The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-12-13
What do yoa want here q she

What do yon want here she
asked. IN fall ering vice.
1--WE want the. $500 which you
have in keeping for your husband, :
said one of them. @ ~
a They knew that she had il. in her
possession
You can get no money from me, :
she said decisiyely; II have no
money
"A pretty ib. heresponded. tsWe
will just look into yoarepoeket and
see"
In her eagerness. to preserve her
treasure. she clutched the pocke. Of
her dress with both hands, thus un-
consciously betraying its whereab-
outs.
She turned pale when the know
ledge Of her thoughtlessness was
revealed to her. 'i'ss'
- l''You9 can't have it; YOU shan't
have it, she cried, knowing all the
while that they would have it in
spite of her. p
I'VE will see.'" exclaimed the mau
selling her in his arms. is
She struggled desperately. bat was
soon overpowered. and the money
taken from her. a aaa ssn rs
Let Us 60 now" said one of the
robbers. You take the money, and
| will settle her tongue in a way
that it will remain quiet for an hour
at least so
Don't be in a hurry" said an
other; II am hungry. and we can
just as well take a morsel here as
not.'' le Se5 as5
The other demurred but he con-
tinued: A so
set to work an get some supper.
You've got a fire and some boiling
water, and we want some tea. To
work. say r
"a Mrs Jacobs knew that refusal
would only subject herself to more
indignity, and she arose to do their
bidding.
She put some more plates on she
table, along with such food as she
had cooked, and then proceeded.to
make the tea, wondering all tile
while if there was. any way to regain
the money. and dreading her hus-
bands anger and disu1ay on his re-
turn, should he fail to do so. As
she took the tea canister from the
pantry shelf, she caught sight of a
bottle labelled arsenic" Her hus
band had purchased it the preceding
day in order to destroy the rats.
Here was a chance of relief, and
she seized it eagerly. Opening the
bottle, she put few grains into the
teapot along with the tea, of which
she gave good measure, ia order to
destroy the taste of the arsenic.
A few minutes later the robbers
were sitting at the table. uncon
sciously. slipping their death. an
They viii kill me- mused the
faithful wife. '.bat the money will
be found, and my husbands honor
saved" sFss
After a few minutes. one by one,
the robbers complained Of being
sick. =
Il verify believe the woman has
poisoned us, said one, and the next
moment he fell with deep groan to
the floor.
Il know that she has poisoned us, !"
cried another, "and her life shall
pay the forfeit a
He sprang from his seat and start
ed toward her, revolver in hand but
he fell ere he reached her, s
''Jane," exclaimed the third, "you
have saved the money. but you have
murdered me p
How strangely familiar sounded
the voice
Forgstting all her old fears. in the
new, Mrs. Jacobs sprang forward and
knelt by the side Of the dying man
None tried TO harm her now. for al
were powerless to do so.
She pulled the disgnise-a hideops
negro face with large grinning moutI
from the face of the speaker. One
look then came a scream which
echoed through the house like a pea
of thunder, The dying man was
| her own husband. s3a
/ . But little remains TO he told 81
tile sad story The money was pre-
served, but the heroic woman is {
maniac, raving in an asylum over the
| murder Of her husband. NO.. 5tt
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