The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-03-01
The Fatal Token...A Romance Of Ameri
can History.
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the house, when the door of the room
where Harry was to have slept, was
cautiously opened, and the two Williams
crept into the room.
course it! what are we to do for a
light?" said Bob.
"Hush he'll hear you-feel for the
bed. I'll secure his sword and clothes,
and get the letter, while you quiet him
if he attempts to resist"
"Hang i'll don't like such dark
business. On the pirate ship all was
above board. No skulking-fair fight
and no quarter"
Well, any how, make haste. l be-
lieve there was something in the brandy
we got in the bar-room, for my heads
topsy-turvy."
"Hold up, my hearty-here's the
chair, and candlestick on it, but nc
CANDLE"
At this moment there was a loud
groan from the bed, and the two men
paused.
Thunder! what's that?"
"He's dreaming-a sign of unquiet
sleep. On him at once, and end the
business"
They reached the bed, and stabbed
the person in it, while reiterated
screams of "Murder % "Thieves =
''Robbers !" at length reused the house
and the murderers attempted to es
cape-but, overcome with drink, Jen
fell over the chair, and lay sprawling OF
the floor-while at the same time Pa
entered with a light, and Katy in hel
night-cap.
"Well, to be sure!' screamed the
landlady, "what's all this ? What are
ye afther, ye murderin' thieves? Yt
locked me up that ye might rob folkses
did ye? What for do yez stand
shiverin' there for, Pat Murphy? VIII,
don't yez call the watch? Oh, dear! =
seeing the knife in Bob's hand, "by th'
Holy Virgin if they havn't kilt th'
poor lad p
"Och ! by the powers! the jintlemaI
has desaved me; and we shall all b,
hung!'' said Pat, wringing his hands.
Katy seized the light, and rushing
mp to the bed, pulled down the cover
but Immediately burst into a fit o
laughter. "The woman's mad % sait
Bob, trying to rouse his comrade.
And did we think ye'd kilt him, v
villains? Stop a bit and look at tn
body! Och! but 1 shall die laffin'
Here, take him, ye thayes, but handl
him tinderly," saying which she seize'
a bnndle of rags formed into the shap
OF a human body, and threw it at tn
terrified Bob. "Och! but he's turne
into a ghost mighty quick, Mr.. GrasI
Now, be afther making yerselves scare
or the house will be too hot to hold v
land Pat, We coward, come to bee
for yez can't stand for the whisky that
in yez-while / go and see what's b.
come of the lad."
Bob sneaked off, dragging his stup
fed companion after him. No soont
were they gone; than the face of I'll
pedlar immerged from under the be,
and seeing all clear, drew himself l
and called out, "Lucy!" while clos
in thereon opened atthe same time, an
) Lucy's voice, half.choked with laughte
called out, "David! are they all gone
eyes, come out, Lucy" and he dance
about the room, singing
'sYankee Doodle, keep it up,
Yankee Doodle dandy;
You're the gal to fill cup
. With laudanum mixed with brandy. y
"Do hold your tongue, David" sa
the laughing girl, "and come down
J. let Mr.. Morgan out. It's near da
break, and who knows but those villai
will follow him if he don't escape b
fore light"
4 In short time, Harry, who h'
e passed sleepless night, was on hors
I back, pursuing his journey with t
pedlar. As they left the yard of t
linn, man enveloped in black clio