Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-03-20
A SECRET WORTH KNOWING

"Ijah IS gfraggr--sfranger than f-tio.'
Under this heading ths Long Island star pub
liRbes an interesting .olc, for the extended de-
soils Of which we cannot find room. but must
content ourselves With giving me leading facts in
a condensed form for the benefit Of our readers:
A young grocer, Of good eli iracter and correct
habits. commenced business h = good anl i'm
proved noigtborhood. His stock was sraaa ss
wero his meann, and his stock Of customers we're
still smaller. His saies hardly met bis expenses,
snd he was evidently going down h,ll,' end Oh
old grocor at tho opposite corner predicted shat ne
would soon be at the bottom.
That the Young grocer had reason 10 regret
this opinion Of the grocer will appear. The lat
ter had a daughter ~bo had won the heart of he
former. Il Was dong, however, wish the assn,
rance that he wsa the mon of hei choice bu. thst
she acted in obedience TO her fGiAef'a commands.
Assured Of the affections Of the woman Of his
choice, he set himself about reuloging the only
obstacle in the way of their union-the fathers
objection 10 his peeuniary prospect.
A year had elapsed, and 10. what Il change!
Inc young grocer was new going up hiN VITA
tho power OF a sspsm locomotive; customers
ffncked to his store from all quarters, aud even
many bad left The old established stand on the
opposite corners fer the you 20 fagot;te. Thsra
was a mystery abou. it which puzzled the old gro
Ger sore!y, but which he cooia not unraett. lie
al length became neatly slch with lossrs aud ag-
graVal;ona, aod vain attempts to Discover me SO.
cret ofhis neiahhor's success.
At this junctufe AngeIica-for that Was the
daughters nama-eontrlsesl 10 bring about ar ap-
parcntly accidents! interview between the parties.
After lie old nan bad becoms, through the in,et-
vsntion of tbs daughter, saierably good hutnored,
BIO inquired with great earnestness Of ihe yonug
man how be contriyed TO effect 90 much in a sim
ale year, 10 thus extend his Business and dsaw of
the customers from the older stands.
The voting man eeaded an auswer-hnl iueoir
ed if he had any further objections to his union
with Angelica. Meme replied be, 'proviied you
reveal the secret Of vour success Thi. the young
man promised when his happiness was made com.
plete. The old man commanded his prudence on
this point. The. affairs wss all settled and The
marriage coon took place.
Thu friends of the young couple were all as
semble', and among them many of the customers Of
the two stores. Angelica and Thomas Looked as
happy az they well could be, and the old gentle
man was, if possible happier than they. The
bridal cake was about to be cu.,when the old man
called on; for the secret
ave, the secret, The secret exclaimed fifty
others.
.Itis a very simple matter says Thomas, j
ADVERTISED
i The old gentleman was very, very old fashion,
ed, and while be shook hsmas by the hand, and
kissed Angelica fifty times over, he merely NUT
tered ,why tie dickens dida'tI hink efthatT
Death ofsereral Persons by Rseaftipg Hydro,
gen Gas-The stratsburg (French) Courier
gives the following melancholy s,a..nent,---hich
should serve asia caution to the customers Of gas
Al abou, ten O'clock on Saturday morning, Fl
Horst, q teacher Of the piano, uneasy at finding
that the house in which he lived was infected
With a strong smell OF gas, sent for the chief agen.
Of the company TO ascertain thecanse. Tiies be-
gan by examining the ground floor, and on COM
ing to the kitchen of an apartment occupied by MI
Beringer, a dealer in glass, and other articles f:nn
the Black Forest, siifed groan- and ether sounds
ola dying person, were heard ffon tie adjoining
room. It then occurred TO Fl Horst, that although
the day was so far advanced, not one Of hs family
had been seen stirring; he called. lherefJre,f for as
sistance. aud he'd the room whence the ominous
sounds issued. forced open. It was iii darkness,
the shutters being still closed. When light was
admitted, tie following horrible spectacle presen
ted iise.f--Sis persons were lying in different
positions, either dead OF in the last agaaies. Mr.
Berinser uas lying in the middle Of the chamber,
with bis face to the ground, entirely dressed. ex-
cent his coat aud waistcoa,. Near him. and IN
front of 4 stove, lay the servant, a young woman
completely clothed. The wife, who was also
d, essed, was lying on Ter bed, with the youngest ,
child, a little girl 7 years old. On a mattress, near
the window, was one Of Tue two sons, Is years Of
ACE. with his drawers and waistcoat on, and near
him. en- the floor, his brother in his shirs. all
were foantng at the mouth, had their features con-
tracted and of a violet color, and their limbs dis
tor.ed and stiff. as if they had been suffering from
vioIen, commissions. Not one Of them showed any
signs Of ifs excep, the father. the rafting 10
whose throat had given the alarm. Medical as
sistance was given, but all were dead except the
father and mother It was afterwards found that
a considerable Issue of The gas had taken place
from The pipes into The house, and bad. no doubt.
caused The accident. In The evening r u ringer
was sill alive; bat was not expected 10 survive;
his wife renaiaea. in a state Of a~e!iriuEp.