The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-08-01
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TN the third day after his departure from vi.
cnna, horse dealer aliRhied ai an inn situated
al the entrance OF little town, which 10 all ar.
pcaFance was quiet aud respectable. lie recon.
mended bis horse TO the cnrc Of the landlord,
dried his clothes before the lire, aud as sooh as
supper was ready, sat down 10 the table with
the host aud his family. who. Ia nll appearances.
were decent people.
During supper the traveller was aaked where
be- came from, and ON his answering from Wen
M they we're all anxious TO hear some news from
the capital. the horse dealer told them all he
knew. The landlord then asked him what bus.
nr,s had taken him ~ Vienna, 10 which he
severed that be had been there To sell some Of
tie finest horses that had ever appeared ia the
market AT that place
Al these words the landlord looked very sig
hihcanuy at "a young man who sa, opposite 10
him. aud whO seemed TO Dc his son. Ills exprts-
five glance did not escape the observation oi the
Traveller. who, however, took no notice Of il
hut he very soon afterwards had cause TO regret
his want OF caution. Being In want OF repose,
h. begged the landlord, a. soon a. supper was
finished, TO show him To- his room The land
lord took u lamp, aud conducted the traveller
across the yard To detached building which
contained two iolerably neat rooms \ bed was
prepared At the farther end Oi the sccund
As soon as the landlord had retired the travel.
er undressed himself unbpckcd n money belt
cOntaining \ considerable SUN Of gOid, and took
. out bis pocket book, which was full of Austrian
: banknoies.
Having convinced himself that his money WAS
Rll right he placed hnih under his pillow "a.
linsuishng the light. aud thanking heaven and
all the stars fer tie succ,ss of his journey. be-
was hast asleep H. had slrl, hut an hour
two bc'ofe hc VII, awnkcard hy ihc Orrning uf
the window, and iniar,I., .,ri, felt the night af
blow upon him
Startled ut ihes' rn:orsern circumstances. tho
tNHfa Nata. q
The head aud shogl':'rs - = man who was situg-
Cling To get into 10, room, At the sainc time b.
! hrHid the voices Ui s"Ntial Is.t'uus. Whu were
/ standing under The window
! \ dreadful terror scz'd cur ifAtrrr, VII"
: gave himself up ior lost and scatcriy knowing
! what be did, creri under the ted quickly ~
possible. a moip'hi Afterwards inAn spranl
heavily into the ruoin. and staggered w 10 'hr
i"d, supporting hims, L against The wall.
tun'Ouuded NJ The hofsv dealer was. he Lty-
~ tihrtss perceived that the intruder was iuioI.
! eai,d; this Circumstance however. gave him
! hut little hope, ior he had probably got inioXi-
GATED 10 order iu suIuu.Dh up courage for the con
! i,mplalrd crime B,sil's iii. the traveller had
heard the voices OF persons OUTSIDE. that The
murderer. ia case ui rtsisiautc, could count upon
! the assistance OF his comrades
/ But how great was hi. asioni. hm,ai when he
saw the unknown person. 'bfUw his coat upou
: the iiuOr and stretch hnstlf upun tie bed which
I
hc heard the niud"r sHoie aud his terror grad
uaiiy b,gan TO Civ, va: 10 reflection. although
I tie affair was qalic mpichcnsiblc 30 him.
lie was just preparing 10 quit bis hiding place
! IA order TO awHae the inmates o. the house, and
ask for another bed ia place Oi the one from
Which he had BEEN 80 uncrremouious!y expelled.
when new incident occurred
lie heard the outer door careiulls Orened Gnd
on the threshold stood two figures the landlord
and his son.
Keep the lamp back = u,u,,eTsl the father
In suppressed voice.
What have We 10 fear said the Young man
, I'VE are two agnins; one. lgsil,s hc has OIL, q.
small knife with him. aud is sleeping souulh-
hear how he snOrts
"Do what tell you, said the father augtily.
10 YOU wish TO awake him would you have
h'. cries alarm the ucighborhood?'
The horse dealer was horrified with the spec
i,clr. lie remained uio,ionless under she Lti
hardly daring to breath The son shu, the door
after him. and the wreiches approached the bei
iip'oe.
Au instant afterwards the bed was shaken by
a conclusive motion and siifed cry OF pau
confirmed the forcboding that the unhappy man
had his throat cut After short pause OF aw-
:ul silence, the landlord said
1t IS over now look for the money.
Il have found II under the pillow, said the
son ''ii Is in lcathcrn belt and pocket
book
The murdcTers disaI peased.
Everything being now quiet, the traveller crcpt
from under the bed, jumped out of the window,
FASTENED TO the adjoining town 20 inform the
authorities Of what had happened.
The Mayor immediately assembled the militia.
ry, and IN less than three quarters Of an hour
the i'm was surrounded by soldiers who had been
summoned 20 arres; the murdcrers
The whole house seemed buried in profound
silence, but on approaching the stables ihcy
"A hp lnDr IN = hrot
in, and the landlord and his son were seen
hrsilr ti2gin: PIT.
\. -uon a. the murderer. .aw the hois..,ltnlcI
Tie, uttered cry Of horror, covered their face.
~i,h iatir hands, and Tell urOn tho ground
THIS was neither from rrIicniancc nor the TEA,
Of punishment but they thought they saw before
them the ghost Of the murdered man nu;wiih-
standing they heard him speak
There was some trouble in rongincing them 20
the contrary
They were then bound aud lci 10 the out honse
where the horrible deed hal been committed
anxious 20 see how the enigma would be solved
The prisoners appeared ,oer,bly collected, -,
least calm aud sullcn but when on entering ,hs
room, they perceived the body which was lying
on the bed. the son fell scnseleFs to the Garth
and the father threw himself upon the hluody
corpse, with loud lamentations. and exclaimed
dcspaitingly
MY sou oh, nv son /. thy father. am II,
murderer -,
The murdered man was. in fact the youugrs,
son ~ the host DEunkennes. was the onlv fault
the young man had aai this night. instead oi
btiug. as his father aud brother supposed. in
bis bed, he had gone out secretly, ati teen ca
rousins. with some Of his companions. ai the
ale house.
Soon becoming sufficiently inebriaiei and
fearing his fathers anger IL be appeared before
him in that state, he intended TO pass the nigh,
in the detached clubhouse, as he had o'teu DO
before: his companons accompanied him ihliher.
and helped him to climb Up 10 the window
The rest requires no lurthcr explanation
Nor do We need to add that the murl,r.fs
exrlaicd their crime wiih their lives and the
horse dealer, although saved, and again IA po.-
session Of his plundrrcd property. slil shuddef.
a' the recollection OF The dreadful nigh;
Tue ARr oF CONVERSATION Very lew ,.cr.ons
understand the aii of confirmation !, - ca.,
enough 90 gossip about onr ncighbors but to
give real pleasure. and yet avoid I'll cause o.
oi,nse, - gin which icw possess. Ia c"nVersn-
ton one should expires. kis ihoughis naturally
With optnnrss aud simphciis ksoiisn shoula
be reptrssed far a. possible 'or Il /. ony vet,
dear friends Who care rspcrial, ahoui m, person.
alitie'. Greek or Latin quotations arr iiom a.
good taste, nor "a u am improvement to uss
French terms when English ones convey tie
meaning equally well. An opinion nay tr ca
pressed In dignifed set conciliators manner
some persons neTer seem to heahlc 10 dinsr from.
another without putting Ihemscyr, imm,d,'ri.
in n coinbaiive attitude, anI falling a. oncr iu;,
a wordy assault II they cannot ind s0int one
to oppose ih,in actually, they ~ill imagine ihc
opposition, sni carry on thc contest Wiihun, anN
other help than listener gives sarcasm should
be rarely used aud the good iulc SPEAK et'l
Of M ont. l. an excelant one. Ia grarml {,
Is mgrh .iier, in niiHed co,nptn, ,slecian,
10 ialk OF things than of persons I; J. Hctsr iu
good taste 10 monopoliEe the roa,crsaiiou: in
deed, Il is almost rs much Of Rn ar 10 be- good
listener as To be- good iaikcT
ss- This l. how George Francis TlAia. IN =
recent specc;i IN Ireland said hcwas ~ indlsd H.
biz education. 4 good msny Others have been
Similarly treated with similar rssulis Tar as
the ifnlhialBess OF teachings are CUnccfutd
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