Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-02-26
A EAITIsaSUh rOG.
BY UNCLE TOBY.

BY UNCLE TOBY.
The Messrs. Hubert kept very extensive
iewelry store in one Of our large cities, and
for tho better security of their store against
fire, and other casualties, they employed one
Of their clerks TO sleep in il at night. The
idea of the store being attacked by robbers
was not for moment entertained, 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 to repe an attack of thieves. But
one dark, drea:y night, he was awakened by
q singular noise which rcSembled that which
a party of burglars might produce in an at
tempt to enter the building, and looking to-
wards the back windows be soon satisfied
himself that ono or more persons were EN-.
deavoring as quietly as possible to effect an
entrance at that quarter. They had already
removed part Of The sash and shutters with
their cunuingly devised Instruments, aud
must have been at work some time before he
was awakened.
Now young Loring regretted that hchad
no weapon, but not through fear, thnt was
not characteristic Of the young gentleman,
but that he might pepper the rogucs u little
AT first he determined to cry out and arouse
tho watch, but as they had advanced so far
before he awokr, be thonght he would Dive
them off by shntegcm He slipped Oh his
clothes quietly and approached the spot
where the thives were busy; he saw the hand
of one Of them pass inside of the shutter,
into the store, in its owners cndcavors to
guide q small hand saw with which he was
cutting an aperture for the oody to pass
| through.
Young Loring felt inclined to chop off the
hand with small hatchet that lay hard by,
but he rciraincd, and bcthought himself of n
powerful preparation Of caustic v!trol, and
other penetrating stuGS, that were used in
the testing of silver and other metals. One
drop Of this would eat instantly into the flesh
aud produce poisonous sore III ten minutes
/ tTmc. lie cautiously dropped little upon
the burglars hand and awaited the result
Bill" at length exclaimed the burglar Ia
his comraae, "iyo cursed burning OH the
back of my hand, I,'s so sore can hardly
work this saw. Phcw how it smarts.
guess rvc cut it with the saw. Hold the
dark lantern here"
Fudge I" replied his companion, "changc
hands then, but don't stop"
"Tako the saw yourself then. CAM
stand this PAIN
Ard while the discomlittcd burglar with
drew TO groan over the supposed cut, th,
other took his place with the saw, aud in
moment after he received u few drops Of tht
fiery liquid upon the back of his hand, ant
was soon groaning with agony.
Curse this saw, il has cut me too groan
ed the second thief.
And after sundry oaths mutually eychang
cd, until the first and worst attack Of pail
was over, they renewed the attempt to max;
an entrance.
The clerk permitted them 10 go on awhi
uninterrupted, knowing that at any time h.
could stop their efforts by crying out, but n
hoped to. hear some watchman passing tn
front of the store upon whom he could cal
TO secure the rogues, and resolved to wait 10
this until il would do to wait no longer. Bu
soon the burglars had so much enlarged tn
hole that they would shortly be able to cntc
it themselves.
Seeing that he must do something to sto
them, the clerk Crcpt into the dark closet Il
one side Of the window and uttered n tiorc
but low growl in imitation Of q dog Both G
the rogucs stepped back at this uneXpecte
interruption.
Hang it, Bill there's q cursed dog il
there. didn't know that the Hulbcrts KEEP
one" said one to the other.
"A dog? that's bad. Curse 'em, If it va
a man, why shot or dirk stroke would fl
him but dog is quite another thing, for
We shoot him l.c would be sure to half xii
one of us"
"Bow, WOW, WOW !! " cried the clerk will
all his power, as he saw them preparing 4
resume their work.
Coniound the dog" exclaimed both.
"Never mind go ahead, Bill, and get
open now. I'll fix him when we get in."
The burglar addressed as Bill, thrust hi
hand in once more TO wrench off the las
piece Of wood that obstructcd their entrance
when the clerk, having already armed hmsel
with a large pair Of pincers, seized the rob
ber's hand as though in vice, and set u
such an outrageous barking that the whol
[ neighborhooa was alarmed.
I" For heavens sake, Jack, lend US han
here the cursed animal is biting my han
Oft " said the burglar to his confederate.
Pull it away-pull il away, quick "
al can't"
Give it jerk" said the other
1000! I can't, murder, mrgder
This cry, added to the believing Of tn
, supposed dog, soon brought the watch i
good earnest, and the thief who was at lii
erty to do so, ran for his life.
The watchman's light showed Bill Sikc
that he had been Gittem by a pair Of piaeer
This is fact, and occurred in New Yor
city during the winter Of lS41 and Bi
Skies served out his imprisonment at Blacl
Wells Island.