Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-02-19

when church is dismissed
No, I'll not returned he, I'VE will enter
now or never
Impossible cried she, you cannot en-
ter until he returns
Open the door, cried he, 'or we'll break
it down, and burn you and the house up
So saying, he threw himself with all the
force he possessed against the door, at the
same time calling on Lis companions to as
sist him. The door however resisted their
efforts.
DO not attempt that again. said Catha-
rine, cor you are dead man. at the same
time presenting from the window a heavy
horse pistol, ready cooked.
AT the sight of this formidable weapon,
the companions of Van Zant, who had
crossed the street at his call, retreated.
What cried the leader, you cowards!
are you frightened at the threats of grip
and again he threw himself violently against
the door. The weapon was Immediately
discharged, and Van Zant fell.
The report was heard at the church, and
males and females rushed out to ascertain
the cause.
On looking towards the residence of
Judge V. they perceived five men run
ming at full speed, to whom the Judges
negroes and several others gave chase: and
from an upper window of his residence a
handkerchief was waving as if beckoning
fof aid
All rushed towards the place, and upon
their arrival Van Zant was in the agonies
of death. He still retained strength enough
to acknowledge that they had long contem-
plated robbing that house, and had fire.
quently been concealed in the neighbor-
hood for that purpose, but no opportunity
had offered until that day, when lying con-
cealed in the woods, they saw the Judge
and his family going to church.
The body of the dead Tory was taken
and buried by the sexton of the church, as
he had no relatives in that vicinity.
After an absence of two or three hours
the negroes returned, having succeeded in
capturing Finley and one of the strangers,
who were thai night confined, and the next
morning. at the eernest solicitation of
Judge v, liberated on the point of
: promise of amending their lives.
1t was in the month of October Of the
same year that Catharine v. was sitting
by an upper back window in her fathers
house, knitting; though autumn, the wealth
er was mild, and the window was hoisted
about three inches. About sixty or sew
enty feet from the house, was barn, a
huge, old fashioned ediice, with upper and
lower folding doors; and accidentally cast
ing her eyes towards the barn, she saw a
small door on a range with the front door
and window at which she was sitting) open
add number of men enter The occur
renee of the summer Immediately present
ed itself to her mind, and the fact that her
father and the other males of the family
were at work in the field at some distance
from the house, led her to suspect that that
opportunity had been improved by some of
Van Zant's friends to plumber and revenge
his death. Concealing herself behind the
curtains, she narrowly watched their move
ments. She saw mans head slowly ris-
ing above the door, and apparently recon-
motoring the premises; it was Finley's.
Their object was now evident Going
to the armory, she selected well loaded
musket, and resumed her place at the win
dow kneeling upon the floor, she laid the
muzzle of the weapon upon the window
2 curtains, and taking deliberate aim, she
fired. What effect she had produced she
knew not but saw several men hurryinp
out of the barn by the same door they had
entered.
The report brought her father and his
workmen to the house. and going to the
barn, the dead body of Finley lay upon the
floor.
Catharine V afterwards married n
Captain in the Continental army, and she
lives the honored mother Of a numerous
and respectable line of descendants The
old house is still 'in the land of the living,
and has been the scene of many pranks of
the writer of this sketch in the hay-day
OF mischievous boyhood.
TALE BEARING.-Never repeat story
unless you are certain it is correct, and
even not then unless something is to be
gained, either of interest to yourself or
the good OF the person concerned. Tattling
is mean and wicked practice. and he