Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-12-04
A Story Of a Faithful Dog,
PRENONITCEg WARMING.

The following story is snl, by the Ports.
mouth Chronicle, to be derived, Us TO oil
IFS r1cts from a most respectable Quaker
family, whose verocity cannot be doubted:
/ Some iileen years ago, in tho western
part of the state orNew York, lived lone.
" widow named Mozher. Her husband
had been dead many years, and her only
daughter was grown up and married, Iv.
ing at the distance Of mile or Two from
the family mansion.
"And thus the old lady lived alone in
her house day and night. Yet in her
conscious innocence and trust in Provi.
dence she felt safe and cheerCuI-did her
work quietly during the daylight, and at
evenlide slept sweetly."
One morning, however, she awoke with
an extraordinary aud Unwonted gloom up
on her mind, which was impressed with
the apprehension that something strange
was about to happen 20 her or hers. So
full was she of this thought that she could
not stay at home that day, but must 60
abroad TO give vent TO il, by unbosoming
herself to her friends, especially to her
daughter. With her she spent the greater
part of the day, and TO her she several
times repeated the recital of her apprehen-
sions. The daughter as often repeated the
assurances that the good mother had never
done injury 10 any person, and added, q
cannot think any one would hurt you, for
you have not an enemy in the world.
GAS the day was declining, Mrs. MOI.
her sought her home, bnt expressed the
same feelings as she left her daughters
house.
"On her way homo she called on
neighbor, who lived in the last house be.
fore she reached her own. Here she again
made known her continued apprehensons,
which had nearly rpened into fear, and
from the lady of the mansion she received
answers similar TO those of her daughter.
"You have harmed no one in your whole
lifetime, surely no one will moIes, you
"Go home in quiet, and Rover shall 90
with you" "EIere Rover" said she TO a
stout watchdog that lay on the floor, "here
Rover, 60 home with Mrs. Mozher, and
|, take care OF her." Rover did as he was
told. The widow went home, MIXED her
cows, took care of everything out ofdoors,
5 and went 10 bed as usual. Rover had not
2 left her for an instant. When she was
. fairly in bed, lie laid himself down upon
l the outside of the bed, and as the widow
. relied on his fidelity, and perhaps chid
herself for needless fear, she fell asleep
5 Sometime in The night she awoke, being
startled, probably, by slight noise out
I side the house. 1t was so slight, howev-
: er, that she was not aware of being star.
| tied al all, but heard as soon as she awoke
l sound like the raising ofa window near
] her bed, which was in a room on the
ground floor.
. "The dog neither barked nor moved.
S NeXt there was another sound, as If some
one was in the room and stepped cauti-
ously on the floor. The woman saw moth.
. ing but now for the first time felt the dog
I move, as he made violent spring from
: the bed, and at the same moment some.
l thing fell on the floor sounding like a
4 heavy log. Then followed other noises
, like the paving Of dogs feet; but soon
all was still again and the dog resumed his
. place on the bed without having barked
b. or growIed at all.
y "Ths time the widow did not 90 TO
o sleep Immediately, hut lay awake wonder.
n ing, yet not deeming i; best to get up
Y But al last she dropped asleep, and when
G she awoke the sun was shining. She has
=. ily stepped out Of bed, and tharc lay The
body Of a man extended on the floor, dead,
with a large knife in his hand which was
n even now extended. The dog had seized
,. him by the throat with grasp Of deatn,
h and neither man nor dog could utter II
,. sound till all was over. This man was
r. the widows son.in.law, the husbandol her
S only daughter; he coveted hor little store
If Of wealth, her house, her cattle, and her
@ land; and instigated by this sordld mpa.
, tience, he could not wait lor the decay Of
d nature 10 give her property up to him and
- his, as the only heirs apparent, but made
}. this stealhy visit 10 do "A decd Of darkness
d in the gloom Of the night. A fearful retrI-
"a button waited for him. The widows ap.
. prehensions communicated to her mind
a and impressed upon her nerves, by what
b. unseen power we know not, the sympathy
:. Of the woman who loaned the dor, and the
=, silent but certain which ofthe dog himself
d formed a chain Of events which brought
). the murderors blood upou his own head
.r ard which are difficult to be explained
d without reference to that Providence or
n oyerruliug Power which numbers the hairs =,
- Of our heads, watches The spaTrow's ldIl
. and sbapes our deeds, rough hew them as
we viii"
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