Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-21


; to speak OF ii when ! was at the door
For once III the room | found my hus
l band had brought i'll upon board "a piece
of wet clay and set it at the foot of the
bed, and my first words were:
s. Are you going to work tonight, Ludi
vico?"
''.No,' said he, the clay is too wet ; but
tomorrow the first thing | am going to be-
= gin-~can you guess what p
No" said |.
Our baby" said my husband we
will make d sleeping cupid of MIN. 1t shall
be nay first work tins winter
| laughed with gIee.
- shall prize it so" SAID l. He is
lovely, is he not :" and | kissed the child
softly as he slept An hour after | was
sleeping also, TRANQUILITY, dreamessly. The
lamps were out, all was darkness and peace.
How long ii lasted do nof know
| awakened with a start | suppose
some slight voice aroused me, for, after
lying awake a few moments, became con-
scious that some one was moving stealthily
about the roOm-SOme one with bare feet
| called out, "Ludivico, is that you 2"
and then with terror heard his sleeping
breath at my ear. and knew that some
0'i'i'S - % III ~ ANO'i' '0OOtl i40'iu d
stumble ana an oath, suppressed, but PLAIN;
then the board on which the clay rested
+ seemed to be pushed across the floor. My
heart throooed 1earluiIy, knew now that
burglars were III the house ana thought
ohiy OF our PERSONA safety. Ihey might
l1he an, Il tlGS 0'y' not naiIi my husband
'L1 my 0l'iiN "aI'iie' "tiu iioleHeo,
i'lu'H9 Hiy "ie@'H uN'iI ray u ilSHt Suohe
III NE IooH anu N1te" Tug, 'Liiel li"G iiSlit
I" ' uaI n '"H'eiHi ne%iu 'iic VilAIe ol
I'Lc u-neLtill al lIcleS ne SllPPGu INTO Dag
N'"iT vi" Tl' anu ""IuiooGs Stealt4liy
opeiie0' anu Pay ti"' MS cuPldlty
~ oI H'''IIi''l' a." ''''' i'e ul'6Ht go
''",in5 US uiiil"l Lle9.
-A''', ''iI pc! . "'o an '0ou'e noise
Io""Sl ti-'II t-'1 ''9' ""oN' ny husband
III, ~ am - l'''',''il oI StencG I-, MN
iie spans ION ''lr Dsl' 7l,oUleu VINO Is
'HeIe anu in'"l loL '-e uaLH Shape Just
S'9L"l'' III q" -'l9''-'' !He lantern was
o"lAcHGu' al" q s''G96le III tne dark com
il'oNcc''' SL-I i le'' II ''ii',c9ily steps ana
ll5nlS aPPio"GLe"' y Pi9'oi was hfed, a
HeaNy IAN io'lo"eu' Hearu tne roooer
dash from the room ana down the stars,
ana the next moment the room was full OF
lith0Hh9 servants ana saw, oy the lights
lhey carried LuuIFicO lyih6 upon the moor
Wttteflh9 III his blood.
caliG1 ms name. ne maze me no an
eWer. l llltei up MS race. Aias. the truth
was written there-the bullet had entered
MS 4eart. lie was dead
WHAT need to dwell on that sad time,
Friends locked to my and, but | cared for
nothing now that he was dead.
The house had been stripped Of valua-
oLes and money. 1t was the bo!dest rob ,
Dcsy accomplished lor yeaIs-said the po- !
nee but despite al ehorts-all offered re-
wards, the culprIt was not to be found. he /
had escaped as completely as though ne
had vanished from the earth.
Nhen had buried my darling IN the
strange city Of sepuIchres, where the dead
oI Ne" orleans IcPose, ana waited many
weeks III hopes mat ms murderer might be
found, took my chIid and went home to |
ny kindred III oid Connecticut was
wealthy, and III no tear OF want during my
lie. But The only possession now valued /
was my child, the boy who might some day /
wear his fathers men, and speak to me III
ms iAt4eI vo!ce;
had dismissed Jane. She had been un-
Der ausPicioL' ana examined cafeiuiiy, Dut
she appeared innocent VI all the servants
| kept but one to assist me IN packing and
travelling North with me. While the pack
ln5 was gong On she come to me and
said
there's queer bit OF clay on board !
under your bed, ma am. Shall ! throw 1t
away "
9nfsJ .,,l INTO tears: -.
ne Id9t '"IIIo MS L''n" ever I"uCAeu
en- F - " IN nv
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WA ''s ,'' - r,,1,I, ~, ''' ~ ''''''
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,,rrsc mo At home hnt nv beart vas ~. bro,
ken The 0nIv one oLiDcf ! had in If. If; vas wa.
- I.;,,[r Trdiy;cl,s ,o,,,,Iarnr - ;,,,t;lo
Rrt hn,@ when arncrirnrod dctectiJJcs had /
,,lIed nnon fLn sn1t was an irovnari. /
arcod rtornan so many miles ayay r. snc.
coed : Tho treated fbr idea with indnI- I.
c,ent ritv bnt I falt suro thai God would +
3nIn me The face At the Garden rate was
slammed upou NV memory, II was the on
h, cIIa had hnt il ,ya. sa,ontbin,c
Snon had another
One day began to unpack nv effects, /