The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-01

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md ;aispesetl 10 E his. aeas gtakinglit'in
his wagon TO tahes different families in.
the iyicinitYs sMrs. Pollard had I been
acquainted with 3himfpntil the time Iof
her marriage; but, the familiarity. arising
from his week. ;;s,;;ss;;ttato her house, ,Iand
the ,cordialityt With which her : husband
ii|nl!ygyaribly j received him, }, now inspired
her, with, more confidence towards him,
than .1lY,m from his ooks,sho would haye, OH:
erwiise Il In have ld7one.o IL aa7ia a;li IosH5
|5 ISL nm so glad you. are rcomc!n. said
Mrs. Pollard asIthe, butcher entered
her dwellings;aissJohn lhasr gone ;tQrsee'
his father whoissnotaexrecsedsto dive,
and vail not return until tn, morrow;
and Eam nearly frightened u to. adeath;
for we have got more than y hundred,
spyereigps i'm the house, and If ans Of
them robbers " ere to come the.i would
,murlcrme. " on't,you sta.y7ard keep
me companYMntil John comes bask?' :,
During the first Fart Of this address.
Gyelnfrey.. did net. apPcarte listen 4 WITH VT
much APPARENT interest hut. the. mo:
ment Mrs. Pullard, ,mentioned the nc;
,nrey, hsstaes assumed al expression If
singular iimporf , and bis sgsrseY syssGash
I'd quick glanees3 from beneath his pent
and shaggy brows, as thaushi hisometAi;ii:"4
lad suddenly moved him. d" IN, very
sorry" heyrchlied, and sreakiugr in y
slow, ,delibcrative tone--s'sbut, cannot
possibly stay-TI,yci gptto gall at two, or
three more places ,witl meat, yet, and
be ore !, could, return it would aLe. past
midnight, ii But I tell jon what I.will
d.--thcr's Dash-a better dog never
,lived-I'll leave him with you; and I'll
agree to forfeit my head ifihc lets, any
one enter the house while he's here.
With many thanks Mrs. Pollard ac-
ceptcd his offer; for she had often heard
her husband speak of the courage and
sagacity of the animal in question. ysd
Stay here" said Gonfrey, now, tas
he looked at his dog, and, pointed with
in the room with his fingers, "and see
that you don't let any one come near"
The dog, which was very large one,
and of the breed called ,"sNIastiil,.'' an
swered this command of bis master by
wagging his tail two, or three times,
and looking up into his face with an in
tclligent expression; and the next mo-
ment crouching down by the side of
Mrs. Pollard, stretched himself at full
length on the hearth, as though at
home. sl.-,,,,s
When the butcher had departed,
Mrs. Pollard began to caress the dog,
and for long time cndeavored to at.
tract his notice; but in vain, he contin-
ued to lie mute and motionless, as though
devoid of life. This circumstance rails
cd her fears anew; for she began to think
that if the dog lay thus passive now, he
would do SO if any one CHANGED to come
to the place. Again she renewed her
carcsses, and finally offered him piece
cf meat; but still with tie same success;
the dog would neither appear to recog-
nize her presence, nor would he touch
the meat. -,.l -, ~ -str74. /, .yrss,
The Toulouse consisted of two
rooms, with only one door Of entrance,
and which was at the front. The back
apartment was used as u bedroom, and
was Ii GIFTED by small window ut the
foot Of the bed. The front one had two
windows; tolerably large one near the
door, anu small lattice whose diamond
shaped squares of glass were encascd
within thin plates oflead. TO none of
the windows were there any shutters,
with the exception ol the one in the bed
room. A sH.f u ssf.aa5tge
at the usual time, Mrs. Pollard re-
tired to rest, but in vain cndcuvorcd to
sleep; tho dog still remaining in the
same immovablc position as when his
master left him.
The night was more chill and drca-
ry than hal heen the day. The fal.
ling of snow hnd given Place to hca
w storm of conimi,ig!ei slcet rnd rain
which the wind now blew a4ains.
the easement with terrible force--al-
most appearing rs though it would raise
the house from its very foundation. 1t
seemed a fitting night for deeds of blood.
Mrs. Pollard lay in her bed trembling,
as her terror at each reptition of the
keen blast increased. Stories. Of rob
berry and bloodshcd, which she had
heard years ago, now rushed through
her mind with vivid distinctness; and
her Imagination increased their enormi
ty thousand fold. ,,-..a- + g,p j,