Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-23

bit The Blood Tub OF TilIatudlum.
A THRILLING ROMANCE.
I.Ht, y BIZ BRA1NIEss. BOB. -
i a4z gl III, rssl. CHAPTER I. sSaI5sa so
aNow is the winter Of my discomfort
/ Made'd6ubty bitter by the scarcity -,
l. OF Lager Beer s1A sHAKsrEARE;
Lager. more lagerl'' hoarsely shout
ed the Count D'Nincompoop to. his at
tendants, as he sat at the banquet. table,
in the hall Of Nineompoop CASTLE -est
| The butler hastened to obey the order,
and soon returned with the, intelligence
that the lager was all gone. g45
"No lager ]" exclaimed the Count in a
voice of.thunder.
meEial. s.l. 4
Fool why didst thou, not provide
more Of The Teutonic beverage !? But go,
depart. eyaporete, ere in my rage strike
out from my shoulder, like an 'ar'st.' and
give you jessee." 5.au... .g..s al
The butler and the other attendants
left. and the Count was alone.
With rapid strides he paced the hail.;
anon he speaks. while his manly face is
distorted with fearful passion.
Isabella D'Fitzsimpkins. thou shalt
be mine; aye, naughty beauty, never
shall Roderigo call you wife. My plans
are laid. and unlike the Wall Street bro
kers. l know no such thing as fail. Rod
erigo. the Blood tub is on thy track; be.
ware beware
With the smile of a demon, he drew
from its sheath glittering dagger, and
sharPened it on his boot.
VII. CHAPTER II.
CASSIE Dost thou know him, Iago2"
IAGo--'' do; he is 3 load OF
III. \, brick --he is - OrHELLo.
Roderigo D D'Poniwog was an orphan
This melancholy circumstance, it is gem
orally believed, was caused by The death
of his parents. He loved with ali the
fiery ardor OF his impetrors nature, the
beautiful Lady Isabella Fitzsimpkins.
70 bim she owed her lie. for when one
day she walked forth in oil the pride o.!
lovellness 70 purchase pint Of pea nuts.
pair Of rightened horses dashed madly
down the street. All except Isabella
fed: but she seemed as il rooted 10 the
spot. Near they approached-a piercing
shrek rends the air-they are almost up
on her, when youth rushes from lager
beer saloon. seizing the foaming steeds
by the reins. and, with superhuman
strength. throws them into the middle OF
next week. Having accomplished this
Herculean feat, he bears Isabella into a
sholicarypop, where she soon RECEIVERS.
and is escorted home by the gallant Ro
E. derigo. Twas thus they net.
That night Lady Isabella slept not
thoughts Of Roderigo filled her mind, and
conjured up visions of the future. bright
er than William Medil's before election
day. And Rcderigo. too, wooed the God
of Sleep in vain.
CHAPTER III.
Her nose is like the snow-drift
And bunged up her eye" BYRON.
'sThat's So" RYXDERs.
In magni6cently furnished apartment
sat Lady Isabella. and Roderigo kneIt a
her feet.
Rise. Roderigo!' she said in dull
Get tone.
"I'll rise no more than salt properl,
has done for fifteen years. until you de
eide my fate. Ia thy hands rests my
happiness; wilt thou be mine Speak
fASoOS4Iot
She answered not but turned asidy'
her lovely head and wiped her nose.
j. care these pearly drops from tha
bright nose-no, excuse me-from thos'
bright eyes assurance Of your favor 2" h
! asked in a voice Of mingled JOY and ap
, prehension.
She again wiped her nose and spoke
"Roderigo, to you owe the preserva
ton OF my life. love thee-ayc, as th,
K. Ms love the spoils'-but-bu
can never wed thee!''
What a fearful mystery is here, com
pared with which the swindling Of th,
Ohio Treasury, or the assault upon VIM
Patterson sinks into insigpi6cence J.
CALCULATED Boderigo.
Listen !" she exclaimed. "There i
an insurmountable barrier TO our union
and that is
"What?" interrupted Roderigo.
II am the wife Of Count D'Nincom
poop, the Blood tub Of Tiliatudlum T.
she gasped, and fell fainting into Roderi
go's arms.
CHAPTER ".
If The red slayer thinks he slays,
Or If the slain thinks he is slain,
4 1t makes slight difference either ways
let 'em up and go in again.
"-# EMMERsoN
The Count D'Niocompoop left hi
Castle. his noble form closely envelope
in a cloak. hich disclosed it to. advau
tage, ,apd pursued his way to the mau
sion of Lady Isabella, With Caution
steps, he ascends The staircase until h
y reaches the room where We have intrc
duced her in the last chapter, and open
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