The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-05-06

forced into the mouth. Yes, it i,
truly the open sesame to an Irish
heart, aud it operated so iu this ease
The woman arose, opened the door,
gave the fugitive food, aud having
agaio received the assurance tn at he
would do her no harm, but on the
contrary protect her. aud having seen
him stretch himself upon the floor
before the remnant Of the peat FIRE,
she again sought the side of her sleep
ing children.
But oreu then she was not allowed
to rest. At first her fears kept her
awake. Then came loud rap for
admission, aud both she aud her
stranger visitor arose.
as this part Of your gang?' she
asked, in trembling whispers.
II call on heaven to witness" he
answered solembly, "that such is not
the case. Ask them what they
want"
She did so, aud was told that they
knew she had money in the house,
aud they were determined to have it.
"Tell them" whispered the strau
ger, "that you have friend with you,
and that it will be dangerous for them
to entcr.'
al have a friend hero," she SAID,
going close to the door, ga man who
will protect me, aud you had better
not try to get in
II know better,' laughed female
voice, that Of Bridget, the servant
girl; al know there is nobody there
but the children
"What shall shall do p asked
the poor woman, wringing her hands.
"Tell them" again said the stran>
ger, "that have pistols, and will
shoot the irst one that dares to step
his foot within the door. God help
me l would not have blood upon
my hands but promised to protect
you with my life, aud l will. Warn
them once more
Bridget" shouted Mrs O'Brien,
"the friend l have hero has pistols,
and will certainly kill you; l warn
you to go away" -
Again the bold laugh of the ser
want girl rang out aud her voice
could be distinctly heard urging them
on.
"It's only talking they are. Divil
one is there in the cabin but the
children. Break down the door, aud
be done with it. l tell you there's
morn a hundred pounds hidden be.
tween the beds"
"Stand back" whispered the con-
vict to his hostess "their blood be
upon their own heads
Scarcely had the words been utter
ed before heavy blows fell upon the
door hinges. The self.appointed pro.
tector stood a little one side calm and
lrm. tn either hand he held a pis.
tol and his manner showed that he
was no stranger to their use.
"Down with the door !" sh outed
Bridget, cor else stand aside and give
me the AK,
A shower of blows, aud it fell. The
false servant girl entered, and drop.
ped dead with bullet buried in her
brain. The foremost of the men met
the same fate and the others fed.
They had quite enough of bloodshod.
To leave the helpless woman thus
was not to be thought of by the kind
hearted stranger and though prison
aud transportation stared him in the
face, he comforted her as we'll as pos
sible, straightcued the corpses and
then Fastening to the nearest magis.
trate, told the entire story, not even
denying who and what he was.
The facts were too evident to even
bear questioning, and as reward for
his bravery, the convict was pardoLcd
subsequently, found to have been
convicted innocently-aud when the
husband and father returned was read
lily persuaded to emigrate with the
family to "the land of the free and
the home of the brave"
Now in one of the Western States,
Terrence O'Brien has a house by the
side of a beautiful river, aud not far
from it is another, where the once
fugitive convict has wife and chill
dren of his own to protect, and both
families will give as an heirloom to
their descendants the little but true
story Of how a pardon was won.