Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-05-20

ION the bed clothes pressing along iii til,
direction of his pillow, Under which
pantaloons and money we're slowed
He held his breath and put himself ii |;
position to reduce the liability Of sinijnr
eing himself on discfarging bis pistol, aae
to insure its effects, upon his assailants
supposing that It was aimed at a NOR
ttaf part The hand continued to pas
round the upper part ofthe bed, but 1
Ibid not seem to hit the particular Bill
llew I W.. Tbs gays sAs agent lime ialsss
3"ShaIl l." thought he, "shed blood in
protecting this trjfe of my employer,
or shall ] permit it to be stolen, and
bear the brunt Of his unjust (as they
would be) suspicious against myself"
This was well-it was noble-for
had he fired, endless would have been
his remorse; though the act would have
been legally jnstifyabIe. But imagine
his surprise when he heard a soft sweet
voice, which appeared TO be not more
than two feet from him, say: '.'4t""
"Sue, l can't find my night-cap."
z The truth now flashed upon him.
He had been put in Nelly's bed during
her absences land the night.cap for which
she had been searching in the dark,
had been removed by her mother. a..
The pistol dropped from his hand as
instinctlvely as it had been grasped be.
fore; and itappeared, that there was a
bit of fun for him, instead of robbery
and murder, after his hard days travel.
So, with as little noise as possible, he
drew himself towards that part of the
bed usually denominated the back side
where he lay quietly awaiting the re-
suit. ,.. ~ .4.r ~.
:Susy was soon disrobed and ready
for bed; but in getting in she acciden.
tally put her hand upon the agents head.
."Why, Nellyp she exclaimed, there's
somebody in the bed as sure as I'm
alive" ~" "1' -'..' 0' ''''. .4.... ,','1t',
Our hero Qor such he, ought by this
time to be called) was almost conyuls-
ed with laughter. 80. ,; t,,.r, ',-l,
ats only little SIS" replied Nelly;
"she often Sleeps with me-" 'l0 IL
This answer satisfied Susy, and Neis
Iy, without the least fear got into bed
too. The two girls were soon snugly
'ensconsed' under the quilt that had
been made the season before, with las
they supposedly little Sis on the back
side, Susy DoIbear in the middle, and
Nelly on the front side; but in truth
"Iittle Sis" had been taken into bed with
Pa and Ma as Nelly was absent. ~s.G
Susy Dolbear was as affectionate a
girl as Indiana can boast Of, and as "a
proof Of this assertion, we have. the fact
that she could not 60 to sleep without
having first given little Sis a kiss
so she turned over to perform this
pleasurable act, when she put her hand
upon our hero's face, and feeling his
huge whiskers, she was made aware
of her mistake. In less time than il
taks to tell it, she gathered UP the bed
clothes and with an effort almost super.
human, she sprang into the diddle o.
the room ...-ef +'.. -
% at is a man! it is a man, Nellyw
" Nelly Of course, partakinly Of .Su>
sans alarm, rushed into her fathers
room, followed by Susv, leaving our
hero in perfect fits Of laughter, from
which he has not recovered 70 this day,
as he laughs immoderately every Time
he sees pistol, or the recurrence comes
to his remembrance. 81 " .4, 49,. - w.. y,
o'NeIly's father was up in a twinkling
and a light being obtained by the aid
of a locofoco match, the whole affair
was explained TO the girls, who after
wards passed through the room Of
which our hero had now full possession,
with a light in hand, gathered up their
personal clothing as they passed through
Ito another room in the attic story Of
the house where they retired and
soon fellasleep. .',' ''''','''''.' ,.''1 -..
Susan Dolbear, Of the two girls, hav-
ing played the most conspicuous part
in this affair, did not wait for breakfast,
but made her escape from the house as
soon as daylight dawned, but Nelly,
conscious Of her Innocence, boldly met
our hero, face to face, at the breakfast
table, where she learned OF the narrow
escape she had made, 'ofbe,ng shot for
a robber. Our hero from a conviction
that pistol was not fit instrument to
be used in the dark in a country inn,
has laid 1t aside, with a resolution that
he will never again carry ii, but trust
himself to the mercy Of robbers (should
he ever by chance meet any, which, by
theiby, III the cousre Of seven years
travelling he has never yet done,) and
the Providence Of God. ,'" y y, I .'- :, ..,., ~
IF you wish to undertake any impor-
tant enterprise, be. sure and consult
your wife. If she agrees, with you, fly
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