Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-23

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half closed it behind me "a | had found
it. Thee | glanced wildly around the
bare empty room in search of shelter.
There was. not particle of furniture
in the room, AMI 1t was quite empty
except for some apples on the floor, and
a few empty hampers and sacks at the
further end. uow could hide?; -...
heard the footsteps crossing the
hall, and then rs they came nearer,
with the feeling OF desperation sped
noiselessly across the room, laid down
fiat behind the hampers, AMI, as the
door opened. threw an empty sack over
me. j felt I must be discovered. for my
head was totally uncovered; and |
watched them fascinated, breathless
from intense terror. They walked to
the window, saying, "We shall see
better here,n and looked out, presently
all exclaimed together, He's coming
now; that black spot over there; :" and
without glancing in my direction, they
left the room again. | was safe, but
what coutd | do to save the farmer
Surely Charley must he coming with
help now, but would he be in tim, !
1 must try and save him, was the con
.victlon that impressed itself upon me
in u tightening thought, and as it cross
Sb SplabG w tIlt WiilupW.--
All thought of self vanished then with
the urgency ofwhat had to do. / was
only eager--nervously frantically carer
--tosave the farmers life. E' '1t#|-
They say that mad people can do
things which seem impossible to sane
ones, and | must have been quite mad
with terror and fright for the next few
minutes. JEosjs a9ta ~. IHH ,OD .'"uu
I Seven feet below me, stretching down
the slope OF the hill, was the garden
now lying in long ploughel ridges,
with the frozen snow on the top Of each
of them, and at the bottom OF the gar.
den Was a stone wall four feet hip -
Il ,yopd this rs far as the eye could
reach, cNtendei the snnw covered fields
ana conltns along the cart-road to thC
left was Mr.. johnson in his gig. ..G
. l threw open the window making
noise enough 10 alarm the men if they
heard 1T, anu Sprang on to the win.
dow-ledge, and then, tearing Off my
jacket, threw 1t on the ground, and
shutting. my eyes, jumped down. The
high jump hurt my wrist and uncov-
cred feet drcadfully, but / dare not stor
a moment, lru>hcd down the garden.
tunbling two Or three times in my prog.
ress, and, when came to the wall,
scrambled over head ,orcmost. The
farmer was just opening the gate of the
field | was in, and made straight
toward him, trying TO call out. But
could not utter a word SO | ilew across
the snow, dashe through the brook,
careless that the bridge wis few feet
further down, and when rushed up to
Mr.. Johnson's side, could only throw
up my arms and shrek out " Muihern'
just rs loud report rang out through
the frosty air, and fell forward on my
face. @a#a - "# ~ -.. at.'
."And were you hurts" / asked, as
she paused. ,,..,
SCARF and she raised the flowing fold
of taretunc from the soft white arm
and pointed to white ayal.shaped scar
" ! was ill for several weeks afterwards
but DR.. b. said it was from fright, moi
from the shot. They told me snbsc
quently, that just as must havc reach.
ed the farm II, the men Charley had
fetched entered the farni-yard at tn,
other side, and TOOK the muderers un.
awarcs: but one of them, who was be
hind the tree near the other gate, had
just caught sight us,ne, and had fired
in revenge and they said If | had moi
thrown my arms forward, | should
perhaps have been killed"
Mrs. Johnsoa?' | asked. s.
The girls face became very grave.
"She was quite dead, the men had
put her under the dresser, which OK
plains why | did not see her as passer
through the Kitchen, and the poor hus
band went away directly afterwards. -
The whole house was uuinhabitel now
Nobo Is viii live there, AMI az course i
is said 10 be haunted. " | have mover
he"n there sibcc that day. ana I thinli
1 shall never dare to 90 lhore again. - II
The girl stopned, fof the gentlemcu
had Just come In from the dining room
and one, tall and black bearded wha
had been pointed out to me by my host
esI as the Square Of rtaplet and Gle
ely Niles betrotilel, now came up ia
her, and laying his hand on her white
shoulder with an air of possession, said
tenderly, "What makes you look 50
flushed Cissy? Have you been trans
gressin9 again?" ... .f-,..s.
g Yes, Robert. Mrs Saunders asked
me to tell Mr.. Dacre," she answered.
"And you will be i'll for a. week in
consequence. | shall ask AR. Dacre, Ia
write the Storysto save another repeti-
ton OF it. Yon know we wish you to
at was too Horrible for that she
said, simply. And then the Squire
turned to me and made the request, of
which this tale is the fuliillment. ..
A SAoACIors H0RsE.--A young ON
Ger was connected with Sheridan's brig
ade. 1t WAS in one of those forced
marches when they had driven back the
enemy, and had been in the saddle for
several consecutive days and nights,
that this Trooper awaited himself of a
temporary halt, to slip from his saddle
and stretch himself upon the turf--his
horse meanwhile browsing in the inn
mediate vicinity. He had slept some
little time when he was suddenly awak-
cned by the frantic paving of his horse
by his side. Fatiguel by his long ride,
he did not rise at once, but lay in that
partially conscious state which SO fire.
quently attends great physical plostra-
ton. soon, however the faithful ami
NAL, perceiving that its efforts had faiI-
ed to accomplish their object, licked his
face, and placing its mouth cioseto his
car uttered a loud snort Now thor
oughly awake, he sprang up, and as the
horse turned for him to mount, he saw
for the first time that his comrades had
all disappeared and the enemy were
coming upon him at full gallop. Once
tue animal bore, him, with
the speed Of fwind 81 ely from the dan
ger, and soon placed him among his
"trha-,p he added with
4 the noble fellow saved me
from captivity, AMI perhaps from
DEATH"
THE DRUNKEN SENATOR'S. Two
prominent Democratic Senators are
salisbury Of Delaware, and McDougail
0 Call onia. They frequently come
to their seats In disgusting state Of in
toxication, and their friends have them
conveyed 70 theirlodg pgs -ualess their
votes are wanted. salisbury, one day
last week, was.taken home in an uncon-
scious condition. II iras been observed
that McDougail voted with the friends
Of the constitutional amendment on
Friday last. This was SO evidently a
that some explanation Is need
ed. And 1t is'given In a dispatch to tile
JStSt4Dn JDugufH which states ibaf Mr.