Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-28
THE BRILLIANT LOCTxET.


the republican army under Ney, Moreau, Lamb
Cyr, and other of its bravest generals was pur-
suing its victorious career, and laying waste
some of the most important towns in Germany,
the circumstance that we arc about to relate
took place.
The frequent want of stores, ammunition and
money in the republican armies, and the hope
of plumber, then so frequently held out to the
French soldiers the reward of victory
caused no inconsiderable alarm in the breast of
the more peaceable inhabitants of those places
which were likely TO become the theatre of
hostlities
Among these, the inhabitants of German
town of considerable importancc-an which
for distinction, we will call Ebrisiicn--had am
pie reasons for their misgivngs; the daily, al
most hourly, approach of the French being cx-
pcc'ed.
! The family of Paul Kinmaycr, merchant
citizen ofgreat wealth, was amongst those most
igitated by the affecting intelligence. His
household consisted of his wife, an only daugh.
ter, and few domestics in whom he could
/ place confidence. His daughter was the spring
which regulated every action ofthc merchants
: i'c she was The apple of his eye, the sunshine
of his shady places for her he had accumulated
his wealth, that her rare beauty might win with
/ il station OF rank and influence and now the
( hope of whole lifetime might be wrecked in
few brici hours.
] IL e., H. IT,, al,
the coucCalmcnt Of their treasures. Their
/ mansion was situated near the extremity ofthe
town, and from it secret passage communi-
Gated with bower in the garden adjoining :;
, from thence. in the evening man mght Casi.
" steal unperccivcd To the adjacent woods and
there she proposed that the merchant should at
nighttime, bury his treasure or at any rate,
that he should proceed through the forest, and
dcposIte it with relation who was TO be trust
ed, who would not be suspected Of possessing so
much wealth, and who resided about two days
Journey from the place.
For tne Paul knnaycr resisted every
importantly of his wife. Who would protect
them should the anticipated attack take place
in his absence! the domesics were old aud in
firm, and they would be too much alarmed tor
their own safety to care much for others not
akin To them. But when his wife spoke upon
the future, when she impressed on him that ii
was wealth only that would be required ofthcm
and that deprived THAT, all for which they hnd
20 long struggled wouid be scattered in a mo.
mrnt, his resolution rave way
Il 90, he said. 0nd leave YOU in the trust
of one whose dil-powernl hand will protect
you; unless indeed, in his infinite wisdom, h,
deems it fitting that the inroccnt should tall u,
an example and terror to the guilty
Collecting all that was most valuable into q
small packet, as the evening approached, the
merchant was prepared to depart. One jcwc
only remained bchind-lt was his own minia
turc, set in a ockct with diamonds of grca
value II was his wedding gilt To Amelia, an,
w,th ii he hestatad to part and he placed II a
gain around her neck, With the same tervor ant
affection that he ielt VIXEN he first presented il
To her and h- daughter the nancsake Of he
mother he CAV" some necessary directions to
their welfare during his absence, and taking al
allcctionate farewell, he departed, unknown t
any bat themselves.
Ii was on the evening Of the fourth day attc
the merchant had departed that the roll ot thu
drums, and the shrll voice of the trumpet C7ll
ing to arms, and the tumult among the inhahi
tantS without, proclaimed to the inmates of th,
mansion, that the enemy was tast appronchiag
The town was, indeed filled with Austrian
> troops, but the e had been 80 often and latel
harcassed and defeated by the victorious arm
of the French, that il was not without reasn
the citizens icit strong msgjyIugs IN their PROV
CSS.
All chance Of the merchant being enabled (
reach the house, or even TO obtalH ointtanc
wilhln the town previous to the termination
; was now entirely shuto,,t The wife had bu
: little doubt that h's Feputcd wealth would II,
II permit the house 10 pass unmoicsted, and ulo
\ caCe,ng the doors to be bagricsdcd ond the y IN
q dows and shutters secured, she proceeded wit
h her daughter to the lnnermost apartment Of tn
;, mansion.
y On the return of the merchant, the Frenc
! army was evacuating the place, carrying wit
e them the trophies they had wrested from IN
! vanqulshed Auslrlans, and large supply {
y stores and plumber trom the devoted town
entered the suburbs and proceeded towards til
place of his own residence,
If Within the town all was confusion and d