Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-08

tectly acquainted with their contents, that he
was ready to maintain their truth and justice
These papers he became exceedingly ly anxious
TO regain, as they might at some time be used
to his disadvantage. In the daily habit of
framing fictitious plots to delight the public,
he now essayed to form one which should be
realized actual life for his own private graft
fcation.
Lady Bulwer was then residing in Paris,
and her husband in London. Her femme de
chambre, who was much attached to her, was
one evening waylaid in the street by cou.
pie ofmen. They commenced conversation by
saying that they knew her to be in Lady Bull
wer's employment, and that they had some.
thing to communicate which would be of SER
vice to her mistress The girl on hearing
this, naturally enongh, gave them her attcn-
tion.-But they seemed inclined to chat awhile
before they afforded her the promised informa.
ton.
Does Lady Bulwcr treat you well = asked
one. Would you not like to have place
where you could get higher wages =
'She treats me very WE'LL replied the girl /:
4 am satisfied where am
But doesn't she ever get into passion with
you = inquired the other man.
mo, sir, she does not
well, have you never observed any thing
improper in her conduct, which you could let
us know! Come, now, be good girl, and tel
us all about her, and you shall not repent OF
it,
4 have nothing to tell answered the girl
who now began to be frightened. Pray let
me 90 home quietly
You shall 90 in a moment; but first think
little whether you cannot remember some
thing she has done which was not eraciiy the
thing-something a HHle out of the way.
i have never seen any thing at all out Of
the way
But don't you think" continued the man
that five were to give you two hundred francs
you mig htIemember something 2
i do not know any thing TO remember
Just think li,tle-take time. Let me Sc,
suppose were to make you present now o
fre hundred francs-just as present for you
iailhfuness-d don't you suppose it would bring
to mind some little indiscretion Five hun
dred francs that's good deal Of money
i could not tell you any thing if you were
to give me fre thousand said the girl, so pra,
let me go ) and she attempted to hurry away
Not till you promise that you will say no
thing to your mistress Of having met us!
you reiiIse-you never spoke words in you
life that you will have such cause to repent
! Il shall not say any thing promise yor
/ | will not--only let me go' And the CIR
broke away from them, and hastened home.
She was at first deferred, by the threats q
the men from disclosing to Lady Bulwer he
conversation with them. But her love for he
mistress, md her dread that some secret plo
was forming to injure her, at length overcam
every other apprehension. She went to Lad
Buwer and related what had occurred. Lad
Buwer at once felt the conviction that thes
catiffs were but instruments in the hands O
her husband. She told the girl, that shoul
they meet her again, she must evinceno alarm
but rather draw them into conversation, with
view of discovering their object in making sue
inquiries. If they made her any proposition
she must neither refuse nor accept it but te
them she would converse with them again o
the subject, and Immediately return home an
communicate what had transpired.
In less than week the girl was again az
costed hy the same men, who were prowin
ahou, near the door of Lady Bulwer's residence
She followed the instructions OF her mistress
and as soon as they were ont Of sight ran hom
and instantly made Lady Bulwer acquaintc
with what had taken place.
The men, after trying to get her 10 say tina
she had seen Lady Bulwcr commit some ii
discretion, or to bring some charge against he
which she could be bribed to maintain in
court of Justice, and finding That she did NJ
choose to accuse her mistress falsely, auem1
ed another game. They asked the girl if sll
could not manage, should they give her larg
sum of money for her trouble, to conceal ther
at night in Lady Bulwer's chamber ! The
object they said, was to possess themselves
some valuable papers in her escrItorre, an
told the girl that she need not be fearful Of b.
ing discovered. as they would take care tn;
Lady Bulwer should never mention the sui
iect. The girl replied that it would take SON
time for her to make up her mind. but that ST