The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-01-30
4.
Strange Adventures With Burglars.


against fire and other casualties, they en-
plnyed one of their clerks TO sleep in il at
night. The idea OF the store being attacked
by robbers was not for a moment enteraiu-
ed, but it was for other objects, such as Sc
curly from fire and the like that young
Loring, the clerk. slept thsrs; for he was
not supplied with any weapons TO repel an
attack of thieves. But one dark, dreary
night he was awakened by singular NOISE
which resembled that which party of bur-
glars might produce in all attempt TO enter
the building, and looking towards The back
windows he soon satisfied himself that one
OF more persons were endeavoring ,asq uet
quarter. They had already removed part
oil The sash and shutters with their Cummings
ly devised instruments, and must have
| been at work some time before he was
awakened.
Now yonng Loring regretted iha, he had
no weapon. but not through fear-hat as
no, characteristic of the young gentleman
= but that he might pepper the rognes a
lule. At frs. he determined to cry ont
and atouse the watch, but as they had ad.
vanced so far before he was awake, he
! thought he would drive them off by strata
gem. He slipped on his cloths quietly, and
! Approaching the spot where the thieves
were busy he saw the hand of one Ihem
passed inside of The shutter ino the store
in its owners endeavots TO gnide a small
handsaw with which he was cutting an
! aperatnre for his body 10 pass through
| Young Loring felt inclined 10 chop off the
! hand with small ha'chei that lay hard by
! bul refrained, and belEought himself OF
/ powerful acid that was used in the testing
OF the por'y of silver and o'her metals
J One drop OF this would eat Instantly into
the flesh and produce a poisonous sore in
ten minutes time. He cautiously dropped
a lille upon the burglars hand aad ap aiiet
the result.
"BlI.' a, length exclaimed The burglar TO
I his comtade, 'I've got cursed burning on
the back of my hand. lbs so sore | can
hardly work the saw. Phew how j,
sDarts guess I've cut it with :he saw
hold The dark lantern here"
"Fudge!" replied his com panion,f change
! hands then but don't stop"
Take the saw yourself, then can't
stand TINS pain ?'
Aud while the discounted burglar with
drew 10 groan over the supposed cut, the
other took his place with the saw, and iu
moment after received few drops of the
! fiery liquid upon The back part OF his hand,
and was soon groaning with agony.
"Curse this saw Il has cut me, toon
groand the second thief.
And after sundry oaihs mutually exchan-
| ged until the first and worst attack of pain
was over, they renewed The attempt TO
make an entrance.
The clerk permitted them 10 60 on awils
uninieuuPiedIy, knowing that at any mo-
nent he could stop their efforts by crying
out, but he hoped 10 hear some watchman
! passing in front of the store, upon whom he
could call 10 secure the rogues, and resolv-
ed TO wait for this until it would do 10 wal,
no longer. But soon The burglars had so
much enlarged the hole that they would
shortly be able TO erier il By themselves.
Seeing tha, he must do something 10 stop
them, the clerk crepi in the dark closet al
one side OF the window, and uttered low
bnl fierce gtowl, in imitation OF a dog =
/ Both OF the rogues steppsd back al this un-
expected interruption. -
! Hang ii, Bill, there's ascursed dog in
| there didn't know that The Herbeus kept
one," said one TO the other.
"a dog that's bad. Curse 'em, If II was
a man, why sho: or dirk stroke would
fix him-but dog is quite another; thing,
for if we shot him, be d be sure 10 half kill
one of US ~
Bow. WOW WOW ~ cried The clerk with
all his power, as he saw them preparing to
resume their work.
'CoEfound the dog - exclaimed both.
"Never mind: 90 ahead Bill, and get il
open now. I'll fix him when we get in"
| The butglar addressed as Bill thrust his
hand in once more 10 wrench of the last
piece OF wood that obstrucied their entrance
when the clerk having already armed him.
self with large pair of pihcers, seized the
robbers hand "a though in a vice. and set
up such barking that the whole neigh
borhood was alarmed.
For Heavens sake, Jack, lend us
had here the cursed animal rs biting my
hand hall off ~ said the burglar 10 his COZ.
ederate
Pull il away-pull i. away, quick"
81 can't"
Give il Jerk !" said the other.
"O2o-o | can't Murder, murder -
This cry, added TO the bellowIng of the
supposed dog soon brought The watch in
earnest and The thief who was al liberty TO
do 80, ran Tor his life.