Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-10-28

like lh.eeskeys', He came 10 my bedside.
then explained all Had heard, how they
intended entering, and their number, six of
them and more, that they were determined
to succeed, by fair or foul means ftiIi.1
The clock struck eleven. "a -
"Did you say twelve2" he said. Ianswer-
ed, sBefore twelve, before the watchmal
goes his rounds'' l, fe
What happened more, know not, fe lett
the room, and | remained in darkness, except
that the lamp in the court yard flared with
The wind, and that the rain battered against
the window My leg ached very much
Sleep could not. lay and listened for every
passing sound. Tick, tick, tick, went the
great clock, which was fixed outside the wall
OF that part of the house whe my chamber
was, and which between the gusts of wind
could distinctly hear. Once or twice thought
heard whisperings onthe staircase. Could
it be the robbers! Had the gentleman neg
eced my warning! Oh, how Ionged to
TO be able to creep TO the door! The clock
struck twelve, but there was no noise but the
continual tick, tick, tick of the clock, and the
pattering of the rain. Could they have given
over the attempt? | was sure had not been
mistaken in my information. All al once
heard, in the room over mine, the. window
opened, and a man step down upon the floor;
another followed, another and another. They
struck a light, the window was gently shut,
and could distinctly hear them walk lightly
across the room, towards what by the shape
of my chamber conceived The door was
rish, the door opened, the sound of their
feet was upon the stairs lay in agony.
What would be the event! did not wait
long in suspense. A violent ou,cry and the
firing of pistols cceeded-s,rugoling, swear
ing, blows aud screams. This lasted some
-four or FIVE minntes. Presently some enter
ed the room over head and opened the win
,ihought.I I, that they had cut Of his escape
AS afterwards learned, the ladder had been
removed. He returned 10 the staircase and
ran down. My door opened some one en-.
T.
rcd: he had not much time TO undo it,. The
master of the house and two others entered
he fought well, and once was nearly on the
bed ! shrieked with apprehension for my
paor leg. At last he was overpowercd and
led out Of the room. There was no more
quiet in lie house that night Every one
was moving about. The courtyard sounded
with the voices Of. many, persons, All was
confusion and uproer.1 did not fail of my
share of the attention;l soon foundI was an
object Of no conmou feeling IL, s1iges
Tue surgeon came. TO me, again in the
morning, and The whole family visited me in
the course of the day I learned that one
robber had been sho, and badly wounded, an
other beaten almost 10 death one escaped
by opening the s,reeti,loor and joining some
compauions, who drove off in a cart; and one
taken in my room, Such were the events of
the night. --7--sI.iioh syisn ,2a7ugh
,. One Of the porters was much hurt, and am
other discoaied his wrist by a fall on the
house and his son escaped with only a few
slight bruises,
/ lavv some weeks n nv bed, dnring which
was 'aft''s'e" WIN o'oNs' a''in''eeo every r
thing conhf rednife ann at last Tor IT APP
-peared n weary 'nn", was pArm'nedto 80 a.
hont upon lcrn'ch' My little fbhe-eyed
friend was all a'tfn'lqa 10 me, and in few
more weeks was5wel'' and again wandered
down to the QUAY and about A the town nl.ra,i5
One day, the n'asfer called m" into his pri-
vate room, Sanrt said, swell, F----, You are
nov web :: What do .yuu intend to do AZ
h answered' 81 ana sure Idon'tknow.''1of
h5-"Perhaps,n he said, ''you will make d
friend Of me, aud tel me your his,ory?" ,s'
] hesiaiqd, -,,o ,,8t r.a;-7,- vrsy-, ,,3
"you need noi fear. You have done me
two services, and ! never forget. Tel M me
all cana'd'y you shall never ever repent pan it-n'
Zone sha'l ever know il from me. !" "''@ ,
pH HWhhf no one ei' 7olfl9h sAi y'AH'7 flo'
hdwNofhhf said, "not ereiismyawife.'' ~ ie'l
Il HYon will never sneak 10 me again, whel