Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-06-11
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W9DBERRY "LOCAL."
! WoopBERRY, JUNO Z, /

too indival, but we have qrite fiue pros
pect for as ahead, owing to the approaching I
sFourth,and other local causes that are on
the 'sbritof being bonn"
Althod we are not prolific just at this
moment, III, occasionally, things turn up here
that are only calculated to excite our risi- |
bles, but yhies appear extremely awkward,
when prorly andyzed. One day last week
produceia case that elueidated this doctrine
forcibly. think twas on Thursday morning,
that nliced John feith, one of our stable, |
sober all second. thou8t farmers, who resides
in Hiclay Bottom, abot town, and withal in
a terrihl foment in regall TO something. On
nearinghe position he hea before crowd of
eager liteners, snd to WHOM be vas spouting
eloquene equal to Buneorbe in bis happiost
meodsy nd gesticulating in he most violent
manner / ascertained that he,n company with
two of Is children, wagoa and hrses, had been
al the Foodbcrry mill the eye.ing previous,
and ha- conveyed some six bushes of -four to
his bari about two miles frcm tow. and that
he, not laying dreamed of any rasclty. left
it on til wagon until morning, whe, alas
what VS. his modification to find tht the
ssnigbt nan" had not even left the bags u.nas
the fou. At this point his feelings eked aqd
oozcd olt at his fnger-ends, and he went on I
iosiauae that he was just awaiting the ap-
pearape of the proper officers, when be expect
ed to b endowed with rigid authority, and
would ,how Hickory Bottom OF Leather Crack
er tiine or two, aud-yes, sir, ho Weni &C
far as o nod his head significantly, and-saie
he Didn't think there was any person IN Wood
berry that would tahe things (of course h'
meant s,ealing) the audience thought SO, 100
and sipnifed their appreciation with pecuia
EXPRESSION Of coun.enance, each member scru
tinizipg his neighbours garments to ascertain
lie was deiermioed to pit fa fn ntJr HRE S5flef u IL
mischief through, emphatically. A search
warrant was procured before Esquire Castner
and with Constable Bulger in tow, Mr.. Keiti
left town to mete out summary justice to an,
offender having a peculiar renchant for hi.
neighbor's flour.
Woodberry was in state Of foment Thi
mountain was lahorug Many and dire wer'
the reports from the scene of thievery and Of
fetal investigation. Woodberry fell alarmed
there might he blot cast on her fair fame -
Imagine her CONSERVATION, wheu report wa
put in circulation, and that, too, by one of he
own citizens. At the unreasonable hour of
A. M., DR.. Ollcig, being calel out to visit
patient, discovered one of the bags containing
the aforesaid -four, lying on the fence, ten ol
fifteen reds above town. All was doubt al
conjecture all lent their aid TO nuravel tbt
mystery. On the corners, in the bar-roous
yes, all, everywhere, even in the culinary de-
partment, was the mystery and the merits Of
that -four discussed. Noon arrived, and witt
it the Constable, looking decidedly well, af.
ter having been the butt of at least dozeI
h.ackguardngs, with prisoner salong side.'
On searching the premises of Samuel Longen.
ecker, a bag of -four was found in his barn be.
longing to the individual in question:, and il
being one of the missing articles, aud Long
enecker not being able to account for its dis.
coyery about his premises, was arrested
Woodberry felt relieved Alas, how soon are
our joys overthrown and annihilated A few
moments more elapsed, when fortunately fol
Lengeneeker, who was not slightly scared, part
6 the mystery was cleared up, at least as fai
as be was concsr ned, by an individual stating
that il passing at an early hour the residence
of Longenecker, he found the bag aud -four
for which he was arrested, lying IN the road,
and that he hal carried it into the barn.
Woodberry breathed freer. And still better:
a second individual had found the second bag
on the fence, first noticed by Olleig, and con-
veyed it to Mr. Samuel Bosler's barn. Thus
the -four came to light Well, here was a
quandary Here was mystery! which even
the redoubtabe Keith could not solve -
elbow did the first bag happen in the
road g. elbow did the second get on the fence?''
were among the multitude of questions asked
and faithfully answered BY thousand differ
cut theories. Woodberry was occasionally
transported, then again the spirit went down
to zero, and all was mystery shrouded in dark
ness Well, toward evening came the "ciear
up" shower and the finale. An old gentle
man passing along the road short time after
Keith, found the last mentioned bag lying in
the road, and put it on the fence IL, as ceV
as the first, acas lost Oft the wagoa wdae
Keith a0as driving. and The chila,en sitting on
The -four! Woodberry went off impulsively,
half-cocked