Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-03-03

e me every where and every place he had his dod
gers always bout him and 1 never seed him
without he rid horse, black horse. When
t went to the door of his house to see him, IN
blamed if he did Mt go through to the stable in
de of his house, and git on, and ride pass
me in de front of his place, so 1 could see him.
And when l went de next day, thinking dat
would git him sure at the stable, blamed if he
didn't come right past me on dat old black horse
1 ag'in he got on at the front of the house this
time; he too wide awake fer me I tried
this a good many times flst at de front door,
at dc basement, at de stable, in de rear, and at
every pint thought I could make something at.
! But | was deceived he was always burrowing
jist like rabbit, out of one hole into another
| could Mt catch him l seed him, through, q
/ good many times on that black horse of hIs'n :;
| he knowcd me jist as well / knowed him !;
and sometimes [ thought it was VERY aggerwa-
tin in him; he used to stop wild his horse by dc
! corner of de streets (I think he must a llnowed
/ I was about y and den, when I kim up, thinking
/ 1 had it all right, and was jist going to--bla-
med if he did Mt pull off his hat, and wish me
VERY good mornin' > and OFF went de old black
/ horse at good trot. .r
| ''Well, stood at dat corner, and I began for
| to think and said to myself, 'Tise old gem
| tleman, this won't do dat air feller must be
| come up to, if he does ride a horse. Now what
! shall do ? what shall l do can't keep pace
wild this nag and bless me, if think can wild
! his rider t wont do to be nonpIushod this
| way And was thinking some time, and won
dering what should do next and looked up,
and den seen him az in, sti / on dat black nag
be passed me, and he said he wished me a VERY
| pleasant time of it, | could N t help it. but
cussed some, tell you; and l shuck my finger
st him and hoered out to him that I'd cit
him yet afore de Devil would, and he must make
| a note Of that.
''Now you see, Mr.. Sheriff, that last part was
the aggerwatinist of ALL to wish me n VERY plea
SAINT time and vowed then, as my danger was
riz, eff 1 could get him by any means, would
my feelin's was hurt and thought if he bur-
rowed, would burrow too. Well, l was deter
mined, after that to catch him and [ went to
work airnestly /; went to his house, to his sta
bic, at day break, at sunset. lie had gone out
he had gone in; 1 was never in time L was be-
/ fore him l was after him he was in his castle
and was denied admittance, as all of his ser
wants, walters, and all, knowcd me-
.'Bimeby, thought struck me If it could
only be, thought II
.sWhat was it, Tisc ?' B, this time, becom-
ing fairly interested, cold not resist the incl
nation to check the Oldham in his very particu-
lar and close Narration of every incident, and
vet wanted him 20 close it up speedily, so gar
rulous had he become. What was it, Tise ?'
..well. begin to think ~ continued he, 'after
going good many times bout dc house where
dc man lived, dat if could on'y catch boy, or
a man or woman, any body, who went for
to carry something regular to the house, might |
succeed. / seed a butcher-boy, a good many
times go to de door in de basement /; and tried
TO get him once to let me carry in the meat and
marketing, TO git in the house but he
talked shy at me, at put his thumb and fingers
to his nose and as he moved them baclards and
forwards, he said ~ f.l .-a5 ~
{" Common amt what arg deals in nothin'
but de best of beef comes from ocr STALL p p
''And he shyed at ag'in. Well, / went
ag'in at night and after staying bout an hour
so, / seed woman, great big tall woman,
going up de stoop with big clothes-baskct.-
Halo !. said TO myself, 'here's my chance -
And waited for her to come out and when she
did come, follered her little way and when
got out of the way Of bein seen, walked UP
to her, and asked her if she did washing. She
said yes. And / got from her the name and
number of de street where she lived, and told
her might call on her one of desc days. And
den asked crif she washed for de gentleman
in de house where she come out of; and she told
me she did; dat she was in great hurry, and
could n staying talking with me just then ;she
had some other places to call at and that she
would have to stop ag'n when she came back at
the gentleman's for the dirty clothes and she
said good bye to me, and left me. a.ra r
after she had left me, Mr.. Sheriff, knowed
| had to work sharp and quick, if intended to
carry out my plan, bekase the washer-woman
would be back afore long; SO that, without wait
in minute, run into second hand clothing
shop, in an avenue clus by, and i bought wo-
mans hat and then | run to q groeery-store
and got big basket and put some things in
the basket and kivered it up with red handker-
cher and put on the bonnet, and with my
old black cloak on, think made somewhat of
a fgger and was then all ready to commence
operations. a. 80 3. .asat % .s
$50 hobbled up the stoop and l ringed the
bell; and stopped q little, so as not to appear
too big for the washer-woman, though she was
large woman /; and cursheyed to the gal who
opened the door and let me in and widout my
sayin' word nor nothin', she told me to git a.
long up stairs as quick as | could; she didn't
know me from de woman an went up stairs; ;
! and did Mt know what to do; and was Won
derin' what should do and when got to the
] landing above, and was thinkin what next, IN