The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-30


containing a small bottle, three hundred guilders
and = note. in which he was requested to put the
contents of the former in The first herring pie he
! should prepared for me. He was assured that he
might To DO II without fear. as the contents of The
bottle Were quite harmless. and wnuld give de.
Iicions flavor tn the pie An additional reward
was promised if he complied with his request and
kept his own counsel. The honest fellow. who
was much attached Ia me, said he was convinced
there must be something wrong in the affair, and
should not he happy until bottle and money was
out ut his hand. | poured few drops of the It,
qnid on lamp of sugar. snd gave il my wife'S
lap dog. Ii fell into commissions. and died in a
tew minutes The case was now plain there had
reen an attempt to poison me- Never shall for
get Clolldas pale face as she threw herself
weeping into my arms Poison A murderer!
she exclaimed, claspng me if tn shield me.
from danger - Merciml Heaven. protect us
both !" c"nsnled her with the assurance that I
was thankful Ia my unknown enemy. who was
The means of showing how much she loved
me. That dav Berkenrode came at the usual
hour, hut in vain did take my seat in my hiding
piare, he not admitted | afterwards found
That she had sent him letter threatening if he
ever came again that her husband should he in
formed of all that had passed He made many
attempts 10 soften her resolution, Int TO no pur-
pose. and year afterwards he married. No ac-
and now You know WHY my wife refused her
consent t" our sons marriage with Berkenrode's
daughter
cannot blame her. said Van Grorp Who
would have Thought that Berkenrode soldier
and n man nf honor could have heen capable Of
such 4 rascally deed p
Ha! ha! hap laughed Bronnkcr; 'and do
yon really think it was the general who sent the
poison? p
Why. who else 2
Myself, In he sure, The whole was my own
rnntrivance. and it me three hundred gnilders
IN present To my cook, but it was money well
laid out. for saved my wife. and got rid Of her
Troublesome lapdog at the same time
Do yon know. Brounker. | think it wss rather
shabby trick TO leave BerkrnroJe under such an
Impniatinn and now that your son s happiness de-
ponds on your wiIe'S being undeceved-'
am aware Of all that. INT to undeceve her
now Is not so easy you think How can expect
her To diSbeIieve circumstance in whrh fur the
last twenty years she mas pnt implicit faith p
lie was interrupted by the entrance of Vrow
Br"nnker. Her cheeks were flushed, ana she
SaIuled Van Grote rather sinly.
What not At the ball, Clot,lda 2 asked her
husband
No! had bad headache. she replied. and
Maurice has promised to take Charge Of his sis
ters. But have cump to tell you that I have
Nv" '''''N''iS ''tl HIS 'IitIIId1t WIN NINA Der
kenrode, and have altered my mind on that sub.
jec'. In short | withdraw my opposition to the.
match
The friends looked at each other in astnnish.
ment
BY the-hy,' she continued, here is kew
found some time ago, think it must belong 10
You.
Well. CloiIda.' said her hnsbaad striving To
hide his confusion as he Took The key, this is
goud news about the marrage-'
Snppose you and your friend celebrate it by a
supper. There is a herring pie in the house, and
yon need not fear that it is poiSuned'
She left the room. Brounker looked foolish.
and Fan Grote rubbed his hands as he exclaimed
Caught in our own trap! He who Digs a ri,
for his enemy shall fall into it himself
Nevertheless replied Brounker, | think
have got well oni Of mine