, 1861-03-06


where he hnd found the negro, he took refuge
log. Whe8; fkSpea'sg H. to press nttle against
the door, It 1.av6 behind him The door was
open. He examined the lock; IT was broken,
THIN look1nt inte tf'e interior pf 1he sto5e, he
~ The store 1nd evidently been !fphheff The ]
9n,dng neET6's nEsociatas were inside ofsthe i
store when he hnd the encounter with himon
patpage s2deaWt off:hfs attention from the
+e-All this the Waterman now understood II
chen nlso came suspicious that what he hsd
seen id tie church was only spectacle gotup
in order to attrlct him to the extreme limits :,
Of his beat, md fix hin: there while the store
wns broken open. After all, the events Of the
hensions, might have all had reference TO one
simple Tbbbery; and instead. .of.n general ris-
ing Of negroes, there would only be general
rising Of the citizens In the morning, =! :
He kept tlseeyeen:the open store for the
rest Of tie hight, that it might not be robbed
any verse; and II the morning he went home
Z Two days aiEerwurd, Whfn sittl6g.down to
their dinner; the;&&t clIinan and his ta11i1y we're
surprised by three loud knocks on the door.
The wntchmnp opened, and saW ng.slender
man id black, r+hn said In. Solemn, measured
tones:
!, ..sYou called to see me the other night, lam
informed. wien I was nway from home " =
=" Yes, 5ir,' returned the Eatch1nan. 81
iwaate1 t0see yous sthe other = isshtI about the
golngs o1 in;your, church; but as the robbery
Is ali .orer, nere'k no more to be said abouth
now" ;. .>< -.
- My chuFeh!- What ddsou mean
., q; !, i; ~ d0a't know anything.
)" Certainly 7 know nothing about. any rob
sfeas What 3on hare So do will thegoings on
u my church. as you please to term. the Wor-
g So, no: n8@not Iti tic daytlme-not Sundays,
the other hastened to eay lit was something
dhat happened there ii Tie night; bntif you've
anything reoof that;Eth fobbery is commit
ted, and that's ill 1t was done foE Thepsr-
sons in the church were a: pazt Of the gang
that committed the bt1glary ''9;~'-
Nobody in the anE church s 4; commits robber-
you accuse? What are their names ?''t
~ never believed theyrbelopged. to your
church ;.ans weredfhe HatchmAIi tssthey got in
there on the sly, by false keys, should say"
"What! 1ny church? Do you undertake to
say that people entcrmy church surreptitious-
lyl" cried the minister In alarm. :: !. :
eyes, ycry surreptatiousIy," said the watch
1na1 : II saw..8a .the7e-ai one O'Clock In the.
morning, when honest folks arc as1eep" -
mot ill honest folks, for it appears that you
|: we're not asleep at that hour yet, tried by
tlAt Ltety ! COubh 11Dk-tut lubst lEAft N1 you
watchmen would turn ont to be- very honest
people. Yon dreamed /, sir. This story about
people IN church In the dead Of night il q yarn
to tell to the Marines"
1T vas no dream. don't sleep On my
watch slE.h
and get store: :was robbed theolher night,
son yog beati guess that burglary was COM
1nitted at about t6e time You saw Tie vision of
people in, the church"
ri .teat :you: / was hwake, sir-wide awake,
and saw MI the windows Of your church. light
Cd gp after midnighs.I, :. ::
a moeking smile. ( -:
II climbed: up; md: iooked in at one the
Window" -. =. -:
,: aAhal yed1ttool senn {: sfouo1a =We1l, then.
you sa,F-n - :
sis,HI saw an elderly lady with . high eap On.
her head sitting within the altar, and before
her stood young boy who Fas holding q
saein Of yarn while she wound it into 3 bail.
There Wero Three or fo1r ildren around her
seated on stools; some Of them were read
ing books, and some seemed to be bfalaing
straW.n ~..s :,
"Hal! how. do yen. know they we're braid
ing etraw ~ said the minister, suddenly.
l. Because t have often seen il braided IN the
country, and I,Know how it Ii done, with 4 lit
tie machine to split 1t with, I eaw The; ;Wliols
process going on in. the: church, and the old
lady Winding the ,yarn1' which was spread on
L The. watchman looked at the minister, md
i slW tint his. face was pnle IS ashes.ss
*.How long did this last :" said he at length.
:*1 dent know. sir.e: Long enough for ZEN
tS teb @ ts S zt4re ;ns course no doubt it was
1eDid Won Bec t:theIn come ont: of- the
church s's aSkcd tie minister. in a hesitatine
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