The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-27
Gbe Gintes, Mem Bloomfield, 1)a.

| But the old man was stubborn and refused
Moreover he was getting well on in years,
and was cross and ill-natured.
Months passed away and, we were free
from robbers so we thought they had de-
parted and would trouble us no more
Grandfather became more amiable, and
talked and smoked with more pleasure
than he hitherto had done. We were sure
at last we were safe, when one morning,
soon after my father arose, he came run
ming into our bedroom saying that the
house had been broken into during the
night. My mother ran to my grandfather's
bedroom, and had to break open the door
ere she could gain admittance. The poor
old man laid tied upon the bed with gag
in his mouth. His face was livid, and the
veins in his throat were swollen purple.
The robber had escaped by the window of
his room.
"It's all over" he moaned, as soon as
he was able to speak. "It's all over. We
are ruined. All wish to do is to die
They carried off my pipe. Woe is to me-"
The account he gave was this: He was
awakened by a heavy hand on his throat,
and the next moment he found himself in
the presence Of three masked men, who
spoke to him in German, and demanded to
know where the diamond was concealed.
I'm the bank" he replied.
"Thou lest" returned the one who
held the lantern to his face. "Not a word
from thy lips" and they forthwith gagged
him and commenced to search the room.
Failing to secure the prize, they took
his watch and some money, and were
departing when one of the rascals spied his
pipe.
"Ah that will do for me-" he said !;
"tis an ugly old thing, but will answer
my purpose" and ignorant of the wealth
he had in his hand the scoundrel proceeded
to fill it with tobacco, and lighting it,
passed with his comrades out the window,
bidding grandfather good night.
Bound hand and foot and unable to
move,my grandfather was forced to witness
the robbery, without being able to regain
his property.
So great was the effect on his system
that he began to fail at once. His appe-
tite, hitherto good, was now gone. He
could not sleep, and soon was i'll. Grad
ually growing worse day by day, he died
within six months, repeating with his last
breath, "It's all over now; we are all ru-
ined"
To say my father and mother did not
share my grandfather's grief would be
false. Ny father made an accurate draw
ing of the pipe, and deposited it with my
mother, and then he took to roaming over
the country, and making acquaintance
with the lowest and worst people to be
found, in hopes of finding the pipe. Not
withstanding he travelled through Germany
and Holland, he returned home weary and
disappointed, to die of fever contracted in
in his wandering.
AS grew up, the recollection of my
grandfather's pipe was indelibly stamped
on my memory. Had /, however, never
seen it, the drawing my father made of il
was so correct that l should have been
able to identify it anywhere.
Often and often my mother told me the
, story of the robbery fearing lest should
r forget it, making me promise that would
keep my eyes open as passed through the
world, in the hope of meeting my grand
, fathers pipe.
was twenty-one years of age when
lost my mother, and came into the posses
, sion Of sum of money sufficient to enable
. me to begin life. / connected myself witt
worthy man in the grain business. HI
was wealthy and had taken fancy to me
= / was with him a year when became il
= love with his daughter.
: / should have mentioned that his nam'
e was Peter Krummacher, and his daughte
4 was called Augusta. We loved each othe
4 from the first and went to him ant
n frankly told our mutual feeling. He listen
n ed to me quietly and when had finished
g said:
4 The only objection / have to you i
# that you have not money enough to we'
J. my daughter. Don't misunderstood me
4 admire your character and could give m
daughter dover large enough to maintain
N you both handsomely, but / do not choos
N to do SO. When you can come to me ric
" enough to keep her in the style she noN
r lives, you may take her If she is willing
That isall have to say. Good day."
'. This was great unhappiness for it wa
v unexpected. went to Augusta and tol