Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-05-20
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From The Now York True Sun.
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FRA few months since, one of the trav
cling agents for large housein this
city, whose route brought him into the
small town Of New Frankfort, Scotl
county, Indiana, as was his usual Gus
tom put up at the best inn the town
afforded. bib 10 .uaa4aa ast taM al
| 1t so happened that on the afternoon
on which the agent arrived at the inn,
the landlords daughter Nelly, abloom-
ing country lass of seventeen, on the
invitation of one of the neigbbors, Mrs.
Dolbear, livinga couple Of miles dis.
liant, had gone to quilting, and on leav-
ing home she told her parents that il
she was not at home by eleven O'Clock
that night, she would stay with her
|tfriena Susy SDolbear until the next
morning. gaa ,.g4-i a.l.... .I5a s.,
Accordingly as that hour passed,
NelIy's parents concluded that she
would stay all night with her friend
Susy, as she had promised. So without
any hesitation, the agent was put in pos.
session Of NelIy's room (her bed inclu-
dcd) which adjoined that occupied by
the old folks; and he, after looking in
vain for some instrument by which to
fasten the door, undressed himself talk
ing care, however, to place the money
(about $1,000 which he had, belonging
to his employer, in the pocket Of his
pantaloons and to put them under his
pillow for safety; and also as a protec-
ton against robbers, he put loaded
"revoIver," ready capped for service,
under his pillow. After these. arrange
ments were completed, with the strong
est assurances ol safety, he retired, lit
tie dreaming that he should be distunbs
ed that night. a,lE44lto .oajz Il
Is The quilting party at which Nelly
wasa guest, did not break up until con-
siderable past midnight, when, some
what to her disappointment, she found
many young ladies, who had come a
greater distance than she had, and who,
owing to the Iateness Of the hour, desir-
ed to stay at Mrs. Dolbear's till morn
ing. Nelly, with true nobleness of
heart, forebore to press her claim to her
young friends hospitality for the night,
lest some of those who lived farther of
should have to go home. So she arrang-
ed with susy, who was one of heramost
intimate friends, that's should 60 home
with her for company, and that she
should stay at NeIly's all night. 1a 2
Under this Arrangement, they start
cd III the direction of Nelly's home,
which they reached after a walk Of a.
bout an hour, bringing the time up to
about two o'clock in the morning.
Without making the least noise, they
effected their entrance by the back door
Of the house, and Nelly, leading the
way, betook themselves up the back
stairsin the dark, to Nelly's room with
out having disturbed the old folks, and
with the least suspicion of finding an in
truder. And as they had arranged be-
tween themselves to keep from the old
foIksthe lateness Of the hour at which
theyrarrived home, their conversation,
while disrobing themselves to retire
was carried on in whisper. a'iea @haI
The agents ear, from long habit and
practice, possessed nice properties Of
hearing. The whispering and light
tread upon the floor awoke him from
his sleep, and supposing tito be ocea.
stoned by robbers, he listened to the
conversation-holding his breath lest
he should give them notice of being a.
wake. The girls themselves were a
little alarmed rat the lateness of the
hour, and being extremely anxious that
it should be kept from Nelly's parents,
their conversation was wholly upon the
bestmethod of concealing it from them,
&c. The agent caught part ofit,and
aparti too, excited as was his imagina>
ton at the time, not a little startling
Susy said to Nelly, % faaT37 2 2@ 1
ut ismuch later than we should have
been.n iyo 3glsosg "a Ea112ap a12an.i
To which Nelly replied: u '~} .a
"les, itais, but we got in without dis
turbing anybodys SO far, all is right; but
we mus. be quick or we shall be dis
covered, and alEwill be wrong with us. :"
The agent was now convinced that
they were robbers; and in the dark as
belwas, he saw nothing before him but
murder and robbery. I He grasped his
pistolmechanically and firmly, and eau.
tiously cooking it, he was prepared for
his assaiants. Directly he felt a hand