The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-06
which .conyeyed 70 his mind the inn.


preston that the newcomers were
men with whom he did not care to
scrape an acquaintaqce neither did
he like to go out into the storm-and
SO he quietly glided back into the lit,
| tie sslean-to" that formed the other
part of the house, and curled himself
up against the logs. eaa7aG
/ In moment more he perceived that
three men had taken possession of his
late quarters; and he lay as still as
mouse, while they continued a discus
rsion which had evidently been inter
rupted by the storm e gsii0
He won't try to get over tonight,
/ reckon" J 70 1otf3HA 8
ayes he will; he's got to.pi
But the storm % nU 81 50.
He'll wait till that's oVer.n %
| :: Maybe he's started oltIa saI3i4a
| eff he has, he'll turn back. We're
safe enough to bag him. an its little
the best lay soe ever had. Fo5
"Pretty good pot, that's fact. Do
you know how he's got it ?" Voa
s In yalise, Jim says."li dSI1fl.l Is
"Well, we can take it as well in that
as in anything else,v as the maa said
| about his whiskey." "aos.l ai adj q. s4-
sBut whatll we do with him ~ II
Dead men tell no tales" llas sl =
That's the safest, Z guess; and they
will lay it to some of the strikers" i
Most likely. Have you got the
dark lantern ready ~ hila .iil7 sizisii'
!" Not much oil in it." sH a71I3
"Let's fill it, then. I went to get
some, and got into the boss's, private
Office. and Iiust found one can hid
away in his desk. Not another thing
there worth bringing away Here
| It's; let's fill, up an take look round. :"
/ Thus far Patrick had listened with
| breathless interest, whileg his mind
teemed with. horrid visions of rob-
perry and murder. AS we have said,
| he was by no means lacking in sharp
ness, and the reference to the yalise
had not been by any means reassur-
ing. !. - 15.s ,te.i..-t5
know / was comm over wild the port
manly? I'd like to know that. Be-
gorrah, I'd betther have turned back
before iver come An what's dol
lar to pay for bein' murdhered?"
Patrick's thoughts were troubling
the very soul within him, when he
heard what was said about the lantern,
and it needed no one to tell him that
his only safety from discovery was in
retreat. There was some little noise
and loud talking in the other room,
not to speak of the rain on the roof,
and Patrick had no difficulty in escap-
ing unheard. Once clear of the house,
he made clean run of it for couple
of hundred yards, stumbling over logs
sticking to The valise. 3i + s.si sl +
| hn ho6 1,aI1 1lx,
been filling the lamp of their dark
lantern; and just as Patrick reached
/ the edge OF the woods, in the cover of
whose darkness he knew he would be
safe, he turned, and strained his eyes
in the direction of the log house. As
he did so, a faint CLEAN of light came
out through the chinks and crannies.
"Shtrikin' match," muttered Pat
rick. Bad luck to that same for send
in me out into the wet !--Howly Mo-
ther! what's that?" j9a
While Patrick had been speaking,
the light had gained somewhat in.
strength, as if the match was blazing
| higher; but, as he uttered his conclu-
ding exclamation, there came sud
den, binding FASH, equal to many
| lightnings, and then dull and stun
ming sound, as of some mighty explo-
sion, followed by the crashing sound
of heavy bodies falling umong the
tree-tops near him, breaking their way
through the branches. R 4,t@
Patrick waited tor no more, but
found the road as quickly as possible.
and made double-quick time for the
village, regardless of the rain. When,
less than half an hour afterward. the
.breathless Irishman with his precious
burden, dripping with water, opened
the door of the superintendent's Office
in the village, he heard that gentleman
remark: st.4 egt - ..-r .;f-
What did you say, Jordan ?" ar
"Why," replied the "boss," with an
anxious tone, "some fool has broken
my desk open. and stolen can of the
nitro-glycerine, and I'm afraid mis-
chief will come of it." a..... ss-.e
Divil fear," interrupted Patrick !;
"sorra mischief was done, by that
same. Ownly We'll have to sarch, the
woods wild dogs to foind enough of
'em for dacint wake, or Ohm mista
ken," ,.,. e...s f...s-
The explanation which followed left
little room for doubt, and subsequent
| investigation left less; but, as Patrick
had surmised, there was very little oc-
casion for wake"
The contractor got in all right, the
men were paid, the road was built,
and the moral of my story is: eff
| you steal nitro-glycerine, don't fill
lamps with it if you mean to light
them yourself" a ~
SORRY Ending OF WEDDING
FEAST. 10 si53
On Thursday Mr.. Grant, the ticket
agent of the Des Moines Valley rail-
road, was married at Fort Dodge to a
young lady named Miss York. Nu-
merous invitations were extended to
the leading citizens and their families
to be present at the feast. In the eve
ming the house of Mrs. Y ork, the brides
mother, was thrown open, and about
9 O'Clock no less than 200 ladies and
gentleman sat down to partake of the
elegant repast which had been prepar-
ed. The affair proceeded pleasantly
till shortly after 10 o'clock, when some
of the visitors were taken i'll, quite
suddenly, and had to be removed
Others were similarly affected in rapid
succession, and presently the horrid
suspicion flashed across the minds of
llsthat they had been poisoned. The
bride and groom became i'll and were
taken to their room. Every physician
in the city was summoned, but as many
of these were at the feast, they were
also i'll, and unable to even properly
attend to themselves. The victims
were removed to their homes, and
groans and m gaming were heard in al
most every household. The pain and
sickness are almost beyond descrip-
ton. Up to Saturday at noon, ITO
persons had undergone agonies worse
almost than death, and a number of
others were becoming ill. DIR. Grea-
son, physician, after having done all
in his power to relieve forty of the
sufferers, was taken down himself
The effects were certainly those of poi
son. In many cases the sufferers were
afflicted with temporary paralysis, los
ing all power over their limbs. Al
most all of them underwent a relapse,
from which some of them may never
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