The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-04-02
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plan for the deliverance of his country, is
truly dramatic:-
On hill stood a very ancient habitation,
of so simple an architecture, that you would
have taken it for a hind's cottage, instead
of a palace that in times of old had been
the abode of nobility.
1t consisted of log farm-liko structure,
formed of fir, covered in strange fashion
with scales, and odd ornamented twistings
carved IN wood.
But that spot was hallowed by the virtue
of its heroic mistress, who saved, by her
presence of mind, the life of the future de-
liverer of her country.
Gustavus, having, by an evil accident
been discovered in the mines, bent his
course towards this house, the inhabited by
gentleman of the name of Pearson, whom
he had known in the armies of the late ad-
ministrator
Here, he hoped, from the obligation he
had formerly laid on the officer, that he
should, at least, find safe retreat
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of friendship; nay, treated him with respect
and submission, which noble minds are
proud to pay to the truly great when rob-
bed of their external honors.
He exclaimed with such vehemence
against the Danes, that instead of awaiting
proposal to take up arms offered, unask-
ed, to try the spirit of the mountaineers,
and declared himself and his vassals would
be the first to set the example, and turn
out under the command of his beloved gen.
eral
Gustavus relied on his word, and prom
ising not to name himself to any, while he
was absent, some days afterward saw Pear
son leave the house to put his design into
execution.
1t was indeed design, black one.
Under the specious cloak Of jealous af-
fection for Gustavus, the traitor was con-
triving his ruin.
The hope of making his court to the
Danish tyrant and the expectation of
large reward, induced him to sacrifice his
honor to his ambition, and for the sake of
few ducats, violate the most sacred laws of
hospitality, by the betraying of his guest.
In pursuance of that base resolution, he
proceeded to one of Christiern's officers
com manding in the province, and informed
him that Gustavus was his prisoner.
Having committed this treachery, he had
not tho courage to face his victim, but tell
ing the Dane how to surprise the prince,
who he said believed himself under protec-
tion ofa friend, he proposed taking IL wider
circuit home, while they apparently un-
known to him,-rifed it of it's treasure.
"It will be an easy matter" said he,
for not even my wife knows that it is Gus
tavus."
The officer at the head of a party of
well-armed soldiers, marched directly to
the lake, the men invested the house, while
the leader, abruptly entering, found Pear
sons wife, according to the fashion of those
days, employed in culinary preparations.
At some distance from her, sat young
man in rustic garb, looping off the knots
from the broken branch of tree.
The officers told her he came in King
Christiern's name to demand the rebel Gus
tavus, who be knew was concealed under
her roof.
The dauntless woman never changed col
or; she Immediately guessed the man whom
her husband had introduced as miners
son to be the Swedish hero.
The door was blocked up with soldiers.
In an instant she replied, without once
glancing at Gustavus, who sat motionless
with surprise
"If you mean the melancholy gentleman
my husband has had here these two days.
he has just walked out into the wood, on
the other side of the hill. Some of these
soldiers may readily seize him, as he has no
arms with him."
The officer not suspecting the easy sim
plicity of her manner ordered part of his
men TO 60 in quest of him.
At the moment, suddenly turning her
eyes on Gustavus, she flew up to him, and
catching the stick out of his hand, exclaim-
ed in an angry voice
'Unmannerly wretch! What sit before
your betters? Don't you see the kings off,
GERS in the room? Get out of my sight, or
some Of them shall give you drub-
bing -
AS she spoke, she struck him blow ON
the back with all her strength; and opening
side door, "There, get into the scullery,''
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