Litchfield enquirer., 1852-05-13
The Elbineer Advertiser gives The

burgh, on the Poland frontier. In
Older 20 give credence to the mat
ters the reader must know that the
place referred to is situated in a
country which has for q long time
past been the chosen spot Of accom-
pi hing The most extensive smugg-
ling operation-where the child from
its te.,der years becomes familiar
with scenes Of violence and Outrage.
and thus becomes prepared to follow
the career Of its father at much
earlier period than others who are
born and bred amidst comfort aud
peace
"a person had left lis farm early
in the morning, accompanied by lIis
wife, to dispose Of HE weekly stock
in the town of Neidenburg. His
son Franz, boy Of fifteen, and
daughter five years younger. remain
ed TO take care ofthe house and a.
bout two hours after the parents had
gone, stranger suddenly entered
the humble domicil, and ordered rhe
boy to surrender whatever money
was in the house, at the same tim
exhibiting knife aud pistol, with
an iulimation that The slight est show
Of resistance wouldbe punished with
death Franz opened bureau, where
he found $40 in money but far
from being satisfied with this. the
fellow insisted that there was more
and that he would have it. Franz then
opened closet and pointing to
chest told him that it contained what
he soug It but the man had scarcely
entered when Franz closed door up
on him, drew tho key, and shouted
to his sister to run to the village for
help. Little Lizetts was not slow in
following the order raising her
voice to the highest pitch, she rush
ed out, but scarcely had she reached
the door when she was seize'' by
two other men, accomp!ices Of the
first, who stlangled her ere her cries
could alarm the neis hborhood.
Franz had heard the dying groans
Of his darling sister, and resolved to
avenge her. The double barrelled
gun hung on the wall. In second
he had seized it. and scareely had
he finished loading, when he heard
the steps Of the robbers coming to-
wards the room in which he was
The entrance of the first ruffian was
the ,ignal for the gallant boy to dis
charge one barrel of the gun, aud
without uttering a groan, the man
fell lfeless to the floor. The second
appeared. He saw the deadly wea-
pom aimed at him, and sought 10 re-
treat, but teo late The fatal report
was heard, and he fell over the corps
of his accomplish, Shocked by his
own work. Franz now sat down TO
think of what next TO do, but hi:
resolution was soon taken. Again
The gun was loaded, and the brave
little fellow placed himself as sch
incl before the closet OF the captive
rolber, thai he might guard him ul-
tll assistance arrived. The double
report had been heard and neigh
bour fastened to learn the cause OF
it Being told of the capture of the
ruffian, he laughed at the danger OF
freeing the man whome lie proposed
to take to the VI lage. The key was
handed to him, aud, in another min
ute the closet door opened, but the
rnbber, who had probably overheard
the conversation, sprang ni,nbiy ont,
seized The peasant, and plunged his
knife several times into has BODY
The last blow had scarcely been in
fiicted. when one more report was
heard from Franz's gnn and the last
,obber fell to the ground, wel'ering
in his blood.
The criminal authoritiestook place
possession Of the partiesand exhibited
them publicly with view Of indenti-
Tying them, but not one Of them was
known in that part of The country"
THE CHEESE TRADE. -Du-
ring the year 1850, i, appears there
were produced iu the United States,