The Tioga Ooanty agltator: BY M. H. COBB. published every Wednesday morning and mailed to sab«eribera at OKB DOLLAR AND FIFTY CfiKTS per year, always *** ADVANCE. • «. :k O V The paper is aent postage free to county st&seri bers, though they may receive their mail at post-hjSces located in counties immediately adjoining, for C.pnv se pienco. * " The Agitator is the Official paper of a od circulates in every ‘neighborhood the^e^^ 1, . * Bub gcriptioo^b6* 00 tbe advance pay system, it oirca l&tes among a cUsS mort to'4ho interest of adfce&Wft .to reach. Terms to advertisers as liberal as thooc-of ferel hj any paper of equal circulation in/ Northern Pennsylvania. ■ * * . ■ A cross on the margin of a paper, denotes ihst the subscription is about to expire. ItfT Papers will_be % *topped when the subscription time expires, order® coatrhq ftcce- \ . 0. W. A. NICHOLS. Attorney and counsellor 'it; law. Office formerly occupied by JameBLowrhy,Esq. welleboro, Oct. 11, 1865-Iy. r * JOHN I.IITCBELI/. ‘ I ’ Attorney and la w. Tioga Village, Tioga County, I’enn'i. ~ t prompt attention, to Collections. - - :: - March 1, 1865.-Iy. - ' 1 " * ' ■ HILSOS & WILE!*, ATTORNEYS *>' COUNSELORS a/IAW, (niIST DOOKTROM-BIOOKByS, ON THE‘J,y KNoIe) W elUboriiugli, Pa. Will attend to bujioeßß entrusted to thgirioare ;in the counties of tf . eofOabj*-’-* 5 - s. F. Wusos. NOTICE.— Tbj Law partnership heretofore.exist tee subecrSEwfs 4 ty mutual consent. JAMES LOttfEET, ffelleboro, Oct. 18, *65/ S. F. WILSON. - DR. W. WV WEBB, ■ PHYSICIAN k SURGEON. OFFIci ,; ONE Door South of Fiacblu'a Shoe Shop, V Jllibo boruugb, Pa. . particular attention paid to Op-, erative Surgery, for aucceas in which hia ex{ brienoe in the Armj partibnlarly qualifies him. [ooti j’6s. JOHN S. 31 AN If, Attorney a:nd counsellor ax';law Coadonport, P&y will attend tho leveraliCourtSp la Rotter and McKean counties. All busit few en~ touted to bis care will receive prompt attention. He bas the agency of large Erects of land and will attend to the payment of taxes on anf lands in said counties. ■ Coudersport, Sept. 13, 1865-ly.* * - P£MtfStLTAKIA • CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND THE AVENUE, Welliboro, Pa. J. W. BIQONY, Proprietor. fJMUS popular Hotel, having been refitted . and re-furnished throaghout/is now opehto the pnblio as a first-class house. A good hostler always on hand, « ■ 1, 1fc'68.3 ' D. HART’S HOTEL. WELLSBOBO, TWO a CO. PEN FA. THE subscriber takes this method to i^Torm Ms old friends and customers that be b e re lumed the conduct of the old “ Crystal- F<r htain Hotel,” and will hereafter give it bis entire attrition. Thankful for past favors, he solicits a renewal of the isme, DAVID HAST. Wolleboro, Uov. 4, 1863.-ly. ’ IZilifi WALTOS HOUSE Guinea, Tioga County, Pa. > H. C. VERMILYEA, .'Proprietor, THIS is a new hotel located within ao cess df the boat fishing and hontlng.-grounds in Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will bo spared for the seekers and 'the' tray illing public; J [Jan. 1, H. W. Williams, Wk. R. Sifirn. WIELIAHS.de SMITH, ATTORNEYS AND COVSSELORS AT'IAW, BOUNTY A PESSIOS AGESCI. Bbia Street, Wclliboro, Pa. -, January 4, 1865-ly. v t S. P. SiIAIBOM, s BARBER & HAIR-DRES^SR, Shop Over C. L. Wilcox’s StobC. *■ Vfellsboro,il>BC- 7,tt864, '-'4-., WESTERS EXCHANGE lIOTUL. KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, PA.. ; THE undersigned having leased the abov''Hotel for a term of years would respectfully the traveling public thathe has put the Hotel.ln first class order for the reception of guests and .no 1 pains will be spared in the accommodation of travelers And as far as the situation will allow, he will keep a first class Hotel, in all things, except pikes, which-will be modetate. Please try us and judge for youtCelves. Knoxvillp, Oct. IV, IB64rtfi XU. MARgN/ WJEL.LSBORO BCOTJBI*- ( Oorner Main Street and the Avenu*.)' [ Wellsboro, Pa. , , B. B, HOLIDAY, Proprietor. ; y| I ', One of the most popular Houses in the -'fcobnty. This Hotel is the principal Stage-jiousc iikWjillsboro. Stages leave daily As'lfdllniwl.'-. ; . - ;, 1- 1 '<■ Tor Tioga, at 9a. in.; For Troy, at Ba. For Jersey Shore every Tuesday and Friday m.; For Coudersport, every Monday and Thuyaday at 2 p. m. i , , Jiy', „ Stages Abiuvb—From Tioga,.at 12 Clock p. m.: From Troy, at 6 o’clock p., ( m.; Shore, Tuesday and Friday 1L a. m*. t From Cgiuders pon, Monday and Thursday II a. m. X B.—Jimmy. the well-known. will be luund on Tiandt * V ' Welleboro, Oct. 5, 1864-ly. ' „ , HUGH YOratf BOOKS E LLER .V STATIONER, AND DEALER IN American Clocks, American, English, and Swist batches, Jewelry, Silver Plated Ware, Spectacles, Picture Frame's, Photographic Albums, Sufredsjsiipes, Microscopes, Perfumery, Yankee Notions, Fistying Tackle and Flies, and Fancy and Toilet Articles.- • sat* SCHOOL BOOKS of every kind used to the Oouuty, constantly on hand and sent by mail flrxdh •rwine, to order. -VO. 5,' UNION BLOCK; VEIISBORO. PA. FOR SALE.—HOUSE 4 LOT on Main Street, adjoining Wright k BftUey*R~Btore. 20.fSree of land in Delmar, between John Gray and Mert-sk. Hoaee and Lot on Covington Street. For terms, Apply tOfJRBNRY, Esq. May 31,1885-tf. * ~ Flour ANj).rpHßP,BUCßwheat } : #oub, Meal, Pork and Salt, Tea, Coffee, Sag*.?, Soap, Candles, Saleratns, Tobacco and Keroseno.Oiv": Also, Mackerel, Whiter Pish, and Tcokt, the package or pound. CHAB. k H- VAN VALKENBUEG. Jane 28, 1885. PROTECTIVE WAR CLAIM AND PENSION AGENCY OP THE U. 8. SANITARY COM MISSION.—AII the papers and correspondence .re-, quired to procare Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay, and Prize Money for discharged SOLDtSRS and SAILORS, and lor'tbd RELATIVES of Buhners and Sailors dying in the service of the United" States, prepared and forwarded, and the proceeds of aU claimg, when collected, remitted to the p&xtCdi PREB °F CHARGE. . Office 1307 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. Or for farther information or assistance, apply to Luct. ,MooaE Hotchkiss, Wellsboro, I S. E. -Morris, Mansfield, ' / Associate Managers for Tioga Coqnty. White wash lime.—the "best .' " quality of Rhode Island Lime for while wash lng, at • ROY'S DRUG STpRE. PURE fIINGBK at ‘ ■' - -■ '■ ROT’S DRUG S? SB. THE VOL. XIL A TRUMP CARD! Great, bargains n—i would, in all confidence say to the people of Wcllsboto and aarronhding country that I have just returned from New York with - • A LARGE STOCK OF GOODS, j*l ' * f consisting of : READY MADK CLOTHING' ' for Men and Boys,. u j O VER A2>[P UNDER SJSIBTS. . 1 |- j T / r ’ y " ; °^P TT IB r * Ki>v O sod •‘comfortable. Also, ; v- . • ii; : iA NKB LOT;jQF>C ASSIAIEKES, x, "Also,!a large. stock of , L BOOTS & SHOES for MEN, WOMEN, and CHILDREN. Hats, Caps, &c., too numerous to mention. All of which ~ ; * I Off PER FOR CASH, ,at prices calculated to carry ont myjnle of_bminc?V- Small Profit* and <JnlckS»lf'» 1 , Pleaie lo caUand eiamiaeqiy Block. ; Retneloter the place, THE CHEAP CASH STORE, SOTS BUILDING. Wellaboro, Sept. 29,1865. 8. P. CARD, - Ji.B. Niles. ! i DISTINGUISH!:]) ARRIVAL. Has jnst returned from JSTew York, whh an enormous Stock of GROCERIES dc PROVISIONS, and is offering them to the public for LESS money than they have been sold since the WAR. GREEN TEAS-JAPANESE OOLONG, IM- PERIAL k YQUNG HYSON, of various qualities from 75c, to $2.00 per lb. COFFEES—JAVA, RIO, EAGUIRA, ' in kernel and all the varieties jp-oond Coffees/ ■ J - SUGARS—GRANULATED, CRUST, POW •DERED, ■ 1 - and all the grades of COFFFE BPGAHS ; a large and splendid assortment of- v - ■ cannot fail to please customers if they will call and cmioine our Stock,'eitherin-prioJlir quality. “ ?/ f SYRUP . 4 MOLASSES, varying in price ir£ftn?6sc^to $1,50 per gallon. ~ FISH—WHITE FISH, TROUT, COOFISH, and various kinds of MACKEREL. Also a good stock of Brdoms, Market Baskets, Corn Baskets, £xo Helves,/Wash .Boards,-Scrub Brashes. Bed Cords, Dow Mats, Boggy Mats} Mop Handles, Pails; also a nice assortment of Bird Cages: The Ladies will please remember that W. T. Matt ers' keeps X B. Stratton’s . CELEBRATEt) YEA§T CAltB, T. Klngsford A Sons’ Com Starch, Sage, Vermicella, Tapioca, Macaroni, aU kinds of A. *- T 5i NUTJJEG, &c. Also Bfaoi’Snfiß', ftntlTelldw Snuff, a good assort ment of i.i FLAVORING' RJ&IiACTSMfOItEi!SbAR& w. T. MOTHERS , . keeps constantly dn'hanA tie 1 bisV braids' br Sallrit! tus, Soda, Cream Tartar, Sal Soda for Washing; also the best grades of , 1 FAMILY FLOUR, CORN MEAL, V-i f!s by the barrel or sack, the best quality of Keroiene 01l and Lamp Oil. The last bat not least to mention is, W- T• MATB FEB ,r- C-? !} !> ,j S WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD 11,,. floods 'ta in ALWAYS AS REPRESENTED or no sale. The highest market price in. Cash paid for Butter and Eggs* . W. T. JiATEBBS. Wellsboro, Aog. 23, 1866.. - i . . rjpo THE PEOPLE OP TIOOA COON-KT i^- Oet the best and only authorized Life and. Public [Services of’ABR AH AM LINCOLN, impartial, troth-, fal, 750 pages, with beautiful engravings, good pnper and binding—by Hon. H. J. RAYMOND, M. C. Some important things are copyrighted and osbnot be used in any other work. Wait for the Agent and see EATMOND’S-befora yon-snbseribe. B. R. VAN HORNE, M. D., Agent, For Lawrencavillo, Tioga, Richmond, Chatham. Deer ,field, Qlymer, Westfield and other towns. ' Knoxville, Aug. 2,1885-tf. BOOK FOR EVERYBODY!— THE HISTORY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS, Compiled from Official- Documents ■by J. "Jt. SYPHER, Esg., - (late War Correspondent of the tribune.} Mr. o, B. sjroifE, r (of the Bncktoils) is general agent (or this valuable work for Tioga County. It contains all' the muster rolls and the’military history of every member of that famous corps. 728 pages. With four engra vings on Stoat ‘ ‘ A x-r UiArffe.-j4aJSi«jsa». -c<k» OruotrD Jo tfie ISrtrufltoii of tljp area of freedom and tljc nf ©ralthp Reform* WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNSIGHTED, AttH UNTIL’“MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE W. T. BATHERS BROWN SUGARS, . BLUE FISH, J 1 i ' T /, T’ WELLSBORO* TIOGA COUNTY; ,PA.. TIOGA CO., PAi; ' JS THE PLACE * ■ - rS'' * k > • ■ . ■■ - . \ .k . 1 f* ' ■ —-To~—.» .. 1 ; p s *; ,3 / A] %ULL;-sko'dK _ VR ! Eq:s;i'v;E d;::: 1 . Come One and all / i. ■■■‘l -1 •• :•• ■ • . TT ■ - .AND.,,. ; >• - ■’ S Ejf 'FOR YOU R SELYEBV rr«;OT. J CP-TO ORDER, ■■ ■ AND WAKRA N I K D 7TO FIT . ; A Mtge' Stock of CLOTHS Just Received. ■ ■ -rs ! COME AND, SEE FOR YOURSELF. | MILLSPAUGH & SHUTTB. [ : LaHtenceville, Oct. 4, 1665-ly. 1 |ypW FIRM & NEW GOODS AT TIOGA. BORDEN BRO S, Would respectfully announce to “ all whom It may Concern,” that they keep' constantly on band a large and well selected assortment of DRUGS AND MEDICINES, , . PAINTS. OILS, GLASS AND WALL PAPER, DTE‘STUFFS. ; FAMILY DYES, ’>/ ' ; LAMPS, , ” :• •• GLASS "WARE, ■ p ,p JT ?*<.■* ‘■’PLA.'IED WARE, euch'tB>.: 1 caSto&s, ; ! ' SPOONS, TEA & TABLE, ' 'FORKS, •. ... <■ .! CAKE. DISHES, Ac. ' ! WRITING PAPER, ENVELOPES, SCHOOL BOOKS, PATENT MEDICIN t?S, fra, Ceflec, Spice, Pepper, Glu . -aer, Salcraliis, St arc Is, TOILET AND WASHING SOAPS, and an endless variety of • YANKEE NOTIONS! Tioga, IV, Oct. 4, 1565-ly a s. HAMMOND’S NURSERY, ttidiilcbnry, Tioga Co., Pa., situated qd the Plank Read, foar miles from Tioga. Wo are prepared tp famish 100.000 Fruit Trees at the folioeing prices: - ( Appictfees—large f-izo r 25 cents at the Nursery f 30 ccntt delivered. Common size, 20 cents at the Nur' .sery; 25 cents delivered; ■ Pear Trees, 50 cents; - ’ J- S airship. Apni.ns.—Burnhsin Harvest, Early Har vest, Chenango Strawberry, Washington Strawberry, 'Red iAVtrachan, SnrmnUr Bellflower, Summer 'Qaeen, Surahief Kang, Sweel Bow, Sour Bow. - V r , r Fafit Apples. —Fqncuic, Oravonstein, _stpn Pippin, Fall Pippin. Republican Pippin, Hasfep , .■rqDnusc, M;ii den's .Blush. Large Wine, LadicV’Safeetr,’ ing, l.yir.irii’« Pumpkin Sweet. _ ■ ' : 5-WijiiEß Apples.— Baldwin, Bailey Swcet,Black Oillflower,,Blue Feiirmain, American Golden Russet, Kuxbary Knsset, Rhode Island Greening, 'fisopns’ Spitzeuburg, Swaar, Sweet Gillflower, Sugar Sweet," Honey .Greening, Honey Sweet, Pound Sweet, Pound' Sonr, Beck’s Pleasant,,Xallman Sweet, Tompkins, Co.' King.'. . ’. ' :: Pbabs.— Bartlett,.. Ebglish Jargonelle, Bleaker’s Meadow,’.Bella Lucrative, Louisa Bona D Jersey, Beurre D’ Amalis, Golden Benrre, Flemish' Beauty, Glout M irceau, Lawrence. ” ‘ Also—Siberian Crabi Quinces, and Grape'’roots—' several.varietics. C. & N. HAMMOND... 1 MiiUllehury, Tioga Co.. Pa., OcL 4, 1866-ty. • jq-Oj’ICE IN PARTITION,— ~ “ NottSS’lSlfereby given that a snmmoni in partition .has issued from the Court of Common Plea? for Tioga County returnable the last Monday of. November next, at the suit of Robert S. White, against Jatpes H. Gu lifk and Franklin H. Smith, Trustees of the Arbon Land Company, Ann F. Mantor, Mary. A. Dockery, Edwin Dyer.. Anthony Schoder and Mary E. Schoder ■ bis wife, Thomas B. Jacques, Samuel B. .Jacques, and Isaac S. Jacques, for the purpose of making partition of a tract of laud pltnate iu .Blosa township, Tioga etjßnly, Pennla, described as follows; - Beginning at a birch at the easterly corner of jgnd' of Benjamin Patterson; thence.north forty degrees east two hundred and ninety fire perches to a post; thence south two hundred and fifteen perches to,af birch; thence south forty- six and ‘ three-fourths de grees west one hundred and eighty-six perches to * beech; thence north forty degrees west one hundred and thirty-three perches and fire-tentbs of a perch to. p.beech; thepee north thirty-seven degrees east 20 •perches to a post; thence north twenty-four degrees west twenty-five perches to the place of beginning containing two hundred and eighteen acres more or less, and part of a larger tract of land surveyed in pursuance tofcWurrant No. 6008 to Aaron Bloss—said, plaintiff alleging that he with the defendants named together and undivided do hold the' premises above named. ... LEROY TABOR, Sheriff. *' Tloct6s-6w. •' !' * - MEAT MARKET,— WAK' TOWNSEJH), Agent. Wholesale knd Retail Dealer ii.,. PLOUR, PORK, E4M&& QROGMRIMS, FA. ’ —r e ‘ : ' ‘ 1 AtTo', FRESH BEEF, MUTTON, BUTTER, Ac. i Shop one Door South of Smith's Law, Office. .i Welliboro, Aug. 2, 18C6-t£ --rartn _ AUITATOH. EDNESOAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1865 select. ctra?. MAEION MOOEE BY JAMES G.. CLARK, Qooe, art thou, Marion, Marion Mooro, Gone, like the bird in the autumn that singetb j Gone, like the flower by the way-side that springetb; Gone, like the leaf of the ivy that olingetb ; 'Round the lono pock on a storm-beaten shore. .Lear wert thgu Marion, Marion Moore,) Bear as the tide in‘my broken heart throbbing, Dear as the soul o'er thy memory sobbings Sorrow my life of Us roses is, robbing Wasting is‘ all the glad beauty of yore. • I will remdmber thee, Marion Moore ! I'shall remember, alas Mo regret tbec! . liwill regret when all others lorget thee; Deep in my breast will the hour that I mot thee Linger and burn tiU life's feyer is o'er. Gone, t art thou, Mflrion, Marion Moore ! Gone, lluj breeze o'er the billow that bloweth; Gone, like tbVfill Ho the ocean that floweth ; - Gone, ns the day from she groy mountain pooth Darkness behind thcgj.hjjLgloryJigfore. Peoce'to thee,’Miition, Marion Moore ! •: * Peace which the queens of the earth cannot borrow; Peace from a kingdom that crowned thee with sorrow; 01 to be happy with thee on the morrow, Who would not fly from ibis desolate shore, JWtJScellan^. HOW WB TRAPPED THE SCHOLARS ;We lived in a Terrace, at the time in which my tale was laid, in what we may term a sub district of, Loudon, for we were within five miles of Charing Cross, and, the dart month of December was upon us.' Robberies had been frequent in our neighborhood, and no lees than three houses out of the ten in the Terrace bad been entered by burglars, and robbed, and yet no discovery, of the thieves had taken place. .So. ably, also, had the work of entry been accomplished, that in no case bad the in mates been planned; and it was not until the servants descended in the morning that the discovery of a robbery was made. In two out of the three cases, an entrance had been effected through o, pantry window, by removing a pane of glass, and cutting a small bole in the shutter. The window was on the ground-floor, and ooold easily be reached, therefore, from outside. • In tha third robbery,, anwupper window was entered by means of a knife which forced the fastening, and of coarse allowed the sash to be raised, , So'rapidly had the robberies' Secured, that the whole neighborhood was alarmed. The .rielice. ebook their: beads,, and;looked knowing, 'fjdt did ,nothing,, and, wlmt.wps much to bw la mented, failed to find any cine to the robbers, who, they at the same time asserted, were evidently Hot regular cracksmen. Affairs had reached such a stage, that we need to sleep, with a revolver close to our bed sides, when we happened to have a friend who came to stay with us a few days. .This friend was an.old jangle-hunter, and was au fait at every, artifice by which the animal creation might be captured. He was delighted at the idea of having an adventure with the burglars, arid scorned the'belief that they were more' than amatoh-in curining for even the average bush-hunter..- Ifcwas in .vaiojthat.. wo .assured him it was an axiom that an accomplised rob-, her could effect an entrance into- any. bouse; and, in fact, that through roofs and skylights, dowii 'ehirriiieys, aud’up water-spouts, an ac complished burglar could easily enter the best defended house in the kingdom; - Our friend's-argument was, that a burglar was a man on watch, who takes advantage of ,thu residents being asleep and unsuspecting; “.but,” said be, “let my saspioion.be ‘raised, and I will defy any burglar to enter my house without my having due warning; . because, .although I may be asleep, I shall rhear his approach, and;can then make my arrangements to’welc-me him.” -■ t , ' Although we were, not desirous of having our honsa robbed, yet .we wished tnuob that our friend’s confidence stionld ,be'taken out of him. : ■ " ’ 1 • " ■ ' r* ; i A few days after' the - conversation, the’ po-A lice informed us that several snspiciona. char . acters had been seen about,, and recommended to be on the alert. ..Here, then, was ,a,good opportunity to test our friend’s skill and wake fulness ;eoi havingiinformed blip of. thipplfce man’s warning, ! asked, him if he felt confi 'dent to undertake the defense of the house. , . .“Certainly,” he replied. “ I only'demand a dark lantern, and stipulate that you bavea psjr of-galoshes beside yoUr bed. I also must' go-tobed last, ond' no servant- is to go down .stairs.before, me in the morning; nor is any ■ one tp walk about during the night; then I will defy the burglars." ' ■ [ Thus it was agreed that'my friend was to act the part of guardian, and was to commence his charge on the ensuing night. r Three nights had passed, no alarms had oc curred, and no robberies bad taken place; and we began to think our alarm bad been, ground less; but our.-.friend, saifi that now was the . time to be most guarded, for that no wise bur glar would rob when be was expected. Be sides, he said, hq did not give up hopes of yet having something to say to the robbers before &a visit terminated. I usually, sleep very lightly, and therefore awoke readily upon hearing a tap at my bed room door daring . the fourth night of our watch. It was my friend’s voice that answer ed me, and we Were requested to come out at once. “As soon as I strike a luoifer match," I replied. • : - “Nonsense, maw; alight will spoil the whole thing. Gome in the dark; slip on a dressing gown and your goloshes,' and come at Once." ■ " . I was soon provided aabe -wished, trad ready to descend the stairs in the dark. “ Now, remember,” said tnj friend “there nre seven sseps to the first landing, twelve others afterwards, and the fourth step' creaks fibotmnablj V *0 be careful to -descend" without noise*’ -Jhe night .was boisterous, and man ► igbt/wovw _ -«9| - <3ow aod door ebook and rattled, so that the Slight noiee we made ia descendi.ig the stairs : was not sufficient to have alarmed even the [most keen-eared-‘listener.' We-descended to the ground floor, entered the' pantry, and then standing perfectly still, devoted ourselves to listening. In a very tew seconds we beard a grating noise on the shutter, then an interval of quiet, and again a noise. Presently the window was gently raised, and again all was quiet. The noise of a heavy vehicle passing the bouse seemed to afford an opportunity for a more de cided effort for, while the rattle of the wheels was loudest, a crack sonnded from the shutter, and we could hear that the bolt was forced, for the shutter was gently moved. Don't stir till I do, and hold yonr breath if possible,' l ' whispered my friend in my ear. I found the latter a difficult request to com ply with; for my heart was, beating with rapidity, and thumping against my ribs in the most excited way; still I stood quiet, and trusting to thy friend. Nothing could be more cautions than the proceedings of the robbers. The shutter was pushed back .in the. most slow and steady 'manner.; .had there been even a bell, fastened to it, I doubt whether it would have been made to ring. At intervals there was a rest from work, evidently for the purpose of listen ing, and then one of. the robbers placed his leg across the window-sill, and lightly descended into the pantry. 1 The night, even oat of doors, was very dark, and in the corner where we stood it was as black as' Erebus. Our forms, therefore, were quite indistinguishable, and the only chance of discovering us was by touohiog or hearing ns. The first burglar was soon followed by a second, whilst we could hear that a third, who was outside, was to remain there on watch. “Now let’s light up,” said number two. - “ Not yet, till yon pull the shutter to,” re plied the other, “or the glimmer’ll be seed ; then you come.and hold the box.” The shutter was quietly palled to, and both robbers moved away a few paces from the window by which they had entered. By the quiet way in which they walked, it was evident that they were either without shoes or had on India-robber coverings. Of their size or weap ons, we could see nothing ; and I began to donbt whether our position was an agreeable one, as I was armed only with a sword—a weapon, however, 1 knew how to use; whilst of my friend's offence or defence I knew noth ing. , - I had hot long to wait; for a luoifer was immediately struck by one of the men, and the room consequently lighted up. At the same time my friend drew, op the slide of the dark- J lantern, and flashed the light on the faces of the two men, at. the .same time showing the muzzle of a revolver pointed towards them. “If either of you move. I’ll put a couple of bulletsdn him,” said my friend, as be placed hie back against the window by which the men , had entered. 1 “ Now drop the crowbar,” he continued in,a voice of authority ; “ down with -it; and you,” he said to me, “ pull open the shutters and call for the police.” The idea that is usually entertained of a bur glar is, that he is a man of great size, Strength and daring and that be would in an encounter, annihilate any moderate man. When, then, the light revealed tbe faces and forms .of the meu w& had captured, oar bumble self, although no great pugilist, yet felt able to defeat either of them if it.had come to a matter of fists; and I must own that tbe pale and astonished faces of tbe men were not indicative of any very great oonnge. . Oor shout for polioe was shortly answsred ; and the burglars, having been snbdued by the sight of the revolver, the muzzle of which pointed first at one, and- then at the other, were taken by the police,, three of whom were speedi ly on the spot, and conveyed to the look-np ; whilst we, and a -detective who had been brought down from London soine days previous ly, examined the details by which the men had effected an entrance. “ You were very lucky to see them, especially on sueb a night,” said the detective. “ When •once they're in, they move like mice. We know them; aindT expect they’ll get seven years." > The man was about-correctfor one, the oldep offender, was sentenced to six and the other five years’ penal servitude. “’lt will, I suppose, bo of no use trying to sleep again to night, for it is three o’clock,” said: my friend. “ I cannot sleep,” was my reply, “ and lam dying to bear how yon foand oat that these men were approaching the bonse." '.Being, then, of one. mind, we partly robed ■ ourselves, lighted a fire in the kitchen, and soon being provided’with cigars and grog, got very comfortable, and satisfied With our work. My friend then began bis account, which he gave mnoh in the'following words: “ The bnrglar, as I told yon, has usually the advantage of surprise. He can select the time at which he makes the attack; and, if his pro ceedings are carried on caotionsly, he enters a bonse before he is heard.. Few men would, however, venture to do so, unless they previous ly bad good information aa to the, interior arrangements of the house; this they obtain either from servants, tradesmen, or one who visits the locality ; or they come themselves as tramps, or with some trifle to sell. Thus, if there are bells attached to doors or windows, they find it out; and they know tolerably well tbe'domestio arrangements of the locality they' purpose trying their skill upon. There are, too, conventional methods of protecting a house, such as bolts, bars, chains, locks, &0., all of which require merely time and proper instru mental overcome. It therefore ocoured to me that novelty and simplicity combined would be more than a match for the coarse intellect of a burglar, and thus 1 made my plans, which, you see, answered very well." “No donbt about that,” wo replied. “Well now, come op to my room,” he con tinued, “ and see the apparatus.” We entered'his room, and there, close beside his pillow, was a tin box, in the bottom of which, was a key. “ This is nearly all the apparatus,” he said. “ But you notice some thread fastened to the key. Trace that thread, and you will find it passes that small- bole in the sash; and from there it goes down to the back-yard. And now . /. a- win- - fiats* ofAdvertialag, Advertisement* will be cherged $1 per aqnere of It lines, one insertion, end $1.60 for three insertions Advertisements of less than 10 lines considered as a square. - The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisement* : 1 Square,. 2 do. .. 3 do, ~ 1 Column, 4 do. ~ 1 do. j . Advertisements not naving tbo number of inser tions desired marked upon them, will be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads, and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable’s and other BLANKS, constantly on band. NO. 11. you will understand my plan. I knew that no man could approach the back part of the house without walking up the back-yard, which is only four yards wide. I therefore tied across the back-yard, and about two feet from tbo ground, some fine black thread; this was made fasten one side,-but slipped through a loop and led up to my window on the other. The thread then passed through the hole I had bored in the window sash, and was then made fast to this key. Under the key I placed the tin box, you see ; and over the key was a bar to pre vent its being dragged up more than six inches. Each night, before I went to bad, I just draw the string tight, and fastened it in the yard ; taking care to free it before morning, so as’ to keep the plan a secret. If, then, a man, or anything above two feet high, walked up the yard, the string was pressed against, the key was drawn up sharply against the bar, and the string broken; when the key, of conrae, fell into the box, making quite noise enough to wake me. Immediately the string or thread broke, it weald fall to the ground ; and the person who had done all this would not have felt any thing, the resistance being so light. I mast own I should have preferred horse-hair to thread ; —but, as it was, the latter answered very well. I was fast asleep when the key fell; but immediately awoke, and, taking my lantern outside my door, lighted it, and came to you, for I knew that a man only in the back yard could have dropped my key. So now you see how the burglars were trapped, for you know all the rest.” " Certainly, you succeeded, and so we ought not to bo critical," we replied. “ But auppoM they bad entered by the front window, instead of by the back ? how then ?" “ You see this thread," be said, grasping one near the door. “Pull it." I did so, and immediately a tin cup dropped into the hand basin. “ That thread goes down stairs, and is fast ened across the front window; bnt I broke that off as I went out of my room, so that it sfaonld not impede my journey down stairs. Thus I could at once know whether a man was ap proaching the back door or bad entered by lha front window ; and in either case, I think I could hare captured him.” Last summer, while engaged in the tobacco and sugar business, I used to have for a cus tomer in obeap cigars one of those knowing fel lows whose knowledge serves better to bore his victim than advancing science. You couldn't make him believe that—oh, no I Tell him that these were regalia cigars that cost $4O per thou sand 1 It might do to stuff down the throats of those who knew no better; be was none of them. And so it was with everything; be al ways knew best. It always appeared to bo his delight to draw me into some controversy, bo matter what the subject, in order to bear him self hold forth. I tried every way I could think of to circumvent him, but at last 1 did succeed in laying him out as fiat as a flounder. It was on a Saturday afternoon, he oame in, made his purchase, and seated himself to deal ma out bis usual portion, but I was awake for him. “ Captain,” said I, “ I have mads up my mind to go to California, and if yon wish to goi into a speculation, now is yonr time." “ As how ?” said be. ' “ Why, yon see them fifteen boxes of oigaraf Weli'there are two hundred and fifty in each box, and I will let yoa have the whole lot at a low rate, providing you will take theip all.” “ Very well," said my friend, “ lot's hearths conditions." . “ You give me one cent for the first box, two for the second, four for the third, and so doable up on every box.” “ Done,” said he, “ fetch on your cigars.— Suppose yon think I have’nt money enough— eh?” “ Not at all; so let’s proceed ; here’s the first box.” ■■ He drew from his pocket a leathern purse, and out with a handful of coin. "'And here’s the cent,” said he, depositing a green discolored copper on the counter. “ Here’s your second box.”' “ And here’s your two cents.” “ Very well, here’s your third box.” “And here’s your four cents,” said be chuck' ling. - , " Here’s your fourth box." “ Exactly, and here’s your eight cents ? Ha I ba! old fellow—go on.” I “ Here's your fifth box,” said I handing dawn another box. “ And here's your sixteen cents.” “ Here’s your sith box." “ And—ba! ba 1 ba I—here’s your thirty-two cents.” 1 , “Hare’s your seventh box.” | “ And here—ha Iby Jove the joke is getting too rich—here’s your sixty-four cents, and nearly half your cigars gone.” “ Here’s your eigth box,” said I assuming a cool indifference that perfectly astonished the fellow. “ And here is yonr dollar and twenty-eight cents.” “ Here is yonr ninth- box." “ And here is your—let me sea—ah I two dollars and fifty-aix'oents.” “ Here is yoor tenth box.” Here he drew bis wallet thoughtfully, and on I the slate made a small calculation. “ Here's your eleventh box." “And here is yoor—twice five isten.twioe twelve is twenty-fonr—ten dollars and twenty four cents.” At this stage of the gams fas bad got quite docile, ond I continued— “ Here is your twelfth box, band over twenty dollars and forty eight cents.” Here the globnles of perspiration, as large as marrow-fat peas, stood oat in bold relief on bis face, but at length be doled out the required sum. “ Here is your thirteenth box, fork over yonc forty dollars and ninety-six cents." At this crisis he looked perfectly wild. The sweat was pouring off him in streams,and to bacco juice was running out of bis mouth. “ F-o-rt-y-n-i-n-e-ty-s-i-x.lf I do, but if I do 1 will be banged, I will." 3 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 12 MONTH*. 54.00 $6.76 $7.6# .... 6.00 8.26 10.00 8.75 10.75 12.6# lO.OO 12.00 16.76’ 18.78 25.00 3L60 30.00 42.00 60.00 "Selling” a Fellow.
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