Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-07-11

BODY.
In this city, many years ago. you could
have seen over humble one story tene
ment me sign OF a boot anu shoe. Walk
ing into the house you beheld > hale,
hearty German at hi. bench, stitching or
pegging away for dear life; while his
quick, brisk little wife busted herself
with domestic duties, and their little
children played with scraps of leather,
and prattlei sometimes in German and
sometimes in English Late at n ght and
early in the morning the rap of the ham-
mcr was heard Tie fathers lie seemed
only an alteration Of toll and ropose-
his only recreation silently drinking his
beer before eating, or quietly smoking
his pipe after meals.
Thus smoothly time glided on, adding
few gray hairs 10 the heads Of the pa
rents, and softly shading the locks Of
their children The war broke out
The father was seized with earnest desire
to serve the country Of bis adoption, and
though nearly fifty years Of age, he vol
unteered. Tearing himself from the en-
brace of his wife and uukGi:tiug the
arms of his children from about his meek.
he juued his regiment AID left Nashville
% return no mere ua;il the close Of tie
war. When peace was restored he hast
encd to the city, rushes to his home
sas, the destroyer Lad been there The
wife who clung to him SO foHdly aud
whose heart beat a, though it would
break at his departure, had learned to
love another, and even then, in the very
house with those dear children was living
IN open and notorious lewdness with her
seducer.
To laxyer he related the story OF
his wrongs. 4 bill of divorce was fled
Before the trial his wife seemed penitent,
dismissed her lover, and promised reior
nation and future fidelity. Confding il
her sincerity, iorgiyiog her because o.
her penitence, and blessing her i'll the
name Of their children, with Smiles ana
tears he drew her to his bosom and told
her low ri jgiced he was that their haT-
piness should never again be disturbed.
The family was reunited, the wicked
destroyer of their peace departed, and
,Ae future seemed bright before them.-
The vile had oDe boarier in the house
to whom she showed many attentions,
which eventually led her husband to be
neve that she had only exchanged lovers.
GA a particular occasion lo noticed her
deserving him very closely, ani waiiIng
4 shor; distance from the house, he saw
hat she came gu; in the yard, and looked
TO see if he was gone lie then went of
aud concealed himself When she re-
uIned TO the house he Immediately came
back, pulled off his boots, walked softly
iuto the house, and, seeing no one below,
asceaded the stairs, where he, unperceiv-
ed, discovered the guilty pair ID bed
Wi.hou the least noise he descended the
Stairs, pu; on his boots, and walked heav-
lily on the foor His wife ran down, ana
inquired ii lie wanted dinner He re-
piled that he had 10 desire to eat, but
supposed that her fatigue would give her
an appetite. She demanded an expIaEa
iion, aud related what he had seen. She
drew a pistol, told him he lied, and if he
did not al oDce rotTact his statement, she
would shoot him. Making no reply, he
walked out of the door, and she leyelug
Ter pistol at him. fred The bail missed
Its aim, and he left the premises IL
about half an hour he returned. She,
with a gun cooked, and in her hands,
met him at the door, and told him that ii
be did not then retract what he had said.
she would instantly kill him. Without
reply, he erdeavorcd to wrest the Gun
from her. \ struggle ensued, the san
vas accidental discharged, and she iei to
the floor, pierced through :he breast With
the bail, and Immediately expiIed. An
officer hearing the report rushed to the
house, found the gun empty, her dead
and bleeding, and Ernest Brocser, her
husband alone present. He inquired how
it happened, and Brocker, IN Broken I'm
gish, eudeavoIed TO tell him. The OH
ee: could only understand that he said be
did 1t Brucker was committed to jail,
where be was taken sick, and for a long
time it was Thought he would die. He
recovered, aud now awaits his trial at the
next term of the criminal court, when,
as no one saw the killing, he will doubt
'ess, b convicted Of murder u TIE first