The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-11

OF mid noon gliding of, shall disappear.
Fair dreams, farewell! So in life's stir an
| pride, --l.... r.7
You fade--and leave the treasure Of tearl
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| A Brave Servant Girl.
Some years since two wealthy bachel
ors lived in the vicinity Of Paris. They
had young maid:Ot-all-work nance
Marie De La Font. Marie was a sweet
| pretty girl, and lively and piquant In hel
manners, although modest in the ex
treme, and this was the reason that the
two brothers kept her in their employ
| They knew that she was frugal, economi.
cal, ana dressed in the most moderate
manner Imaginable. One day Marie sur.
prised her employers by informing them
that a young artisan residing in Paris
had asked her hand. They strOve to dis.
marriage, but she told them that she
could not be happy unless she became
the wife OF her dear Henri. So it was
arranged that she should quit the service
of the two brothers at the end Of the
coming month.
One day during this interval the two
brothers sold some valuable real estate
which they owned Jointly, and the sum
realized amounted to 106, 900 francs. 1t
was all in bills on the Bank of France,
and was paid too late for deposit the
same afternoon. ,,-
Night came, and as the old bachelors
seldom had such large amount in the
house, they were considerably concerned
lest robbers should attempt to rob them.
Their fears were. re.strengthened by the
numerous burglaries that had recently
taken place in that vicinity.
The rpaidpncQ Of the Old men waa aOmn
distance from the main road, and stood
near the river Seine. 1t was a lonely,
gloomy location, and on the night in
question the winds swept through the
tall larches surrounding the mansion
with doleful and moaning cadence.
About midnight the old men retired,
but scarcely had they fallen asleep when
Marie raped at their door and informed
them that robbers we're at work below.
Both the bachelors were terribly
frightened, and while one commenced to
bar the door, the other began removing
tile from the hearth to hide the bills.
"YOu have q gum" said Marie, stake
it and shoot the villains"
But the two trembling men paid no
heed to her advice.
"COwardsw said the brave girl, scorn-
fully; wish that were a man for five
minutes"
just then there came heavy crash
from the apartments below.
The brothers crept beneath the bed,
where they shivered and crihged, unable
to speak from terror.
"We shall all be murdered in our
BEDS" said the girl. awe will be found
by the police in the morning with our
throats cut from ear to ear. Peste! fools
give me the gum"
She seized the double-barreled gun
hat laid upon the shelf, and started |
lown stairs, while the two frightened |
nen watched her without saying word.
bangl went the gun, and
yroan was heard. Bang! went the Sec
Dnd barrel, and n screen Of pain re-
sounded through the house that caused |
the blood OF the brothers to run cold.
A brief pause ensuCd, and then Marie |
came tripping up stairs, but her face |
wore determined, satisfied look. Sne |
asked for powder and ball to reload,
which were furnished; but before she
finished loading, footsteps were heard
from the house.
No one slept in the house that night, |
nor were they again molested. But at
early dawn, on going. down stairs. a pool
Of blood on the hall floor showed that |
one rObber at least, had been seriously, |
plain to see by the bloody path in the |
The earth that the victim had been drag
ged to the river. Gore marked the whole |
distance, and the police were at once put
on the alert for the arrest Of the living |
thieves and the recovery Of the body of
the dead one.
But all efforts proved vain, and the |
bravery of the young girl was discussed
lar and near.
The grateful bachelors; were so over
powered that they offered TO give Marie |
"Ahi Monsieur" replied she, affec.
chow can leaves you? You
may again be attacked by robbers"
"But we will not, nevertheless, stand |
you and happiness" they re-
Dlied.. .."Here are thirty thousand francs
you have saved our lives, and richly de-
serve the money. If you choose to live
n this house with your husband, we will |
'epair the lower part fort that purpose,
md you can also be hired TO keep our
.oom neat as at present"
Henri married Marie, ,andthey accepted |
he dow er and the house.
Years passed, and recently the real
Tacts OF this midnight robbery came 10
light. Both of the old bachelors were
dead, and had willed Marie another
thirty thousand francs. The brave girl
did not refuse it. 1t turned out, how
ever, that the robbers were not plural.
Henri acted as the burglar, the blood |
was from lamb killed for the purpose,
and the whole was but a ruse OF the two |
lovers to open the hearts and purses OF
two old misers.
What Allied " Ugly SAM"
He had been missing from the "r0to- |
mac" Tor several days. and Cleveland
Tom. Port Huron Bill. Tall Chicago, and