Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-11-02

4 ever Uttn my iOtitO tUteIIi III hubWcTi ~ my
enquiry as ,tof whether l could have lodgings
there for the night, l noticed that the hos,
gave q peculiar look at his wife, and after
some whisperings i was informed in the most
ungracious manner possible that could haye
q bed. Hdiiw A1nla7 d holJa41e 9iG fhG I
] ni1 have frequently, in the course ofamy life,
been obliged to put up with wretched accom-.
modations, 50 did not allow my equanifnity
Of temper to be- destroyed by the miserable
! fare set befarei me, and the still more misera-
| BILE sleeping apartment, into which Twas ush-
cred after1 had concluded my repast r9ltpi
The chamber was of small size, and was
certainly well, yeptilated,b Ia forI could see the
stars pecping through the roof 4 The. bed was
simply bag Of straw thrown into one corner
of the room, without sheets or coverings Of
any kind. This last fact however, was not of
much consequence, as, it was summer time
and oppressvely .hoti,G~l '9d 81 atsaa5JHlot !
i 4 stood more than an 2honr gazing out of
the opening which served for window Be.
fore me was spread an immense prairie, the
limits Of which could not SCI" The tavern
in which l had taken up my abode appeared
TO be isolated from all other dwellings,, save
the'croak of the tree frog and the hum of the
locust nota sound reached my ear. twas a
beautiful moonlight night 4.so bright that |
could sec t0fead the smallest print ,''ol'
no' AT last I5began To grow weary, and throw
ingmyself on my pallet,P Twas soon pllngedI
in deep slumber. h'lHow long i slept IL Know
not bdtfIwas awakened BY n dill sound,
which resembled Some one hammering in the
distanceg Isuppose it was the popularity Of
tho sound which awoke me- for ii was by no
means loud, but conveyedta 70 me the idea Of
some one striking iron with d unified ham
rnep Iirose from my bed and went to the
window The moon was low in the western
horrizon3 bywhich fact Iknew that it must
be near morning. The sound have before
referred to, reached me more distinctly than
when in the back part gof the chamber. It.
appeared to come from some out-houses which
were situated,a hundred yards from the house.
Now am naturally Of an inquring mind,
and this, sound, occurringas it did in. the mid
die Of the night, in such remote, out Of the
way place, pigued my curiosity, and ] felt an
irrepressible desire to go .outand discover the.
cause of it. The desire, MS the sound contiri-i
ued,Agrew upon me with such intensity that L
resolved to crafty it at any price. .INi9 -
- i put on my boots, the only articles of at
tirejI had discarded, and cautiously opened
the door of nv chamber and noiselessly de-
,scepded the rickety staircase. A few stems
brought me into the lower apartment, which /
found entirely deserted. / crept quietly to
the door, and unfastening it without making
the slightest noise, was soon in the moonlight
Nota soul was visible, but the sound con
tinued and grew more distinct as approached
tie place from whence it proceeded. At last
found myself before a long low building,
through the creyices Of whichI could perceiSe-
lurid glare issuing. stopped down and
pceped through the key hole, and to my eX-
treme surprise saw half q dozen strong look
ing men with their coats on ana sleeves rolled
up, performing variety of strange occnpa-
tiups. Some were working at !. forge, Others
were experimenting the casting OF moulds,
and some were engaged in the process ofmil-
ling COIN In moment the whole truth
burst upon me. Here was the gang of coun-
terfeiters was in search OF, and the landlord
and his wife evidently belonged to the same
band, Tor an one corner , perceived them en-
ployed, the man polishingo oil some half dollar
pieces, just turned out OF the molds, while the
woman was, packing the finished coin into
rolls, 9r2dl +. j0i. nnIi .Ml .sn6Gil7i3
] had seen enough and was about 10 return
to my apartment when lsuddenly felt heavy
hand placed on my shoulde and turning my
head round, to my horror found myself in the
grasp of as i'll looking scoundrel as ever es
caped the gallows. ,r..tr 4
'What are you doing here my good fcllowg
he exclaimed, giving me shake. -, y .'fg +
70 "Takinga d stroll by moonlight, | replied,
endeavorns to maintain my presence of mind
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