The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-01-09

salready acquired for gallantry, was ENOUGH Il
create alarm, and the marked attention that r.
paid my wife convinced me il was well found
ed What could do? 1t was impossible Il
iorbd him the house, Tor he had II in his pow4I
10 deprive me- Of the Government CONTRACTS ir
other words to RUN me. After pondrrinr deep.
y upon the subject, decided upoa doing uoth.
ing until The danger should become imminent
al maj was necessary was to know how thipgs
realty stood. Having just purchased this house.
CAUSED secret closet 10 be made behind the
stove here. Ii communicates WITH nv private
room, and tenm il ] could ovprhear everything
that passed 10 this apartment without risk Of BE-
ing discovered. Thank God have had no use
Tor Il The last twPntP years, and indeed do not
even know what has become of The KEY. SAT
,S1ed with this precauiion, did not hesitate To
leave CIotilda when any Of her admirers paid
nrF vlSlt' though promise yon that some Of
The gallant speeches made me- vince"
81 Pon my word,'' interrupted his friend
s'you showed most comuendablp uatipnce.
In your place, | should have cont4n4d nv
sell with torbidding my wife to receive his
visits"
''Fhere spoke the bachelor. As I didn't
want 10 drive her headlong INTO his arms. went
different way to work. Day after day forced
to listen to the lnsidnouS argument Of the sedu-
cer NY wlte-I must own she made stout de-
ience-at one time tried ridicul-, at another
enlreaty to deter him from the pursuit Of her.
lie began TO lose hope in proportion as gain
cd 1t, TIL one day he bethought himself of
threatening 10 blow out his brains if she would +
not show hin some compassion. Moved at this
proof OF the strength Of his passion, She burst
INTO tears. and pleaded that she was not free
IN short she gave hin to understand that | was
the obstacle 20 his happiness. B-rkpnrodp was
100 well skilled IN the art of seduction not 70
SEE That he had gained point. He raved, cur
sfd H'r as the cause of his misery, and trpd TO
obtain promise from her in case she should he
come widow. She stopped him peremptori-
~, but ! never closed an eye that night. and
CiotlIda, though she did not know I watched
her, "as as unrasy as myself On the follow
ing day circumstance occurred that increased ,
her agitation. While at breakfast message
came from the cook asking TO see n.e alone. =,
desired hlm to come in las ] was not in the hah-
1t OF interfering 10 domestic aiiars.l and com :
mnnIcate has business 10 my Wits presence ;
eh6si, and scarcely seemed 10 know what he 0
was about. At last he told me- he had received =
a packet containing a small bottlr, hundred d
guilders, and note in which he was requested b
to pnt the contents Of the former into the first a
herring pie he should prepare for me. H. was :
assured he might do 50 without fear. as the con- n
tents Of the bottle were quite harmless, and
would give delicious favor to the pie. An h
additional reward was promised if he complied l.
with the request and kept bis own counsel. Il
The honest fellow, Who was much attached 10 a
me-, said hp was convinced there must be some )
thing wrong in the affair, aud should not he n
happy until the bottle and money were cut OF g
his hands poured a few drops Of the liquid q
on a lump of sugar, and gave It 20 NY Wlte's s.
lap-dog II fell into Commissions, and dipd in {
lew minutes. The case now pain-therr V
had been attempt to poison me. Never shall a
| forget CloiiIda's pale face as she threw her /;
self Weeping into my arms. '.Poison. A c
murdrr!" she exclaimed, caSpng me as if to d
shirld me from danger. "Merciiul Heaven, tc
protect us BOTH" ! consoled her with the as II
sulanct that was thankful % my unkoown en-
envy who was the means of showing ne how
much she loved me. That day Berkenrode
came at the usual hour: but in vain did | take g
my seat IN my hiding place, hr mol admit Il
ted | afterwards found that she bad sent lin n
a letter threatening if ever he came again, her II
husband should be inf4med Of all that had pass
ed H. made several attempts 10 soften her
resolution, bat to no purpose, and year after $;
ward he married. No acquaintance las ever o
existed between the tamiIirs, and you n
know why my wife refuses her consent 20 odr a
sons marriage with the daughter Of Beikrn- =
rodp'' n
u cannot blame her, said Van Grofe.- a
'sWho would have thought that Berkenrodr, n
soldier, Of honor, could have been cara- {,
bic of such rascallv deed ~
"Ha ha ha ~ laughed I}ronker, sand do b
you really think il the General who sent n
the poison - n
"Why, who else ~ il
"Mvself, to be sure. The whole was my n
and il cost me three hundred gull =
dprs in present TO my cook bnt saved my a
wife, and got rid of her troublesome lap-dog at
the same time"
ssDo von know Bronker, think il was i
rather shabby trick to leave Bekearode un- a |,
der such an imputation and now that your J
sons happiness depends upon your wife beiqg
q
81 am aware OF all that, but to undeceive
her now is not so easy as you think How can n
I expect her 10 disbeliege a circumstance in !,
which for the last twenty years She has put in Al
plicit faith % +,
H was interrupted BY The entrance Of Vrow 4
Bronker her cheeks were flushed, and she was -
saluted by Van Grote rather stfiy. q
sW hat, not at the bail, Collda ~ asked her 4
husband In
''No, bad bad headaches, she replied, ssaad al
Maurice had promised to take charge Of his SIS S
ters. But have come 10 tell you that have st
been thinking over his marriage with Nina f
Berkenrode, and altered my mind on that sub h
jpct In short ! shall Withdraw nv opttositign &