The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-13
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The Messrs HarbeFts kept very extensive jew olFv establishment E of large cities, and for lie better security of their NgaiRst fire aud other casaaliIies. they employed otssleir elerksio sleep in il as night. The t1ra of -thstorr beIna attacked by robbers not for moment enteStained, but it was for other objects, such as security from fire, and the like, that young ssorsng the clerk slept there, for he not supplied vita wcanona to rspsl an asack of thieves, hut one dark dFeary night he was awakened by siagalaF noise which rssemblcd that which party sf burglars n,irhk pfOdacefn attemptto enter the building, and, locking towards the back windows. he soon eatisied himself tha; more persons were en- deavOring, quietly as possible, to effect an en- trance al that quarter. They had already removed part of the sash and shutters with their cunaingy devised instruments, and mast have been al work some time before hU awakened.
 Now. young Loring regretted that he had no weapon, but not through fear-ihat was not a char ectsristlc of tie young gentleman bat thath might pepper the rogue little. At first he determined to cry out and arouse the watch, bns as they had ad- vnHced 90 far before lie was awake, he thought he would drive them off by siral9gem! He slipped on his clothes quickly, and approaching the spot where the thieves were busy, he saw the haud of one of them passed inside of the shutter into the store in its owners endeavoring to guide small handsaw { with which he was cutting m aparture for his body te pass through.
 fsRnr Lofing felt inclined to chop of the hand wislb suiah hstchet that lay hard by, but he rc- Trained. and bethonght himself of powerful pre- parason af caustic vi,rioI and other penetrating atus that were used in the testing of the purity of silver and other metals One drop Of this would eat instantly irto the flesh and produce poisonou sore In ten minutes time. fife cautiously dropped little upon the bgsgiar's hand, and awaited the result
 sBlli,s at length exclaimed the burglar to his comrade. "rve gpi cursed burning on the back of my hand It's sore can hardly work this saw. Rhew! how it smarts. guess I've cut it with the saw. Hold the dark lantern here"
 "Fudge" replied his companion. "change hands then. bat don't s,op.'
 "Take the saw yourself, then. can't stand this pain"
 And while the discomitted burglar withdrew to groan over ths supposed cut tc other took his place with the saw aad in moment after received few drops of the fiery liquid upon the back of hIs hand, and was soon groaning with agony.
 "Cnrse this saw. it has cut me, too,' groaned tho sccond thief.
 And after sundFy oatbs mutually exchanged. until the first and worst attack of pain they re- newed the attempt to make entrance.
 The clerk permitted them to go while unin- terfuptediy. knowing that at any moment he could stop their efforts by crying Oa, but he hoped to hear some watchmen passing the store, upon whom he could call to the rogues and iie resolved to wait for this until 1t would do wait longer. Hut soon the burglars had much enlarged the hole that they would shortly be abie to enter by il themselves.
 Seeing that he must do something to stop them ths clerk cEepi in ie dark close one side ol the window, and utterei low. but fierce gTosci ia in- ttation of dog. Both of the rogues stepped back al this unexpected interruption.
 "Hang It Bill. there's cursed dog in there. dida't know that the Hurberts kept one, said one to the other.
 "A Aogf that's bad Curse lem, if 1t was man, why shot or dark stroke would fix him: ba, a dog is quite another thing, for if shot him he u be sure to half kill one ef as.'
 Bow, wow, wow!' cried the clerk, with all his power, as he them preparing 10 resume their work.
 "Confoand the dog." exclaimed both
 'Never mind; go ahead, Bill, and get il open now. I'll fix him when we get in"
 The burglar addressed as Bill, thrust his hand iu once more 10 wrench of the last piece of wood that obsuucted their entrance, when the clerk, having already armed himself with large pair of pins CTS seized the robber's hand though in a vice, and sal up such an outrageous barking that the whole neighborhood was alarmed.
 "FOr heaysn's sake, Jack, lend us n baud here this cursed animal is biting my hand half oI' saic the burglar 10 his confede rate.
 ePaii It away-puli it away quick"
 aI can't''
 "Givs It jerk!' said the other
 70 GO. cant. murder. murder!'
 This cry, added 10 the bcllowiBgs Of the supposed dog. soon brought the watch In good earnest, ant the thief, who was at liberty to do so, ran for h life.
 The watchmnn's lights showed Bill Skes that h, bad been 5st;sa by Paif of Hiaee,s:
 This is fact. and occurred in New York cit, during the winter of lS4i aud Biii Sikes served out his Imprisonment at Black wells Isiand.-fla, eftAe Unioa.