Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-25
A special Providence.

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Its facts, from most respectable Quake
family, whose veracity cannot be doubted
About fifty years ago, in the western
part of the State of New York, lived a lone
| " widow, named Mozher. Her husband
had been dead many years, and her only
daughter was grown up and married, living
at the distance of mile or two from the
family mansion.
And thus the old lady lived alone in he
house day and night. Yet in herconsciou.
innocence and trust in Providence, she fell
safe and cheerful-did her work quietl,
during the daylight, and at eyentide slep
bsweetly.
One morning, however, she awoke Will
an extraordinary and unwonted gloom up
on her mind, which was impressed with
the apprehension that something strange
was about to happen to her or hers. S.
full was she of this thoughts*hat she could
not stay at home that day, but must 90 a.
broad to give vent to it, by unbosomine
herself to her friends, especially to hel
daughter. With her she spent the great
er part Of the day, and to- her she severa1
times repeated the recital IF her apprehen-
|sions. The daughter as oten repeated the
assurance that her good mother had never
done injury, to any perso5 and added, 81
cannot think any one wolld hurt you, for
you have not an evenly ii the world.n
On her way home she sailed on neigh
Dor, who lived in the lasthouse before She
reached her own. Herdshe again made
known her continued aprehensions, which
had nearly ripened into fear, and from the
lady Of the mansion shs received answers
similar to those of her laughter. "You
have harmed no one in YOUR whole lifetime,
surely no one will molet you. Go home
in quiet, and Rover sail 90 home with
you. Here, Rover" said she, to stout
watchdog, that lay on the floor, "here,
Rover, go home with with Mrs. Mother,
and take care of her. Rover did as he
was told The widow went home, MIXED
her cows, took care of everything out Of
doors, and went to bed as usual. Rover
had not left her for an instant. When
she was fairly in bed he laid himself down
upon the outside, and as the widow relied
on his fidelity, and perhaps child herself for
needless fear, she fell asleep. Sometime
in the night she awoke, being startled, pro-
badly, by a slight noise outside the house.
1t was SO slight, however, that she was noe
aware of being startled at all, but heard as
soon as she awoke, sound like the rising
OF a window near her bed, which was in a
room on the ground floor.
The dog neither barked or moved. Next
there was another sound, as if some one
was in the room and stepped cautiously 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, and
at the same moment something fell on the
floor, sounding like heavy log Then fol-
lowed other noises, like the paving of a
dogs feet; but soon all was stillagain, and
the dog resumed his place on the bed with
out having barked or growled at all.
This time the widow did not go to sleep
Immediately, but lay awake wondering, yet
not deeming it best to get up But at
last she dropped asleep, and when she a.
woke the sun was shining. She hastily
stepped out of bed, end there ay the body
of man, extended on the floor, dead, with
a large knife in his hand, which was even
now extended. The dog had seized him
by the throat w;dn grasp of death, and
.l sa@qr de nusband OF ner uu1J
daughter. He coveted her little store Of
wealth, her house, her cattle, AMI her land
and instigated by this sordid impatience,
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 deed of darkness in the gloom
Of the night. A fearful retrlbution waited
for him. The widows apprehensions, com
municated to her mind and impressed up
on her nerves, by what unseen power we
know not the sympathy Of the woman who
loaned the dog, and the silent but certain
watch Of the dog himself, formed a chain Of
events which brought the murderer's blood
upon his own head, and which are difficult
to be explained, without reference to that
Providence which numbers the hairs OF ou'
heads, watches the sparrows fall and 'Sshapes
our ends, hew them rough as we will"
How TO MEND CHAIN PUMp.-Chair
pumps are very much in use at present.
They are very good pumps, especially il
wells that are not protected much from
the frost. as they seldom get frozen SO as t
prevent their operating, unless the water il
| the well itself freezes Sometimes, how
ever, the chain breaksEor parts, and then
has been thought necessary to take up tn
whole pump in order 70 mend or replace it
A friend told us, thesother day, metho1
which he has adopted in such cases witt
perfect success. Thechain, with its plugs
YOU know, is an endless one going over
pulley at the top, down outside the pump
Into the water in thewell; then over a pul
ley under the water at the lower end Of tn
pump tube, thence up the tube. Now,