The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-07-04

that her husband was already in the stree
| Poor wife, uDhappE mother, your present.
| mept is just; 1.-THE thohght Of crime had enter
ed his parental hearth
1t was eleven; from The severity Of th
weather,lthe obscure srcet in which he live
was, almost deserted. The first perso
James'met was a workman returning from
Mpis days labor, singing merrily. "Ah," ,".sai,
Elhe to himself, "He is happy; be has work
For al least bas no children starving with hun
ger, pass on, comrade, pass on, you hav'
nothing TO fear from me-"
BIZ Again he heard The hurried foots tepS o
some one approaching; it was a young maj
wrapped up ina large cloak, the scarlet lin
ing Of which was conspicuous at a distance
james rushed upon him and seized him bJ
Ire arm. "Your purse! y cried lie with q
terrible voice, "your purse /" rg
"My friend" said the young man startled
At bis sudden appearance, "you are follow
ing up a wretched business, but will satisfy
you; here is my purse" 5.9N
I" How muchis there in it," 1
"Three louis, believe; and Two FIVE franc
pieces" 4. ,.a la 4s..,
"James took out of the purse two FIVE
franc pieces only, and gave the rest back 10
it's owner Sir" said he in milder tone,
{" only want ten francs," and left him.
The aslonished young man followed the
obber with his eye, and saw him hurry into
"a neighboring bakery, he soon came out
with a loaf under his arm, and disappeared
in the darkness. He readily conjeciurcd
that necessity alone had driven this man to
the commission crime, and he himselfen-
tered the shop. "Who is the person that
Just bought oafhere?n inquired he.
All! sir" answered the bakers wife, be is
a poor mechanic, burdened with family;
he lives in yonder house, in the fifth story,
where you see light in the window. He
owed me ten francs, which be Just paid me; /;
they are honest folks, but we can't afford
long credit 10 The poor"
Right, madam" answered the stranger,
"here are ten francs more; furnish them with
bread till that sum is exhausted | will sec
you again" n
James went home, and dashed the bread
on the table, "There, wife; let the children
cal, and eat yourself; rs for me | have no ap-
petite; they will not want this week; | have
made an arrangement with the baker," and
he went to bed His sldmbers we're broken
and uneasy, and his wife heard him mutter
the words e Robber, highway robber?"
Daylight appeared; James did not go out,
lie seated himself in the window 10 breathe
freely! It was already ten, but his wife had
not dared 10 say word 10 him, SO gloomy
and detected did he appear. From Tie win
dow where he sat he perceived two men !;
one of them wore cloak with scarlet lining
He mechanically drew back into tile room
aud run towards the staircase.
The two strangers were already coming
up; his selfpossession left him, despair was
imprinted on his features, his complexion as
sumed the lividness of death, he folled his
wife and children in his wild embrace, and
passing into closet adjoining the room be
closed the door after him. :,
Meantime some one knocked, and James
wife saw strangers enter. "Madam," said
one Of them, " you are poor. ] have brought
you some assistance"
All! sir, Heaven has sent you! Oh yes
we are indeed poor. james! james! come
here; i told YOU SO; said we should not
want" But james answered moi. His
wife. rushed into the closet-nobody was
there!
At the same instant frightful cries rcsoun-
ded III the street, large crowd assembled
round the door--they raised man who had
Just thrown himself from tho fifth story-it
uas tie lfeIess body Of James.
REPUBLICAN, DAMEs.--At Queen Victoria's
drawing room, Two American ladies' were
dressed as follows, as we gather from the
Court Journal:
"Mrs. Hoffman wore 4 train and bodice of
rich blue brocade, lined with white silk, and
elegantly trimmed with holyhock; blonde
dress, over satin under dress. Head dress;
court plume, blonde lappetie and costly dia-
monds. Mrs. w. Simmin wore costume de
cour composed of a Itch train of moir antique,
with Bu.se!s point lace; su-
perb Brussels lace petticoat over rich white
satin slip. Head dress; Brussels point lace
lappets, Feathers aud paru Of d amonds.-
Mrs. S IS costume attracted great attention.
II was one of the richest and most beautiful
worn at the drawing room."a 's'." nA0.1Fa
Plain republican wives, we suppose. Our
ministers and consuls have bravely got over
the simple habits of their republican forefa-
thers.-S Scientific American Y tsa st'
slrE8ts1Ns ss----~-r7--- ---4s s-------- ,iss V8 lQI
81 MEMoRABbE LANGUAGE.---tien. Butler, in
a speech in Congress in olS4l, cferring to
Mr. CLAY, Smade4 use of the following lam
guage ESQ the reproach Ola party supPor-
led by his name and talents alone, they have
ever abandoned him in the hour oineod, ,and
left, him Is the mortifcstion of being dlsian-