Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-05-17
New Series-VOl. 4-NO. 30.

,ent over my bed, and commenced snoring
,qaiu. at the same time watching the move
Eents of the man and his amiable spouse.
Eyerv explosion from my nose seemed TO
,;ye them the greatest satisfaction. They
cooked at each other-nodded ana smiled
r,;mlv. He took the gun, and III hls
stocking feet approached the crevlce opPo-
site NV bed. followed by the hag with the
n;stols and carving knife. StooPlng ne
neered into nv room, and brought his ie-
rocious looking eyes TO bear upon my
wig. knew it would be dangerous to see
" more. raised my head enough to
ger plt of harms way. and emitted no"
ana thu a snore. heard him distinctly
flx the If',zzle Of the gun against the rs
sure oppose the wig, and then with
tremor OF mitigation, and a kind OF creep
ing sensation all Nver me, drew back and
awaited the resut. Ii was a moment OF
awful suspense to ne. What if he should
discover the cheat, and elevate his piece!
A thousand such thoughts rushed through
my mind in an instant. The cold sweat
ran down my face in streams. Thank
Heaven! l was not kept long III suspense.
A terrible explosion followed the fearful
pause. a storm of slugs poured into my
bed, perlorating the wig, and scattering the
pumpkin in every direction.
He won't tell no stories. heard the
assassin say, as he dropped the breach OF
the gun heavily 10 the floor. Now for
/ the dog.
During these operations. Lion had placed
himself by my side, with his forefeet upon
the bed, while to keep him still, put my
hand over his mouth. He knew well what
| meant, for | had done so before At the
moment of the discharge he gave low
growl. | pointed towards the door. He
understood my meaning well. His eyes
flashed like balls of fire, while he waited
the moment to wreak his vengeance on
the cowardly assassins.
/ will open the door little and
when the cretur sticks his head out, shoot
him. said the she-wolt
The door was opened, but the cretur'
didn't stick his head out Lion knew
better than that, and waited his chance.
Emboldened by not hearing anything,
the door was gradually opened. Now was
the time. With terrific howl, Lion
leaped over the head of the woman, and
seizing the ruffian by the throat, dragged
him in an instant TO the floor, where a
great struggle took place. In another mo-
ment the hag was writhing in my nervous
grasp. Her surprise was so great, that
she made but little resistance and quick
ly bound her hand and foot with cord
which she had provided for another pur-
pose-perhaps to drag my body away into
the woods.
The next thing was 10 attend to the man
and Lion. The struggle between them
was still going on, but the former had the
worst of it, Lion had set his sharp teeth
into the throat of the wretch, and rendered
all his efforts abortIye. although he was
man of powerful frame. He was already
reeking in blood, and hastened to save
what little life was left in him. The dog
was 10Th TO quit his hold, and when he
did, he left one victim to punish another;
for, before | could prevent it, lie set his
teeth quite through the hag's arm, who 3.
shrleked like lunatic.
The fellow looked ghastly enough when
| released him. His neck was frightfullv
torn, but he got no sympathy from me.
| was resolved that he should not escape.
| bound him as had done his companion
in iniquity, while he maintained moody
silence, and she heaped curses upon the
dog. | bound her apron about his neck,
which was all the surgical aid he got from
me. Lion now seemed very we'll satisfied
with the arrangements, and laid down i'll
the corner, and watched them with much
calm philosophy.
We remained with them until morning.
cannot say but enjoyed our triumph as
well as Lion did, as they were certainly
old offenders, as it was proved afterwards
In a court of Justice. As good fortune
would have it, man passed by the next
morning, by whom | sent word TO the
nearest settlement, Of what had occurred.
Before ten o'clock the offenders were in
the hands of the law. They were con-
veyed to the nearestj jail, where they awaited
their trial, which took place about two
months after. They were sentenced 10
ten years imprisonment, which, all the cir
cumstances considered, was not too much.
believe if ever they live to get cut, they
will Kill old Lion, should he survive their
anu ilC iiO NtouDt Nlit, lOI nc
is as strong and healthy dog as YOU can
find anywhere. No money would tempt
me to part with him. He is now looking
quietly in my face as write this--for
have been trying to make him understand
what it is about. | have limited to him
the propriety OF having his likeness pub
lished with this sketch, but he shakes his
head gravely, as much 10 say
/ don't care about it, master-every
worthless puppy has his likeness published
nowadays
Grateful for past services, suffer him 10
have his own way in this. as in great