The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-09-22
A Wife's Death Bed Confessions.

Moid"cdi Pane, II sadder, doing bu.
siness in Nor,h Ninth street, Philadeiphia.
WAS called home from his workshop on
Saturday morning, 10y "A messenger who
brought The melancholy intelligence that
hls WIFE, Barbary, had taken arsenic for
the purpose of committing suicide. and
wa Jhen al the point OF death lie has
tened to her bedside, aud found her more
IN agony of nlud than body. Sine de.
clared thai there WAS something on her
m'nd which she wished TO confess To him
before her departure, with the hope of
obtaining his forgiveness. Mr.. Paine
with great emotion, desired her TO 30 on
w!h the disclosure, adding that she might
assure herself OF his forgiveness, before
she had m,de known her offence.
'Ah, Mordecai.' she said, you remem.
her our large pitcher was broken some
time ago: pretended to you that the
cat broke 1t, 5ut that WAS false, for NV
self did it,
oh, my dear said Mr.. Paine, don,
concern yourself about such a ,ritle.
hn1 forgotten the pitcher and it matters
not how it WAS broken
i"e'e - announcer matter, sad Mrs. T.,
after some heSitation The six silver
spoons which made YOU believe wer.
stolen by The Yankee clock maker. /!
pawned them TO raise morey to paw The
MILNE: for doing up my pink satin bon
net
Never mind it, my love, 'said Mr.. Paine
encouragingly. 4 hope heaven will for.
give YOU ss freely AS I do
After short pause Mrs p. began a.
gam:
Your best razor. which YOU missed las,
summer, aud made so much to do aGGu;.
swarped IL away to pedier for a tor
toiSe shell comb
:. could not leave the world with sush
thing on my conscience replied the
hir peui,ent.
Go on, 20 on cried Mr.. Paine 4 told
you lhar could forgive everything at
such Il moment as :his Mrs. L. resum
el
You remember Simeon Drake, our
boarder, who ran up bill for six weeks,
and then went of in hurry without
paying cent. He and had agreed to
elope together; but he changed his mind
at the last moment, aud ran away from
me-
Fire and fury do you dare TO tell me
thi- 4 cried Mordecai, in great excitement
but as you are dying, won't reproach
Won. III leave YOU uow 10 settle the ul
tar with your own cnuscicucc.'
Stay and here one thing more ciieJ
the repentaut Barbara. 'The dose
took this morning was intended for you.
put 1t into your cup Of coffee, but, in
'uy hurry TO get The thing done, gave
you the wrong cup and took The right one
myself
'rhe devi flv away with YOU, You iadey
roared MorJeca, and he flung himself
out of the room. Iu the entry he met
the apolhecarv vino had sold Mis-. L. tie
fatal powder. This medical man had
heard Of the commoton at Paiut's house,
and snSpecting the cause "f it, lie came TO
ADMINISTER hope and comfort to the atliic-
Ted.
Don't be alarmed, Mr.. Paine said he,
'the drug ] sold TO your wife WA, nothing
bul magnesla. Judged that she wishe,I
10 destroy herself, and | tricked her IN
this way 10 save her life.
You swindliug rascal shouted Paine,
how dare you cheat II customer in thai
shameful manner, and Obtained her mon
ey on false pretences Begone :
Aud with this exclamation, he violently
elected the astonshed a2nthecury from
lis front door. Tie man Of p,isrc sus-
pecling, OF course, that ;his poor Mnrde.
cai was deransed, sent two officers to pro
vide for his safe keeping. HIS relation oi
the processing dialogue, however, soon
oblained his discharge.