The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-14

"Oh dear oh dear :" gaspcd Mrs. Green
shaking all owe, snd feeling very hystericy. Hat
man been near she would probably have givcr
way but now she knew that to do 20 was n,
use.
" You better laugh You unnatural children =
she said indignant at the state u the two on tn,
stairs.
Come here, this minute, and go into tina,
parlor and open the blinds"
why don't you 20 = asked the wary Joe.
g No matter said his mother do as bid you
Just at that moment there was a charge mad,
from within upon the parlor door. This fright
encd the whole family. They rushed pcll nell
up stairs.
" Go call the ncghbora. ordered Mrs. Green,
as she FASTENED 10 get On her clothes.
The children olw,cd. As soon ~ sufficient
force had arrived. tho parlor was opened, and
lamps in hand, two or three gentlemen entered
the apartment.
What picture met there ewes
Gagged, bound. and pa, kcd in comfortcrs till
the power OF moving himself was almost taken
away. there lay rocr Creep prone on his parlor
ioor li~ eyes were nearly started from their
sockets, aud his face was nearly purple with
rage, and with the efforts he had made To- make
NOISE enough, or at least iarrng enough TO he
heard
They made haste TO deliver him from hi.
strange and undesirable situation aud dozen
voices At once asked Tor an explanation oi it.
a. soon ~ hc c"uli speak, which was no ems,
matter, his jaws having been widely distcudrj
tor ~ long, he related that A. he hurried home
the NIGHT before, having nearly three thousand
dollars in hi pocket. he was .il,lcnlv assaulted
from behind la,socd. icil~l, gagged aud hornc hv
four men tn his own door. There. ON his YER,
d"ur-,tcp hc was tohbcd. and one ui the villains.
he knew him we'll hc DECLARED. cutcrcd his house,
went ~ stairs aud came down with an arm full
Of he'd clothes, with which they hound him round
and round TO keep Won comfortable thi. cold
night. they said tauntingly. aul then CAREFUL,
d,pusltiug him on his pnrlur floor, the, babe hiu
" tr"i night, ani disappeared. MIR. Creep lid
not relatc-hc dill not like to du that it was had
enough to remember 1.-THE advice one ui ia,
robbers had given him. 1t wd.as follows;
d" We are the friends Won have made N YOU,
generous and Noble treatment. Nou old manimot
al unrishtcuusncsS. II you want any more cf tn,
same sort Just keep right IN in vour present wav
They are making last enough for YOU. Nothing
like driving men desperate To cause them to stand
tor their own interests. We relieve YOU at this
little roll oi money in return for your consul,
eratiou~ tor our feelings and welfare. Dom
trust yourself and your none, To men whom YOU
have made tn hate YOU, aud hose lamllics star,,
while You horde the wealth they have made tor
YOU. You are not safe one moment in Your
shop
NV" "''- Wv wa" "t"'' ,"','' nIiu 'o'' WI
,,r~p az once hh'"-Naid - take Enc WIN me
i"" nave io>t Your second save, You shnll not
murder him Ms YOU lid his brother. shall take
care "i hiun-N"ur money enables ne to promise
to do all Tor him that may think hest leave
you this satisfying intelligence enjoy it--f,rc-
well. You will not hereafter lie troubled h, NV
prcscncc--which perhaps has not awakened
pleasant memories.
Poor Mrs. Crccp-whcn the ncirhhors had
withdrawn-cricd and s,ulicd and scol,lrd and
cried 10y turns She blamed Eric for the whole
misfortune but MI 'rccp mid No, he lid
not once dream III, hoy knew ct any intention Ia
'op ''.''
IN'ty c"oft was na'c To discover ami arrest
u,c.u,lfiIs uu' All was N,in' Nrith"r none,
There was a secret rcioicinr n, The .hnn H When
the story of the robbery reached there. -Four o,
the worl mems s,a,s w,rc c,nn,v--o,r nj, ,h..,
was Joe Bmkcr's
The loss OF this money was not the worst los,
Mr. Creep met with on that ,,cntlul night.
The fright. and anger and extreme excrtion
produced a very unia, cradle impression upon his
health which from that time failed 20 rapidly ~
To cause serious arprchcnsiOns IN the mind q
his wife.
But while his health suffered his character
seemed to improve. Whether the words Of IA,
robbers had sank deep into his heart or not some.
thing had certainly changed him. and M hi,
strength returned with the opening Of Spring IA,
began to make alterations IN his habits and in
his business matters which astonishcd ever,
h"iS' most 9l an MS men.
ne ia" '',' s''"'s ''o.' IMAM is meet and
iohhu IL ,ehd'u 10 poverty no" he thought
~ H'T Nv haJ i, " ';, s., ~ scattering,
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