The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-25

ly move | almost lost consciousness, ana
could but just reach the bed, where
threw myself, ready dressed, by my sleep
f ing child, and prayed God to keep us il
t our hour of need
laid there long time. IN the dark anC
2 silence. did not dare to move. nor take
my eyes from the window, but after lone
time, hearing no noise, felt easier, and
had almost dozed, when opened my eyes
r to see my greatest fears realized. There
; was shape at the window, dark, noise
less shape, and gazed at it in speechless
terror while it peered into the room. Then
there came two distinct taps on the glass,
and in utter helplessness of what might
follow, | rose to sitting position on the
bed
Then voice hoarse and terrible to me
whispered through the window, "Mis-
sus missus r'
[ got up and walked othe spot ] rec
ognized the vagrant, and only trusted /
might overawe or outwit him. When I
stood close to the frame he beckoned me
to open the easement, but was just about
to order him to leave the spot, and was
looking around for some weapon of de-
Tense, when againa coarse whisper saluted
tme:
"Save yourself, missus," it said, "there
be men here as will murder you and the
young one; heard them and tell on them
to save her-the little angel yonder."
In moment the truth flashed over me.
The men had come to rob; the boy had
been lurking about for some reason of his
own; had heard little Armies prayer, and
had either turned traitor to his associates
or had been sent by heaven to our deliy-
erance. 1t was such sudden danger at
last, that all the plans had attempted to
develop failed me, and could only an
swer, helplessly "What can do %
"Tll 60, missus," said the boy, eff you'll
tell me where, and bring help.-Quick 1
hear them coming"
Take the road SOUTH" I cried, "and
rouse the first house Mr.. Clark is there.
Oh, make haste, and may heaven bless
you p
He dropped as finished speaking, and
simultaneously with his disappearance
came flash and the report of pistol, and
the two men rushed toward the house. /
tainted with terror and dismay, and when
came to consciousness heard the voices
of the two men in the next room. They
came in carrying lantern, which they
held over me. did not move, and they
believed me dead, think, from my pal
lor.
"Now, JIM" said one, "you fix the baby.
1t will wake and scream if you don't"
I sprang up and threw myself on my
knee-"Kill me-" I cried, "but don't stain
your souls with the blood of an innocent
child"
"SaY, Jim," said the larger AMI fiercer
of the two ruffians-both fearful looking
men-"here's a taboo, if as only we had
time to look at it. Now, missus," produc-
ing a fearful looking pistol, you've got
money, and we want it +; if so as you'll
give it civil like, VIC won't harm you but
if you don't touched tie cold muz.
gle to my cheek, and I nearly lost my
senses again. Little Annie sat up and
cried with fear, and added to-
my terror, for was in constant agony lest
they should kill her before help arrived,
and did not dare deny having hemoney
for I knew if l really made believe it was
gone there would be no hope for US
1t came to that at last; they had ran
sacked the house. turning every drawer
inside out, and believing that Ishad 1t,
they tried to intimidate me by abuse, and
finally threatened to kill me on the in
slant, if did not direct them to its hid
ing place The noise they made-my
prayers and entreaties for mercy-Annie's
pleading cries, made them oblivous to
the entrance of others until the hand that
held the pistol, fell broken and useless
and the two wretches were instantly held
and tied, by the strong men who accom-
panied my husband, in whose arms l was
again safe and unframed, but terribly
shocked by my near approach to violent
death.
In the rear of the party was the vagrant
who had saved US; [ dragged him to the
light, and, as soon as could find words,
told all he had done. He hung his head
and looked sulky.
Don't praise me, missus, he said, point
ing to Annie, who, white and trembling,
chung to her fathers neck, "she was the
one; heard her prayer for Boy-when--
when I aoas going to set fire to the house"
Here was revelation, indeed; we drew
it all from him at last. He said he turn
away from us in the early evening with
his heart full of rage and evil against me
for thwarting him in his efforts to get an
honest living he said he knew he had
been bad enough, but it was because no
one had ever trusted him, and just as he
had found one man willing to give him a
trial, it aroused all his worst passions to
be turned out again, upon the wide world
a vagrant at the door Of ruin. ~
So Boy became one of us after that we
trusted him after that, and he gave us an
undivided service that money could never
repay He did not become at once shi-
!, ming example of christian influence, and
: after taking him to Sabbath school, and
doing all we could, we left him to Annie;
she taught him by flowers and stars and
, child's happy theology, the way to God