The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-21

the good mother had never done injury to any
person. and added, | cannot think any one
would hurt you, for you have not an enemy IN
the world.
As the day was declining. Mrs. Mother sought
her home. but expressed the same feeling as she
left her daughters house.
On the way home she called on a neighbor.
who lived in the last house before she reached
her own. Here she again made known her
continued apprehcnsions, which had nearly ri
pcncd into fear. and from the lady Of the man.
sion she rt civcd answers similar to those of her
daughter: You have harmed no one in your
whole litetime,-surely no one will disturb or
modest you ; go home in quiet, and Yer shall
90 with you. Here Rover, {said she to a stout
Watchdog that lay on the floor here Rover, go
home with Mrs. Mozhcr and take care of her.
Rover did as he was told the widow went
home. MIXED her cows. took care of every thing
out of doors, and went to bed usual. Rover
had not left her for an instant. When she was
fairly in bed, he laid himself down upon
the outside Of the bed; and as the widow
relied on his fidelity, and perhaps child her.
self for needless fear, she fell asleep. Some
time in the night She awoke, being start
ed, probably, by slight noise outside the
house. 1t was so slight. however, that she was
not aware of being startled at all. but heard,
us soon as she awoke, sound like the raising
of window near her bed, which was in room
on the ground floor The dog neither barked
nor moved. Next there was another sound as
if some one waS in the room and stepped eau
tiously on the floor. The woman saw nothing:
but now for the first time felt the dog move as
he made violent spring from the bed: ard at
the same instant something fell on the floor,
sounding like the fall of 4 heavy log. Then
followed other noises, like the paving of the
dogs feet: but soon all was still again. and the
dog resumed his place on the bed without hay
ing barkcd or grOwlcd at all.
This time the widow did not 60 TO sleep i'm
mediatcly, but lay awake wondering. yet not
deeming it best to get up. But at last she
dropped asleep. and when she aaCke the sun
shining. She hastily stepped out of bed.
and there lay the body OF Il man extended on
til, floor, dead, with large knife in his hand.
which WAS even now extended. The dog had
seized him by the throat with the grasp Of death
and neither man nor dog could utter il sound
till ali was over. The man was the widow 5
son. in law. the husband of her only daughter
! He coveted her little store Of wealth her house
her cattle and her land. And instigated by
this sOrdid impatiencc, he could not wait for
the decay of nature to give her property up to
him and his, as the only heirs apparent - but
made this stealthy visit to do q deed If dark
hess in the GloOin Of the night \ fearful ret
ributon waited for him. The widows apprc-
tensions communicated to her mind and i'm
pressed upon her nerves by what unseen power
we know not-the sympathy OF the other wo-
man WHO loaned her dO2-and the silent but
certain watch of the dog himself - formed a
chain of events which brought the murdcrcr's
blood upon his own head. and which are diff
cult to be explained. without reference to that
Providence Or ovcr-ruling power which num-
bers the hairs OF our heads, watches the spar
rows fall. and shapes our ends, rough hcw
them how We Will.
This is one Of Uncle Toby'S stories; and is
derived, as to all its facts. from most respect
able Quaker family. whose vcraeity he cannot
idoubt.-POrtsmOuth Chronicle.