Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-07-02

face; and perhaps have no more tha1
others who have frequenIed this hsuso..
What is the matter with yOui YOu lex
unhappy
She turned her eyes upon me with =
look shall never forget to M latest
breath, end exclaimed, 4 am unhappy,
wreIched-miserable-snd so would vow
be, also. il You knew the doom that await.
ed you
And pray what is ihaIi' ask, ineFs.,
duiOusly for thought she was trihina
with me. :.
Only she replied, shat you have net
three hours to Lively that time yOu will.
be corpse. | know no, what impOTd.
makes me say this 10 YOU, but cannot
resist fore waning yeu Of your inevitable
fate. Escape is hopeless and you win
meet with the same end as the other VIC
inns who have entered this room.'
This is some idle fiction yoH have
conjnTed uP,' | replied, TO deter me from !,
making love TO you, perhaps there is
some lover 10 the case, and you wish 10
frigbten me by this improbable stOIyF :.
4 call God to witness that speak
nothing but the painful TRUTH she reioin.
ed. But stop-yOu shall know all
Having said this, she went TO the door
and from thence into the passage, 10
listen fany one were within hearing d.
Having ascenained that all was safe she i,
returned, and closing the door, she cams
up to me, aud continued her appalling
communication.
She looked atme with lears in her
eyes, and then pointing 10 the floor said,
'LOOk at this sand in a sale GmGnRerH
and that toe on first floor Alas !What
scenes Of blood have been enacted here.
You have ordered dinner-whieh is be.
ing prepared beloW--a few minutes be-
fore il il ready, you will see three OF.
GERS, in the uniform of the Imperial
Guard, ride into the court yard-theV
will call loudly for the landlord-order
dinner, champaign and other lUxuries.-.
You will then be waited upon By the
landlord himself, who will announce the
arrival of his distinguished guests, and
request, on such an emergency, that you
will permit them 10 dine in this room
with you, for although he has dinner sul.
ficient for FIVE persons at one table, vet
if il were divided, it would not suffice
for three aud two in seperaie apartments
you must comply, fora refusal would.
only accelerate your doom, by comply
ing you will gain time, and God grant
you may devise some plan, wi:h your
servant, for frustrating the schemes Of
these bIOodthirsty vretches! ~
| was thunderslruck, as you may sup.
pose, and could hardly believe my sens
es. desired this lovely girl to send my
servant up as soon as she could without
exciting suspicion. This she did; and
repeated TO Pierre every word she had
told me. He was incredulous for a long
time; but upon my dwelling on every
minute particular he became more atten-
tive although he hardly believed that his
old Acquaintance of Mazeiries, who was
the landlord, could lend himself 10 such
a sanguinary plot. 'At all events he
said, 4 will 90 back 10 the stable, under
the plea Of looking to my horses, and re-
tHrn with our pistols, which | can conceal
in nv pockeIs.' In a few minules he
reloined me, and we had scarcely be-
gaa 10 talk Of the extraordinary tale that
had Just been communicated TO me,
when the tramping of horses feet was
heard. and three officers dressed as the
girl had described. entered tho yarI Of.
the inn. Thus far her story was confirm
ed. Conviction of the truth now took
possession of Pierre's mind.
st is too trLs,' he said. Il will 90
back 10 The stable, and think Of what IL
hes, TO be done. In the meantime the.
landlord will, doubtless, come TO y0uS
and it is better we should not be seen
together
He had not LETT the room Eve min.
utes ere nine host made his appearance
A more specous and Obsequious Beni4i
face you never beheId. As the girl had
predicted, bis opening speech was TO the
effect that | would, he trusted, pardon
the liberty he was about 10 take in pro.
posing that three officers Of Of the Im-
psrial Guard should dine in my room.
He had dinner for FIVE, certainly, but
ifthe lepst he had served up in two seps
crate apartments there would be Sufis
cient for either party. He assured me,
moreover, that could not fail TO be please
ed with the society Of these gentlemen,
as they were Of rank, dT bon ton and bt-
en- CONNIE IL faat
Putting as good face as | could on.
the mater Iexprsssed my willingness to
meet his she's and those of The officers.
added, however, that trusted the new
II arrived gentlemen would excuse my
servant sitting at the same table with
them, that was travelling for my bealth,
and he seldom left my side, as ! was
subject to sudden attacks Of spasms.
thou ght the fellow appeared rather dir.
concerted at this announcement, but not