The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-08-04
Wolf in Sleeps Clothing.

A Wolf I'm Sleeps Clothing.
Some four weeks ago there arrived in this
city, and engaged apartments at Barnum's Ho-
tel, yopRg and unprotected female, who cali
ed herself Elizabeth Bushnell, arrayed IN the
peculiar costume of the Shaker community Of
New Lebanon, n. Y. Whatever her personal
attractions may have been, we must leave 10
conjecture; if she was not sspassing fair" she
was believed to be so, though, Of course, the
most exquisite personal charms are somewhat
marred by the tccentricitieS OF Shaker 'sbabitS
of whatever sort. 1t was enough, however, TO
engage the sympathiss of the excellent host,
Mr.. McLoughlin, that an unprotected female
was in bis house, and appealing 10 him for di-
rection in trying emergency. She had recent
" escaped from the community above named;
had evaded designs upon a large property 10
which, in a short time, at her majority, She was
to come in possession.
She bad an uncle in the community nho
would spare no efforts TO discover her wherea-
bouts, but she had also lover 10 ShakeTdom,
who ~ ould himself, in a short time elnde the
vigilence Of his brother celibatcs, escape the
bondage OF his tribe, and iiy upon thp wings Of
love 10 her and matrimonial delights. I'LL
then the hopeful maiden resolved to wear her
Shaker dress, and II is quite probable our citl-
zens may have seen the quickfooted Elizabeth
upon our streets, or in one of McCllntock & Ea-
toms very best coaches, paying her visits upon
the little preliminary business anilclpatlve OF
the nuptia! hour. Upon her arrival, she con-
fided to the host package Of money, which
she desired 10 be safely kept until her depaF-
ture.
In the meantime, she bad provided herself
with NUMBER of dresses of the choicest materi-
al and style; she has been quite favorie with
the ladies ofthe house, and, in the enjoyment Of
their confidence, freely given 10 one 50 peculi-
arly situated, She had familiar access to their
apartments In The name Of one lady she pur-
chased gold chain, and presented it to the
housekeeprr as an aPprndage to a gold watch
which The housekeeper airrady possessed. As
an aid 10 the management of her affairs, legal
advice was called in. aud Mr. S. Taggert had
the honor OF waiting on the lady as her soiici-
tor her choice. no doubt, being partially infu-
enced 10 this case by her good taste.
Suffice ii, that for four weeks the Shaker lady
has been feature at Barnums: has distributed
her iavois quite freely in the community; has
patronzed the best establishments, and of course
vindicated her gentility by invariably taking
the air in McClmtock's and Eaton'S handSomest
coaches. The most interesting feature of the
whole affair however. as reserved for last Sat-
urdav, on which day the fugitive swain from
New Lebanon was 10 arrive, the queer foggery
OF Shakerdom was to be put off forever, the
bridal robes were 10 br put on, and the happy
pair the nuptial benedicion said, Were to be- in
au:nrated into the fnlnesS OF those Joys s. cruel
ly interdicted by the anchoretica community
/
from which they had escaped. The eve OF the
important day had come, the@ weather was in
tensely hot, and The lady quietly left the house
ior stroll She never came back. The de-
nouemrnt is with the reader. Perhaps 1t NAV
aid conjecture to say, that the Shaker swain had
not arrived, that the bridal feast to which ali
/ the guests OI The house were invited has proved
the vanity Of all sublHnaIv hopes. The packa-
ges OF money securely deposited IN the private
safr, has been opened, aud that also has serious
| " impaired the faith of The excellent host in
| external evidences of things not seen. Sundrv
garments, after the fashion of this world, have
come to the house since the departure OF Eliza
/ beth, but they have returned to the hands of
those whose drXtprity shaped them ''to order"
Cne of the unkindest cuts consists in the fact
that before she leil she borrowed the housekepp-
ers watch, and that gold chain she had presen-
ted to her, in the name and at the expense of a
lady in the house, and forgot to return either
the watch or the chain in the prrcipitancy OF
her retreat. Ii is hardly necessary to say that
the police in varons quarters are put upon the
qui rire respecting the lady's whereabouts; and
1t is TO be hoped, for the relief Of that general
sympathy with adroit aiventurer, that
success may attend their efors.-Bai. San.
DISTRESSING AFFMr.-On last Monday after
ternoon, a young lady, aged about Is, daughter
of Mr., John NJ. Webb, of Norfolk, was killed
by ball from pistol fred by Mr.. Howe, a
relation Of the young lady. The Norfolk .frgus
gives the following particulars of the mplancho-
" occurrence Miss w. was on a visit to the
family of Mr.. Brown, on Washington Point,
and al the time mentioned a Mr.. Howe took a
pistol with two barrels, only one Of which, as
he enormously supposed, was loaded. This
he fred in the yard. Then putting on percus-
sion caps, he returned TO the house, in which
were Miss w. and others, and pointing the pis-
tol at some OF those present, pulled the trigger
and discharged several caps without doing
harm but on pointing it towards the lady mem
toned, one OF the barrels was discharged, lodg-
ing ball in her neck, inllictng terrible
wound inst above the collar bone, on The left
side, and she fell to the floor, bleeding most pro-
fnselv, and died in few hours after.
KILLED BY LIGHTNNG.--We learn that dur
ing the thunderstorm of "Wednesday afternoon,
n house near Tonawanda was struck by light