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t I JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. r THE FAMILY JOURNAL—NEWS—PdLITIOS-JLITERATURK—AGRICULTURE—DOMESTIC NEWS, Etc—PRICE <2.00 PER ANNUM. GEORGIA TEL APH BUILDING ESTABLISHED 1826. t MACON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 26. 1881. VOLUME LY-NO. 34 GUITEAFS RIVAL. UVDSOJtt tjbjb xivxxoht as- umut A mu nccoa nt of Terrell"* Tr««edy.~ How the Trlplo AiwmIhUm woo Accomplished-—Flight #1 the Mar* <terer aed taU JlrrMt —Ulo Betarn to pnwsoniuid Keeeptl.n-Ml* coafeo* alou and .Belch of hi* LUe.-Ma> C mm ot the riuUUao om wMeh tbo Harden woro.CoatoU ttod As the public has been informed, Mr David Lee, Me info and a negro girl, aged fourteen years, were murdered last Thurs day night and another girl aged sixteen years, sister to the murdered one, severely if not fatally injured, and whom the mur derer supposed was dead, but who after wards returned to consciousness. This mad atrocious murder has been the talk of middle and Southwestern Georgia for sev eral days, and great interest has been man ifested in every feature of the remarkable ca-e. The Teliokaph is enabled to lay be fore its readers tjiis morning every particu lar, with a diagram showing the spot upon which the horrible massacre took placo. First comes the statement of tho surviving girl. The two girls (sisters) had been living during the yoaf on a neighboring farm to Mr. Lee’s. They had, jast a few days pre vious to the murder, engaged to pick cot ton for Mr. Lee, and had been the two days previous (Mondsy and Tuesday) en gaged in that work. On Tuesday night, Boon after the family—consisting of only Mr. and Mrs. Lee and these two girls—had finished their snpper and retired for tin night (tho two girls occupying a pallet on the floor in the, dining and cook room) some one from without called to Mr. Leo and asked him to get up.. Improved to be-Frank Hudson kuowu to Mr. Loe and perhaps also Mrs Lee; also known to the two negro girls. Frank stated that he had come to see Mr. Leo to engage to pick cotton for him, and wry soon hb and Mr. Loe had agreed for Frank to do sol Frank loft and Mr. Lee returned to bed. Soon afterwards Frank again called Mr. Lee and informed him that bis fence was on fire and offered to go with him and help prt it oat. Mr. Lee ba-tily slipped on his pants and shoes and taking his double-barreled shot-gun went out with Frank to extinguish tho fire, fioino time afterwards Frank returned alone- to the house, and. on being asked by Mrs. Lee where Mr. Lee,was said ho had left him sitting by the Roadside watching llit- lire, and he'bad told him to come and ark he-r for some snppor." She went in the dining room and got him the supper, and be rat down on the steps and nte it. That afterwards sho, the girl, had heard a noise like rume one in a scuffle. Not a great -while afterwards she heard some one com ing back to the dining room, whom she sapiKjscd was Mrs. Lee, but who proved to be Frank Hudson. That ho went to the fireplace, and with a few lightwood splin ters kindled up a fire, and unrolled and counted ipiite a sum of money—pnt the money in his pockot and held the torch of splinters over them os if to see whether or nut they were asleep. Finding ono of them awake he asked her if sho knew him, amt on being informed that she did, he threw the torch into the fireplace, which extinguished it. He then gathered up the axe which ho had brought in the room with him, nud struck her a terrible blow, which glanced the side of her head and etruck her shoulder. Sho cried ont and be struck her another blow, when she escaped from him and ran oat of the room into Mrs. Lee’s room and hid nnder Mrs. Lee'< Ih-iI. She heard him strike her sister several blows after she had escaped from the room. Soon afterwards she heard him coining into the room. He soon discovered L-r ami caught her by tbs arm and dragged her from nnder the bed, and struck her on *he other shoulder, which made her cry out. lie then etmek her another blow on the head, after which sho remembered nothing and knew nothing until about day the next morning. After sunrise she was able to get up and walk over to Egbert bridges’, about a milo^md inform them of nil that had happened. As soon as possible, Mr. Bridges, with his brother-in- law, Mr. James Bradley, repaired to Mr. Lee's plaoe, and foand Mrs. Leo lying on the passway between the house and dining room, deft—<and tho negro girl lying on the pallet in tho dining-room, also dead. Aa open trank, or trunks, showed that tho ho-tsa had been robbed. A search of tho fields soon showed tho body of Mr. Lee ly- oig whore he had been murdered. A piece of rail about five feet long—with one end large aud heavy, the other small—was ly ing near by, and was what Mr. Lee had been streak and killed with, as portions of his hair wero sticking to it. He was struck on the baok of his head, jnst wbero tho head ami neck join. His nook was probably dis located and tho back of ids skull fractured. Mrs. I,oc was struck two blows on the head with an axe—tho side of the axe coming in contact with tho bead, fracturing tho skull. Ttie girl’s head was fractured all over—al most into a jelly. The living girl was struck on one side of the head and on both shoulder* with the side of the axe, *he comet of tho blado making a deep gash in tbo upper pnrt'of one side of her bren-t, also transversely across the top of the- head with tho blade of the oxo; tho blow glancing forward, the blade pene trated the skin and other integuments dnwn to the bone, then glancing forward n •bort distance divided the bone, depressing the posterior portion abont one-eighth of an inch—below the anterior. So for as the phjsician could discover, no injury was done either to the brain or its internal coverings, though they were plainly visible through the opening made into the skull. Mad this blow been perpendicular to the head, and not inclining forward, per- hai>* no one would have certainly known that Frank Hudson did tho work, for it would have prodaoed instantaneous death. As it was, it only stunned the girl for the time, and sho may recover. On Saturday morning sho was as wall ns could be ex- K-cted—has the bast medical attention, nnd every other convenience and comfort that she needs. Tho whole community feel an interest in her reoovory, nnd are willing and anxious to contribute to ^bringing about so desirable an end. It was . in Dawson early on Friday mom- ,n ff> that Frank Hudson bad been arrested, and that ho would be brought to Dawson 00 *be train Saturday evening. Saturday js usually a crowded day in Dawson, but on tws day hundreds of men, white and col- or ®dj came to town. On tho arrival of the DZAGBAX or MU. XJHS’S TABU. 1— Represents Frank Hudson’s traoks. well identified, going to tho house. The carves in the cotton field is where he turned out of the regular oourse to pull and eat two wa termelons. 2— Represent* hia tracks in leaving the house after committing the murder And rob bery. 3— Is another track that seemed to have gone to Frank as he was leaving. Where the crossed the fence between the two cotton fields a tree had fallen across the fence an they eould cross without climbing. r 4— Both tracks going through the cotton field to the road. Sometimes one and then the other would bejoremost, and sometimes one and then tho other would be right or or left, which proves conclusively that they walked in company. Bear .’u mind that the pasture where oats had grown was covored with grass and weeds and the tracks were not discernible. Everything has been explained and accounted for except this second track. Many believe that Frank had an aocomplioo, but he has not yet confessed it, and probably will not. 5— Is where Mr. ~ from him, ttHTfireoB.^ | out all the fire in order that the neighbors might not be attracted by the light at night and como to ascertain the erase of It. train it was estimated that more than a thousand excited men crowded around it. When the prisoner, under a strong guard, appeared on the platform of the car, there was a general rash to pet near him, with perhaps a hundred crie3 of “ Shoot him l” “Burn him!” etc. But tho guards crowded closely around him, and he was conducted up Main street more than a thousand yards and taken into the ooart house, where he was detained three hdurs or more before being taken to thejaiL Soon after arriving in the court house, ^nd while ho was very much crowd ed and the doors nnd windows completely filled with persons, a proposition was made to bum him. He swooned, probably from exhaustion, overheat and foar, and fell from thi chair in which he was seated and remained insensible for some time, requir ing tho ase of restoratives and stimulants, which ware applied by the county physi cian. Daring the wholo time he was kept in the cdnrt house tho most intenso excite ment prevailed with frequent ciies of kill him, lynch him, burn him, etc. Finally, about sunset, most of the crowd having retired, it was decided to take him to jail and await a more calm and deliberate decision as to what course to pursue, or disposition to make of his case. He was then c&rriod to the jail and securely fastened in one of the cells. A competent guard was placed in tho jail end jail yard, and I suppose will be continued. As soon as it became known that such an atrocious murder had been committed, with oommondable zeal and discretion, many of the citizens of Terroll county, in cluding several trom Dawson, commenced a vigorous and diligent search for and pur suit of Frank Hudson. The authorities at many points on the different railroads were notified by telegraph what a terrible crime liad been committed, and woro re quested to be on the lookout for the perpe trator. As it was known that he had ac quaintances and friends at Albany, Lees- ‘lurg and Montezuma, these points wore made the objects of special inquiry. Probably the first correct information of him after committing the murder w«3 at Oakland, in Dougherty county, whore n ne gro man answering his description had stopped during the day of Wednesday and bought some article of clothing. From there it was supposed he had gone to Al bany, and to which place his pursuers thon went. Tho case was then placed in the hands of Sheriff Edwards, of Dougherty county, and Marshal Westbrook, of tho city of Albany. It is a fixed fact that negroes rarely tell on ono another, and as Frank Hudson was unknown in Albany by the name of Frank Hudson, having gono there a stranger several year* ago and changed his name to Arthur Made, he was only known in and abont Albany v bis adopted alias, Arthur Wade. Hence, „-hen inquiries were made for Frank Hud son no one knew anything nbont him or could tell anything abont him. And as his adopted name had never been heard of in Terrell, none of ills pursers could inquire for - Arthur Wade. But Marshal West brook, In pushing his search, ferreted ont the change that had been made, and very soon ascertained that Frank Hudson and ArthurWade were one and tho same person. Soon ascertaining Wade’s usual rendezvous. Hnit they*have'been only a few hours later.it is probable Frank Hudson wonld have escaped, os tho news of tho murder, and the fact that ono of the girls was still living, and bnd recognized Frank Hudson, had only that evening reached tho neigh borhood, aud Frank Hudson had been told late in the evening that one of the girls was living and bed told all abont it. W lien arrestod he was lying down in a wagon, be- mg driven in tho direction of Field s store, inKed Bono district. Leo county. Ho had been concealed all day Thursday in a cot ton honse of a colored man named Craw ford Broadenax. The sheriff thinks that Broadenax hnd no knowledge of the enmo that Hudson had committed. He was at once fettered nnd carried to Albany jail, and from thence to Dawson, as already stated. The prisoner stated to the writer that ho hod been in tho neighborhood below and around Dover most of the time einoe June. That he spent the day, Tuesday, In tho fourth distr ct of Randolph county three or four mUes west of Dover, and six or seven miles from Mr. Lee’s, where he committed tho crime. That just before night, on Tues day, ho crossed the Itchawaynotchaway creek on tho Dover bridge, passed through tho village of Dover abont dark nnd went from there to Mr. Lee’s, nnd committed the terrible deed in tho manner already stated by the girl. The only difference in his statement and the girl’s is, that ho asked for no sapper, nor did he oat any. That when ho returned to the house after killing Mr. Leo, that he foand Mrs. Lee standing or leaning in tho passway from tho honse to the dining room, nnd that he strack her on the boad with an axe, which felled her, and struck her once after she fell—docs not know ex actly where ho hit the last time. Docs not remember how often he strack the girls. His only object was to get Mr Leo’s money. t\ hen asked how he knew Mr. Lee had mon ey, ho said that be did not really know that he had any, but supposed he had. That after committing tho crimo and obtaining the money, he started in the most direct way to Albany. Arrived before day at tho place of Mr. Dodwell and called at the house of Warren Miller, a colored man living on tho placo of Mr. Dodwell. Ttuw Warren Miller’s children were his cousins, and that he gave Warren Miller $40.00 or $10.00 of tho money for his children. From thence he went to Albany, passing Oak Lawn, where be purchased a shirt from the store. Ho says he arrived in Albany a little before 12 o'clock Wednesday. Remained there until that night to the next morning, and then went to Red Bono in Lee county, where he was arrested. That he heard nothing of his being suspected or pursued, or that either of the colored girls was liv ing until late in the evening, before his ar rest at night. Your correspondent has been enabled to get the following short history of the mur derer: At tho surrender in 1«G5, he, with his father nnd family, belonged to Mr. Sid Aiken, who lived in what is known as “Gooseborry district” in Webster county, on the west side of Kinchnfoonoe creek, eighteen or twenty miles southwest from Americas. It U probable that uo was born there, ns Mr. Aiken had livod there sevoral years before the war. About 1855 his father moved with Mr. John Boyd to Boyd’s store, near tho causeway on tho Chickasawhatchoo creek. His father then moved to tho farm of Mr. James Clark, a few miles from, Boyd’s store, where he lived eight years, and Frank grow to be quite a boy. Mr. Clark says ho was ever a bad, incontrollable boy. T/iat his (Frank’s) father had to ad minister frequent chastisements, and that ho (Mr. Clark) several times found it neces sary to chastise him severely. That he would always steal. After leaving Mr. Clark’s place the family lived ono year with Mr. John Wimberly in tho immediate neighborhood, and then moved to Mr. James Morrow’s Cherry Hill place. Four or five years igo Frank left there and has only been seen in tho neighborhood occa sionally sinco. Frank says that on leaving his father he went to Albany, changing hia namo to Arthur Wado. That ho lived most of tho time with Mr. Willingham, the nurs eryman, working in his nursery nud driving liis buggy for him, That tho first of the present year or about Christmas ho left Albany and went up into Loo county, whyo he stayed until Juno, when ho went back to his old neighborhood. Ho seems to have had no employment this year, and had probably entered regularly upon a life of plunder and robbery. Ho cannot be said to be repulsive in his ap pearance, yet there is nothing fascinating abont him. no is abont twenty-six or twenty-eight years old, I suppose, about five feet eight or ten inches high, rather spare, but, I conclude, unencumbered with fetters,would bo lithe and strong, and ovory way capable of doing much harm. His in tellect, I think, is rather above mediocrity, but wholly dovoted to licentiousness and crime. So fnr as I can judge, be has no hope of escapo but awaits his execution with stolid indifference—fearing only that he will be compelled to suffer at tho stake. Mr. David Lee was a quiet, well-to-do farmer—one that remained at homo and quietly attended to his own business. His wife was every way suited to his habits nnd opinions. They had resided in tho neigh borhood where they wero murdered about thirty yonrs. nud had endeared themselves vory much to tho community in which they had so long lived. Both were worthy and acceptable os well as active members of the Primitive Baptist church. They leave an only child, a married daughter, who re sides within a mile of their late homo. DIAGBAM OF MB. LKE’S HOUSE. a—Door through which the girl came in and hid nnder the bed. b—Open passway from honse to dining room. c—Here is where Mrs. Loe was found with her head resting over tho edge of tho floor on the steps, d—Door leading into dining room, e—Pailet where the girls were lying, f—Fire-place. A Neighborly Family. From tho Detroit Free Frets. A family from down in Indiana moved into a house on Second avenue last week, and before night had borrowed tea, sugar, eggs, milk and kerosene from as many neighbors. After three or foar days tho new family ceased to borrow promiscu ously, and settled down on one particular neighbor. At an early hour in the morn ing a small boy appeared aud said: “Say, we are out of tacks and want to 6 ut down our carpet. Ma wants to know f sho can borrow a few ?” A hunt was made, and the request granted; but hi ten minutes tbo boy re turned, and said: “Say, we’ve mislaid onr tack hammer, and ma wants to borrow yonrs.” He got it, aud tills time it was twenty minutes before be returned, and said: “Say, ma pulled all her teeth out pull ing on that carpet. She wants to know if you won’t lend her one of your boys ?” Ono of the boys was sent over, bat it was an obstinate carpet, and back carno tho messenger with: “Say, ain’t your husband home?” “Yes; what do you want?” “Well, ma's mislaid her husband some where, and sho wants to borrow yours to pull one end of that infernal carpet through two doors and across the hall.” The line had to be fixed somewhere, and it was fixed here. It docs not make any difference how severe the case of billons derangement is, Simmons’ Liver Regulator will cure it speedily and effectually without saliva tion, or that prostration of the syatenr en suing from the use of drastic purgatives. As there are many spurious imitations of this valuable medicine, take care yon get the genuine. ■ «Wo have been selling your medicine for some time, and wc find it better adapt ed to the cure of bilious attacks than any other medicine wo have ever used or sold. “Jab. M. Beaslet & Co., Magnolia, Ark.” TWO PWKAM8. FOUNDED ON FACT. [Date, August 4,186LJ • “If you please, sir Simmons wishes to speak to yon.” “By all means,” replied Colonel Holt! apparently surprised that Simmons should make the request through the medium of the footman. “Tell him. to come here onaei” A few moments later came a hesitating knock, and it was not until Colonel Uoit had twieje shouted “Come in,” that the door opened to admit the aforesaid Sim mons. I Looking np somewhat impatiently, Col onel Holt was struck by the change in the mail's demeanor. No longer a spruce, erect, middle-aged butler, but a pallid, trem bling man stood before him. “Good heavens! are you ill, Simmons? ‘■XOjSlr, but I must go away this very day. You must let me go; indeed yon must, sir.” “Certainly, if yon wish it; but give me some reason for this sudden determina- tioon. What has happened?” “I can tell you nothing, sir. Let me go without question, that is all I ask of yon.” “It is a great deal to ask,” said Colonel Holt, more and more surprised; “and I am not sure I can grant so much. Come Simmons, tell me honestly what has tppened. If I can help you”— “Thank you, sir, you can only let me go” —“Perhaps you are in some money trouble? Speak out frankly if you are.” A faint flush came upon the man’s face; be hesitated. i % , _ “Monoy, sir, has to do with my trouble,” he replied, “but it is not tho reason for wishing to go away. Have pity on me, I implore you; let me go. I must, wheth er you consent or not.” And a look of the utmost misery crossed the man’s face, “Well, well,” said his easy-going master, “how long do you want to be away, tor a time only, or do you want to leave altogether.” “If you are kind enough to let mo re turn, sir, I can do so safely by tbo twen tieth of this month.” . “Safely,” muttered Colonel Holt, “wlial does the fellow mean?” Then aloud “And who is to fill yonr place; you 1 nOW we havo visiters coming to-day, find—” Again that haggard look of tenor Cnue into Simmon’s face as lie ventured to in terrupt bis master. “Yes, sir, I havo thought of that, and I havo a brother staying in the village, who is butler to S.r Henry Coutls, at Bean- champ Park. The family are abroad, and he has a month’s holiday, and will gladly take my place while I am absent. I am sure ho will do liU best to please you, air.' There being nothing further to settle, his master dismissed Simmons. For a few minutes Colonel Holt pondered over the matter and the tnau’s strange manner, then muttering something to tho effect that servants’ ways wore past finding out, he dismissed the subject from his thoughts and became engrossed in business letters of importance. At luncheon, much to Mrs. Holt’s amazement, a strange servant was in attendance. “Where is Simmons?” shu asked. “Oh,” exclaimed Colonel Holt, sudden ly remembering he had not enlightened Ins wife, “this is Simmons’ brother, who has taken his place for a week or two. 1 have been so busy I forgot to tell yon.” Mrs. Holt asked nofurtherquestionstill the mau had left the room. Then she said: “My dear, when you allowed Sim mons to leave, did you remember that Mrs. Perceval and Eflie were coming to day, aud that wo have a dinner-party to morrow?” ‘Yes, I did not forget, hut tho mau would go. I could get nothing out of the fellow, except that lie must go this very day, and would return by the twentieth.” “But what reason did ho give for such extraordinary conduct?” “None whatever. Ho looked miserably ill and changed, and pale as a ghost. 1 never saw such a scared object in my life.” “Do you think he had been drinking'.’” “Oh, no, he was as sober as a judge. Never mind, his brother will do very well, no doubt; he’s butler at Beauchamp, and looks a decent sort t>f fellow. By-tbe-by, what time is the carriage to be at the station'to meet the Percevals?” Before Mrs. Holt could reply, Simmons No. 2 appeared bearing a telegt “A telet legram. said , . ,,, quickly. “Oh, how tiresome! Listen: So sorry we cannot come. Effie lias ono of her nervousjattacks. Will write all partic ulars.” “Well, there’s noendofabore. Plague take tliese’girls with their nervous attacks! Here we’ve the nuisance of a dinner-party of natives to-morrow, all to no purpose.” “Thev must havo becu asked some time or other, my dear,” said Mrs. Holt mildly, “but it’s very provoking, I own.” “And so Miss Effie and her wonderful diamonds are not forthcoming,” said her husband, getting np nnd lighting a cigar. I think I’ll take tho dog-cart and drive to the station. No doubt there will bo fish and other things to be fetched.” And Colonel Holt sauntered out. On his return, to bis great surprise, Sim mons himself me (him at the hall-door, “You back again! What does this mean?” Tho man looked confused, stammered out, “I—I—thought better of it, sir, and— and—I hope you will forget what has passed.” “You are determined to puzzle mo to day, Simmons. Do you think you are quite right in your head? Have you no explanation to give of your strange con duct?” “None, sir,” was the answer, In low tones. “Now, what on earth would be tho proper thing to do, I wonder?” thought Colonel Holt. “Ob, if I didn’t hate trou ble so much, and the weather was not so hot! As it is, ‘masterly inactivity’ must gain the day.” And without another look at the delinquent, he made the best of bis way upstairs. (Date, August 4,18C4.) “What can make Effie so late this very morning of all others, when there is so much to be done before we start,” sighed Mrs. Perceval, pushing hack her chair from the breakfast table as she spoke, and addressing no one in particular. “What was tho row with Effie in tho night, mother?” asked Janies, a hoy of fourteen, who at moment was conveying large pieco of bread and jam to his month. “With Effie?” asked his mother. “What do you mean, Jem?” “All I know Is, I heard a scream in the night,” replied Jem; “and Imagined it came from Effie’s room opposite. But 1 was awfully sleepy, and the next moment I was off again, and forgot all about it until just now.” , Mrs. Perceval hastened to her daughter’s room. To her great dismay, Effie was sitting on the edge of the bed in a half fainting condition, only partly dressed. “My darling, you are ill? what is it?” asked her mother. “Oh, mother, mother,” moaned the jlrl, clinging to her, “don’t go away, don’t eave me,” was all poor Effie could say. “Leave you, my child; of course not. But why didn’t you send for me? I had no idea you were ill.” “I did not want to frighten you, and so tried to get up and dress, and then tLIs horrible faintness came over me, and 11 was hurrying her into the bouse. “Bat I could not get to the bell. Oh, mamma, I can manage; you won’t mind. Oh, yes, I have had such a terrible night!” 11 know; that will do nicely. There’s “My darling! Then ft was yon Jem} Fred, he will be surprised! Do you know heard scream?” | who this is?” she called out to her hus- “He must have heard me, but he didn’t | band, who was coming down stairs, come, no one came; and oh, it was so ter-1 “Effie Perceval! van I believe my rible. I shall never, never, forget It,” and J eyes?” . sb ?i reai . b *® d Wjotf I *‘*6*5 “d she telegraphed yesterday io “One thiDg Is clear,” said Mrs. Perce-1 say she was coming, and that horrible vale, “we cannot go to the Holts to-day.” ] boy must have lost the message. Fred “No. no/’ said Effie. I cannot go on | you must have him sent away.” visits; but! must get away from here,] While Effie was lunching, Colonel Holt from this room, from this bed,” she added f ran over the names 0 f those who were with a shudder. | staying in the house, and of the neigh- “We will go anywhere you like, dar-1 bore who were coming to dinner, ling,” said her mother soothingly. “Only} “I hope you have brought a smart dress, try to he calm now, and tell me what has | young lady, and all your diamonds, for upset you so dreadfully.” (there is to be a perfect invasion of natives.’' It was some time before the girl was | “Ob, I think I shall do,” laughed Effie, sufficiently collectedtosatisfy bermotlier’s | “though I was not prepared for such anxiety and curiosity, but at length, with | festivity/’ many breaks and faltering sentences, she | “They don’t happen often, thank good- spoke much as follows*. | ness; why, sow I think of it, you left us “I went to bed, as you know, perfectly | in the lurch on the last grand occasion; well and looking forward to our visit to | this very day, last year, by Ji the Holts, and I soon tell asleep. About | was.” 1 o’clock I fancy It must have been, 11 “Ye». Ob, we want talk ot that,” said awoke with a feeling of the most fright-1 Effie, shuddering and turning pale. She ful depression, just as if I was doomed to | was relieved by the entrance ofMrs.Holt, death. I tried to call out, and alt up in I who offered to take her to her room* bed, but a heavy weight seemed ou me, j “I have done the best lean, dear; order- and I could only lie still and gasp. Then I ed my den to be turned into a bedroom I felt myself sinking into a sort of stupor. | for you. There was literally no other X knew I was not awake, and yet I was | room availible. There is only one draw- net asleep. Fearful shapes and forms | back; it is at the end of a long passage! flitted before my eyes uutil at length I has no lock to the door, and Is not very they seemed to merge into the shape of a J near any other room.” man, with huge prominent eyes, who} “It will do beautifully, I am sure,” cried stooped over me, and slowly waved a | Effie, vexed at the trouble she was giving, large knife in front of my face. I tried to | and feeling sho could not in reason make scream, but felt it was only inwardly, and | any objections, though the idea of an that no sound escaped my lips. Again | isolated room room did not sir.ke her this terrible form bent over me, gradually | pleasantly. fading away, only to return a third time | “That is my husband's dressfng-room/- with a still fiercer look in his eyes. Mak-1 said Mrs. Holt, as they pawed an open ing a superhuman effort, my voice at last | door. “Now turn to the right and at the broke its bounds, and with a ringing [ end of this paw age is yonr room. I chose scream I awoke, and sprang out of bed. | it for my room on account of its inaccess- There was no one to be seen, my door I ibility.” was still locked; no one could have come | When reached it looked such a cheer- in; it most then have been a dream, 11 ful bright little room, with the afternoon thought, and at last, shivering and shale-1 sun streaming into it, that Effie was ing, I crept into bed again, but could not I charmed. “If I feel lonely I can keep go to sleep. Ob, 1 did so long for you, | Susan with me,” she thought, mother, aud yet I was too frightened to] “Now I shall leave you to rest,” said como to you.” ., , | Mrs. Holt. “If you could get a little uap “My >oor child!” cried Mrs. Perceval | before dinner, you would be all the better aOOthfa ly- ' .. . . “it was iudeed a dreadful for it.” “I must Write to mamma and Lawrence “But it is only a dream?” sighed Effle; | that will be better than sleeping, and will “it seemed so much more—and that lace, | refresh me quite as much. What time do shall I ever forget it?” I you dine? 7:30? Very well; good-by till “Only a dream, darling. Something I then.” had upset your nerves. Now, tiy and] “I really believe Simmons is wrong in shake ofl the remembrance of It. Come | in bis head,” said Colonel Holt to his wife downatalrs, and, after breakfast, we will | as he came into her room half an hoar settle where we will go. I think the sea-1 before dinner, side will be best, but you shall decide.” | “What has be done now, then?” Mrs. Perceval treated the matter light-1 “The fellow’s manner is so odd I can’t . . Effie had always been highly nervous, | understand him. As soon as you had and this was only a bad attack of night- (taken Effie up to her room I sent for him mare. It was, however, some time before ] to say an extra place must be laid at the the girl took the same view as her mother; | dinner-table, and stated the reason. He and, although the change to the seasido I didn’t make any answer, and looking np braced her nerves, and did her very much 11 saw he wAs as white as death and sbak- good, it was far from being a complete] ing all over; then he began a stammering care. At times the remembrance or the | request to be allowed to go away, he was face she had seen would return and cause | not well, and so on. However, I cut him her hours optorturo. Mrs. I’erceval, like a | short, and told him If be wanted to go he wise woman, had kept her own couusel I must wait till to-morrow, and then, If go concerning the dream, or vision, which-1 he would, it must be tor good; bat that, of ever it was, so that it had not become an ] course, he must stop and do his work to- eight day wonder in the lionsehold. She | night. With that I left him, andjnst now rarely allowed Effie to dwell upon it to 11 saw him. at work in the dining-room, her, and when, a year later, a new interest | so I suppose he has recovered his senses.” .i—*-«•- in- * his conduct is,” said a year ago to-day vagary." married, aud two honest brown eyes now | Contrary to her wont, Mrs. Holt felt bauuted her waning as well as her sleep-1 somewhat ot an anxious hostess as she ing moments, and a sense of security hedg-1 greeted her guests that evening, but she cd her round. To Lawrence Spencer, she | was reassored by Simmons’ manner, which bad of cuirse told the tale, and Lawrence | was as composed as usual. Effie, obey- liadpettied aud soothed her, and made | ing her natural instincts, was late, and el no fear. I shy, red-haired youth, who took her In in It was once more the beginning of | solemn silence, apparently abashed by August, when, one bright morning Law-1 the radiance of her diamonds. It was a reaceunex] ' join his regi duty equally important,"required nts pres-i She gave a sign oi saiisiacuon on reaching cnce. Poor Effie wandered about the ] the drawing room, feeling now that all house like an unquiet spirit after his de-1 danger was over. Never had Effie been parture. At length a bright thought | brighter or merrier. As soon as the men struck her. j came up, Mrs.Holt persuaded her to sing. “Mctber, this wonld be the very time | She had a lovely voice, bat was usually for my visit to the Holts. Let me send a I too shy and nervous to perform before telegram to say I will strive to-morrow. | strangers. However, to-night she seemed They haze always begged me to comeat a I a different creature, and not a little to her moment’s notice, aud i may not be able to j own surprise felt every inclination to corn- go later on.” | ply with £he request. Everyone was en- “But they may have people staying with | chanted, and she was besieged for another them,” objected Mrs. Perceval. | song. “Never mind; they will pat me up some-1 “You must have . ome coffee first,” said how. Do let mo go.” I Colonel Holt, beckoning Simmons to “Very well, dear,” agreed her mother, | bring It. rather reluctantly, butto oppose any wish ] “I am better without coffee,” said Efflo of Effie’s was an Impossibility to her. I looking up to decline it, when her eyes “You must take Susan with you.” {suddenly met those of Simmons, who was “Oli, yes; and my diamonds,” laughed I holding the tray in front of her. Avlolent llie. “Do you remember I was to have I fit of shivering took possession of her as taken them last year to show Mrs. Holt? I with fixed eyes she watched himleave the Sho was so envious at my good luck in I room; then, with a piercing scream, she having them left to me; ‘a chit like you/ | started up, and, catching hold of Colonel ' remember slicsald.” I Holt’s armcried, “Save me,saveme!” and Mrs. Perceval rejoiced to find that all | fell backfainting into Colonel Holt’s arms, remembrance of the shock her daughter I The usual confusion consequent on such had sustained a year ago seemed blotted | an event insured. “She must have air out of her mind. Nopaintul thoughts ap-1 and quiet,” aaid Colonel Holt; and begging peared to linger of that interrupted visit I his wife would summon Susan, he carried tlio Priory. | the girl out of the room into his study, “Well, Effio, send off your telegram; I where in time she recovered. “Ob! that hut yon need not say your diamonds will [ face, the awful face of my dream!” she accompany you,” she added, laughing. I moaned, pressing her hands to her head. Effie flew up to tho little village post-1 “My dear child, what has distressed office and dashed off the following met-] you? Tell me what has made you ill,” sage: | asked Colonel Holt. His wife had by “I am coming to-morrow for a few days, I this time returned to the drawing-room, unless you telegraph back to the contrary.” I leaving her kusbaud and Susan with In tho evening Mrs. Perceral inquired I Effie. if she had received an answer. I “Those dreadful eyes, that face,” was “Ob no; I told them not to answer unless I all she would say for some time, they could not have me.” I “Do you know what she means?” Col- “Still I wonder you have not heard,” onel Holt asked Susan, who shook her returned her mother; but Effie was quite I head, and, In a whisper, expressed a hur- sure it was all right, so no more was said. | ried opinion that Mias Effie’s nerves were Next morning she was up early putting I often like this, and that most likely she > finishing strokes to her packing, laugh-1 meant nothing. ; and singing, apparently in tho highest I “Perhaps she will tell me if we were . rits. “Good by, darling mother. 11 alone,” thought Colonel Holt, and be shall write to yon to-morrow. Isn’t it 1 made a sign to Susan to leave the room, odd? it was this very day, August 4tb, I “Now, deal, try and tell me what has that we were to have gone to _the Holts [ frightened you; and who it is lias such last year.” Still no painful reminiscences I dreadful eyes; or would you rather tell on the subject. Her mother kissed and] Agnes? If so, I will fetch her.” blessed her, preached care and. caution, I “No, no,” said Effie, clinging to him; and so they parted. ' | “I will tell yon; it will be better; but it On arriving at X station, Effie was I makes me shudder so to speak of it.” somewhat surprised to find thatno vehicle Colonel Holt soothed her as best he could, awaited her from the Priory, however she I and at length ahe managed to tell him ot waa able to procure a fly without any her dream of a year ago. “And oli!” she difficulty, the omission was of little conse-1 cried, “that man who brought the cof- quencc. It so happened she liad never I fee to me bad the same face as the mtn visited the Holts before, great friends I in my dream, and when I looked np his though they were. They had met abroad dreadful eyes were looking at rue in the and at tho houses ot common friends, but I same murderous why as In my dream.” something had always come in the way I “That man? Do you mean Simmons, of a visit to the Priory, and Effie could I my butler?” asked Colonel Holt, laughing, scarcely believe she was really on her trying to reassure her. “Fancy turning way thither. As the fly drove up to the I old Simmons into a villain of romance! door of the old bouse, she saw Mrs. Holt I why, he Las been with me for years, and in the garden, and, putting out her head, is as steady as old Time. You are tired nodded and smiled gaily. Up ran her I and over-excited this evening, Effie,. and hostess, exclaiming,“Effie, my dear child, I your imagination has run away with what a delightful surprise! Why didn’t you. That is all, believe me.” you let us know you were coming?” . 1 He rang the bell and summoned Susan, “Surely you received my telegram yes- who persuaded Effie to go to her room, terday?” I Colonel Holt then returned to the draw- “No; did you send one? Oh, that dread-1 ing-room. HU guests were departing, and ful boy at the post-office! He really must I very soon be ana hU wife were left to he got nd of. This is the third telegram themselves. he bss lost in a month—careless,good-for- “I most go to that poor child,” said Mrs. nothing young rascal! Never mind about! Holt. “What could nave brought on such that now, however. How delightful to I an attack?” think you are really here at last!” I “Oh, some nonsense about a dream. I “But is it convenient? Are you sure 1 wouldn’t tease her with questions to-night you can put mo up?” asked Effie. Give her a soothing draught, and let lie: “Oh, I forgot! every room U full,” cried I go to bed; and ask her maid to sit with her friend stopping short in dimay as she ■ her till she falls asleep.” Left alone, ColoDel Holt rang the bell, desired Simmons to put out the lights, and see that all was safe, and then betook himself, with many yawns, to his dressing- room, where he Intended to solace him self with a pipe before going to bed; and, for want (ff better food for thought, hU mind reverted to poor little Effie’s hysteri cal tale of her dream. “Pish—noose rubbUh!” he muttered between Whil**, when suddenly he started to his feet. “By Jove! what it there should be something in it. The man’s manner Is not satisfac tory; and it is odd, to say the least of it, that the very day she was to have come last year, and the very day she has come this year, be should have behaved so queen ly. Well, I suppose I’m an old fool, but I wont go to bed till dawn at any rate. What is the time now? 12 o’clock. If any thing Is to happen U will happen soon, I . e opened the door softly. The house seemed wrapped in complete silence. Not a sound was to be beard. Leaving the door gjsr, he placed his arm chai r behind it, put out the candles, and reseated him self, devoutly hoping he might not fall asleep, but thinking It was more than like ly he should do so. When the stable clock chimed tho half hour after midnight, Colonel Holt started and changed his po sition. Surely he bed begun to doze; this would never do. Why on esrth bed he given'himself so much discomfort? He who would willingly go to bed at 10 o’clock every night, to sit up in the dark to such an unearthly hour, just because a hysteri cal, love sick girl— At this point of meditation sleep again overpowered him, and 1 o'clock chimed unheeded, and a figure crept by the open door unheard, and stole softly down the corridor toward poor little Effie’s room. A moment later, and Colonel /Holt is wide awake, as scream after scream breaks the silence of the night. Before he coaid reach the room at the end of the corridor the door is flung open widely, a stream of light burets forth, and a little white robed figure with bare feet files toward him. To his horror, he sees blood on her face and arms. “Help, help!” she cries; “he will kill Susan!” “Goto Agnes” was all he had time to say, hurrying past as Susan’s cries grew fainter aud Ulster. Rushing into the room he threw himself upon Simmons, with whom the poor woman was strug gling bravely, having contrived, though not without injury, to wreet from his grasp a knife, with which he had threaten ed Effie’s life. It was Susan’s blood that bad stained the child’s face and hands. Evidently Colonel Holt had not arrived a moment too soon on the scene. He caught the murderous gleam in the wretch ed man’s eyes, and shuddered at what might have happened had he altogether disregarded poor Effie’s story. “You villain, yon—,” he began; hut the words died away on his lips as the poor creature struggled violently in his | irasp, uttering a piercing scream, and i’ell back—dead! MBS. HOLT TO MBS. rERCEVAL. The Priory, August 10. “Jfy Dear Jfr*. Perceval.—We were much relieved to hear of Effie’s safe ar rival, and trust that under your care her nerves may before long recover from the dreadful shock they have sustained. We are very glad poor Susan’s wounds are healing so quickly, it has, indeed, been a fearful tragedy, aud both Fred and I are quite unstrung by it all. L for one, shall never refuse to believe in dreams again. But that reminds me I have yet to tell you the strangest part of the story. The brother of the poor wretched man came to see my husband a day or two ago. He was naturally iu the deepest distress, for a great affection had existed between him and his brother. He told ns that about eighteen months ago, ever since a visit we had paid to Lord D—, where he had gone with us, his brother had taken to betting and gambling, and [olng out at night to play cards at a pub ic house there is in the village. The re sult of this was that be lost every penny of his savings, and ran deeply into debt. He was engaged to a very foolish, vain woman, who only cared for him for what he could give ber, and did nothing bat abuse ana reproach him when no more money was forthcoming, and altogether made his life a burden to him. “Abont this time be heard us at dinner and at other limes talking of Effie’s dia monds, and ot how she was coming on a visit, and was to bring them with her. He had confided his many troubles to his brother, who happened to have a month’s holiday snd had taken lodging in the vil lage, and Us brother lent bin money enough o c ear him. The fatal ore of play, nowever, tkl 1 clung to him, and now comes the strange part of my tale. “The night of the 3d of August last year he bad a terrible dream. Having promis ed his brother to keep from play, he had gone to bed early, instead of going ont as ishad been in the habit of doing. But he could not sleep, and tossed lrom side to side, his mind filled with visions of Effie’s diamonds, which had again been tho subject of conversation at dinner, about dawn he fell into a troubled sleep, and dreamed that you and Effie had ar rived, and that she had come down to dinner resplendent with diamonds, the sight of which, to use his own words, raised the devil within him. The pas.dou for gambling seized on him with renewed force, and he at once determined to steal the diamonds and make off to America. He felt he would net even stop short of murder itself in order to accomplish his desire. In his dream he waited at the table aud performed all bis duties as quietly aud perfectly as ever,but liis resolu tion did not waver. The house was shut up for the night, and he found himself in the pantry searching among the knives the onejwhicli he considered best suit ed to his purpose. Armed with it, he stole up to Effie’s room about 2 o’clock in the morning. Entering very softly, he stood for a moment listening to her quiet, even breathing, which showed she was fast asleep. A night-light was burning, and he could see tne glittering of the dia mond ornaments, as they lay scattered about the dressing- table. “He moved forward to secure them, and, in so doing, made some slight noise, which awoke the poor child, aud with a lercing scream she started up in bed. hen, so be dreamed, he pushed her down and threatened to murder her if she were not quiet. “At this point of hU dream Simmon* awoke, trembling and shaking at if he had the ague, (and for souia time he felt, so he told his brother, as if be had committed the fearful deed, so vivid was tho Impression left upon his mind, ne had the sense to regard his dream in the light of a warn ing, and at once felt that his sole safety lay in flight. His brother took the same view, and soon after breakfast Simmons went to my husband and told him he wished to go away for a few days, assign ing no reason. Of course we thought his conduct very strange, but he went, and bis brother was to take bis place In his absence. On hearing, however, that you and Effie had postponed your visit he re appeared in the afternoon. “His dream, combined with his broth er’s entreaties,had so worked upon his bet ter feelings that for a long time he gave up his evil practices. A month or two ago, however, it appears he again succumbed to temptation, and had again lost (for him) a largo sum of money. ‘•Ou the 4th of August occurred Effle's unexpected and ill-fated visit. It is easy now to understand Simmons’ behavior when he heTrd of her an ival. No doubt the memory of his terrible dream rushed baok on his mind, and hia dread waa lest the temptation should overpower him, as alas! it did. His poor brother wishes vainly that he bad been here, for then, he eays, the devil would not have had It all his own way with him. Of course Simmons did not imagine that Effie'a fainting fit had any connection with hia;- •elf. neither had m any reason to Suppose that Susan would sit up with her that night But even had he known It I doubt if the fact would have made any difference, for a stronger influence, than he could re sist was upon him and drove him to bis destruction. Heart disease, which his brother says la In the family, most have been the cause of his awfully sudden death. “Whether it will be well to tell Effie the sequel of this sad and strange story you most decide. At any rate, It seems {inadvisable to reopen the aubject at pres ent. There are those who no doubt would pretend they could account for all that is ao strange in these two dreams. For my self they must ever remain a psychologi cal riddle—one of those mysteries which pertains to the unseen world. “With everything that is kind to the dear child, “Believe me, sincerely yours, —The Argosy. “Agnes Holt.” &AUFIELIFS SVPJBMSTMTIO.V9. His Mmraffing Calculations on tbe Length ol Ml* Life. Special Dispatch to tks Boston Herald, Washington, D. G., August 19, 1881. .‘•Gen. Garfield has always had many superstitious about the length of his life,” said an intimate friend of the President to vour correspondent to-day, “and caused his friends much amusement at time* by his calculations on the subject.” “How is that?” inquired the reporter. “Well, when I first knew him as a young man be used to say that he knew he would die at the same age his father did, 33. He resorted to all sorts of argu ments to support bis theory, but the time came and passed, aud he still lived. When the war broke out he said that he knew he would never get through with It alive. He was certain he would either die or be shot. Finally, when he became commander of the Forty-second Ohio vol unteers, he made up his mind that these figures numbered his years on earth. He knew positively, he said, that he would die at 42. He would go to a hotel, per haps, and it |tbe number of the room as signed him waa 42, or any multiple of 42, he would say, ‘There, do you see that number, 42, what did I tell you? or per haps the number 21 or 81. He would multiply or divide to suit the case and find his 42. We used to laugh at him a great deal about this. He carried It to sucks lengths that It became ridiculous. If he was riding on a car, and it would chance to stop alongside another car which was numbered 42 or 10,042, or 42,- 000 it would be all the same to him. Then It got to 49. .1 know that to this day he looks upon 49 as his unlucky number. If the 49th day of the shooting came on a Friday, for instance, he would - be likely to give up his chances. It makes uo mat ter how sick he may be; be will lie on his bed aud turn that number over iuhis mind by the hour to get some combina tion to cany out his theory.” The Southern Tax am Commercial Travelers The meeting held at the Boston Shoe and Leather Exchange recently, says the Near York Commercial Bulletin, to take measures towards securing a repeal of the obnoxious laws in force in some of the Southern States concerning “commercial travelers” or ageuts and representatives of manufacturers and dealers, who go from place to place to sell goods by sample, was largely attended, aud much Interest was manifested in the proceedings. It was claimed that all taxes of this kind are contrary to the provisions of the con stitution of the United States, and the im mediate aim of the promoters of the meet ing was to bring a test case before the Su preme Court of the United Slates, and to nduce, so far as possible, State Legisla tures to repeal laws of the kind com- slatnedpf. “The existence of the odious aws referred to,” says the Boston Com- merclal Bulletin, “is one of the most in explicable things wc know of in the trading economy of the Southern States. These States are continually crying for more capital and more emigration; but when they erect signs at every cross-road that they don’t want the goods of other people (for such is the logical ergo of their laws respecting ‘commercial travel ers’), the Southern people give outsiders the impression that their towns are fenced in, and that they do not care to have any thing to do with the outside world.” Bl TTJBX Ml’ APMXJBSXAKK. Itsm Terrible Experience of a Camden Bftr*T«Mler. From he Fhiladelphia Timet. “Murder! I’m bit! I’m a dead man! Run, somebody. I’m inane hit!” shriek ed a man in Howe’s liquorstore, Camden. crowd of people rushed in from the street under the impression thst a deed of the most horrible atrocity had been com mitted. They found Howe’s bar-keeper, his eyes dilated with terror aud his face blanched to the lips with fear, leaning in ■ weak, bewildered way, against a billiard table, and waving his right arm in the air like a windmill in a storm. “What’s the matter? Who stabbed yon? Which way did he go?” yelled the crowd, in wild excitement, entirely ob livious to the fact that seven bottles of beer were standing on the bar untouched. “I’m bit, I aay. Can’t you see that I’m a dead mau? Ruu, somebody, quick— I’m snake-bit!” howled the fear-crazed man in helpless agony. “Oh, the pinesuake bit him,” unfeelingly remarked a red-nosed,seedy individual as he espied the beer and helped himself to copious draughts. “Poisoned, I reckon. Bita’s awful dangerous.” It is well known that the bite of a pine- snake is not in the least dangerous, but the barkeej-er, had roughly handled the serpent and received a vicious bite on the finger, was not aware of the fact and waa almost frantic with fear. In the man’s extremity an appeal was made to Howe. “I don’t know,” said he. “How can I tell whether it will kill you or not? The snake i e.'tr bit me.” The bar-keeper, assisted by his friends, was hustled off to a doctor, who looked wise and applied caustic to the finger, and- advised liberal doses of rum for tne man. Five physicians were visited, each one ad vising the frequent use of the inebriating fluid. When the victim returned to the saloon he waa feeling happy, and bad sur- ived the immediate fear of death. “The doctors (hie!) say I’d better drink (hie 1) freely of liquor,” stammered he, as he viewed Howe with a dubious look. “Yes; there's the bar. Go behind it and fill up uutil you'ie fuller than a Char ter rum barrel,” said Howe. A second invitation vu not necessary, and in an hour the man waa raving, swearing, fighting intoxicated, professed to own the store aud to be a member of councils. He even manifested an over weening anxiety to swallow the snake, and would have wound it around bis neck had he been able to walk across the floor. When morning came and hia head was similar in size to a balloon ha was informed of tbe ghastly joke perpe trated upon him In his ignorance of poi sonous reptiles.