The Tioga Ooanty agltator:
BY M. H. COBB.
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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 * ■ -
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Come One and all
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; >• - ■’
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
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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."
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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.