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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1865)
i flEBRASKA-ADYERTISER 0s tqqre (t en liseg cr lejscDi-.!?r'.i:a ' nh ftdiitjictnr.' jr,.:i 5 1 t- t i i j r - it ) 13 Q) :i w IS iJ i: cj 21 C3 IS J 13 IJ 6 Si On oeJs:ia ce year Oceiuif esca est jfir. Oa ibtli eoloasacc ytir . 0b elnj5ii iscstij -. -Oat half colaan tlx aoT3 Osa foarth rolnms tiic.r.iit 0n i?hth column iirc iH?L OaeoJcEtf tifrt noatbi One bilfcolattii xhrtt Tasctl: 0a fcurth colnaiatbree inri;?! O20 eighth colano thrse n.r nt'.. Anncaccinz carJiJatis for f 3c? GEO. V7. HILL c CO., ' T Advertiser Clock, IIin6t Between 1st 2d, 9 I'M' I : A TBRMSi AlUrttiestiTcrtI.srnt juust i? ia i Ttnce. Y arly i crt 5 ?cm t n 1 1 q". r'. c r'. I a J r e t rc . Al'tia liof Jub.15 .c'san K'r J ptir.tirg, J:ci ihe bensfyis oa ?hortaotice an J resscrtl! ttrra ' ;Bbscription, mast inj-iablyrl'0 paid mAdvance tm Book Work, an1 Plain and Fane vb fott, iTatbe beat tjle. ndoa short notice. j VOL. X. BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1865. D NO. 6, f vA 1 . Ml rwr, t I t I 4 a 1 II . I w I 1 X . 1 i J t 1 J J 1 1 i i ! . i I : ... . .... I 'i . A 1 ' 1 1 . ! -. ft tl I "'f-.'iii i ."izl ' V ' ! -I i I - )' - ... : . r t". 1 if.'..' . ,7'r . ' '.- - - A . o - . . ' ;': - ; ' -. r - ' ' : " Liberty and union, one and inseparable, now and forever." : . " ,A ' , - . . - . i jj U S INK SS CAR D S, mi t-i. .ifi'.n'ni . ' i .-i i ii II. C. TIIURMAN, pljnstciaii S 0urgcon UJ 0 VWTILLE, YEMnj$Kl . -" .'"Volij-li.fy-pd' ' . li . ' " ' &HERTC AIT HOUSE i, i n.no:ii,soT.roi'mi:TOR, Vj.nJ b;r- -..! . - ..'n n.4-. .4.(JL. rVkOUSVlLLE, .NEBRASKA. Aj. a. iiewes. ATTORNEY AT LAW AND 1 - Solicitor in Chancery. LAND AND COLLFXIXG AGEKTS. ilROWKVILLE XT. T. iTairtitliy: ' . , V CIKFKAL PEALIRI1 . STAPLE Att&FAHGY DRY GOOD! BOOTS & SH O E S Main Street between First and Second, JA5IES MEDFORD, CABINET - MAKER Corner 2nd and Main Streets, EEOWUVILLE, K". T. ITrefnrrd to do all kinds of woik ia bis line oa Tiort ntnice uJ reasonable terms. 1-fiin J. 33. JOHlsrSOjNV I OFficE TTITII LlIOADLEY, Corner Main and Fir.n Streets, hub wx TiLLr,' xrnn.ifiK t. C. K. . F.WAKT, MI). A.fi. 1I0LLADAY, Ml). PHYSICIANS AfiD SURGEONS. ?outn Eiift corner of Main anl Firt Streets 'Orrics IIorRS 7 to 9 . M.and 1 to 2 and t to 1i r. h. Brownvi'.lc, braska, May 5th, lsf.5No 31, 1y. C. II. WAIriEIS. (Successor to W. M. C.Perkins) 0n ioor kept of tck rKCrNviLLE noix, UliOWXVILLE, N T. Vn.W. invites attention t bis C.trd or Album rhotoprajhs.wlso Lis beautiful Irory-like Auibro types, Lirh are ur.iversiilly admitted to be equal to any produced in this, or any other country. He will jtv his nndivided attentioa to the basi neo?, and bopes to merit a ahare o' publio rtroa age. SatisfaalMMi guaraateed. 9-49 - mrs,iU.(il1.C)caic, M ill in e ry : & Fa n cy Goods CTOn23. Main Street one door west of the Post Office IIROlT.WIIXf?, XEIIRASKA. A anperier ftf.tk f all inn Wiater Gotxia Jnst receired Everything iu the Millinery liae kej't conyl8ntly on bai.d: Drccs-Making, l3ocact Lieachir. and Trijjajing done to order. OcUbrt-,23 1S55. v9-a--2Sly BACK TO THE OLD STAND ! WATCHES. AND JOSEPH JSIIUTZ. WotiM reKif nil inform hl old enstonier that he acaie opened LU Jewelrj Shop in Lin old stand on Main itreet, smith fuictwo .(rf ot tbe Brown lle Hoase Re tec; en hand a leithl assortment everntinr-in bi Uae of bnkuca, which )e will aell on the owft terms fer Cas-n. Of dor.?; 'Xylite and Jewelry dune on the Short eat XoUee. - r WORK WARRANTED. ownville. Neb.. lfy 19th, iSM. r37-v8-ly . : J. F. MORRIS' (3noceor to R. Erwn H. Co. v-- . . wnld rMpctsutly announce .to-tiie Citiiena of Jlrownviiia) and vielnisy, iLrI Kie hni purchased the Large. .ind AYcll elected stock fcBICIKES- PAINTS. &0. OF K. ES'"WK X Co. ne atanre t.e in:ij:iccrtifrally, that lie will keep.on uaua every IMng cstall yQept i- Fust Class Drug 'Store, FRKSCRIPTIONS AND OK.DFRSCAREKULLT FILLFD r ALL nOCUS. ... WniTWEY BLOCK. MAIN" STREET BBOAYKVILLE, NEBRASKA. ix-S-ly i-H-; : - . , . 4 "STXTcHia SAYZS LTKaXT LOUS WALDTER, ."at his post yet, ready to irform all work,par ainmg to hitbuiineM. , He and i;rn painting, glaiin-, and paper bang np.fctc, at short notice, aud h 50at aprrored Kyle. Term e;tslw. Uivc him a call. , . thhopoa Maiu .Street, ett of ALkinson's Clo'th 4nf Store. , . , ' - ' Tie la prepared tede all -. Vv" Ix i t o W osjiiiic ; W A I, i; COX OR IN G In the reateat i,i '-Lesreat style lor ca.h , rowaville, April 7, ly. 1' AA. A'- CLOCK . , 1 ! E. "S. BURNS, M. D., PHYSICIA & 5UCIM OFFICE AT 1113 RESIDENCE. Aug. 8th,.1865 tl7r9Aj EDWAKD W. THOKtAS, ATTORNEY AT LAV, AlfD SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, One enrnfr ot Main and First 5trta. BROWN VILLE, NEBRAbKA. c. c. porarr. " - $ s. m.bich. DOESEY & RICH, SUfontfijS at Cavo, ' " A i ' r ' And COJlMEnClAr COLLECTORS. Office S. E. cornor 2fain and Firtt Streett, BROWN VI LIVE, NEBRASKA. Will rive prompt attention to all busiaess eiw, trusted to thcin ia tbe varloc? Courts f Nebraska and North iiissoari: uleo, to tbo Collection tt Bounty Money, Bck Pay, and Peasioas ; and to the Paymeat of Taxes. 9-40-yly BEDFORD & CO., DEALERS IV DRY HI MlfflllS BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS Quccnsrcare, Cutlery, etc. MAIN STREET. EROWNVILLE. NEBRASKA. C. W. WHEELER, CABINET-MAKER AND CARPENTER. IlaviDg opeaed op peraiaacutly on A IMvixx Qroot, One door above the Baltimore Clothing Store, Is prepared to do all kind of work ia bis line in tbe very beet and style. Particular attentione given to Contracts. v-n m p d JACOB M AR0I1 N, IIESEIMIT TISIL6I, BR ) Y NY I IXE NE Ii IU S Ki Cl Is th attection of Oeutleaien deirlng ne , Le ervirtl" inJ fsLioaalite WEARING APPAREL to mi HEW STOCK OF GOODS JUST HECEIYED, BROAD CLOTHS. CASSIMKRSr VESTIKOS. JiC. . OF THE VERY LJJ1T.ST STYLES Which he will sel I or make up, to 01 der, at ar.tec dented low prices. Hariri? on Lanl one of SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, tie is able o do Ccstom wore at rates that defy compe n.i-in. I warrant niy work, Hand as ucll as Machine lVorli. Those wishing any tlilriff in his line will do well to call an'l exumine his stock tefore investing, as he" pledges himself to hold oot peculiarly rvortle in ducement Jaauary 1st 1S65 p'd to Oct. 16th IS63. Mcctinpr or School Examiners, Notice i hereby given that the Board of Schoo examiners of Nemaha bounty, Nebraska, win noia meetir-rs for the Examination of Teachers for raid County, at the oEce of E. W. .Thomas, iu Browaville, on the 1st Saturday in every month, between the hours of one and 3 P. Jl, Applicants ror cert ineates are required to 9 rrctnt at one I o'clock. nrerUel v. or tnev will not bo examined.- No person need apply at afiy vther time. r , -i ,v.j11,.fcA (...j ' - - - : E.W. THOMAS, Clerk. April 1st, -yly CHOICE LIQUORS. ' r - f Wholesale and Retail Evan Worthing:, OF THE fH wif J&U LwifiWVAA If H ( BROWXVILLE, . ' TIas Jnst Received the larjrt and bet stock 01 Liquor and Cipara ever offtred in tMa market, end Will tell the 121 a low as any House in the Territory. 1TIIITACY?S EL.OCIC, IMain Street, lkownville Feb.4,'Cl yly. G R A N T' S.; .. " CAEAP CASH STOKE. Jllain Street Lctvcccn First ami Second. BRO WNVILLE, N. T. WK haveln stnre alarpe ant well reicited block of Boot3 and Shoes, Finest Quality of Winter Stcck, W1T1C1I XI V OFFERS FOK SALE CHEiVP FO II CASH Ivicsr shores of Guanahani to the strain i..' :..: ir i J . , ... UiOCt'j ICIS 01 JliYtTY'" JVlllU, Coffee, Tea. Soda, Allspice, IVprer, .Candles..".; Tobacco, Matches, Starch, &C..&C Sec. A't whrh beoreraat theiowert prices, 'deter I'UUIU UUl v W UUUC1 tViU . GRANT, BrewaviUe, Neb., -ix-39.6m.7,50 YAKITAS. iVe'eet aj teart tpon Notblng yoa icj: ' TJorrahl And to tie world goei well with'-me, ' " BarAhl And who has & mind to be fellow of mice, Why let hint take hold and help me dxala , . TileVfinooldy leea of wise. I efmybeartatrtnponwealthl Ilurrah ! A ,.:t. And bartered away my peace and health ; The slippery change went about like air ; And wheal had clutched tae & handful here, . An J it West tbofo. ' A- ') I set my hearttpon woman ne xi; narTahl' , ' ' ; : v For her sVeet sake was oft perplexed ; But;ah I " ,: The false one looked for a daintier lot Tho coasistaat oae wearied me oat and'out The best was not eadilg got. tut aij heart upon travels grand ; Hurrah I And spurned oar plain old fatherland ; Bat, ah! Naught saemed to be just the thiagit should, Most comfortless beds aad indifferent food, My tastes misunderstood. I set my heart upon sounding fame ;: ' Ilurrah I - Aad, lo I I'm eclipsed by some upstart's same ; - - - And, ah 1 .When in p ublic lifo I loomed quite high, The folks that passed me would loot away : Their very worst friend was I. , . And then I set my heart open war ; Harrahl We gained some battles with eclat ; Hurrah!- We trobled the foe with sword and flame " And some of oar friends faired quite the same I lost a leg for fame. Now' I've scl my heart spoil Nothing, you sec i Ilurrah 1" " ' . x. And the whole wide world belongV to ma j ' ; Hurrah ! ,The feast beg!ns to rua low, no doubt ; But at the old cask we'll have .a good fyout ; .- C4ime, d rtnk the besallout! THE UNWELCOME JIOSITOR. Some years ago I was appointed agent for an exiensive firm in the city vi New. Yojk, acd was objiged ly the duties of my office to travel frequently in the Western States. Io those Says the means of communication between differ ent parts of the country were much less extended than at present, and in conse quence I very often performed longjour neys on horseback, concealing commonly large dfns of m6ny -nbdiit my person. U.u wi.-nf llf ,nil r,rnn Ui i""' erty, which were not seldom, endanger 1 '"A. k fd 10 the less populous dlSlHCtS, I invari - ,i ti . j ' ' made ,L mT PradlCa td g0.JlTmed4 and being naturally of a fearlcs tuyn, rather .efijoyetf tEan otherwise the sense of danger from which 1 was neertwholly freOne of my aaf entures--and I met many wqrth relating involved., circum Etances whi-h at the time seemed to bor der on the superratoral, and which, al though, subsequently explained in .part, have always been in a great measure mysteriously inexplicable. A.A- The -occasion of my business in the year 1S39 rendered if necessary for me averse alone the western part of ibe State of Ohio, and I made the journey, journey as usual, on horseback. This Slate, now one of the most lustrous stars in the Fed- at that time eclipsed in glory -by many a sister lumi- uay which has since grown idim .beside it. The rreater rart of my route lay through a thinly peopled region, in which the houses were "like" angel's visits few and Jar between,"" and irKtvhich.I was frequently, obliged to put up wih accom- modalioli of the very plainest descrplion. One wet, 'i windy day in Qcto.be r I;had ridden further than common on a wretch ed road. hicb 'had fgrii3tJ?skedlhe powers tf iny willing.-aorserand a-ihe afternoon wore "away,''and ttill no signs of a house appeared, I began to feel. anxious no less on his account than on my own. Just before .eveninsf closed in, however, I was overjoyed by the distant prospect' of a house, rudely built, indeed, but as welcome to rav eves as the lov ed vision ot Uoiumtus ana ms comraaes ratting- me nec- oi raj jueu sieeu, and speaking encouraging words to him, I pushed on to the haven which promised us resteer the toil ahd'Wfeariness ot the day's exertions. Through the uncurtain - 1 ed windows of the lower story streamed I lout into the. increasing darkness atheer ful light, whose wavering brightness n- dicated an open fire-placed Aa I drew near tne bouse I could partially discern through the globni tne. shapes of irregu lar sheds and out-buildings attached to tbe main structure ; but I only cursori ly glanced at these, being more intent on reaching the inside than scrutinizing the outside of the edifice. The sound of my horse 8 hoofs attracted the attention'bf the Inm atea,f and sTmarfissued from one of the jut-buildir)gs, bearing a dark lan tern which entirely concealed his own figure, while it. plainly revealed' mine.' 'Can you take care of my horse, and give me food and lodging for the night?" I inquired. :VVe are "both 'exhausted, and can hardly go further before to-mor- W w - ! . . " . . . - j. V. V if - ' , : 4Yes," wasthe laconip answer. I dismounted ana followed the man as he led my horse id'tb'tbVba'rh,' and hav ing seen him well proved for, we went without an additonal- syllable into the house. My' companion all' the' while, whether 'accidentally or designelly, kept the bright side of the lantern constantly turned toward me, and it was cot until we entered the apartment containing the fire that I could fairly ' obtain a' sight of him. I involuntarily turned my gaze up on him before even glancing at the room into which. I now entered, impelled by an irresistible dtiriosiiy for which I was at a loss to account. f , He was a rhari of rather more than the average statue, with a breadth across the shoulders I have never but once seen equaled ; indeed so athletic was his ap pearance that I 'saw instantly I was: but a baby in comparison of physical strength, although at least-two inches his superior in stature. A ' : His feaiure.a-were. ri)t ill-sHaJed Jif ;it had not been for a low forehead he might have been called almost good-looking; his complexion, however, was dark, and a prbiusioii (if bushy beard tendered the expression of his mouth, hardly visible. -I was just turning my eyes frarii; his face to observe the aspect of, my nw quarters, when for a second his glance met mine ; it was instantaneously averted, bat a thrill of horror, loathing and dismay shot through my frame like an agonizing el ectricul shock. It. was a rather small, black eye (the oiher being sightless aud nearly shut) which had thus powerfully affected me; in its horrible glitter seem ed to lurk the concentrated quaintessenoe of devilish malignity. No words can de scribe the convulsive recoil with which I shrank from that glimpse into the depths of his soul; . -v With an immense effort pf will, how ever, I shook off the influence of the man, and directed my attention to the objects that surrounded me.' The room was not large, and roughly plastered, although dingry and dirty. At ono fend was a rude attempl.a't j&Jbar," formed out of unplaned boards, and behind this sat a woman of about thirty, wiih a wild expression of cespair on ner lace. not impulsive ana ungovernable"; but graven in stiarp lines on, everyfeature,a$ if .ifwpre the sculp tured countenance of a -condemned crim inal. On one side of the fire-place sat a man with his leys up against the side of the room, looking moodily into" the fire, and smoking a clay pipe, black as. the chimney-back ; he did. not raise, hi3 eyes once toward me. On th e other side sat a dog on his hiDd legs,-a-, rough, nonde- ... . i r ' - - - '., it . scripi.iook-ing animal; wtift a suuen yet horiestl t tare" jn-his pye :as he surveyed me. growling low all' the -while. The furniture of tae room was' !cf the rudest nd coueisting of a fewchairs ana ta ble, cn which lay a large jack-fenlfe, and a pieeeof plug tobacco; one tallow can dle stooVf near by, "Svith a Iortrr"truoky wick-v -:r .. , - I took a chair and'sal down liy the fire and asked if they could give me anysup- rjer: The worn art arosexnnd without saying a. word,s$t on the tabl er from, be hind the har a half-eaten leg of ham, a loaf of bread and jug of milk,! and 4hen resumed hef seat in silence.' My 'con ductor sat down near the fire, with his face half turned away, likewise in sil e nee.", M y ' i e r ve s ar e non e of the . m os t susceptible; but by this time the gloom of the party had throrghly infected , me. and my feelings were not to be envied, as I heartily wished the marrow wert come. The. one-eyed man rose at last, and went to the bar. " "Well ?" said the woman, coldly. . 'Brandy,' was the reply. "You've had enough already." she retorted, bitterly, . .You lie i" he answered, with a fierce oath. ' "I've got to stick the hog early in themorningrand Iiwiintsopie.tpore." You'd rather stick-the hog than kill ..? ..5-i.u:.. y " 7 a chicken, any day ! exclaimed the worn an, passionately. . 'I . hate you, you brute 1"; . . . ' , ' ' . ' . 'You do, do you ?" sneered he ''Give me the bottle, or I'll break-it over your bead!" . ...... . j "Take it yourself," groaned she, leav ing the bar. I wish you were dead, and me too , ; , r . . . - ; ;1 ;, ' The man took the bottle and drank a I ddg draughtf rom'it, casting, at the same time, a menacing look towards the worn? an, and shaking his head at her, threat eningly. The woman .shuddered, and covered her face with her lands. I could stand it no. longer, and abruptly asSed to be showed to my chamber. , . . The man, taking up the candl?,. mo tioned me to follow him, when the dog, which riad been quiet before, evinced sins of great uneasiness; and, after try ing to arrest my notice by a series of hybrid noises, half-way between a bark and a whine, seized hold of my panta loons, and held me fast. "Curse the dog !" muttered the manv with an awful oath, under his breath, and adding,-"don't mindahe cur," he dealt the poor animal such a kick with his heavy boot as sent him flying across the room with a yelp of pain. Without further delay he conducted me up a narrow, flight of vstairs, into a room containing a tolerably decent bed, a wash-stand, table, and a couple of chairs. Setting the candle down, he left the room and went down , stairs. No sooner had the door closed' behind him, than I noiseless! bolted it, and placed all the asaliable' furniture in the room giinst it, which operations considerably alleviated the uneasiness cf my mind As I turned towards the table to examine my p'istols, I was started at seeing, in a cheap locking-glass rested against the wall, the 'reflection of the end of my raoney-bltjust visible betweenmy waist coat and pantaloons, . I commonly wore this next to my body, but on this morn ing I had accidentally forg6tterif it till nearly dressed, and had therefore strap ped it around me hastilly, as I had little time to spare. I recollected, with no small disquietude the opportunity of observing this which had been afforded by the dark lantern , and ihe enigmatical remark of the wom an, the diabolical look of. the man, and the suspicions behavior of the dog, sim ultaneously recurred to my mind, and contributed greatly lo increase this dis quietude. My'first impulse was not tq go to bed at all ; but my second was to apostrophize myself under the title' of "infernal fool," and following the line of conduct implied, although hardly express ed, in this remark, I look off my clothes and plunged into bed. The. wild moanings of the wind kept me.listening awhile to their gusty music, enhanced .the feeling -of awe which I strove in vain to banirh from my breast. After an hour or two, howeveras every thing seemed perfectly1 still, the fa'trgiie of my journey gained the mastery cf all anxiety, and I fell into a state akin to sleep, but distinguished from it by my retain ing a consciousness of where I was and how I was circumstanced: 12 was powerless to move or act, but I seemed gifted with an almost supernatural a cuteness of mental activity, by which I took cognizance of the'least noise or dis turbance. In this abnormal "condition I appeared to remain tranquil for a long time, seeing and hearing altogether in dependently of physical organs' of sen3 e, when I became aware in my dream for it was only an unusnal kind of dream . of a scratching 5 noise just outside my charaber;windowr;ivhich was near the head of the bed. This grew louder and louder, until, bursting thespell of inact ion which' had hitherto bound me Land and foot.I appeared to leap up and rush tq the, window. All without washidden in inky blackness, and the candle I had left burning on the table was ' flickering in its socket,' evidently about to expire. With a great effort I flung up "the case ment and peered eagerly into thegloomj but I could discers nothing, and a3 I was on the point closing the " window agaic for the wind was h.fih and sent a shiver al! over my frame, a large object br ish ed against my hands, and leaped into the room. I started back, and giving a bur rirjl glance round the chamber, saw, by the latest flicker of the uyingf candle, the form of the strange-looking dog I had seen down stairs, silting on the bed, boh oprigbt, and staring at me. , The riext instant I was in utter darknetr. : For. some moments, I hardly knew how long, I stood - motionless, while a crowd of conflicting emotions swept a?ros3 thy. mind1; but soon recovering myself, I luckily remembered there was plenty of matches in my cigar "case; to ward my coat pocket, therefore, I groped my way, and securing them, struck one of theai."What was my joy to see, stazxJ icg on the wooden mantelpiece, a second candle", half burced but lill able to git light for -a couple of hoqts aVleast! Thij was jpeedly kindled, and then, turning toward the dog, I approached the bed. Thelaninial seemed to have no fll-natnred designs, but as I drew nearer, turned his nose cpward, and gave a low growl, and finding ! did not heed his pantomime, tut s tretc hereout my .hand to seize' him; he repeated the action,' and took every possible means to direct my attention to the ceiling. Without understanding his desire at (he time, I involuntarily glanc ed upward, and conceive my horror at teeing directly over the head of my bed, the faint but distinct outlines of a large trap-door. My. frozen blood had hardly begun to tingle along my veins once more, when my e yea firmly rivetted on this object, plainly perceived it ttemble, and com menced slowly to open.,. The dog observ ed this lilcewissT,- and uttering a' loud howlr sprung from the bed and out of the still open windnw. The door, neverthe less, .ascended gradually, sDdjustasa furiou3 gust of wind, swept by, and with one of its eddies extinguished the candlet a large heavy something fell with a crash uponjhe bed. With a gasp and a cry of suffdeatibri, I started, and opened my eyes, discovered I had been dreaming; and the sense of bewilderrnct accompany ing my waking did not prevent a feeling of intense relief. At first I could not recollect where I was, and fancied I must be at homa ; but a few seconds sufficed to dispel the illu sion;' Casting my eyes round in an ef fort' to indsntify myself . and ascertain my position, Isaw tLa" cindliTon the tnbie flaring up every now and the in a des perate struggle for existence. Hasitfy glancing at the mantel, I saw another candle, half burned, which I had noiiced when I went tobedl I was now through ly aroused, aad with foreboding appre hensionlooked up at the ceiling, and ah. Heaven! in the dimj-tfss of the light I saw the regular figure of a rectangle traced upon the plastern directly above me. Every muclc of my whole body was paralyzed by this discovery, and a weight seemed to lie with crushing" force upon my chest; with a' spirit' now", completely overcame by cuperstious terror, l lay at tempting to summon sufficient resolution arise and examine the chamber closely, when hark, could u be? yes no yes way. tSnmistakably a faint sound outside my window, resembling me noise or a dogVclows against.; the, wall. It grew more and more distinct, accompanied at intervals with'a low whining, and an oc casional short, sharp yelp. No sooner had'I bWome convinced that it was really the case, than mysef-possession returned; I got up, put on my cLthes, took one pis tol in my hand, leaving the other order my pillow and walked resolutely towards the window. v . ...-,. My candle had became extinguished by this time, and as I looked out into the black abyss of the night, I saw that the clouds, dashed here and there with sjibti of silver, were breaking up, and that be fore long the moon would appear. I threw open the window, and at once, as if borne by the gust of wind which rush ed . into tbe apartment, in leaped the black dog which seemed so mysterious! connected with this 'singular adventure of mine. I was now completely my own master ; by vigorous effort of the wilT I quelled the shadowy.fears which b?sieg ed my heart, and looked cut with stnin ing eyes to discern, if possible, the meabs by which the dog could thus make hf appearance outside a' second story win dow. A transient moonbeam showed rae one of the, numerous ou;-buildicgs; before mentioned, at right angels with Ithe wall of the housp, and' from the eaves of this all along the sioe. cf the house extended a narrow plank, about fie inches wide. A thick cloud obscuring the room agaTrj precluded further observation, and I turned from tbe window. I felt confident that rrgj cigar-case was empry of matches, but, to test the accura cy of my dream, I felt for it, ep?ned it, and discovered at last twenty. I struck a light; and, as I expected, there was the dog upon the bed in the very attitude of the' vision. "All doubt now vanished from my mind that I had been mysteri ously varned of intended foul" play of some nature, and I stood a mom'ent 're volving in my mind ' the' best coursa of i . . ..... j action. This I speedtly decided ca. -Going'upf to lb.8 dog, I cartld Li n. an 1 wa3 on the point of carrying him ty th3 window, when to make my drean n3r3 exact a projhacy ha .turned hij th.z to wards the ceiling'anJ' ccrr-ru:::! whin- V ing , very low. rinstnctly seized him. and hurled him 'out of' the window with' some little compunctions at thus irciliri my' only friend in ihnccursed hou?,' . but I coiilJ mke nv dchy. LAXl.igsorue cteth-ca the led iath?': form cf a man, as nearly as possible, snl extinguishing ths c'snilj, I Retired to tier farthest corner efthe'reora' and, sillier dbvvn'ih cue cf the chaira 1 hair'Atei against the doer .with myrevolver fndy" J hand determined to aunil the ,i?iai cf - events: - For half an Lcur lsal perfectly still, listening to every whistle 'and si0u'' " of the wind, which blw intermittently' -:1 through the window I had left'epsn, ah l 1 straining my eyes whe never there was a, ' ' gleam of light td discern whether ther 1 was any movement irf th'? tr p-decr. At" : last, when a mcmentaryray shen? in, I saw it partly open, and now I "anxiously"'' 1 awaited in silenca and' dirkne?3 for tho next derelopment cf thij awful myr.ery. Presently I'heard aiow creaking, as cf rope, then a tremendous crash, the re port cf a pistol, ih-3 sound of heavy fea overhead; and tha fall of( seine' duP,- ' yielding tcdy outside the window. Tha ' pause which followed thess airiest sir:' 1 ultoneou? noise 3 wa3 brolicn by lo w groi3 : 1 cf pain from the ground tcaaath cy win ' dow and the gensral murmur cf a'grtit' disturbance in the lower part cf the hout?. I hastily re-lit ths cindls, and6ia-la ' the bed fouad a vast srone had been drop- - ped upon the pillow. whero rzy Lead hod' previously Iain! Suddenly re'ercann! -: the pisicl I had left' bem-ath t!i2 pillow;-' with the exeniou' of my'utraMt -streagtlr I rolled eff the massive stoa and found r' the pistol discharged. Insiantly.the truth flashed zzrois my, , riirnd. I rushed' to the winiov, ar.d lo jk-) ing dawo saw the woman and the maa I . had noticed in' tho fcarrocm ths nij-ht be- . fore benJirg'with torches in their hanli over the prostrola body cf my ht who" . was evidently' in the ani of d?ath. . The ruffian had been. waiting ca the out side of the window until ths aecomplic-3 had performed hii hellish work, iiicrdar . to rob my mangled corpse of the rr.etey . he knew I had in my pcessi jn ; and the pistol being accidently disthorged by the fall cf the stcne, tho Lalhaj'picrccJ his brain, entering through tha evil ey y which had girea tu3 such z thrill cf hor ror. At the dijccvery, cf Cms Li Jesus plot and its awfnl retribution, my senses ; threatened "to "desert rrre '; but," reflecting that ineuch a house I could 'hardly le' safe, no sooner hacl they carried the.dy-' ing man within than Icharaberei cTowa 1 outsidelbokny'horsVfr'cra :thoJ ctibld. 1 and mounted hi:n uoVose'rvd. 1 As I passod the house, "however, and' looked back at the rocrn I'had so 'recast-' ly occupied and which hoi so nearly beia '." the seene of a far 'different tragedy, I saw lights ia tho window. ' The soucXof my horsed hoofs drew the attention of tho ' man within, who hadacaied to see ' what had beco'm? ofn and lo ascertain the cause' of 1:1 centra JV death fatid'iV' stantly levelling a riflj at n3f he"firc'd. As I-was boking at him at the'very raj-' ment, I anticipated hiVsction ly clapping : fpurs to my hors?, there! y scaawhaV disconcerting his aim and ia all probiliTy saving my own UU, or the UIl grazed my shoulder,' cauiin a scar Which remains' to this day. -Ten 1 jng-miles had my poor horse to gallop before' I reached th5 neafe.-t jv&tioc uf the peace, ar.d return ing as' speedly as p-jSHltc iva fcuad our birds flown arJ the hsus-3 Lilf burned to . tb' g?ooni. No ioforroo.!ijn ia rrgard to Cv could be obtained, except that they hal. ' lived in this habitation about two yearsA and had been' shunned and feared by thtr. settlers cf the neighborhood". .Jh3 con flagration of the-hcuio was arreted, but, nothing was discovered throwi.-.g any light eft. the matter.. 7Lo body cf ,the? feiled murderer was taken, chirred el:? scarcely recognizable, from ths a.-hei ct hi3 dwelling, uhere ho had spj.aiiQilf bosn flung' ij his S3e'ehr'as'i03 quick en mode of bnrryirg Lt.a.' ' ilavicg as certained the futility of furth-r iovesil- gation. at 2 st for the pre.nt, we reds away, and passing through an adjacent wood, the dog which had phyed so strange a part in thi3 most drama mada his appearance .suddenly cn our left and ' followed cur horses to the village cf R In gratituia for. his effort ti- preserve me froul tVt ruction, I hencev forward shared my o va horu yL'X uawetcame ncr.:tor,- .. . J '- rJ.
