Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-11-22
Irish heart in vain An escaped convict,

to open every door--to have the last po-
tato or bite OF bread forced into the hun
Cry, mouth. Yes, it is truly the open
sesame to an Irish heart, and it operated
so in this case. t5s1ns eei~se
The woman arose, opened the door, gave
the fugitive food, and having again re-
ceived his assurance that ne would do her
no harm, but on the contrary, protect her,
and having also seen him stretch himself
upon the floor before the remnant Of the
peat fire, she again sought the side Of her
sleeping children. as.a Fl ~ o. on
su- But even then she was not allowed to
rest. AT first her fears kept her awake.
Then came another loud rap for admis-
sion, and both she and her strange visitor
arose. s.E 'Ia9 a4 2p'F ID, o 900
els this part of your gang ?'she asked,
in trembling whispers. q es.-a
g" call Heaven to witness" he answer ed,
solemnly 20 /" that such is not the case. Ask
them what they want" [.-7, .
She did SO, and was told that they knew
she had money in the house, and were de-
termined to have it, =. ~ 1ras -'a,sla
.sTeli them," whispered the stranger,
that you have a friend with you, and that
it will be dangerous for them to enter
Al have a friend here" she said, going
close to the door, a man who will protect
me, and you had better not try to get in. y
81 know better!" laughed a female
voice-that of Bridget, the servant girl,
III know that there is no one there except
the children r an - ia s'79.z5f z
"What shall I-shall do ?" asked the
poor woman, wringing her hands. 20 s,e !.
!"Tell then" again said the stranger,
"that i have pistols, and will shoot the
a <,,>a Iorac n cfay, hjo foot wit hin
the door, God help me Iwould not have
blood upon my hands, but promised to
protect you with my life, and l will. Warn
| them yet once more" Il Hoit.l
"Bridget," shouted Mrs. -OpBrien, the
friend I have here has pistols, and will
certainly kill you'll warn you to go
| Again the bold, bad laug h Of the servant
| girl rang out, and her5voice could be dis
| tinctly heard urging them on. o. szsggoo %
| "It's only talking they are. Diyil q one
| is there in the cabin, but the children.
Break down the door, and be done with 1t.
I tell you there is more'n a hundred
pounds hidden between the beds" M is T..
"Stand back" whispered the convict to
his hostess. "Their blood be upon their
own heads" -. - .--...r att .,s
Scarcely had the words been uttered, be-
fore heavy blows fell upon the door, and
| made it tremble upon its hinges. The
self appointed protector stood little one
side, calm and firm. In either hand he
| held pistol, and his manner showed that
| he was no stranger to their use. lil. a.
| j, Down. with the Il door ~ shouted
Bridget, cor else stand aside and give me
| the a." pa a' ~ w tst. sata3s i ..
A shower Of heavy blows, and it fell.
The false servant girl entered, and dropped
dead with bullet buried in her brain.
| The foremost of the men met the same fate,
and the others fed. They had had quite
enough of bloodshed. 90 =
To leave the helpless woman thus. was
not to be thought, of by the kind hearted
stranger, and though prison or transporta-
ton stared him in the face, he comforted
her as wellas was possible, Strengthened the
corpses, and then fastening to the nearest
| magistrate, told the entire story, not even
| denying who and what he was
The facts were too evident to even bear
questioning, and as q reward for his
bravery the convict was pardoned-subse.
quently found to have been convicted In
nocently, and when the husband and faith
er, returned, was readily persuaded to
emigrate with the family to " the land Of
l
4 Now in one of the Western States, Ter
renee o Brien has a house by the side of 9
beautiful river, and not far from 1t il
another where the once fugitive convic
has q wife and children of his own to pro
tect, and both families will give as an heir
loom to their descendants the little but
true story, of how pardon was won.
Il if. 'ss H.
1 EYE-SIGHT.-MIltOns blindness was The
result Of over work and dyspepsia. One
lof. the most eminent American divines has
for some time been compelled to forego the
pleasure of reading, has spent thousands
of dollars in vain, and lost years of time
in consequence of getting up several hours
before day, and studying by artificial light
Multitudes of men and women have made
their eyes weak for life by the too free use
of the eye-sight in reading fine print and
doing fine sewing. .jF.7 a.
In view of these things ii is we'll to OBJ
serve the following rules in the use of the
eyes: "a rlas.
| & Avoid sudden changes between light and
| darkness
| Never begin to read, or write, or sew
/ for several minutes after coming from
darkness to bright light.
Never read by twilight, or moonlight, OF
of a cloudy day.
Never read or sew directly in front o
| the light, or window, or door. =, 1ll g.
1t is better to have the light fall from
above, obliquely over the left shoulder.
| y Never sleep. SO that on first awaking
the eyes shall open on the light of a win
dow. ,,r ,5t.r s4-}
| Do not use the eyesight SO scant that II
| requires an effort to discriminate. as ot
Too much light creates glare, ant
| pains and confuses the sight. The mo
ment you are sensible of an effort to dis
tinguish, that moment cease, and take 8
walk or ride.
AS the sky is blue and the earth green
1t would seem that the ceiling should be o.
a blush tinge, and the walls of some mel
low tint. ~
The moment you are instinctively
prompted to rub the eyes, that momen'
| stop using them ...--., 3a go s,
/ If the eyelids are glued together or
waking up, do not forcibly open them, but
apply the saliva with the finger; it is the
1 speediest dilutent in the world. Their
wash the eyes and face in warm water
Hats Journal Of Health.
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How TO MANAGE KEROSENE LAMPS
Experimental" furnishes the following tt
| the Scientific american:
Ii the brass-work, cone, ETC., Is heatet
Unusually hot, 1t will cause gas to general,
in the lamp. which, as it produces pres
sure, will force itself up through ant
around the wick and ignite, causing thu
lamp to sputter, and even snap itself out
II Now it, when il is snutterinQ" the brass