The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24

the CONCLUSION OF our Journey touring
which observed that he was driving very
abstractedly, getting twice locked with
passing carts, and narrowly evading the
massacre of whole drove of young pigs)
he informed me that he had invented two
lines of poetry on the occasion, which ran
as follows:
"Whosomedever handled that there tool,
Nobody oughtn't to call he a fool"
He was evidently extremely proud of this
effusion, and much gratifed at my assurance
that considered it very remarkable peice
of poetry.
The court opened at nine a. m, and pre-
vious to its opening had much to do.
Fresh witnesses on both sides had come up
during the night-those on our side it was
necessary I should see before going into
court. had an appointment with counsel
at eight Altogether, my head and hands
were so full that had no time to see my
landlord and narrate to him my adven-
ture.
Contrary to all expectation, the water
case could not be arranged, and was now
| to be heard before mine; but as it might
still be settled at any moment, we were all,
attorneys and witnesses, compelled to re-
main in court in case of such an event oc-
curing, which indeed it did about midday,
and until eight O'Clock that evening was my
every thought absorbed in the conduct and
consideration of the cause in which I was
engaged, and which was now before the
court. At half-past eight the court rose,
leaving nearly half of my witnesses unex-
amined, one result of which was that I should
be compelled to spend another night from
home.
Having some misgivings as to passing
the night again within the lonely house,
repaired at once to the hotel, and calling the
landlord, related to him my adventure of the
previous night, and expressed my unwill-
ingness to spend the night again in the same
quarters. He had heard the story from the
hostler, and appeared much excited about it.
In conclusion, he asked me to venture there
again, accompanied by himself and the su-
perintendent of the county police, who was
at that time staying at his hotel, who had
heard the story, and thought he had clue
to the offender. To this I readily agreed,
and in ten minutes the landlord, superin-
tendent and myself, with variety of crea-
ture comforts supplied from the hotel, were
on cur way towards tho solitary habita-
ton.
AS we passed through the streets of the
town, the superintendent caught sight OF
policeman, to whom he beckoned, and who,
after few words with his superior, which
/ did not hear, was admitted to fill the va
cancy in our carriage. Arrived at the
house, and the carriage dismissed, the su-
perintendent, in company with myself and
B IS, who, by the way, struck me as hav-
ing an appearance of great stupidity, pro-
ceeded to reconnoiter the premises on the
ground floor. We found that the hostler
had very judiciously employed a carpenter
to repair in a rough way the damaged door.
The landlord, who was we'll acquainted
with the premises, made the shrewd observa-
tion that the attempt must have been made
by some one pretty conversant with the in
terror Of the house; otherwise, instead of
effecting an entrance by the front door, he
would have tried it at the back, which was
of much less substantial materials, and was
more privately situated-the fact being that
| from long disuse the bolts of the back door
were so completely rusted in as to be inl
movable. Ali was quiet within the dwell
ing, and having made all secure below
stairs, we assembled to my bedroom, where
we intended to make night of it.
It was chilly-we lighted fire; the con-
tents of the basket supplied by the landlord
afforded, as we found, most luxurious means
of gastronomic enjoyment, to say nothing of
various long -necked bottles, which were
apparently much enjoyed by the policemen,
who proved to be great adopts at drawing
corks. Our occupation in this way having
at length come to an end, discourse began
to flag; we sat round the FIRE in silence, a
single remark from time to time proving
that some of us were awake. AS for me,
in consequence of my previous nights dis
turbance and the days fatigue, l could
scarcely keep my eyes open. Hour after
hour of the night thus passed, and it was
evident that we had all given up the idea of
the attack upon me being renewed. The
candles had burnt out, but the policeman
lantern gave US sufficient light, added to
the light glimmering in the CRATE.
Suddenly, and indeed in the midst of a
good story of his own with which he was
endeavoring to keep us awake, the police |
man stopped, like hound who has struck |
a scent, and dropping on his knees, listened
with his ear to the ground for seconds.
The superintendent watched him IN silence;
I did the same; and it was now that it struck |
me how strangely had erred in applying |
in my own mind the epithet of stupidity to
this man, as he suddenly flashed into his
own element, the personifcation OF keenness
and intelligence.
"I'll tell you what, sir, said the police
man, rising from the ground, ''our mans in |
this room, or not far off; can hear his
breathing, and If don't mistake, he has q |
dog with him. |
Drawing pistol from an inner pocket. the |
superintendent very quietly examined .
cap, which he took off, and replaced me
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