The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-04-02
A Startllng Confession.

MotueCh Ialuo, SNuuler doing Dust
ness in South Ninth Street, was called
home from his workshop on Saturday
morning, by messenger who brought
the melancholy intelligence that his wife,
Barbara, had taken arsenic for the pur-
pose Of committing suicide, and was then
at the point Of death. lie hastened to
her bedside, and found her in moro ago
ny Of mind than Of body. She declared
that there was something on her mind
which she wished to confess to him boforo
her departure, with the hope Of obtain.
ing his forgiveness. Mr.. Paine, with
great emotion, desired her to 60 on with
the disclosure, adding that she might as
sure herself Of his forgiveness before she
had made known her offence.
"Ah, Mordeeai," said she, "you re-
member our large white pitcher was b.o-
ken some time ago. l pretended TO you
that the cat broke Il, but that was false,
for l did it myself"
"Oh, my dear" said Mr.. Paine, "don'l
concern yourself about such a trihe.
had forgotten the pitcher, and IL matter,
not now how il was broken"
"There is another matter" said Mrs
p, after some hesitation. 1.-The six sill
yer spoons which l made you believe
were stolen by the Yankee clock mender;
| pawned them to raise money to pay the
millincr for doing up my pink satin bon
net"
"Never mind, my love-" said Mr.. p,
encouragingly, ii hope heaven will for
give you as freely rs | do"
After short pause Mrs. p. began
again:
"Your bost razor, which you missed
last summer, and made so much ado
about, snapped away to a peddlor for q
tortoise shell comb"
1.-THE deuce well, WE'LL" Mr.. p re-
collected himself "that is all done now,
aud cant be mended-think no more OF
it,"
"I could not leave tha world with such
a thing on my conscience" replied the
fair patient.
"Go on, go on" cried Mr.. Paine, "I
told you that l could forgive everything
at such time as this"
Mrs. p. resumed:
"You remember our boarder, Simeon
Drake, who ran upa bill for six weeks,
and then went off in a hurry without
paying a Cent. He and l had agreed to
elopo together, but he changed his mind
at the lastmoment, and ran away without
mo-"
"Fire and furyl do you dare to tell me
this?H cried Mordecii, in great excite
ment. "But, as you aro dying, I won't
reproach you. / will leave you now tC
settle the affair with your own con
science"
"Stay, and hear one thing more," CRIED
the repenlant Barbara "The dose l tool
this morning was intanded for you; pu
it in your cup of coffee. but in my hurry
to get the thing dous, 1 gave you IN,
wrong cup. and took the right one my
self"
"The devil fly away with you. yor
jade r. roared Mordesai, as he flung him
self out Of the room.
In the entry he me the apotbecary VIII,
had sold Mrs. P. the fatal powder, This
medical man had head of the commotiol
at Paine's house, ali suspeedng che
cause Of Il, he came to administer hope
and comfort TO tho afflicted.
"Don't be alarmed, Mr.. Paine" sait
he, "the drug I sold your wife was moth
ing but magnesia. | judged that sh,
wished TO destroy hQself and lricke,
her in thi- way to sare her lifo."
"You swindliug rascal you r. shoute,
Paine, chow dare ypu cheat custome
in that shameful manner, and obtain he
money on false proteicos? Begone !"
And wish this exclamation, he violen tly
elected tho estonislsd apothecary fron
his front door, The man Of physic, sas
peoGng, of course, that poor Mordeoh
was derauged, sent two officers to pro
vide for his safe keeping. His relation
Of the preceding diaogue, however, sool
obtained his discAargo.--PAiIadelphi
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