Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-12-29
THE INTERNAL MACHINE.
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Ea-. THE MOUSE TRAP. -.....t
The nearest tavern was the "Five Mile
House," on the Third Avenue, kept by our
our old friend, Thomas Starr. There we
went, after leaving Thompson on the ave-
nue., and taking survey of his premises,
selected the small back room, at the rear
of his bar-room, for our. purpose. Without
explaining our object, we told him to get
up supper Of some description, for two or
three persons, on Monday night in the
back room, and have large closet or pan
try in its corner cleared Of its boxes and
rubbish, 90 that two persons might be put
in there and overhear their conversation. -
We wanted the windows, which looked
out on the side alley, four or FIVE feet from
the ground, left open with their white
muslin curtains hanging drawn before them,
and, above all, desired that there might be
bright light in the room. We told Mr..
Starr that ne would know who the parties
were, when they came, by one eyed man
asking if he. had any oysters; that he must
then tell him he could give them anything
else but oysters, and invite him and his
friends into the back room. This being
fixed, and MIR. Starr promising secrecy, we
let the matter run round till Monday after
noon, when ordering coach to our resi-
dence, We waited patiently for four persons,
whom we intended to use in the matter,
all OF whom were entirely ignorant Of the
purpose for which we required them.
q Up to this time we had not communica-
ted our proceedings 10 soul. No person
in our office even knew what we were
about, and the very men who had engaged
to stand upon the ground near the stone
fence, would have understood no more
about the matter, after they had performed
the task, than the fence itself. 1t was too
important business to entrust to the dan
ger of leakage, for We might have found
a torpedo in the road, or a pistol ball in the
gloom, had Drury got an inkling OF what
we were about. Everything having now
reached eliminating point, we thought
it proper to confide our movements TO Mr..
Warner, the more particularly that Mr.. w.
might himself be present at the "Five Mile
House - and hear from the mouths of the
Drury's, should the conversation be sue
cesstul, Thompson's exculpation from the
torpedo plot. MIR. Warner was, therefore,
to be on the ground. But he did not come,
and three out Of the four whom we had in
vited TO ride with US that afternoon failed
to arrive. They thought, probably, that
we were not very strenuous in relation to
their company upon the jaunt. In thisw
half.past six O'Clock came around, and II
was necessary TO be on the ground at early
dusk. While cha6ng at our disappoint-
ment, a person called At our house with
some letters for Us, and thruaing him ~
the coach, in bis brown linen business coat
with the word that we wanted him on q
matter Of importance, we ordered the coach
to drive Oh with al its speed TO the "Fivs
Mile House, We burriedly saw that fhs
room, the curtains and the table were all
right, and then hastened with our new re-
cru:t to the fence on the Fifth avenue
Wken there we esp;ed at a little distance
down the road two wretched novels, before
one Of which rude squatter was pitching
| in manure. We determined to improyis,
him into one Of our policemen for ths
ground, and calling him aside, con6ded t.
him the fact we expected man and a wo
man to meet near spot down the road, du
ring the course Of, that night, and that a
we wished to Illustrate that meeting, W,
would give him dollar an hour to stan'
upon the place We should point out, o
walking up and down before II, until on
O'Clock. The Irishman winked At the men
tion OF the woman, IS if we considered
an affair Of Jealousy on our part, but eithe
out OF fear ofthe banshees, or from desir
/ TO extend the profits Of q good JOB to
friend, be refused to watch without . com
panion. ct 81
| We sensested 10 the enlasgemeat Of th
toecs, and in few minules-hs and % Il
ssisst came hack battened up in pes-coss'
holding formidable trunehsons, and loOkin
- much lihs poliesmsn, - Il they be
ssrvsd IN apprenticeship Of mouths IN th