Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08

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1Yes, sir; there are stwo sertdus.
expression Of some alarm nj the ques-
tion. "Whnf do YOU mean? You are
total Stranger to me; and what do l
know bat that .'''a'a ytrs'~s,
MY dear sir" said the strahsess
~ asked the question merely 10 know
whether there was any need OF your
sending To your neighborsa for help
There will .bcfno need; yourself, your
two; 0,;seryantlmen and myself wsiibo'
enough for the robbers, who numbtr
but three. We shall also have the
advantage OF being on olrguard while
they viii be unproparcd for opposi-
tion.n
"Sir, 4" replied the doctor, ,"per-
hapss you yourself'-- 4~s''s
thrust him, dear guardian, y, broke
tcdly, the voice OF Agatha. my heart
assures mo that what he says Is true =
that he IL faithful" -"r
The youny lady had been paasinI
through the hall by the door Of the li-
brary when ahe had overheard the
words tO rob this house tonight
Interested and alarmed, she had llhtsE-
cd to tho rest OF the conversation. =. =
/ thank you, lady," said the stran-
ger; but am worthy OF your conf
dence. have strong reasons for wisl
ing two, at least, OF these rufiians TO be
arrested"
DIR. Watson yielded very ,.rcluctazil-
" TO the wishes OF his wartkn Al he
Stranger was invited t0 take suppesiSat
which meal he showed good appetite,
for which he appologised by saying
that he had not eaten since breakfast:
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the children Of the family retired
for the night; and shortly after thai
hour preparations were made. .Qif fR1
expected invasiun- Tho two men Ser.
wants were armed with guns loaded
with balls, and DIR. Watson and the
stranger with revolver each. They
stationed themselves quietly at the
different points where an attempt 10
enter the house would most probably
be made.
/ No female In he mansion was aware
that an attack was expected except
Agatha; and she heroicaiiy kept tho
Information to herself, and, nc the 'ur-
/ gent solicitation of Dr. Watson and the
stranger, retired to her room, but not
TO sleep. ." .,..,.,l ~ li.,..l.
1t was an hour, or Rsrsnps rsS ~, ar
ter midnight when Ill the houscioia
was startled by several shots, fired Ia
rapid succession Eansps were soon
lit In every inhabited room In the man
sion Ind shortly aftafisaEds half dress-
ed forms came croWting down into the
hall.
! All were SION made acquainted with
what had occurred. Two Of the robbers
were shot; one OF them fatally through
the back and the other received n tet-'
we're wound In the, fes1ay part bf tho
thigh. Fhe strshgar also was slightly
wounded I'M jtheilrn. ns 90
| The bafeieT who was fatally wound.
ed was shot by one Of the servants, as
he crept In through a window the Sth-
er was wounded I'm the yard, as lhal at
tempted to escape, by the stranger,
who was wounded IN petyirn. Tho
third robber escaped, though. ,1,a, yAs
fired at by the doctor; whethsr he was
hurt or not wss never known, Rs he
was never heard of afterwards. t D..
The wounded burglars werc brought, :
the one from the back parlor, the other
from the back yard, into the widc IhaIl.
All the household gathered there
The doctor, noticing the blood trick. :,
ling from: the strangers arm, made an
offer to examine his wound. 1
"Nevcr mind me, DOCTOR said the.
last mentioned; "mine Is but a scratch,I
Attend to the others. Some of you
tie this around my arm, II you please, -.
be continued, pulling al aihandkorchlef
rom his pocket, and sddressing tho
bystanders. 80 .,i.
Agatha came forward and tflSd 10
fasten the bandage, but wns too weak
and was Obliged to give place TO Mrs
Watson. - 'nr
, Agatha, my child, I" said the dQeter,
''dO 30 to YOUR room. This Ia no place
for you. You will be killed by such
excitcReht." i -.
at viii hurt me tiiore 10, go, than to
stay" she rcpliod; IL shall feel SO anx-
! ious and unesay." ''' ',s'ill-
- The doctor, having his hands full
with other patients at the moment,
was Obliged to yield. Ho first OF all
} examined the man who was shot
through the body. gInl.n
Miserable man." he said, "try to
make 20, peace with heaven. You
have, at most, but an hour or two ~
live" ,.sL,
The party spoken 10 seemed 10 be
} stupefied with pain or with terror, and
made NO reply. s!I.il .--,...
! ,DF5.AS atson then turned his at;en-
tention TO the other prisoner. This
! man seemed most anxious 10 hide his
. face, persistentiy striving to keep Il
turned away from the light.
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