Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-15
The fellow was astonished and cowed.

The fellow was astonished and cowed.
We won't make no noise," he replied
suddenly, off you give US everything quiet
Iy."
! Adelaide drew back and let him take her
Ijewels--not without pang, for they were
precious love gifts, remarking at the same
time, that two more masked ruffians stood
at the halfopened door, As he took the
jewel-case and watch from the table, and
demanded her purse, she asked him if he
intended to 90 into her fathers room. She
received a surly Affirmative.
He wasn't going to run risk and leave
half the tin behindP'
She proposed instantly that she should
go herself, saying:
Il will bring you whatever you wish,
and you may guard me thither, and kill ms
if play false to you"
The fellow consulted his comrades. and
after short parley agreed to the proposal !;
and with pistol pointed al her head, the
dauntless girl crossed the passage, and en-
tered the rector's room. Very gently she
stole across the chamber, and removing his
purse, watch and keys, and desk, gave them
up 10 the robbers who stood at the door.
The old man slept peacefully and calmly,
thus guarded By his child, who softly shut
the door, and demanded if the robbers were
yet satisfied.
The leader replied that they should be
when they had got the show of plate that
was spread out below, but that they couldn't
let her out of sight, and that she must go
with them. In compliance with this man.
date, she followed them down stairs to the
dinng-room, where splendid wedding
breakfast had been laid, TO save trouble and
hurry on the morrow To her surprise, the
fellows-eight in number when assembled
seated themselves and prepared to make
good meal. They ordered her to get them
out wine, and, and to cut her own wedding
cake for them and then, seated at the head
OF the table, she was compelled to preside
at this extraordinary revel.
They ate and drank, laughed and joked;
and Adelaide, quick of ear and eye, had
thus time to study, in her quiet way, the
figures and voices of the whole set.
When tie repast was ended, and the
plate was transferred TO sack, they pre-
pared to depart, whispering together, and
glancing at the young lady. For the first
time Adelaide's courage gave way, and she
trambed; but it was not a consultation about
her; they told her that they did not wish to
harm her-that she was "joly wench,
reg'lar game" and they wouldn't hurt her,
but that she must swear not TO give an
alarm till nine or ten next day, when they
should be off all safe. To this size was, OF
course, obliged to assent, and then they all
insisted on shaking han'ls with her.-Shc
noticed, during this parting ceremony, that
one OF the ruifians had only three fingers
on the left land.
Alone in the despoled room, Adelaide.
faint aud exhausted, awai ed the first glcam
If daylight then, as the robbers did not
return, she stole up to her room, undressed,
and FIJI into disturbed slumbrr The
CONSERVATION Of the family next morning
might he imagined; and Adelaide's story
vas still more astounding than the fact OF
The robbery itself. Police were sent tGr
from London and they guided by Adelaidc's
lucid description of her midnight guests, ac-
tually succeeded in capturing every one o.
the gang, whom the young lady had no df-
liculty in identifying and swearing to, three
fingered Jack being tile clue to The dlscov-
eIy.-The stolen property was nearly all
recovered, and the old rector always de
clared, and with truth, that he owed his
life to the seJf-possession aud judgment Of
his eldest daughter.
The only ill effect of the great trial TO
her nerves was disposition, on the part OF
the Young heroine TO listen 10 midnight
sounds, aud start uneasily from troubled
dreams but time and change of residence
soon effected its cure.