Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-02-02
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brave comrades You are men after NJ,
own heart, and neither you nor shall have
any reason to repent it, if YOU will listen lo
two minutes to what have to say"
"Speak speak - cried the whole com
panv.
g" But be qnicl," added one Of the fercest
for we shall not make much ceremony"
Nevertheless, hope you may. YOU
grant me a hearing? Know, then, that al
though am the wife of the richest gentle
man in the country, yet the mcanest begga'
cannot he more unhappy than am. My
husband is one Of the most jealous and
niggardly fellows on the earth. | hate him
as hate the, and it has long been the
lcrveut wish Of my heart TO get out of his
clutches, and at the same time pay off old
scores. All my servants were his spies, and
that fellow, whose business you have done
so completely, was the worst Of all. am
scarcely twenty .one, and flatter myself,
far from hcing ugly If any Of you choose
to take me along with you, I'lI accompany
you to the woods or the village ale house.
Nor shall any Of you have reason TO repent
sparing my life. You are in a wcll-stored
mansion, but it is impossible that You should
he acquainted with all its secret corners.
These will show you, and if do not make
YOU richer by six thousand dollars, then
serve me as You have my chambermaid."
Robbers OF this kind are certainly villains,
hut, nevertheless, they are still men. The
wholly unexpected tendency of the baro-
ness address, add to the more than ordinary
beauty of the female, altogether produced
Il powerful effect on men whose hands were
rerking with blood. They all then stepped
aside and consulted together in low tone
for some minutes. The baroness was left
quite alone, but she betrayed not the least
wish to escape. She heard two or three
thus express themselves, Let's despatch
her and the game will be up" She, how.
ever, scarcely changed her color, for the op-
position of the ,others did not escape her
acute ear. One, who was probably the
captain of the banditt, now advanced to-
wards her.
He asked twice or thrice whether he
might rely on the truth Of what she said
whether she actually wished to be released
from the tyranny of her husband aud go
with them, and whether she was ready to
resign herself to one Of thcm-himself, for
coTiid enjoy. Having re FLIED sn.tRe alnrma:t 4
live to ali these questions; having not OILY
suffered the warm embrace of the rohher,
but returnedit (or what will not necessity
excuse,) he at length said:
"Come along, then, and lead us round
The ID trust you ladies of rank, but we'll
venture for once But let me tell you be-
torehaud, that if you were twice rs hand
some AS YOU are, this weapon should cleave
your skull the moment we saw the least cls'
position to escape or betray US"
"Then it will he safe enough and ii this
were the only condition of my being put to
death, would outlive you all, aud even the
wandering Jew himself"
The baroness smiled when she pronounc-
cd these words, and hastily caught up the
nearest lamp us though she was as anxious
as any of them to collect the plunder and
be gone. conducted the Whole company
through every apartment, opened every
door, every drawer aud every chest; assisted
in cmptying them and packing up the valua.
bles; looked with The utmost indifference
over the man"led bodies; spoke with the
familiarity of an old acquaintance to each
one of tie horrd troop, and willingly aided
with her delicate hands in the most labo-
rious occupation.
Plate, money, Jewels and other valuables
were now collected together, and the cap
tain of the bamditti was about giving the
order for marching when his destined bride
caught him By the arm. did not tell
YOU" said she, "that you would not repent
making il llicud of me and sraring my life,
You may indeed have your fling i'll places
you find open; but i, is a pity you cannot
come at treasures that are little concealed.
Do you suppose that among Golfers so full
there are no secret places! Look here, and
then you will bc convinced to the contrary.
( She pointed to a secret spring in the
baron's writing-dcSk. They pressed upon
it and out fell twelve hundred dollars.
"Znunds!" c.ied the leader Of the rob,
bcrs, "now see you are an incompatible
woman. | will keep you for this as q
duchess"
"And perhaps better STILL" she replied,
laughing, =" when tell you one thing more
am well aware that you must have hac
spies who Informed you of the absence o
my tyraut; but they did not tell you OF the
four hundred guilders which he received
yesterday"
"Not syllable. Where are they!"
go, safe enough under half dozer
locks and bolts. You world certainly no
have them and the iron chest had it not beet
for me- Come along, comrades. We have
flushed above stairs now we'll see what's tt
be done under it. Come along with me,
say, into the cellar"
The robbers followed, but not with pre-
caution. At the entrance of the cellar, pro
vided with strong trap-door, man wa
posted as sentinel. The baroness did no
take the least notice ci this. She conduct
Ell the whole troop to vault at the farthes
of the cellar. She unlocked it, and in tn
corner of this room stood the chest she ha
described. "Here," said she giving tn
captain bunch of keys; here, unlock
aud take what you can find as weddn
) Gift, If you can obtain the consent of you
companions as readily as you have game
mine"
The robber tried one key after anothe
but none would fit. He grew impatlen
and the baroness seemed still more so.
"Lend me thcm," said she. 81 shall lin