The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-05-14

10 nimHclt one bachelor friend.
about u year ago he fell Ill, and the
doctor nj once intmated 10 him that he
would not recover. Apart from disease
II was general breakup Of nature.
"When he found that there was no
hope he sent for me.
CO Versan, said he, listen TO dying
man, and interrupt me not. You see on
this bed nm assassin, n thief, a murderer.
Fourteen years ago, sitting In hotel,
saw two men dining, one OF whom had
received sixteen or seventeen thousand
francs. A dreadful thought came into
my head. | was not poor, but j was
wicked. followed these two men.
They walked on their way to Solenthal
together. dare not attack both, and
once or twice | thought of giving up my
fearful design. But ut the house of one
DE Plerrepont they parted, and my
victim, Dubois, advanced alone.
GO was monster enough to think
that heaven gave him up to me. /
bounded after him / gave myself no
time for thought; stabbed him In the
neck; killed him took his money and
fled. spare you my thoughts and my
fifteen years OF suffering 1 fled my
country / became n merchant-rich--
respected; but have never had one
happy moment. Not only had / mur-
dered him, but Pierrepont was suspected,
and sentenced for my crime, only not to
death, because the jury hesitated. /
thus ruined an honest man, and sent
his family TO beg their bread"
g He paused. spoke not too absorb
ed in my horror.
DE Versan, listen TO me, my friend.
DO not turn against me; have left you
my sole heir
GO Never Will
{" Hark you must and you will
Take my property, and think, when you
enjoy 1t, with pity on It's guilty present
owner, and / will make u public con-
fession, pay the heirs Of Dubois their
10000 francs, and, by proving my own
guilt, obtain the pardon of the innocent
DE Pierrepont. Refuse, and will die
unpenitent, for my only friend will have
deserted me-
"And may heaven bless you ~ said
the weeping and sobbing mother, while
Madeleine hid her head In her mothers
lap.
An hour later, in the presence of the
French and English Consuls - four
Engljshmen and four Frenchmen, two
priests and the Alcalde- Gailland, or
rather, Mesnard, made his solemn con-
fession, which was signed by all present,
sealed, and one of two copies given TO
me. That copy is now In the hands of
the Minister Of Justice, and here, :"
drawing forth letter, sis copy Of
your fathers pardon"
A wild shrek from both women was
the reply.
And now, Madeleine" said he,
taking the girls hand, before have the
chance of rivals may / renew my re-
quest for your hand and heart.'
Monsieur, no man on earth can ever
do for me what you have done. In an
hour / have lived years of joy; that joy
/ owe to you. Give me my father, and
the love of my whole life, if you value
it, shall be your poor reward"
This sudden resolution of the young
girl, 80 natural under the circumstances,
was approved of heartily by the mother.
Next morning there sat in a small inn
in Solenthal, waiting for breakfast, a
man, not old, but bowed by years of
woe, gray-haired and pale. On each
side of him sat q woman-one his wife,
the other his daughter. They had been
talking for hours, and were not wearied
yet. A young man was sitting opposite,
his face beaming with delight. Several
times the waiter had announced break
fast, but the young man had always
bade him to be quiet and wait still a
moment.
At length hurried step was heard,
and the young Edward Dubois entered.
He started as il bitten by snake, and
would have left the room.
Stop ~ said Arthur, sternly, as he
caught him by the wrist. Rather kneel
and ask for pardon than fly. Read this,
man." and he put in his hand the print
ed bill proclaiming the injustice of
Pierrepont's sentence, his free pardon,
and containing the certified confession
of Mesnard.
Edward Dubois read it in silence
When he had finished, he turned and