Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-04-24

concern, until saw his fingers reply, as
he took up the bottle. All right, don't
be afraid" And then | was not afraid,
rat least not much; for / knew | should
not be left alone an instant; and /
thought my Frank was match for any
two men in such case Only he had
no weapon.
He has a life-presevcr, said |, with
my fingers.
Your FIRE is getting rather low, Geor-
gle" observed he, as he took up the poker.
(Ah he had weapon, then j must
leave you good blaze to comfort you
before / go"
He poked the fire and left the poker in
without ever taking his eyes off me and
the bedstead
g" / will just ring the bell, and see
whether Thomas has got the portmanteau
ready. Mary, continued he to the maid
who answered the bell, "send Thomas
up" Then when she had gone upon that
errand, "By Jove! Inever gave him that
key. Where is it George? have not
a minute to spare. If it is in your dres
singcase with the rest, | shall be an age
looking for it. Might | ask you to get
out of the bed for an instant, and show
me where it Isl" lie said with his fin
gers, +" Jump" and l jumped, you may
be sure, quick enough, and was inside
the dressing-room with the door locked in
half second.
Come in, Thomas, said Frank, come
in, for Thomas was modestly hesitating
at the chamber door. There's some
blackguard got into the house, and behind
my bed there. Ii he makes the least re-
! sistance, "I'll kill him with this hot po-
| ker.'
At these words the bed was pushed
slowly outward, and the burglar, without
his Grape mask, and with a face as pale
as ashes emerged from his hiding place
Frank knew him at once as having been
bank messenger, who had been turned
out Of his situation since the fire, on sus
picion of dishonesty.
"Oh, sir, have pity upon me, cried he
81 am an unlucky dog. II it had moi
been for a sneeze should have had tel
thousands pounds in my pocket by thii
time
"Oh you came after that, did you
said my husband coolly, Well, pleas
to give up that life-preserver which yol
have in your pocket before We have an,
more conversation.
! And did your lady tell you that
too? cried the william, in accents Of as
constituent, as he delivered up the wea
pom to the man servant "and yet | STOOD
by her wonder, and never heard her ute
single syllable"
g never spoke word" cried
through the dressing-room key hole, 10
did not wish the man to think that
had broken my oath, nor, so say the trutl
was | anxious to make a deadly enem,
of him. in case he should ever be at larg
again.
Then its Judgment upon me = ex
claimed the miserable wretch /" and it
no good for me to fight against it,"
Its not the least good, replied Franl
decisively; "and we'll go TO the polio
office at once"
so off went the burglar in their custc
dy, leaving me safe and sound after al
And now don't you think there's som
; use in learning everything, even so small
a thing as the deaf and dumb alphabet
: AxEcDorEoF OLD TMEs.-More thar
fifty years ago, the Supreme Court Q
Massachusetts, commenced It's sessio
/; early in autumn, in Lenox, Berkshir
county; thence the arrangements wer
to hold session in all counties eastward
! terminating at Nantucket and Duke
t county, embracing all Of Massachusett
proper. This was called the fall ci
cult" In the succeeding spring, the CT
: cult of the district of Maine was hel
thus completing the circuit Of the yea
At this early period the late Judge 7
one Of the Court, invariably travelled Q
horseback On one occasion, prepar
tory to the meeting of the Court at Lee
OK, exactly the localities of Berkshil
county, he fell in with q buxom Ne
England girl, on horseback, and inquire
Of her if she knew where he should tuI
off the main road to go to Lenox. "Ce
= tainly," said she, " ] know every inch
= the way and can guide you"
"Well," said Judhe P, who WI
!, not a little eccentric, and withal som
what renowned for his gruffness al
coarse manners, +" if you are going tn
way, l viii en- jog on with YOU, for po
;, company is better than none"
They did jog on, entered into convt
sation and had pleasant chat, whi
- ,c had the effect to destroy the consciot
ness Of distance. At length the jud
: felt that it was time to have arrived
r. the point where she said he must tn