The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-15
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. MAY is, 1871

ginia flung herself on the breast OF him
whom she had mourned as dead.
The Motleys had time to think that
Virginia was murdered before the pair
opened the door. Very much surprised
were they, to see, instead of the police.
man they expected to find, a very tall,
handsome man, a stranger, in undress
navy uniform. Fred, now that his part
Of the fun was over, began to roar, and
Virginia took him up in her arms, while
the gentlemen, assisted by the real ST.
mon pure policeman, brawny son of
Erin,) opened the closet, and secured the
prisoner. Within the next fifteen min
utes, the other servants had returned,
(for the burglary took place before eleven
O'clock and Alice, having recovered
from her swoon was carried to the sta
tion house.
L don't know how Langley and Virgin
la were occupied till my return, but when
Frank thrust his latch-key into the door
Virginia flew out of the library, and
tried, with few incoherent sentences,
to prepare me for seeing something.
The consequence was, that when push
ed the door open in a very bewildered
frame of mind, and saw Langley smil-
ing at me, 1 was terrified almost out of
my senses, and came near fainting.
To the best of my recollection, the
household sat up nearly all night, though
finally after had heard the whole story,
been speechless over Virginia's bravery,
and hugged Fred, now fast asleep in the
arm chair, Frank dragged me off to bed.
don't know that Langley and Vir-
ginia sat there till morning, but certain
ly, the first persons 1 saw upon coming
down to breakfast, were themselves, on
the identical sofa where had left them.
Langley's story is too long one to be
told here; suffice it to say that, being on
deck when the Tecumseh sunk, he had
been able to strike out from the smoke
and war of battle to swim ashore. There
however, he was taken prisoner, and
kept in close confinement for months,
finally making his escape. Coming di-
rect to Frank to gain intelligence before
presenting himself to his family, he had
stopped to light cigar under the gas
light, where Virginia had mistaken him
for policeman. He had known her in
stantly; and probably, only her fright
and agitation prevented her from recog-
nizing his voice, which, as he mischiev-
ously told her he did not disguise in the
least.
Alice and her accomplice were inden-
titled by the police as old offenders. The
woman had carried on systematic pill
fering at the Temples and was an accom-
plished hypocrite. To my intense graft
fication, the pair were sentenced to the
full term in Sing Sing.
Langley and Virginia were married
very quietly soon after. Frank gave
away the lovely little bride, whose fair
girlish bloom had come back to her. and
who under the influence of love, seemed
a different woman from the pale, sad
creature who had moved SO quietly about
my house.
They idolize each other, and, 1 thing,
have quite forgiven grandma Chichester
and poor Horace Kent. Fred has always
been great pet with his aunt for his
bravery on the night of the attempted
burglary.
Between Fred's boasting and my sly
teazing, poor Frank will never be al
lowed to forget his instrumentality in
introducing me to such ga perfect
treasure"