The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-02-05
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BY UNCLE ropy.

their clerks to sleep in it Mt night
. IThc idea Of the store being attacked
by robbers was not for moment on.
tertained, but it was for other objects
such as security from fire, and the
like, that young Loring, the Clerk:
slept there, for he was not supplied
with any weapons 70 rercl an attack
OF thieves. But ono dark, dreary
night, he was awakened hy singular
noise which resemblcd that which
party OF burglars might produce in
an attempt to enter the building, and
lpo'Sing towards the back windows.
he soon satisfied himself that one or
more persons were endeavoring as
lquleuy as possible TO effect an en.
trance at that quarter. They hud
Ialready removed part of the sasl,
and shntters with their cunningly de.
lyised Instruments, md must have
been at work some time before lie was
awakened.
New young Loring regretted that
he had no weapon, but not through
lear, that was not characteristic OF
the young gentleman, hut that he
might pepper the rcques little. At
first he determined 10 cry ont fnd
arouse tue watch, hut as they had I'D.
vanccd so far before lie awoke. he
thought he would drive them off by
stratageinl lie slipped ou his clothes
quietly and approached the, spot
where ,.s re-. the thieves wero busy: he saw
the shutter, into the store, In lite
owners endeayors to guide small
handsaw with which he was cutting
an aperture for the body 10 pass
through. f tr
Young Loring felt inclined to chop
of the hand with small hatchet that
lay hard by, but he rcfrainet; and be.
thought himself Of n powerful prepa.
ration of caustic Nitrol, and other pen.
ctrating stufls, that we're used in the
testing of silver and other metals
One drop of this would instantly eat
into the flesh and produce n poison.
GUS sore in ten minutes time. He
cautiously dropped little upon the
burglars hand and awaited the re,
sult. ..- .....
"Bill,' at. length exclaimed tLe
burglar TO his comrade, i've cure.
ed burning on the back of my hand.
saw Jan $" fGeel GaoS% HeghlSS egghS.tsy work gdsjs iejs
I've cut it with the saw. Hold the
dark lantern here
"Fudge" replied his companion,
"chnuge hands then but don't stop.
"Take the saw yourself them ]
can't stand this pain. ,s s,.
And while the discomnttod burglar
withdrew to groan over the supposed
cut, the other took his place with the
saw, and in moment after he receiv-
ed few drops of the fiery liquid up.
on the back of his hand, and was soon
grosnng with agony.
Curse this saw, it has cut Inc too!
groaned the second teief.
And after smdry oaths, mutually
, exchanged until tho frat aud worst
attack off pain was over, they renewed
the attempt TO make mn entrance
The Clerk permitted them TO 60 on
awhile uninterrupted, Knowing that
r at any time he could stop their efforts
: by crying out but, lie hoped to hear
some watchman passing the front OF
the store, upon whom he could call
to secure the rogues, and resolved To-
. wait for this until it would do to wait
no longer But soon the burglars
, had so mach enlarged the hole that
=. they would shortly he able 70 enter it
Themselves
Seeing that he must do something
to stop them, the clerk crept into the
{ dark closet at one side of the window
: and uttered low but fierce growl in
imitation ofa dog. Roth ofthe rogues
stepped back at this Interruption. ID
: "hiang It, Bill, there's cursed
, dog in there, didnt know that the
] lIulbert's kept one" said one to the
other.
"A dog? that's bad. Curse 'em, il
A it was q man, why shot or dirk
!. stroke would fix him; but dog is
1 quite another thing, for if we slot
;. him he woula be sure 10 half kill one
. iof us stiaft
"Bow, WOW, WOW! cried the clerk
h with all his power, as lie saw them
@ preparing TO resume their work
d "Confounl the dog, exclaimed
/. Dnl. ff
# "Never mind, 60 ahead, Bill, and
Y get ii open now. I'll fix him when
r we get in" -. t...-
q The burglar addressed as Bill
IN thrust his hand in once more tC
D. wrench Off the last piece OF wooc
is that obstructcd their entrance, whei
m the clerk, having alrea y armed him
Ii self with II pair of pihchcrs, seizet
le robbers hand Us though in n vice
- and set up such an outrageous bark
le ing that the whole neighbohood wal
alarmed. ..,. ..-...,....-, q,
For heavens sake, Jack, lent us |
ys hand here; the cursed animal is bitih.
,f my hand oG"" said the burglar to hi
confederate
ar "Pull it away--pullit away quick.
r. II can't t.. r.. ..r..+
,d "Give it q Jerk, said the other.
800. can't murder, murder
ID This cry, added to the bellowin;
OF of the supposed dog, soon brongb
oy the watch in good earnest, and tn
-, thief who vna nj lihprtv Ia do so ra