Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-10-26
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Going Up to the deg, caresssd him. and
was u the point Of carrying him 70 the
win dow, when--tO make my dream more
exact a prOphacy-hs turned hisnose To-
wards the ceiling and commenced whip
ing very low. INSTANTLY seized him
and hurled him ou,. Of the window with
/ some little colnPunctious al thus treating
my only friend 10 the ~saceursed house.
but could make no delay.
Laying sorie clothes on The bed iuthe .
form Of man, as nearly as possible, and 3
extinghishing the candle, Itetired 10 lhe
Earliest corner Of the room and, sitting
down IN one of The chairs I'had placed
against the door with myssrevoIver IN rsya's
hand determined to await the ISSUE oFss'
events For half an hour sat perfectly
still, listening to every whistle and sign
Of the wind, which blew idtermrteusly
through the window had left open, and
straining my eyes whenever there was
CLEAN Of light to discern whether there
was any movement IN The irsp-dcOr. At
last, when momentary- ray shone IN, I
saw it partly open, aud now anxiousIy
awaited in silence and darkness for The
next development Of this awful mystery.
Presently | heard allow eTeaking, as Of
ropes, then'a tremendous crash, The re-
port cf pistol the sound Of heavy feet
overhead, and tie fall Of scs1s duT,
yielding body outside the window. The
pause which followed these almost sim.
ultaneous noises was broken b low gfoans
of pain from the ground beneath NY win.
dow and the general murmur Of a'great
disturbance in the lower part Of the house.
hastily e.lit the candle, and g0ihs To-
the bed found a vast stone had teen drop.
ped upon the pillow where my head lad r
previously lain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the pistol I had'l left beneath the pillow
with the exertion Of my utmost strength .
rolled of :he massive stone and found oi
the pistol discharged. N
Instantly the truth flashed across my q,
mind. ! Trushed to the window. and lo5k.i
, ing down saw the woman and the man I /,
had noticed in the barrOom The nig b. be-
fore bending with torches ia their hands
over the PROSTATE body Of my hes, who.
was evidently in tie agoDiss Of death.--
The ruffiau had been waiting on lbe out.
side Of the window until the accompIics
had performed his heliisA work, IN order
to rob my mangled corpse Of the money
he knew I had in my possession; and
the pistol being accidenily discharged BY
the fall Of the stone, the bali had pierced
his brain, entering through the evil ey5
which had given me such thrill Of hOr:
ror.
AT the discovery Of this hideo-s plot
and its awful retribulon, ny senses
threatened to desert me but. rejecting
that in such house could hardly be
safe, no sooner had they carried the d..
ing man within th1nI I chambsted dowa
t outside, took my horse r. ON tho siabIs
and mounted him uuobserv5J. = --'
AS passed. The house, however, and
looked back 8 The room I had 50 recent.
ly occupied and which had 50 nearly been
the scene Of a far different tragedy, Isaw
: lights il the window. The souni Of nv
horses hoofs drew the attention of the
HIan within. who had a.cended 10 see
what had become Of me and 10 ascertain
the cause Of his corrsd's dealh and IL.
stantly levelling rife at me, he fred.
As Twas looking al him at the very NO.
meni, anticipated bis action by c!apping
spurs TO my horse. thereby somewhat
disconcerting his aim and in all probililv
saving my own life. for he TALL grazed
my shoulder, causina scar which rsmains
TO this day. Ten long miles had my poor
horse TO gallop before reached The
nearest justice Of the peace. and return
I0g as speedy as possible we found our
birds flown and he house half burnsd to
t5s. g5oBn3.
NO Information 10 regard TO lhsms
could be Obtained, except thar they bad
lived in this habitation about two wears,
and had been Stunned and feared by the
e settlers Of the neigh6Orhood. The con-
: fagratiOn Of the.house was arrested, but
! nothing was discovered rirowing any
light on the matter The body ofehs
feiled murderer was taken, sharred aud
, scarcely recognizable. from tie ashes az
), his dwelling, where he Lad agpsfsn1S
l been flung bV hfs asseci az fta auieL.
ssi node Of burfyirg bio. Having as.
$ eeriained the fulilu3 Of further invests
CATION. at least for The present. we rods
: away, aud passing through an adjseenr
: wood, the dog which had played so
: strange a part in this most drama made
: his appearance suddenly on, our left and
Q followed our horses to. the village Of R
7 - In gratitude for. his ehorts TO.