Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-17

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Jove; there's whole pile of shirts. jus
from the wash, tossed on the floor"
My friends burst into laugh. and Ton
} Needham exclaimed.
, Served you right. What bushes
have YOU TO own so many shirts? have
only one. In fact that was what KEEP
me from you so long yesterday. had I,
lie in bed while ii was being washed on
ironed and IN. woman kept it two hour
beyond the time. because owed her
little bill"
"Wen.' said |, Il wish you would
stop your nonsense and fix up matters
end we'll 90 cut aud axe crack or two
tins mornirg."
Mot with me- answered Tom. alt:
30 cold for the fingers. III tell you
what we'll do. Wei have game oil
whist. There's just snug party.
wonder where Fed tsp"
ii don't know" said |, ''he promised
Yesterday TO come snn see me"
~ bet e sous tina, he was the Robin
Goodfsllow who upset your wardrobe"
Just ike him." replied, "bu, never
theless I'm bent on shooting this morn
ing"
$50 you shall shoot. old fellow" cried
Tom, so You shall, and no, cool your
fingers either You leave this cid rat
,rop morrow. don't you2'
Yes"
Very good. Then vel give your
l,ndlady proof of your solid regasd -
Here" and h- took piece of cool from
the h.arth as he spoke. Ill chalk on. HE
old lady on the close, door. Load ,hc
pistols; its about twelve pace. from the
ether side Of the room--sud well put
more balls into the old feminine. than
she pms pepper ccrusinto her mock turtle
soup"
A general yell ofapproval greeted this
novel proposition, amid which Tom very
gr.veiy proceeded 10 sketch what he
called remarkably correct por;r.i; of
the mistress OF the house; and HARRY sat
20 work to load the pistols. When he
had finished he claimed the first shot for
his pains; which Tom claimed for the
same reason. insisting tha, as he sat UP
the wind mill he ought to tilt at it, h
mock sllercation followed, which was
finally settled by toss up, which Har-
won. He grssped the pie;Gl accordingly
anu fired.
A noise of something followed. The
conclusion had cisiur bed the 5,dy, which
in falling struck shelf. and overturned
some books. We oil started. Needhsm
however. did not notice il. and present
ed his pistol. fired .gain, but entirely too
low, exclsiming. when he saw the result,
There's ball in her lsdyshp's calf by
Jupitet'
Henry turned 20 me ss white as ashes
aud said: "D,d you hear any,hing7'
IL did" replied 1.-THE ball from your
pistol has upset some Of my books, /
suppose
on. my God exclaimed Harry. i have
terrible presentmen,. Suppose Fred
should have hid himself in the closet
We 'hered round him. and Tom Need
nam burst intos I'll OF laughter
Upon nay soul. you ara worse than
the bakers daughter Here be cried. in
squeshiug tone, IL | were married and
were to have little baby, and it were 10
Gene here and get into the oven and then
be burned 10 death-boc--hoor Then
resuming his natural tone he exclaimed
you are the most ridiculous fools. the
whole of you ever saw. Have you
any brandy in your den? must have
little 10 revive me after this scene.
Ny heart lhrobbed with strange de
light. The web Of my difficulties was
being rapidly unravelled-my escape was
almost certain: but what if they should
discover The fracture? | walked boldly
forward TO the close, and placing my
h.nd on the catch mob, said: In order TO
o,.sipate your doubts. ii open the mys-
,e,,' As Ispoke threw the door wide
open.
Mine vas an affected shock, but II u
so that of the rest. ] shall never for
get The wild shrek of dispair tina. left
he bosom of Harry Pierce as he knelt
forword aud raised the body of his broth
er. nor the terrible tones OF that hoa.se
whisper, in which he said: i am Cain.
God forgive my folyp and then sank in.
TO The arms of Tom Needhsm.
Ny companions examined tbs body
The ball of Harry had gone through his
heart. The absence Of blood WAS &C.
counted for by me inward bleeding; and
as we were examining the boiy. we
heard the shrill voice of our hostess,
scoIding because we were firing pistols
aud shrleking in the room.
A debate now ensued in regard to the
disposition Of the dead body. / knew
,ha, the blow on the head would be dis
covered, il the thing was dlvulged; and a!
once suggested tina; we had better bury
the body secretly. told them that il
could be packed in the long box which
lay there: aud that one OF US could meet
the conveyance oui Of town. take it To
some out OF IN. way spot. where | would
assist io bury the body. In the mean
while. Nsedhsn could purchase coffin
and other necessary materials as though
TO send i, off to The country; and at night
we could bury it.
Harry Pierce made no opposition. lie
was incapable Of anything. The plan
was carried out es | suggested. md they
parted. The rest were convinced, and
are still, that brother had been the un'
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