Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-08-11
s~,s From Godey's Lady's Book. a.
AEE AT FROM MY CASE
BOOK. sE&
BIZ AMAsA KINNE, N. D.

"a man at my home,'' said he, in manner
which showed his haste, and at the same time
his anxiety, for he was kind man, sis In fit,
or something of the kind. Hearing heavy
fall in his bedroom, ] FASTENED in, and found
him lying senseless upon the foor.''
Twas there in a few minutes, for the tavern
was only few rods from my door. In neat
little chamber, aud upon clean bed, where.
apparently, the attendants had but just laid him
was yonng thick-set and very muscular man,
in a state ofperfectsstupor. Running my eye
and hand over him, quickly perceived, that it
was no fit that was on him the symptoms
where rather those of conclusion: and on exam
lining his head, found upon the top of it. near
the anterior fontanelle, the mark of very hea-
Wv blow. This injury the man coull not have
inflicted with his own hands, neither could 1T
have been caused simply by his stumbling in the
dark, and striking his head against something;
and Immediately, the horrible suspicion entered
ny mind, that there had been foul play. These
aclusons intimated to Mr.. Clark.
1t is very possible" replied he: "I put up
bad enough, without doubt if one may Judge
from their looks. But this must be seen to-
Derrick continued he, turning with profess
rional promptness to his barkeeper, " do you
lock the door again, where the doctor came in,
and let no one go out on any pretence. And if
any one is already missing, we will make pur-
suit. as soon as it can be asccrtaiued who i:
a."
Away went Derrick: and, taking up the light,
away went the tavernkeeper also, to look into
the chambers of the persons suspected. Mean
wLle,the remedies, usually applied in such ca
ses, had been resorted to; and after a time, the
suffering man began to show signs of return
srg consciousness. Slowly, and with difficulty
the light of reason found its way again into his
darkened mind and frightened up his counten-
ance with an expression of little more in'ell:
gence. Opening his eyes, and looking abou
with bewildered air, he said langnidly.
''Wherc am I!-Ohl what horrd drcamf
And at that moment seeing Mr.. Clark's dan. h.
ter enter the room, he inquired, ''Is that ycu
sister Gracef'-and then, az if aware of his
mistake, he added in another tone, "Ah, ]
thought was at home. Oh begin to see.
but there's something the matter with my head!
Oh, how it docs acher'
have no,ce, that sick people will often
times recognize physician, in company
where all arc like strangers. The patient SEEM
ed to recognize me: AMI speaking now quite
nationally, asked what had happened to him.
''fou are much hurt replied 7: '.you have.
an some way recei;cd heavy blow upon the
head; but you are not well enough to tell how
ithappened, are your
"Yes, | think am, said he, 40 YES, / rccol- |
lcct it all now have been roJ5edi The
money has troubled me ever since received it
1t was for B III. & Co. of P street. II
have been expecting to lose it: and when came
into this house last night, and saw those whisk-
cred fellows talking together in the corner
there, and making signs to one another, felt
positive they meant to get at me before morn
ing, if they could. could not leave the house.
for that wonld only be making myself an easy
prey. My best course seemed to be to appear
to mind nothing about them, and if they made
an attempt upon me-, to meet them as well as |
could. So calling for lodgings, I placed my
bank notes under the pillow, and laying my
head upon it, determined to keep awake and be
my guard. la this resolution l perscvered
some time; but, beng much fatgucd with hard
riding, at length grew sleepy; and as the house
became still, lost myself entirely. How long
/ slept, do not know; but when awoke, every
sound was hushed, in the most perfect silence.
Now thought l, is the very time! am not
robbed yet, any how; and slipping my hand
under the pillow, felt the bundle But vet |
did not feel safe. Perhaps thought, they
may be in the chamber now and straining my
eyes open, tried to penetrate the gloom. | |
could see nothing distinctly; but near the foot |
of the bed, there was someshing-it looked dark:
it might be man, and endeavorcd to force
my eyesieht through the intervening darkness,
and make it ont. As gazed, my eye detected
a faint streak of different color. 1t was knife
in the villains hand, I had not a doubt of it.
and it was long ono. And now, my ewes be-
coming accustomed to the darkness, could see |
the fellow as plain as day. He moved-the
knife waved in bis hand-4and he seemed on the
point of coming to the head of the bed, to ac-
complish his hellish errand. / felt that the |
crisis had come. And thought of Robert /
Bruce's words in the song-Do. or die!' My
breath came thick and hard ; and my heart
bumped against the walls of its tenement with
a noise, like the fails Of two threshers. III
wonder he did not hear it. But it did not bump
from fear: it was beating up recruits! In an
even scuffie, would not have cared a fig for
him; but there was that horrid knife. | saw