The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-02
the LADY AND THE ROBBERS.
An Exciting Story.
BY NORMAN A. CUTLER.

ln n charming Village, Sttude0u nuiS
in romantic country, but a consldera-
BILE distance from the high-road, was the
place where Baron B. usually spent
tbe summer. His mansion, built on an
eminence, was perfectly adapted to his
fortune. II was spacious building, very
elegant within and without, and exhibit
ted IL good style of architecture 1t
WA, about hundred PAGES from the WI
iage.
Business obliged the baron to take u
ioarney of q few days; and his wife, who
VA, very beautiful, remained ut home
He took with him two servants, and two
others remained with the baroness. No
violation of the public security had ever
been heard of in that part OF the conn
try and, as the baroness did not belong
Ia the timid portion of her sex, the idea
of danger was far from entering her
mind The evening after the baron, de
,irtnre, as she was stepping into bed,
She heard an alarming noise in an apart
Inent near the chamber She called out,
but received no answer. The confusion
and screaming increased every moment.
She vas at a loss to conceive what
vas the matter, and hastily put
ting OH her garments, went to the door
10 discover the cause. A horrible specta-
Gle presented itself. Her two servants,
half naked, were extended hfeless upon
the floor
The room was full of strengthening
men; the baroness chambermaid was
kpeeling before one of them, and, instead
of the mercy she implored, she received
the fatal stroke No sooner was the door
opened, than two barbarians with drawn
swords, rushed towards it.
What woman or even man, would not
have been struck with terror, aud given
ND life and everything as lost
A loud shrek of despair, flight OF q
few scss, would prob IDLY have been the
first acts of many. The baroness, how
ever. conducted herself in a different
manner.
And you have come at last cH-
Claimed she, i'll tone OF heartfelt Joy !
and, advancing towards her assaiiaits
with a haste that highly astonlshed
them, they lowered their uplifted weap-
ons.
"And YOU have come at last ?" repeat
ed she. "Such visitors as you, L have
long desired to see."
Wished 2" muttered one OF the aSsas-
sina What do you mean by that 2
But stay: Ill"-
He had already raised his cutlass but
4 comrade averted his stroke.
STAY a moment brother" said he
IL ct us first hear what she would have J"
Nothing but what is your pleasure,
brave comrades You are men after my
own heart, and neither You nor / Will
have reason to repent it, if yOu will listen
for two minutes to what have to say >
Speak speak ~ cried the whole COM
pany.
But be quiet, replied one of the iierc-
eat for we shall not make much Of IL
ceremony
Nevertheless, hope you may grant
HE a hearing. Know, that although |
am the wife of the richest gentleman in
tho country, vet the wife of the mcanest
beggar cannot be more unhappy than |
UNI NV husband is one of the most jeal-
ous and niggardly fellows in the world.
| hate him as / hate the devil and it
has long been the fervent. wish of my
heart to get out of his cluthes, and at tl:e
same time pay off old scores All my ser
yants were spies, and that fellow. wlloss
business you have done so completely.
vas the worst of all. / am scarcely
twenty-one, and, l flatter myself, far
from being ugly. If any of you choose
to take me along with you, I'll accompa-
nv You to the woods OF village ale huue,
Nor shall any ofyou repent having spared
NV life YCn are in well stored man
sion but it is impossible that you should
bc acquainted with all its secret rJiurT,.
These | will show you and. il 10 "or
make you richer by twenty tiIunsa.d
.ruiliers, then serve me as you iil Ihe
chambermaid."
Robbers of this h,hd Uuo cott,i"l, vi
liaus,, but nevertheless they are u"u.
The whole ineXplicable conduct III the
baroness, added to the more than ordin
AIRY beauty of tie female, altogether.
produced "a powerful effect on The mcn
whose hands were yet reeking with hlood.
They all then stepped aside, aud consult
al in low tone for snme minutes. The
baroness was then left quite alone. but
>he betrayed not the least wish to escape.
Let's dispatch her. and the game will
he all up" tfE
She, however, scarcely changed coluri
1ur the opposition Of another v"ire did
NOT escape her acute car OAr. WAC was
probably the captain 1t lhe l. ...,i.:t: ep
preached her.
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