Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-25
selert Tale.
h.'lg,d I ADVENTURES
nj ,siosc esiisss OF J9. 5I6 ,.5 agJt
A NEW YEARS EVE.
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Philip opened the paper, and read in it
m order for FIVE Thousand dollars He put
it in his pocket, and thought, ''Well, its a
pity that I'm not a prince" Some one
whispered in his ear: .a' -ais'sa.N set
zssYour Royal Highness, We are both dis
covered; shall blow nv brains out"ai %
Philip turned around in amazement, and
saw negro at his side. i9s' 7-a .r1s'f'll
"What do you want, mask?" he asked,
in an unconcerned tone. e1 s11@ ~
ss'I am Colonel Kalt," whispered the ne
gro. "The MarshaTs wife has been chat
tering. to Duke Herman, and he has been
breathing fire and fury against us BOTH"
"He is quite welcome" answered Phil
ip.1iss's % " Ts5.5isaE a-iai .a7 ii
6aaBut the King will hear it ALL sighed
the negro i'eThis very night l may be ar
rested and carried toa dungeon; I'll sooner
hang myself
mo need of that,n said Philip: s
HHWhat Fam / to be made infamous for
my whole life? l am lost l tell you. The
Duke will demand entire satisfaction. His
back is black and blue yet with the marks
Of the cudgelhng l gave HIM. Tam lost,
and the bakers daughter too! I'll Jump
from the bridge and drown myself at
once Pr Dssa la'sd ~. ''ioil-F3 ''i .'aA
bssGod fofbidr'9 answered Philip; awhat
have you and the bakers daughter to do
with it?
"Your Royal Highness banters me, and
I am in despair humbly beseech you
TO give me two minutes private conversa-
ton"
Philip followed the negro into a small
bouaofr dimly lighted up with a few can
dies. The negro threw himself on sofa,
quite overcome and groaned aloud. Phil
ip found some sandwiches and wine on
the table, and helped himself with great
relish. 9 's!s - A'-s- 'll y e'iiff.'5-' -''i
aT wonder your Royal Highness can be
SO cool on hearing this cursed story. If
that raseally Salmoni was here who acted
the ,conjurer, he might save us by some
contrivance, for the fellow was bunch of
tricks. As it is, he has slipped out of the
scrape."I
$50 much the better interrupted Phil
ip, replenishing his glass; 'since he has
got out of the way, we can throw all the
blame on his shoul1ers."' -A p - 1880
HHow can we do that? The Duke,
tell you, knows that you, and l, and the
MarshaPs wife, and the bakers daughter,
were in the plot together, to take advan-
fage of his superstition. He knows that it
was YOU that engaged Salmoni to play the
conjuror; that it was / that instructed the
bakers daughter with whom he is in love)
how to invegle him into the snare; that it
wasI that enacted the ghost, that knock
ed him down and cudgelled him till he
roared again. If had only not carried the
joke too far, but / wished 70 cool his love
ahttle for my sweetheart. Twas a devil
lsh business I'll take poison" ',''-'''
"Rather swallow glass Of wine-'tis
delicious" said Philip taking another tart
at the same. 'For to tell Won tbe tr,,tb
my friend, / think yon are rather a white,
livered sort Of a rogue for colonel to
think Of hanging, drowning, shooting, and
poisoning yourself about such a ridiculous
story as that. One of these modes would
be too much, but as to all the four-non-
sense. 7 tell you that at this moment I
don't know what to make out of your
tale" -" q
ID Your Royal Highness have pity on me,
my brain is turned. The Dukes page an
Old trend Of mine, has told me this very
me moment, that the Marshars wife, inspired
By the devil, went up to the Duke and
told him that the the trick played on him