlph cSed hfm torsive ment made by BiaiK rwip . rr v death to ^•l^'a, I'KitXl ZXon the right side, no one else likelj to ao it, » » ^ j ““eftonk voi’^'d toVdeto^ ‘I wdi trouble fracturing a rib, wounding the lung, and passing ton cou id heuve?’ inquired Chat- ; you to show me Mr. Somerford’s room.’ I a i. a h-nri. in i s exit. , 1 „ ,, . sunrise ! Preceded by the w aiter, he ascend' d the stairs, ° Coalfield and Ralt. r were immediately by his i 8 * s silent for a 'fe'minutes, and a strug- and, on the oour of Somerford’s chamber being in ^ aln - 1 — raised trom the I Kalpn was . . . dicated to him. he gave a sharp tap thereat. w. I shall see the sun shti once more !’ Many times, I hope, oldellow, replied Chat- field, in a cheerful tone. . . ._ ‘The last 1’ said Ralph, 'tli a s'gh I am a murdered man 1 Have theyiken him <’ he added, afier a minute’s s lence. ‘BTio ?’ inqu.red Chatfield Somerford,’ he replied. fai ni house that they said whs haunted. ‘Tuat was a strange place to set a London gen tleman down a . if he was not to wait for him,’ ob served the detective. ‘Why, you see. Mr. Somerford wanted to see this gentleman, it seems,’ returned the waiter. ‘He I ^ptiiticiunu, iu iciiui iu/ia me vvaiiYi. lit asked where he had gone before he wen>. out, fol *«s merford ’ he replied. | lowed in lus wake, and on the way meets a man •ri d voii see him *’ exdaild Walter, anxiously, tramping along the road, stops the cab, makes in- ‘i s»w noiiodv ’ replied R»h. ‘But there was quiries whether such persons as this gentleman and „ * “ likeu to doit, a he tried it once be- his friend h d been met, and then drives on again.’ no oi.e else Ilk } ‘Thank vou. sa d the detective. ‘I w," SSA * w a '‘bSI mef what was that ?’ excla med the old as the wounded man ^as ^orne m|o .he gari beg itiSoalv : thou“’h do not see why I should have ltatingly, tnougn hnR1 ,i la i. but if you will rUUUli WttB.miwv . . . ' gle seemed to he going ou His mind. •I know some of his scets,’ he replied at length. ‘If bis guilt can bffoved before I die, I will tell vou more.’ ... .. .. . •This nms- be seen to,’ saB r alter, rising. ‘It is light now, and I shall be .ck before ihe doctor comes.’ . i. , Chatfield saw dicated to him, he gave a sharp tap thereat. ‘Who is t here V inquired Somerford, who had not yet risen. ‘Al gentleman desires to speak with you, sir,’ re plied the watier. •Who is he i What is his name ?’ inquired Som erford. IUIU. ‘He would not give his name, sir,’ replied the surgeon, Chatfield ex»m plien such remedies as More than an hour turn. CHAPTER XXV. Walter and the doctor arrived at the old farm house together. Ralph was apparently better, but the doctor shook his head when Chatfield privately expressed tnat opinion. ‘He may linger i til to-morrow,’sa d he, but his recovery s hop.-ies.. Th- lung is injured so severe ly that recovery would lie a miracle.’ When the surgeon h id depart'd, Walter related what had tak- n place at the hotel during his ab sence The accumuiati n of >-v ; d. nee against Som erford w ar greater than had beo-n antic pat. d, and Ralph expressed an anxious wish for ; fie m lendanee of a m.-igistrate. it was arranged, tiierefoi>, tuat Chatfield, who would give the sao e evideuri as Balter witfi regard to the cr me of 'll previous evening, snouti intend the polic* court, and that Balter, who could be more u-efui in the watch for Nelly sbutiid remain at the old farm ln use. 'Could you not hold the old ■-< oman while I find Nelly, and let her out ?’ said fV. ltei, with .he nat ural ardor a. tl impaiionce of vouth. ‘I daresay I could,’ replied Chatfield, smiling. ‘But we do not know who else may be in the house or within call, and I should not I ke t.o fail; p*-i haps find that the g.i'i up stairs is not Nelly, and be locked up for a>saul'ing tne old woman, while Ralph lies here. Go the other h aid, there is nothing to be lost by wading. So it s b si. ;o be patie .t ’ wal-er acquiesc-d, and threw himself into an arm-chair, in which position he fell into a profound slumber. He was aroused in the mi -die ot the day by Chatfield, t ho was about to pn -ceed to Brighton, and found he had slept several hours. ‘I shall be back iu an hour or two,’ said he, ‘and tho magistrate win probably not be In g after me. In the meantime keep n sharp lookout for Nelly.’ 'Do not fea r ,’ rejo ned wal er. ‘Do not be sur prised if you find her in this room wh- a you return.’ ‘That would be a sight that would gladden my eyes,’ said Chatfirid, as he opened the door. ‘But tie ear ful, Mas er Ellington—be very careful, or you will spoil all.’ with these words he qu tted i he house. Rilph seemed oft.de-.'. I’he old woman brought in Walter’s dinner, and some barley water for Raipb, and went ou again. when she citno in for the tray, wal er had re sumed his seat in the old arm-ciia'r. and seemed pre- par.ng for a nap. He did not close ms e>es how ever, but sat for lia'f an hour pondering over tho star ling events of tne la.-t few days—th- partial disclosures of wil-ord J nes, the a temnt made by Somerford to poison him, and the shoot.ng of Black Rilph. Then he tose, and, quietly opening the window, stepped out into the garden, and looked up at the windows. They were all closed and the blinds drawn down. He closed the window g» nrly, an l passed through a lutie gate a the s ite of the house io the rear. He had not s- en or heard any dogs since he had bee i in the house, and believed 'he old woman's threat of leuing them loose to be an idle one. The old woman might be about, however, and he moved cuutiousiy, aud wiih st- altuy steps, to the back of the house. There the blinds had b- en drawn up. but, there was notning else to indicate that the upper rooms were occupied. Through the ktteher window he could seethe old woman sitting in an old arm-chair, ev dentty last asleep. He crept back to the garden as stealthily as he had moved t: ihe rear of tue house, and, rai-ong the sash again, dropped lightly and noisel*s ly into -lie room. Iu another moment he had closed the win dow and removed his boots. Then ne quietly op- li ed * he floor ot the room and ran up stalls. He stood a monte ton the ianfl.ng, and listened. All was stdl Tin-n lie tried one of ihe d «-rs, and found that it was not locked. He opened it \ery (Continued on Sth page.)