if I P' Hi1HI itifif ufrZVill' AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. f'oZnZ Vol. "V. IYoav 1 Jloomlieltl, 3n., TiieHlsriy, Aiiil -1. 187'!. IVo. 14. Is Published Weekly, At New Bloomfield, rcnu'u. BY FRANK MORTIMER. BUBSCKIPTION TEKM8. ONE DOLLAR rEIt YEAlt I CO Cents for 0 Months; 40 Cents for 3 Months, IN ADVANCE. A Night's Adventure. A GERMAN STORY. AT THE period to which this story more particularly refers, there stood in the high road leading to the villago of Schwalbach, a long, low, old-fashioned inn, which boasted of a more than ordinary amount of out-houses and grounds in its rear. It was never at any time a fust-class establishment ; nevertheless, its proprietors for it changed hands several times during its chequered career appeared to drive a tolerably profitable trade. One evening Count Tottlebon was traveling iu a light, open chaise, accompanied by a single ser vant, ou the rood leading to Schwalbach, when the house in question attracted his attention. The season was cold the evening was far advanced, both travelers wero wet to the skin, and the heavy clouds above, and the drizzling ruin, rendered the road more miserably dark and cheerless. "I shall not risk going any further, Franz," said the Count, addressing his Bervant. "Yondor house will doubtless afford us accommodation for the night. Dost thou know aught of it?" " No my lord, but I dare say it will do woll enough." " Thou we will pull up here, and take our chauce, unless you know of a better place in the village." Franz declared that he knew but little of that part of the country, and his master, therefore, halted at the inn. He alighted and entered, resolving to set out early in the morning. The people of the house seemed very at tentive and obliging. The count was shown into a comfortable looking room up stairs, which was clean and neat. His orders were obeyed with alacrity, and supper was being prepared ; he had every reason for being well pleased with his reception. Accustomed from his youth to a wandering life, he made it a practico when in houses of publio entertainment to pass very little of his time iu his own apartment, but ' generally chose rather to associate with the other guests in the pub lio room. There ho entered into conversa tion with every one, whethor foreigner or native whethor noble or peasant. Ho was consequently voted by all who knew him as the best of good fellows, and a jolly companion to boot. In short, the Count was a general favorite with both sexes. On tho present occasion, he adhered to his usual custom, and passed an hour or more below in tho public room. He con versed with the host, and then passed sev eral compliments upon the appearance and manners of the hostess, who was a young and exceedingly pretty woman. The laugh and jest went round, and all present seemed iu admirable good hiynor which was con siderably enchanced upon the Count de claring that ho supposed that ho should have to stand godfather to the landlord's first-born. ' The hostess blushed, but could not refrain from Indulging In a hearty laugh. . . . " You' must not mind what I say, 'niy friend," observed the Count to the land lord. ''It's my way, people toll me j and the ladies especially declare that I am a privileged person. , you've an aiuiublo wife, I'm sure -any one can see that. I hope you prize and chorish her indeed I'm sure you do j; 'j- ; ;, ;y () ,j Of course the speaker was answered in tho affirmative ; but there wus a certain hesitation and uneasiness betrayed by both husband and' wife whiih' tho 'C6unt could not readily account for'; so hp1 'pcrsued the conversation iu a tono tot banter and good humor, but fulled to elicit anything from cither party., , ...... ;ll. , t " I shall know more about these people before morning, I dare say," thought the Count. rcrhaps I am on the wrong track. It's likely enough that they are not so happy a couple as I had at first sup posed. While thus ruminating, ho was surprised to find that the eyes of both woro intently engaged in examining the expression of his countenance. " Umph !" muttered Tottlebon, to him self. "Thore is some undercurrent, that's certain ; and of which I am in complete ig norance" Perceiving perhaps, that a shade of sus picion passed over tho expressive and hand some features of his guest the landlord strove to say something pleasant, iu which endeavor, however, he signally failed. His wife came to tho rescuo, and began to banter the Count in return, declaring that she bclioved he was by nature so gay and, at the same time, so fascinating, as to bo a dangerous man. This speech, of course, gave rise to much merriment, all present indulging in a loud laugh at the Count's expense. While this conversation had been going on, a servant-maid, who was both young and pretty, had occasion to come back ward and forward to the room several times. He presently observed that the waiting-maid's manner was mysterious ; her countenance wore a thoughtful and even anxious expression, and the Count came to the conclusion that she had some thing to communicate to him. In this sur mise as it afterwards transpired, he was not mistaken. The girl was deeply con cerned ; she had fears for the security of tho Count ; sho desired to give him timely warning. As often as sho looked at him sho thought within herself, "I think I may trust him ho looks so very good and amiable I" She hesitated no longer; as she passed Tottlebon, she pulled him gently by tho coat. Tho Count was iu no way surprised. He gave a look of inquiry, and she whispered in his ear, " I know not what I am risking for your sako, but think and hope you will not betray mo. Do not retire to rest with out seeing and speaking with mo." Having given this caution, she glided out of the room. From tho usual vanity of bis sex, the Count imagined that the girl was smitten with him. He could hit upon no other satisfactory solution to account for her strange conduct. However, as she was young, and was possessed of no inconsider able share of rustic, feminine beauty, thore could bo no harm iu having tete-a-tete with her. She very shortly brought some refresh ments in the public room, when ho left his companions, upon the pretext of wishing to tuke some fresh air. The girl was already waiting for him at the door of the kitchen and beckoned him to go into tho yard, whither she followed him in haste and agi tation. Bhe murmured, in hurried accents, "For the love of mercy, sir, pray take care of yourself I You are not among such honest pcoplo as you imagine. They know that you have money about you. They intend to rob you of that. Already arrangements have been made to effect this object ; but, alas 1 what is still worse, your life is iu danger. Do not think of going to sleep after you retire, but be watchful and vigi lant. Prepare for tho worst. " You're a good girl, and your solicitude on my behalf will not be readily forgotton," said Tottloben, who was deeply impressed with his companion's . kindness and the gravity of his own situation. A presence of mind almost incredible inspired him on the spot with a very different idea. The maid was about to retire, when ho quickly pulled her by tho arm. " I dare not remain longor, or they will suspect I" sho ejaculated, in evident trepi dation. ( , . ' " One or two questions, and I have dune," cried Tottloben. "Tell mo, does your master live on good terms with his wife ?" " Yes j on the very bcst,of terms." : , " Docs ho roilly and truly love her?" "Almost as much as his own life.'; "Enough. Now you may go. It es cape, your fjrtune shall bo made ;if I die your warning shall dlo with mo. I will never, come what may, betray you, or make known what has passed between us.' Mind you yourscir are equally cautious. Do not mention a word of this business to my' ser vant." ' . " ' ' . , ' ; The ghl low to the kitchen, and the Count returned to the public room. Not a look botrayed him ; his, toue . and temper were just the same as before. At least so they appeared to be. ' Uo even ordered supper to be luld below, and would not it down to it oxcept ou condition that his kind host and hostess would partake of it with him. Thus did ho conceal his sus picions beneath tho guiso of affability. After supper he ordered a servant to bring a box that was still in his carriage. Tottlebon immediately prepared to retire to bed, and the landlord to light him to his chamber. "Do you know madam," said Tottlebon laughing as he addressed the wife, "that I should much prefer boing conducted to my dormitory by my kind hostess. I am so superstitious as to fancy I always sleep as well again when a handsome woman shows me to my bed as when a man at tends me." At this proposal tho woman looked a little disconcerted, and showed no great in clination to perform the office. The Count Btill continuing his jocular strain, put tho candlo into her hand, and took hold of hor arm, observing that she ought not to re fuse tho future godfather of hor child such a trifling gratification, and that she might take her conjugal partner along with her. By these, and other representations of a similar kind, ho at longth prevailed on her to accompany him, followed by her hus band. They entered tho chamber. Horr Tottlo ben, as soon as he bad alighted from his carriago, had hung upon a nail a double barrelled carbine, full charged with ball and which ho invariably caried with him in the course of his travels. He took good care not to casta single look at it before the proper time. But whilo the woman was setting the candle on a table near the window, and when sho was just going to wish him good-night, he quickly took down the weapon, and stopped still more hastily betweon tho landlord and his wife. In a voice which suddenly passed from jest and laughter to tho sternest tone of com mand, he said, in imperious accents, " No, my good woman ; wo are not going to part from each other so abruptly 1" The hostess turned pale but made no re ply. " On this chair, and at this table, you must sit down and pass the night in my company," said the Count, in a voice of thundor. "Impossible explalmed the landlord. " What my wife pass a whole night in a goutleman's room ?" "Even so," returned the traveler ; "I am not joking. Nor, indeed, to say the truth, I don't think I was ever so serious in tho whole course of ray life ; and mark you, I mean to have my way. I pass my word and honor as a gentleman that your wife shall be treated with respect and considera tion whilo she remains with mo. But, at the same time, I must inform you that on the slightest noise at the door of tho cham beron the loast opposition on your part, or any other on the least attack upon my self one of tho balls with which each of of these barrels is charged shall rid you of your wife. This I swear by my hopo of salvation !" The landlord and his wifo would sooner have expected a dissolution of nature than such an address. Both were silont for a moment, and then both strove as best they could to got out of the difficulty. The woman piteously entreated him to permit her to go, and threatened a swoon, but her efforts were in vain. , The husband was at first at a loss to conceive what all this meant. He then had recourse to entreaties and protestations, assuring the Count that he was as safo in his house as though he wore iu his own home. At length, finding that nothing availod, ho threatened to re pel force by force, and to call his people to his assistance. Tottleben's presence of mind did not forsake him. ... " I have no doubt, sir,'.' said he, 'that you have plenty of peoplo and customers at hand, hut they are not so near as to resoue your wife from death. If but a dog approaches if but a hand is raised against pio I will stretch her lifeless without pity or remorse 1 Besides the two barrels in my carbine, I have a pair of pocket pistols' ca pable of doing exoellont service.-' I may be overpowered, I confess ; but at least three or four mon shall accompany me, pnd this charming woman shall go first to show me the way I ' This is my mode of procedure ; it is one I have had occasion td adopt in other houses of publio resort besides your own.' If you do not like it,, take care and lot my horses he fed' and put jtq1 my' car riago very early tomorrow morning, Now begono without, delay J Tliiq chamber is to-night my apartment". ,iM .', , The woman sat down, and the man with, drew. In thhj extraordinary situation the remaining couple passed the night. . , . ; At the break of -day, came Tottleben's servant. Before ho was half-way up stairs he called out to let his master know where ho was. Ho brought tho Count's breakfast and a bill with very moderate charges. Tho Count presented his companion with the first cup of cofTco, and after she had drank it, ho took tho rest at his ease. When he was informed that everything was ready for his departure, ho thanked the hostess for hor good company, and bogged hor to favor him with it to his carriage He then conducted her down stairs, as though she wore tho first lady of tho Court. At tho house door, he stopped and inquired for the servant-maid whom he had seen tho day before, and whom he accurately de scribed. Sho advanced, trembling, from a comer. All the suspicions of tho landlord had already fallen upon hor : already had he (as sho afterwards related) promised, with the most tremendous imprecations, to givo her a suitablo reward as soon as the stranger was gone. When Tottloben saw her by daylight, and looked at her more narrowly, ho ob served that she was a delicate, elegant girl. He threw hor a full purse. "Take that," said ho, " and if you are determined to stay hcio, buy a husband with it. But if you are afraid to remain with your master, come along with me. I will answer for your success, and I swear I will provide for you as long as I live." Tho girl wanted no second bidding. She sprang into the carriage, leaving behind all she possessed, which probably, indeed, was of no great value. The Count took leave of his fair hostess, begging her not to for got that ho was to be godfather. He was afterwards informed by his ser vant, who had slept in the public room, that about midnight three robust fellows softly entered tho house, wont into another room, and after a long conversation with tho land lord, speeded away. The girl, who had been about a year in the house, related that during this time two strangers who had put up there had disappeared, Bhe knew not how. She said, also, that she was quite positive about tho plot entered into by the lundlord and his associates, who had agreed to admit tho three men whose purpose was to assassinate Tottloben in his sleep. At tho next town the Count acquainted tho burgomaster and other civil authorities with the whole affair. Soldiers were imme diately dispatched, but they could not or would not find eithor tho host or hostess. At the same time, Tottloben provided his female deliverer with more costly apparel. She continued his companion for some time, until at length, when tho Seven Years' War was over, as a reward for hor kindness and devotion to him, displayed in a variety of ways, he mado her his wife, and never had reason to regret having raised her to so high a position. A SCEME U A t'HUKCH. ACIULICOTliiTTo.,) paper says : One of the most remarkable church difficulties we have ever heard of trans pired in this city ou last Thursday night, at the Methodist Protestant Church on Main street. A revival had been in progress sev eral nights, and in tho course of his ser mon that evening, Mr. Miliard, tho pastor, referred to a class of persons who were re ligious in the church and irreligious out of it, and spoke of a man who was a member of that congregation who answered to that character. At this accusation, Mr. Peter M. De Camp, . who is a member of that church, sprang to his feet in an excited manner, and cried out, ." Name the man ; who Is it 1" The minister proceeded with his discourse, when Mr. De Camp again in terrupted him with the exclamation, "Who is it? . Do you mean me?" The min ister retorted that his remarks were for gen eral application, but that " if the shoe fit him he could woar it." This was too much for Peter's combative temperament, and he again sprang to his feet and used expletives of an emphatlo character Tho minister undertook to con tinue his discourse, when. Mr. Do Camp took possession of the lamp (which belong ed to him) by which the minister was read ing. But this did not succeed in stopping the services, and a daughter of Mr. De Camp cried out, "Shut ou" the gas, father,'! which ho Immediately did, leaving minister and audienco enveloped iuj darkness. The room was soon empty, and , Ma, po Camp, who isone of the trustees, locked the chx and departed, for homo. ,,j r v ,,,, ,, Whethor there was any persona! diJllcul ty between tho minister and Sir. De Camp, whieh will explain this singular proceeding we have not learned. The next morning it was rumored that Mr. De Camp would bo prosecuted ou tho charge of disturbing divine services ; but later in the day we learned that tho trouble had boon entirely reconciled. AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL. MANY years ago, a gontloman, follow ed by a servant in livery, rode into an inn in tho West of England, one eve ning a little before dusk. Ho told the land lord that he should be detained by business in that part of the country for a few days, and wished to know if there wore any amusements going on in the town to fill up the intervals of time. The landlord replied that it was their race and assize week, and that he would, therefore, bo at no loss to pass away tho timo. On tho gentleman's making answer that this was luck, for that ho was fond of seeing trials, tho other said that a very interesting trial for robbory would come on the next day, on which people's opinions were much divided, the evidence being very strong against the pris oner ; but ho himself persisting resolutely in declaring that he was in a distant part of tho kingdom at the timo the robbery was committed. His guest manifested consid erable anxiety to hear tho trial ; but, as tho court would probably be crowded, express ed somo doubt of getting a place. The landlord told him that there could be no difficulty in a gentleman of his appearance getting a place ; but that, to prevent any accident, ho would himself go with him and speak to one of the beadles. Accordingly, they went into court the next morning, and the gcutleman was shown to a seat on tho bench. Presently after, the trial begiui. Whilo tho evidence was giving against him, tho prisoner remained with his eyes fixed on the ground, seem ingly very much depressed j till being called on for his defence, he looked up, and seeing the stranger, ho suddonly fainted away. This excited some surprise, and it seemed, at first, like a trick to gain time. As soon as he came to himself, on being asked by the judge the cause of his behavior, he said, "Oh, my lord, I see a person who cansavo my life I That gentleman" (pointing to tho stranger) "can prove I am innocent, might I only have leave to put a few ques tions to him." The eyes of the court were now turned on tho gentleman, who said ho folt in a very awkward situation to be so called upon, as he did not remember ever to have seen tho man before, but that he would an swer any quostion that was asked him. "Well, then," said the man, "don't you remember landing at Dover, at such a time?" To this the gontloman answered, "that he had landed at Dover not long be fore, but that he could not tell whether it was on the day he mentioned, or not." "Well," said the prisoner, "but don't you recollect that a person in a blue jacket and trousers carriod your trunk to the inn ?" To this he answered, that of course some person had carried his trunk for him ; but that he did not know what dross ho wore. "But," said the prisoner, 'don't you remember that the person who went with you from the packet, told you a story of his being in tho service, that he thought himself an ill-used man, and that he show ed you a scar he had on one side of his forehead?" During the last question, the countenance of tho stranger underwent a considerable change ; he said he certainly did recollect such a circumstance ; and on the man's putting his hair aside, and show- uo Dvni, uo uuiUiuo 1JU1LU sure, liutlll Jlti was the same person. '' ' ' ' 1 A buzz of satisfaction now ran through tho court ; for the day on which according to tho prisoner's account this gentleman had met with him at Dover, was the : same on which he was charged with the robbery in a remote county.' '.The strangor, how over, could not bo certain of tho timo, but said that he sometimes made a memoran dum of dates in his pocket-book) and might possibly have dpno so on this occasion. On turning to his pocket-book, ho found a memorandum of the time he landod from Calais which corresponded with the pris. oner's assertion. This being the only cir cuirtstance nocossary to prove the alibi, .'the prisoner was immediately acquitted, amid applause and congratulations.!. .i .1,7 Inn tit. an. Iia tinnnn-A ...:-.. V . it nuiu less man n monui aiun- wu ine gentleman who came to tho inn, i attended by a servant in llvory, the servant whd fol lowed him, and the prisoner who had Tjcon acquitted, wore all three brought back "to gether to1 die same goal,! for robbing' the mail.' " ; ' ', ' ; i 11 " 1 l.t f ,.ti . ( ...i ill YAu M'f '. V3 The other day, whilp a teacher was 1, ,....! i wr a liiv i.Atf 1.1a 1 ., . 1 . i 11 ing passage occurred, "The wages of 'sin is death." The teacher, wishing to get the word " wages" out by deduction, asked, "What does your father get every Saturday night?" The boy answered promptly, "he gets drank 1"
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