Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-30
VOL. 6---NO. 10.
An Incident.

NJ. c., young man of fine talents.
was years ago, chief clerk in bank 10 flr-
gipia He was good scholar aud a courages
aud honest young man, but was the leader
of an inliiel club, and had nearly succeeded
in throwing from his mind the last shackles
of what be used to call the nursery supersti-
ton, which was the religion that his Pious
mother had taught him.
On ore occasion upwards of hundred
thousand dollar. Ia bank oils had 10 be car
ried TO Kentucky, anu he was selected to
carry them. As lie was obliged TO pass
through part of the country where highway
ROBBERY aud even murder was said to be fire.
qucnt. be arranged to pass It ia, the daytime.
Bat he took the wrong road, and having los.
himself. was glad to fud shelter anywhere-
He rode about a long time in the forest, a.
mid the darkness and chillpess of a starless
October night At leught he saw light,
and pushed his horse forward until be came
TO a poor wretched looking cabin. 1t was
now near ten o'clock He knocked and was
admitted by u woman, who tod him her and
her children were alone, her husband lad
gone cut hunting, but she was certain be
would return. as he always came according
to promise. TIE young mans feelings NAV
well be imagined. Here he was With largo
sum of money, alone, and perhaps IN the
house of one of those robbers whose name
was the terror of the country. He could not
go father-what was 10 De done The wo-
man gave him bis supper, and proposed his
retiring to rest. But no, he could not thIrk
of permitting himself thus easely 70 fall into
the hands of the robbers. He took out his
pistols, examined the printing. and determ-
ined to sell his life as dearly as be could.
In the mean time the man of the house
L L.
ing hunter for he had on dirty skin hunt
ing shirt aud bear skin cap. and seemed to
be much fatigucd and in no very talkativs
mood, all of which BODIED our young inidel
no good He asked the stranger if he did
not wish to retire. he told him no, that hs
would sit by tbe fire all night. The man of
the house urged BIN. But he could not
! think OF such I thing. He was terribly
alarmed, and expected this to DC his last
night on earth. His infdel principles gave
han very iittle comfort. His fears grew into
/ perfect agony. What was to be done?
At length the rough backwoodsman rose
10, aud r~achiag over the strangers head
{ 20 a shelf, took down an old book, and said:
well stranger, if YOU won't 60 to bed, [
4 will: but 1t IS my custom always TO read a
chapter cut of-GoG's works before I 90 to
bed \ load vas at once removed from,
him, Though avowing himself an infdel.
. he nov had full confidence IL the Bible. he
was ct once safs. he feit that man that kept
an old bihle in the house. and read it, and
bent bis knees before his Master, would do
. linn nc harm He listened - the prayers OF
/ the good man, at once dismissed his fears,
and laii down in that rude cabin and slept
as caoay as he did under his fathers Ioof.
/
4 Yarn Jy Sat LuUengood We have
often heard, bat never before published the
Z following yarn on DR.. Thompson. of Atlanta.
! a generous. good man, aud n tip-top land
/ lord and Wit, but he certainly caught il
/ once.
/ : traveller called late for breakfast. and
the meal had to be hurridly prepared. Thonp
son. feeling that the feed was not quite
", to the mark. made all sorts of apologies
! all round the eater who worked on in silence
never raising his head above the affirmative
infncnce cf his fork, or by any act even
acknowledging the presenes Of mine host.
This sulky demeaHor rather 'fea'd'' the
doctor, who. changing the range of hi.
battery. stuck his thumbs IN the arm-holes
OF his vest, expanded his chest By robbins
the room Of half It's air. and sad:
Now, Mister dod darn ne If I haint
made all the apology necessary an more too
7 cODSlkStltS ~uS bitthISiSt ailO WIZ SISNS ~
and now tell you have seen dirtier. worse
looking, aud darned sight smaller break
fast han this severa! times"
The weary, hungry one, meekly laid dowE
! his tools, swallowed the bite in transitu
placed the palms of his hands together. auc
lnodestly looking up at the vexed aud funin:
landlord. shot him dead with the followin,
words
'1s-Ihat at-you-say-true p
Eyes, sir" came with yindictive prompt
ness
well, then, III be da-ned, hess. if 80
hain't cut travelled me ~
! The fellow had nothing to pay 1T tha
house.