Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-12-13
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Strange Adventure with Burglars.

The Messrs. Herbert kept yer.
extensive jewelry establishment i
New York city, and for ,he bette
, security of their store against fr
and other casualties, they employe'
ore of their clerks to sleep IN it a
!, night. The idea Of the store beint
attacked by robbers was not for
moment entertained, but it was 70
lutber objects, such as security from
fire, and the like, that young Lorlng
the clerk, slept there; 70: he was no
supplied with any weapons TO repe
an attack of thieves. But one dalk
dreary night, he was awakened by q
singular noise, which rese mbleG that
which a party Of burglars might pro-
duce in an attempt to enter the
bul,iing, and looking toward the
back window be soon satisfied himself
that one or more persons we're en-
,leavoriug, as quietly as possible. to
effect an entrance at that quarter.
They had already removed a part OF
he sash and shutter with their cum
ningly devised instruments, and must
have been at work some time before
he was awakened.
Now young Loring regretted that
he had no weapon, but not through
fear. that was not a charaeterle:lc
of the young man-but that be
might pepper The rogues little. At
first be determined to cry out aud
srouse The watch. but as they had ad.
vaneed so far before he was awakened,
he thought he could drive them OF
10y slratag~m. He slipped on his
clothes quietly, aud, approaching the
spot where the thi YES were busy, he
saw the hand of one of them pass
inside of the shutter into the store
in its owners endeavor to guide
small handsaw with which he was
cutting an aperture for his bedy to
pass through.
Young Loring felt inclined to chop
off the hand with SHALL hatchrt that
lay hard by. but be relrained, aud
5ethought himself Of powerful
acid that was used in the testing oil
the purity Of silver and other metals
One drop Of this would eat instantly
into In. flesh aud produce a poison-
OTIS sore Ia ten minutes time. He
cautiously dropped n little upon the
burglars hand, and awaited the result.
"BlE,' at length exclaimed the
burglar to bis comrads, I've got a
cursed burning on the back OF my
hand. 1t is SO sore ! Can hardly
work this saw. Phew! ho " it smarts.
| guess I've cut it with the saw
hold tba dark lantern here.
"Fudgp!' replied bis companion.
"change bands then, but don stop.
"Take the SAW yourself, then! ]
can I stand this pain"
And while the discounted burglar
withdrew to groan over the supposed
cut, the other took his place with
the saw, and 10 moment aitei re-
ceived few drops Of The fiery liquid
upon the back part Of bis hand,
and was soon groaning with agony.
"Curse this saw! i: has cut me too!
eroaEed the second thief
Aud after that suudry oaths, mu.
tually exchanged, until the first and
worst attack of pain was over, they
renewed the attempt 10 make IN en-
trance.
The clerk permitted :hsp to 60
oo a while unin,errupte'ly, hnosins
that at any moment he could stop
their efforts by crying out, but hoped
10 hear some watchman passing IN
front of the store, upon whom he
could call 10 secure the rogues, anc
he resolved TO wait for this until it
would do to wait no longer. But
soon the burglars had SO much en-
ls,ped the hole that they would short-
ly be able TO enter BY it themselves
Seeing that he must do something
10 stop ths n, the clerk crept IN the
dark closet at enc side Of the window,
and uttered a low but fierce growl,
in imitation Of dog. Both oil the
roraes stepped back at Z this pnex'
,,ecied interruptions srs :. !,
! .Haug it, Bill, there's a cursed
log in there. ] didn't know ihatthe
Herserts kept one, said one to the
other. =
"a aogs that's bad. Curse EN-, y
lii was . man, Why , snos OF = o'fA