The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-07-11
THE CONFESSION.

now submitted tOT the conslGeTaIoIl Vi IlS
Council.
THE CONFESSION.
On Tuesday, 2Oth of November, | sent
the note to DR.. Parkman, which, IL appears
was carried by the boy, Maxwell. ham
ded il TO Litllefield unsealed. 1t was TO
ask Dr.. Parkman - call at my rooms,
on Friday, the Odd, after my iecture. tie
had become of late very inportunate for
his pay. He had threatened me with
suit; to put an officer in my house, and to
drive me from my profeSsorShip. If | did
no, pay him. 'The purport of my noe
was simply 10 ask the conference. | did
not tel. him, in it. whatI could do, or what
had 10 say about the payment. wish
ed gain. for those few days, release from
his solicitations, to which | was liable ev-
cry day, on occasions, and In a manner
very disagreeable and alarming. and also
20 avert for so long a time, at least, the
fulflment of recent threats of severe mea-
sures. | did not expect 10 be able to pay
him when Friday should arrive. My pur-
pose was. if he should accede TO my pro-
posed interview, TO state 10 him my en-
barrassments and utter inability to pay him
at present = to apologize for those things
in nv conduct which had offended him
10 throw myself upon his mercy-to beg
for further time and indulgence, for the
sake of my family, if not for myself, and
10 make as good promises to HIM as !
could have any hope of keeping. did
not hear from him on that day, nor the
next, "Wednesday but found on Thurs
day he had been abroad in pursuit of me
without finding me- | imagined he had
forgotten The appointment, or else did not
mean to wait for il. | feared he would
come in upon me at nv lecture hour, or
while was preparing my experiments tor
it; therefore. called al his house or that
morning. (Friday.) between eight and nine
o'clock, to remind him OF my wish to see
him a, the College. at half-Past one-my
lecture closing at one. did not stop to
talk with him, fIr expected The conversa-
lion would be long one. and had my
lecture 10 prepare for, for II was necessary
for me 10 have nv time, and, also, 10 keep
my mind free from other exciting matters.
Or. Parkman agreed to call on me as |
proposed. He came, accordingly, between
half past one and two o'clock, entering at
mylecture room door. was engaged in
removing some glasses from my lecture
room table, into the room In the rear,
called the upper laboratory. He came
rapidly down the step. aad followed me
iaio the laboratory. He Immediately ad-
dressed me with great energy-"Are you
ready for me, sir? Have you got the
money! Ireplied, "No. DR.. Parkman;
and was then beginning to state my con.
dtion. and my appeal TO him, but he would
not listen to me, and interrupted me with
much vehemence. II called me scoun-
drei and a iiar, and went on heaping on
me the most bitter taunts and opprobrious
spihe,s. While he was speaking he drew
handful of papers from his pocket, and
took from among them my two notes. and
slsosan old letter, from DIR. Hossack, writ
ten mxay years ago, congratulating him
on his sEccess in getting me appointed
Professor of Chemistry. ''Yon see, he
said, "i got you INTO your office, and now
VIII get you ou, of it, He put back IN
o his pocket all the papers except the let
Ter and the notes. | cannot tell how long
The torrent of threats and invectives con
iuued. and can recall TO memory but
snail portion of W babe said; al first,
ssp. inleyp posing. Il ito pacify him, so
that Dfght obtain The object for which
sought the interview, but | could not stop
HIN, and soon my own temper was up; ]
'nrgot every fsing, and felt nothing but the
sing OF his words. | was excIted 10 the
highest degree of passion, and while ne
was speaking and gesticulatingin in the most