The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-12

OF late years this place has become some
what noted as rendezvous for elias. of in
dividuals who get living without any ysi
ble means of support, and from the fact that
several houses have been broken into by
lot of scamps living here or elsewhere at
short intervals, our citizens have become
quite restless, and the least unusual noise
enough to the sleepers and arm the in
mates with whatever they can get their
hands on, to defend themselves from the as
saults Of these midnight desperadoes. The
house of wcll-to-do business man living in
the central part of town, was the scene of
considerable excitement the other night oc-
caSioned by strange noise on the roof of
the kitchen or near that tart of the building.
The household was Immediately aroused by
one of the family, who first heard the noise,
and all hands prepared themselves as we'll as
they could to make terrible resistance and
die game" if the robbers should succeed in
gaining all entrance. Placing themselves at
the window overlooking the kitchen roof
the man of the house nearest the post of
danger-they awaited in brcathess silence a
repetition of the unwclcomc noise which
had awoke them from their dreams of safety.
Deep into the darkness pccrng long they stood there
wondering, fearing,
Doubting dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared TO
dream before
But the silence unbroken and the darkness gave
no token,
And the only words there spoken, the whispered
words You're borcd,''
yybi auIap ncl,o, hoo1- III
words, Papa, You re bored y
Only this and nothing more.
Then into the chamber tnifig all his soul within him
burning,
Soon again he hearda tapping, somewhat louder than
Surely said he, surely at IS something at my win
dow lattice
Let me then what theraa is and This mystery ex-
plorc'
It's ne irind! amt nothing more p"
So it was, after all, nothing but the crest
less wind moving the shutters to and fro
against the side OF the house,
IT is known that several detectives have
been making strenuous efforts 10 ferret out
the mystery connected with tia Dale muir
der, and but short intervals of time clapse
without something new being brou. Int out in
regard to it. Thur~l lay evening last as a
dance was in progress at house near the
scene of the murder, sercnteen stout fellows
bounced upon the unsuspccting assembly
and before anything could be ascertaincd rs
to the object of their visit, three men who
we're supposed - know something about the
circumstances OF the murder, were uncere
moniously gobblcd up and carried away to a
retired place, where they were each sworn
| and separately examined in detail in refer
cnce to it, The regulators-for such it i.
thought they were, although none Of then
! were notwithstanding nothing TO warrant
them in holding any of the parties arrested
released them and quietly disappeared
| through the woods.
THERE are a great many smart children il
| the world, as everybody knows, who takes
the least interest in the rising generation
Bourbon has a few of this clsss of creatures
| The other day a little ''bubbie' Of the age a
six years happening in at the pogt-o.licc, in
quired OF the p. VI. if there were any lettcr
for him. lie was so small his face did moi
come up to the top of the delivery window
and the p. NJ. not understanding what Ii,
said, asked Inn to speak louder Raising
himself on his tip-toes, his eyes coming on {
level with the window, he said, at the top OF
his voice:
rs there anything for me- mas, Cd ID
| you, can you undtrStaRd.i'