Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01

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sort OF club with two knobs upon it in his
right hand and with his left he pointed to
the iron safe.
'Is the money there!" said he.
'The plate is" said /, in trembling
voice, ''pray take it, sir; | am sure You
are very welcome, /" for he might have had
everything of value out of the house with
all my heart SO long as he left me my life.
'The money-the gold-the notes-are
they there9" cried he again in a terrible
sort of whisper.
sit is all there" replied /, although
knew nothing about it. ''All except ff-
teen and sixpence in my purse, on the
dressing table yonder There's silver
mustard pot besides in the pantry, and a
couple of candle sticks in the study, only
they are plated, for. / would not deceive
you, sir, upon any account"
"You had better not" observed the
burglar, grimly, cor it will be worse for
YOU" He produced key ike that my
husband used, and approached the iron
safe, but as he did so, his guilty ear caught
footstep upon the stair case. s
"Who's that!" cried he.
"My husband, sir" returned ], ''but
pray don't hurt him, pray
''ls he not gone to town, then ?" cried
the ruffian, with an oath ofdisappointment.
'He is going at twelve o'clock" replied
l, she is indeed"
''If you tell him." said the burglar,
hoarsely, eff you breathe but one word of
my presence here, it will be the death
doom of you both" He had slipped into
the alcove and drawn back the bed again
to its place in an instant Ny husband
entered Immediately afterward, and even
while he was in the room heard the aw-
full threat repeated once again through the
thick curtain behind me: ''if you do but
whisper it, woman, l will kill you where
you lie. VIII you swear not to tell him p
81 will" said 1 solemnly, 81 promise
not to open my lips about the matter"
Frank leaned over the pillow to kiss me,
and observed how terrified / looked.
"YOu have been frightening yourself
about robbers again, suppose, you silly
child"
'tNot | Frank" returned ], as cheer
fully as | could, 81 have only little head
ache" but said with my fingers, so that
he could plainly read it in the fire light !:
'.For Gods sake, hushi but there's man
behind the bed head"
Frank was bold as lion, and had
nerves like iron, although he was so ten
der-hearted and kind. He only answered !:
"Where is your salyolatile, dearestp and
went to mantle piece to get it. Thought
he never could have understood me, he
spoke with so much GOODNESS and unconcern,
until saw his fingers reply as he took up
the bottle, "AU right; don't be afraid p'-
And then l was not afraid, or at least not
much, for | knew that should not be left
one instant in that room alone, and felt
that my Frank was match for any two
men in such a case. Only he had no
weapon. "He has a Ate-preserver," said
with my fingers,
"YOur fire is getting rather low, Geor-
gey, observed he, as he took up the poker.
All, he had q weapon then9 81 must
leave you good blaze to comfort you be-
fore | 60" He poked the fire, and left
the poker in, but without ever taking his
eyes off me and the bed stead.
81 will just ring the bell, and see wheth-
er Thomas has got the portmanteau ready.
Mary" continued he to the woman that an
swered the bell, "send Thomas up" Then,
when she had gene upon that errand.-
"By Jove! | never gave him that key.
Where is it, Georgey? | have not min
ute to lose. If it is in your dressing case
with the rest there, l shall be an aoe in
looking for it. Might | ask you to get out
of bed for an instant, and show me which
it is 2" He said with his fingers, ''Jump."
and ! jumped, you may be sure, quickly
enough, and was inside the dressing room,
and with the door locked, in half second.
"Come in Thomas" said Frank, 'come
in." For Thomas was modestly hesitating
at the chamber door. 'Therens some
black-guard got into the house and be-
hind my bed there. If he makes the least
resistance I'll run him through with this
hot poker"
AT these words the bed was pushed
slowly outward, and the burglar, without
his Grape mask, and with face as pale as
ashes, emerged from his hiding place
Frank knew him at once as having been
bank messenger, who had been turned out
of his situation since the fire, upon suspi-
cion of dishonesty.
''Oh, sir, have pity upon me-" he cried;
"Pm an unlucky dog. If it had not been
for a sneeze | should have had ten thou
sand pounds in my pocket by this timep
''Oh, you came after that, did you 7"
said my husband, coolly. "WelL please
to give up that life-preserver which you
have in your pocket before we have any
more conversation"
"And did your lady tell you that too?"
cried the villain, in accents of astonish-
ment, as he delivered up the weapon to
the man servant, ''and yet l stood by her
yonder, and never heard her utter a syl
liable"
81 never spoke word, cried through
the dressing room key hole, for did not
wish the man to think that l had broken
my oath, nor, to say the truth, was anx-
ious to make deadly enemy of him, in
case he should be ever at large again.
'Then it's judgment on me, exclaim-
ed the miserable wretch, .and it's no good
for ME to fight agsinst it."
'It's not the least good," replied Frank
decisively, "and we will go to the police
office at once"
So of the burglar went in their custody, |
leaving me safe and sound after all. And
now, don't you think there may be some
use in learning everything, even so small
thing as the deaf and dumb alphabet1
AssIsTANcE.-Sir Walter Scott wrote:
The race of mankind would perish did we
cease to help each other. From the time
hat the mother binds the child's head till |