Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-04-22
Amusing 8eaaing.
A STARTLING CONFESSION.

Mordecal Brown, q saddler oolng puslness
in 9th street, Philadelphia, was called home
from his workshop on Saturday morning by
a messenger, who brought the startling In
telligence that his wife Barbara had taken
arsenic for the purpose OF committing suicide
and was then at the point Of death. lie
fastened to her bedside, and found her IN
more agony of mind than body. She de.
clared that there was something on her mind
which she wished to confess before her de-
parture, with the hope of obtaining his for
giveness. Mr.. Brown, with great emotion,
desired her to 90 on with the disclosure, ad-
ding that she might assure herself of his for
giveness before she had made known her Of
sRce.
sAh, Mordecai,' said she, you remember
our large white pitcher was broken some time
ago I pretended to you that the cat broke
it, but that was false, for I myself did it.
%, my DEAR said Mr.. Brown, don't con-
Germ yourself about such a triae. l had for
gotten the pitcher, and it matters not how it
was broken
There is another NATTER said Mrs. B.,
after some hesitation. The six silver spoons
which I made you believe were stolen by the
Yankee clock-mender; l pawned them to
raise money to pay the milliner for doing up
my pink satin bonnet
tNever mind it, my love- said Mr.. Brown,
encouragingly. 4 hope heaven will forgive
you as I do
After a short pause, Mrs. B. began again
your best razor, which you missed last
summer, and made such a time about,
snapped it away to a pedlar for a tortoise
shell comb
The deuce well, WE'LL said Mr.. B.,
recollecting himself, shat is done now, and
cant be amended. Think no more of it.
Il could not leave the world with such a
thing on my conscience replied the fair
penitent.
go on, go on cried Mr.. Brown, i told
you that I could forgive everything at such
a time as this Mrs. B. resumed:
you remember our boarder, Simeon
Drake, who ran up a bill for six weeks, and
then went off in a hurry without paying
cent. He and 1 had agreed to elope to-
gether but he changed his mind at the last
moment, and ran away without me-
Fire and fury do you dare to tell me
this p cried Mordecai, in great excitement.
sBut, as you are dying, 1 won't reproach
you. I'll leave you now to settle the affair
with your own conscience
STAY and hear one thing more,' cried the
repentant Barbara. The dose [ took this
morning was intended for you. I putt ip-
to your cup of coffee, but In my hurry to get
the thing done, I gave you the wrong cup
and took the right one myself
1.-The devil fly away with you, you jade?
roared Mordecai, as he flung himself out Of
the room. In the entry he met the apothe-
cary who had sold Mrs. B. the fatal powder.
The medical man had heard of the commo-
ton at Browns house, and suspectiug the
cause of it, he came to administer hope and
comfort to the afflicted.
Don't be alarmed, Mr.. Brown said he,
sthe drug 1 sold to your wife was nothing
but magnesia. Judged that she wished to
destroy herself, and I tricked her in this
way to save her life
you swindling rascal shouted Brown,
show dare you cheat a customer in that
shameful manner and obtain her money on
false pretences? Begone!
And with this exclamation he violently
elected the astonished apothecary from his
front door. The man of physic suspecting,
of course, that poor Mordecai was deranged,
sent two officers to provide for his safe keep
ing. His relation of the preceding dialogue,
however, soon obtained his discharge.