Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-10-26

them to find him in her company, not
knowing of the entrance of the foreman
and his friends by the ladder
Signing to her to keep back, they in
an instant moved the furniture, undid the
bolt, and the man fell headlong into the
room, Just as the other men were mount
ing the, stairs. fr .t
Overpowered by numbers, he was
quickly bound hand and foot and taken
below. The little lobby table was occu-
pied by the bundles he had made ready
to carry off, and his pockets were found
filled with articles stolen from the par
lors. "'.l
ga At this juneture Mr.. Stabhope droveup
in hack which he had been half way to-
Boston to procure, and it was Immediate
ly made available to carry the burglar
off to Jail with as many of the fremen as
could find room in it or on it. ''I '' y
MIR. Stanhope was perfectly frantic on
reaching his quiet house, TO find it in the
possession of the fire brigade. He had
heard the fire alarm, without the least ap-
prehension for his own belongings. "'' '
Hester" he cried in an agony
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of terror, whilst the fremen were too
busy with their capture to have any an
swer ogive him. Indeed, those below
had not seen any woman. '' ''.'
He was called up stairs by friendly
voice, and found Hester explaining and
excusing herself to the two or three, who,
divested of their helmets, she could recog-
nize as acquaintance. d III .e
They were, in reply, reassuring her she
had done good service to the community
in the securing of so desperate scoun-
drel. "
As soon as she saw her father she
rushed forward to throw herself in his
arms. As he embraced her she shrieked.
sob, my darling child, what has hap
pened to you? Areiyou hurt? ~ " .1d
nit was a cry Of terrible pain, but she
said family, :.'Oh. it is nothing-only my
hand. pa gIaa7G aai 70 ~aataos sfl .g
b And the foremNn, taking off the snged
cloak, revealed hand and wrist, burnt
and swollen, and blisrered. The sudden
rubbing against the rough overcoat her
ia her wore, had rubbed the skin off, and
the poor arm looked very sore.- H a
The fire brigade, now drawing off, were
Hastily told to send the doctor and IN
searching for liniments and soft rags, and
lime watef and sweet oil, and molasses,
and all OF any of the remedies that are
sometimes too uDthinkingly applied, the
unhappy Jane was found in the Kitchen,
tied and gagged. She was 50 all from
the rude usage she had met with she
could tell little about the.burglar, who
had come in upon her as she was washing
the cups, and gagged and blindfolded her
before he tied her fast. .'48"ihh '''4l2
Hester's arm and hand were 50 severe
Nv burnt that the doctors attendance was
protracted for two months. asia b9'oo1al
But his unrettiug care, was fully equal
ed by Mr.. Henry Lawrence, the young
foreman Of the fire brigade, whose visits
of inquiry continued even after perfect
cure was affected, and only "a few scars
remained to show where the deepesttburns
had been. He quite lost his heart to the
brave girl SO promptin desperate emer-
gency. iad tH h.aas.rd ~ l.
IL may be imagined, that brave and
prompt himself, he valued courage as the
very chief of virtues, but he had the
pleasure of finding that this courageous
girl possessed many other virtues besides
daring in danger.a4o ' raaad w 20,
When the cherry trees were in full leaf
and laden with their delicious fruit, there
was a quiet wedding at the old cottage,
and Peter Stanhope gave away his only
daughter to a brave man wac knew how
to value the precious treasure given tc
him.. .5si1l9ipo
AS to the burglar. he was recognized
at once as an old offender, and at thai
time an escaped convict with reward of
fersd for his capture, The GVo hundret
dollars was very cheerfully paid to Mis-
stanhope, who gave one hundred to th'
freman's fund. n9,nsdsib,,s,.7giai.
The remainder came in very nicely t
help out the wedding outfit, and thus al
the deserving and meritorious iumy storl
did not come to any harm or loss by th'
false alarm. swal sdi 8luo9 ,.g ietS
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m A lady who was urged by her friend
to marry a widowef, and as an argumen
they spoke of his two beautiful children
"Children, replied the lady, pare lik
tooihpicks,-a person wants her own"
/ Some rash fellow says that the giyiu
|, Of the ballot to woman would not amour