The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-05-02
Gzot ASHLAND, OHIO. WEDNESDAY,, MAY 2, 1866

| in d moment what to do. The house
would be aroused, and / was caught TO a
certainty, unless ! could, get,to my room
before the governor wasups; but hadn't
moment to lose, for the little nigger was
screaming 80 I started for the door, made
three steps, struck chair, tnmbling
over, OF, course making the awfullsst
racket you ever heard in, the adead
hour ofaight,"in aIpeaceable house y
The niger and old maid screamed
louder than ever the rnocking-bird
whisitcd Ike steam whistle, and they
fairly made chorus as loud as Julian's.
yf'I reached the door, however, quietly,
swiftly opened il. and just got into, the
hall in time to see the old gentleman
|open his door, with candle in his hand,
and come hurryiDg up the stairs Not q
moment was to be lost. There was ward
robe near where / stood, and / Isprang be-
Hind it. Up came the governor, he
reached the door, opened it, and walked
in, and in the meantime there was all
sorts, of confusion and inquiry down stairs
as to what was the matter Nobody else
came up, though from where l stood, !
heard every word Of the inquiry, and ex-
planation In the room. OF course they
couldn't make much out>of it, The lit.
tie darkey was loo frightened and too
sound asleep at the time to understand
the truth, and the upshot Of the business
was that they concludad that she had been
dreaming, and the governor, after giving
her sound shaking, and explaining the
matter to the aroused neighbors from the
windows, went down to his room again.
|. $50 far, SO good. I now had to go
down stairs, reach the back door and un.
bar it, get into the pard, make for my
room, which was in the secol d story Of
brick building that stood unconnected
with, and about hundred yards from the
main one. After giving another half
hour to settle down again, i started. y r.
"Boys, did you ever get up or down
stairs at midnight with out maxi 6 a noise.
You may try all sorts of ways, but every
step is sure to creak, each with q peculiar
noise of its own, and loud enough, you
are sure to wake everybody. l had got.
ten nearly to the bottom, when little
dag came trotting up to the entry towards
me, yelling furiously. A suppressed
acome here Zipv' silenced him, for he
recognized me but the little fellow start,
ed the mocking- bird and all the dogs in
the neighborhood having learned to take
the cue, Of course for the third tipe.
"I ran across the passage, reached the
door, unlocked it, just as the governor
reused the second time, opened his door,
and seeing nah escaping from the
house by tie back way, of course cried
"lhieves thieves !" and made rush af.
ter me. ] was too quick for him though,
opened the door, sptang out, made for
the door that opened in the raom below
mine, and Just reached it, when crash
within q foot Of my head went brick
and voice that Iknew belonging to the
next door neighbor, Thompkins, Joined
the governor in the cry of "ibieves
thieves murder! ,mur1cr!' | was sale
though. .,.,.,.-,,, 49,
y Running up stairs, l "shelled' my
t sele quicker than l. ever did before OF
!. since, and was in bed and sound asleepir
! half a minute. 81 4" ~ . t'.A '-
| Wasn't there q row, indeed ! never
8. heard SO many dogs before-- the knocking
J.. bird, of course, was outdoing all previous
c effottsLthe chickens began to crow, ono
v ThomPkins, next door, was hallooius
| "thieves r. and the governor. l coult
= hear all sorts Of noise, and talking amonl
r the neighbors, until at length the oil
D gentleman's voice was heardin the yar'
9 calling Tom2 Tom?"
g "Ton," cried the old man, in voice
d that would have aroused man from ar
+ epiletic fit.
It "a judged itprudent tosayaken then
8 and jumping from my bed, raised tn
y window, rubbing one eys, and looking
q partially frightened, then asked !. @ =.
It "Why father, What in the worlds tn
J, matler u 9'tni iNN Hnl rtitfEl ltfa
y l"There's thieves in the house." wa
J. the reply; get your gun aud come dowr
n -be in a hurry q 7, ysss s,s.. ..a
% mHe's in the room below pou,ns shalloo
|, cd Thompkins, "I'm certain of it.
a saw him as he ran down, aud threw q fr
,r brick at him. know he didn't pass Ii
Al door. Mr.. Jones a.- 'N', AS. 20 ''is
,r II was directed 10 look out for mysel
q the governor stood sentinel at the door b.
q low, armed with club, while Thompkin
d, had Eve minutes to collect aid from III
is neighbors, and in less than half that tim
1t SO thoruua ably was every house alarmed
D. there was dozen menin the yard, arme
id with guns. epistols aud sticks. az
as ,Tha governor led stbsl attack; an
lr opening the door, he called
bt a'Come out Of here you mouse breal
= ing scoundrel / II you attempt to run
or resist I'll blow your brains out Z
a Nobody came ,howeveE1GD
ID s'Watch the door while go in an
ID I was told to look sharp and shoot I'll
he rascal if he came up stairsl "A momer
Mt tary search was sufficient to satisfy ever,
II body that the thief was mot In that roor
n GHe's up stairs, then, cried Thom
re kins, s'for I'll take my bible oath that
il. didn't pass that door ,3, 4 -. 20
an $50 up stairs they trooped, but ] hi
IN had lit a candle by that time, and the