The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-02-05
The Faithful Dog.
BY UNCLE TOBY.


sVo Jowelry store in one of our largo cities
ana tor tho beitor security of their stor,
against hro and casualties, thoy employed
one OF their clerks to sleep in il at piobt
Inc idea OF the store being attacked by rob
9ors was not for a moment entertained, bu,
IL was for other objects, such as security
from fro and the like, that youae Loring
the clerk, slept there, for ho was not sun.
pied With any weapons to repol an attack
OF thieves. But one dark, dreary night, be
was awakened by a singular noiso, which ro.
Sombied that which party of burglars
might produce in an attempt to enter the
ouidihg, and looking towards tho back win
dows no soon satisfied himself that ono or
more persons wore cndcavoiing as quietly
as possible to effect an entrance at thu,
quarter They had already removed part
oil tho sash and shutters with thoir cum.
nIng'y devised instruments, aud mus, boye
oeen at work some time before he vns
awakened.
Now young Lorng regretted that no had
no weapon, but not through fonr that was
not characteristic of tho young gentle.
man. but that ho might pepper the rogues
little. At first he determined to cry out
and arouse the watch, but as they had ad.
vancod SO far before be awoko, lie thought
90 would drive them off by stratagem lie
slipped on bis clothes quietly, and ap.
preached tho spot whcre tho thioves wero
busy he saw the hand of ono of thom pass
inside tho shutter, into tho store, in its own.
ors endoavors to guide a small hand.saw
with which no was cutting an aperture for
tho body to pass through.
Young Loring felt inclined to chnp or
tho hand with small Ratchet that Law hard
BY but no rairaned, and bethought himself
OF poworfu! preparation Of caustic yitriol
aud other penetrating stuffs, that were used
IN tho testing of silvor and othor metals
Ono drop of this would instantly eat into
the flesh and produce a poisonous sore in
ton minutes time. lie cautiously dropped
little upon tho burglars hand and awaited
tho result
"Bill,' at length exclaimed tho burglar to
his comrado, 1--WE cursed burning on tho
back of my hand. Is so 80 aoro can hard.
~ work this saw. Phcw how It smarts
guess I've cut it with the saw. Hold the
dark lantern here"
'FudgeP replied his companion, "changc
hands, then, but don't stop"
"Take the saw yourself, thon. I can't
stand this pain"
Aud while the discounted burglar with.
drow to groan over the supposed cut, the
other took his place with tho saw. and in n
moment dfter, he received few dro,s of|
tho fiery liquid upon tho back of his band,
and was soon groauing with agony.
Curse this saw, II has cut me too I"
groaned tho second thief.
And, after the sundry oaths, mutually OK.
changed until the first and wors. attack of
pain was over, thoy renewed the ATTEMPT to
mako an entrance.
Tho clerk permitted thom 70 go on awhile
uninterrupted, knowing that at any tlmo he
could stop their efforts by crying out, but
he hoped to hear some watchman passing
tho front of the store, upon whom he could
call to secure tho roguos, and resolved to
wait for this until il would do to wait no
longer, But soon the burglars had so much
enlarged tho hole that they would shortly
be able to entor it themselves.
Seeing that he mus, do something to stop
them.'he clerk cropt into tho dark closet a,
one side OF the window, and uttered fierce
but low growl in the imitation of dog. Both
OF the roeues stepped back at this unex.
pocted interruption.
Hang 1t, Bill, there's q cursed dog in
there. ! didn't know that the Hulboris kent
one, said one TO the other.
"a dog ? that's bad. Curse EN-, If IL was
a man, why shot or dirk stroke would fix
bin; but O dog is quite another thing, for
If VIC shot him he would be sure to half kill ,
one CT u.s."
Bow, WOW, WOW !" cried the clerk with
all his power. as he saw tbom preparing to ,
resume their work. |.
"Confound the dog !" exclaimed Bill.
"Never mind, go ahead, Bill, and get il ,
open now. III fix him when VIC got in" j
The burglar addressed as Bill! thrust his
hand in once moro to wrench off the last ,
piece OF wood that obstructed their en-
france. when the clork, having already ,
armed himself with apair of pinchers, seized ,
Tho robbers hand as though In vice, and :
'et up such an outrageous barking that the I,
whole neighborhood was alarmed. ,
"For heavens sake, Jack, lend US band !,
'ere; the cursed animal is biting my hand ,
'f J. said the burglar to his confederate.
"Pull it awuy-pull it away, quickl" =
Il can't"
"Givo il jork," said tho other. =
5000! cant murder murder |"
This cry, added to tho believing of tho =
imposed dog, soon brought tho watch in .
,ood earnest, and the thief who was at lib. -
'rty to do so, ran for bis life. 8
The watchman's light showed Bill Skies
hat he had been bitten by paw of pineh- II
rs
This is fact, and occurred In New York =
Turing the winter of ls4I and Bill sikos !,
ervod out his imprisonment on BlsckwelIs .
sland.