Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-29

but more dashing lover appearing On the
scene, Miss Polly sent him letter Of dis
missal, promising her undying friendship,
and accompanying the same with 4 lock
Of her hair, aud some walnut meats.
Bet it was not the love letters alone that
made Nr. L. SO outrageous lie had been
something of a Traveller in his day, and had
collected 4 great many curio,i;!es iu Lis
SAMPLES, which he had deposited in a cup
board in the very room where he had CON
fined Mrs. p. and she had got at them.
She had split up an elegant writing desk
with his Indian battle axe, in order to have
fire, as the day was rather chilly. In one
corner Of the fireplace was Mr.. P.'s best
beaver, fllel up W Ii love letters.
On small table, close TO Mrs. F., was
a beautiful fat China dish filed with bears
oil, in which she had sunk Mr. P.'s best
satin crava:, and having fired one end of
it, it afforded her sufficient light for her Ia
bors--fOr Mr. F. had closed the blinds, for
the better security Of the culprit.
On some Goals in front of the fire was
Mr.. P.'s silver christening bowl, iu which
Mrs. Z. was popping corn, which she ever
and anon stirred with the fiddle bow, mean
while, occasionally punching up the fire
with the fiddle, for Mr.. p. had, with COM
mendable foresight, removed the shovel
and tongs.
/ Mr.. 2. condescended to peep through
the kcy-hole, until he had obtained pret-
ty correct idea Of ,That was going on with
in. Never was Pepper so fired as he.
lie shook the door it was securely fast
encd within, and resisted all his efforts to
open it. lie ordered Mrs. Pepper to open
or take the consequences but as she did
not open it, i. is to be presumed that she
preferred the consequences. Mr.. Pepper
darted down stairs like madman.
81 must put stop to this" he thought
"or shall not have 4 rag Of clothes to my
back"
Procuring ladder, he began to mount
to the bed room but Mrs T. was not to
be taken so easily She knew that he had
left the door unlocked, for she had exam
ined it as soon as he had left but she had
no idea Of letting him have the benefit of
her fire, 50, hastily seizing several bottles
Of cologne she threw the contents upon the
fire, and in a few minutes had the salts
faction CT seeing it entirely extiuguishel.
That duty performed, she left the apart
nient, and locking the door, she stationed
herself in convenient position to hear
everything that transpired within.
In few moments Mr.. Z. was safe in
the apartment, and as soon as he had clos
ed the window, he stood bold upright in
the middle of the room, and said in deep
voice
"Jezebel, come forth -
No answer.
"Jade, do you think TO escape p
Still no response. Mr.. p begins to feel
uneasy, and hastily commences to search
the room but had not proceeded far when
he hears 4 slight litter somewhere in the
vicinity of the door, He listens moment,
and it is repeated. Darling TO the door,
he attempts to open it, but he finds him
self prisoner There is one more chance,
he thinks, and hurries to the window but,
alas for Mr. Pepper, his wife has just re-
moved the ladder, and he cannot escape
lie sits down on chair and looks rue.
fully around him, and presently he arises
and picks up few fragments of letter
which is lying on the carpet, and finds it
from Polly Primrose. lie wonders what
she has done with the lock of hair.
At this moment his eyes fall upon his
daguerrecfype, which is lying on the table
before him-mechanically taking it up he
opens j. and sees-what? nothing but bis
own facial the rest Of him being rubb-
cd off, and around his lovely phiz is the
missing curl, and the walnut meats care.
fully slowed in the corner of the case
Mr.. T. blubbered aloud.
Good - Thought Mrs. P, when you
find your level, III let you out, and not
till then. \ little wholesome discipline
will do you good, and I'm fully prepared
to administer it,
How long Mrs. Pepper kept her liege !
lord in durance vile, deponent saith not,
aud as to what passed between them when
he Was released from captivity, We are not (
any better informed but of this We are
sure, Mr.. Pepper might have been seen, a
morning or two afterwards, to put his head
into the bedroom, and heard say in meek
manner
"Betzy Jane, I've mado the kitchen fire,
and put on the tea kettle won't you
please to get up and get the breakfast !"
An oil lady, possessed of a good fortune,
and noted for her peuchaut for the issue of
& curative expressions, one day assembled
har aud aI ;iIran vLan the following