Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-25
Startling Confession.


Mordccai Payne, a saddler doing bust
ness in South Ninth street, was called
home from his workshop on Saturday
morning by messenger who brought the
melancholy intelligence that his wife, Bar
bara, had taken arsenic for the purpose OF
committing suicide, and was then at the
point of death. He FASTENED to her bed
side, and found her in more agony of mind
than body. She declare, that there was
something On her mind which she wished
to confess to him before her departure,
with the hope of obtaining his for
givencss. Mr.. Payne. with great emotion,
desired her to go on with her disclosure,
adding that she might assure herself of his
forgivness before she had made known her
offence
'Ah, Mordecai,' said she you remember
our large white pitcher was broken some
time ago; pretended to you that the cat
broke it, but that was false; broke it my
SELF
'Oh, my DEAR said Mr.. Payne, don't
concern yourself about such trille / had
forgotten the pitcher, and it matters not
now that it was broken
There is another matter, said Mrs
Payne, after some hesitation; the six sill
yer spoons which made you believe were
stolen by tho Yankee clock -maker, |
pawncd them to raise money to pay the
milincr for doing up my pink satin bon
net' - ecTqRurgx no aaf s<kg
Never mind my love- said Mr. Payne,
encouragingly; L hope heaven will forgive
you as L do agfr,-s
After short pause. Mrs. Payne began
again: .....r
Your best razor which you missed las;
summer, and made SO much ado about
swapped away to IA pe.llar for tortoise
shell comb 5o5a H sfeei.or y j
The deucc!-wcll, well. said Dir. p, re.
collecting himself, that is all done now,
and can't b,-sncndcl. Think no more OF
it, reii 7l'l h1ftat' e1fe
Il could not leave the world with such q
thing on my conscience replied the fail
pcnitcnt. ...... ...... .,-s.-
Go on, go on cried Mr.. Payne told
you | could forgive everything at snch q
time as this Mrs. p. resumed:
You remember one boardcr, Simeon
Drake. who ran up bill for six weeks
and then went off in a hurry without
paying. He and l agreed to elope to.
gethcr; but he changed his mind a,
the last moment, and ran away without
me- 81 az 1a si-rna4 Ifrs -
Fire and fury, dolyou dare to tell me
this?' cried Mordccai, in great excitement
But as you are dying, won't ycproacl
you.s Ill leave you to settle the affair
with your own conscience 'iagq Ei-a5ss7
Stay and hear one thing morc,' cried
the repentant Barbara. ssThe dose | took
this morning was intended for you.
put it into your cup of coffee. but in my
hurry to get the thing done l gave you
the wrong cup aad took the right one my
self i7 aiih iasfiss74 -
1 The devil fly away with you. you
jadel' he roarcd, as he flung himself cut
of the room. In the entry he met tn.
apothecary who had sold Mrs. Payne the "a
tai powder. This medical man had heard
of the commotion at Payne's house and
suspccting tie cause of it, he came to
administer hope and comfort to be afllict.
ed. ne9 Pa se nsfs- - ssf3ia
s'Don't be alarmed, Mr. Payne said he,
the drug sold your wife was nethina
but some magnesia. l Judged that she
wished to destroy herself, and tricked hel
in this way to save her life.' ies nes''i
You swindling rascal, shouted Payne,
how dare you cheat customer in that
sham aful manner aud obtain her money on
false pretenccs? Degonep' ~ ao's fe9
And with this exclamation he violent
ly elected the astonished apcthecary from
his front door, who thinking Mordecai
had become deranged, sent two off,
GERS to provide for his safe keeping. His
relation of the preceding dialogue howev
-er, soon obtained his discharge Phil
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