The Lincoln County herald., 1871-12-07

Fear nearly paralyzed her fos mo.
ment. But she quickly rallied, and tax
ing up the lamp, proceeded to investigate
the matter.
She had scarcely opened the bed room
door, when she staggered backward with
q half suppressed scream. Two meo IN
hideous disguises we're already in the
room, and third was in the act Of crawl
ing through the window.
Involuntarily she clutched the pocket
which contained the money, thinking
meanwhile how she should protect her.
self and it. Alas she had nothing but
her own weak hands with which to fight
the battle, and she we'll knew how power
less they were compared with the strength
Of the enemy.
"What do you want here" she asked
in q falteripg voice.
I'VE want the five thousand dollars
which you have in keeping for your hus.
band" said one of them.
Ti,uu thoy Ausw she had IL iu her pos.
session. ...
"You can get no money from me, she
said decisively. II have no money"
"A pretty little fb," he responded
with rough laugh. ave will will just
look into your pocket and see."
In her eagerness to preserve her treas.
ure, she clutched the pocket Of her dress
in both hands, thus unconsciously betray.
ing its whereabouts.
She turned pale when the knowledge
Of her thoughtlessness was revealed to
her.
"You can't have it! you shan't have
it," she cried, knowing well all the while
that they would have it in spite Of her.
1--WE will see |" exclaimed one Of the
men, grabbing her in his arms.
She struggled desperately, but was
soon overpowcred and the money taken
from her.
Then, womanlike, she began to cry.
"Let us 60 now" said one of the rob-
bers. "You take the spondulix and git
and III fix her tongue in a way that il
will remain quiet for ohe hour at least.
Don't hurry" put in another; II am
tarnation hungry, aud VIC can just as vel
take bite here as not"
The others demurred but he con
tinued: "Set to work, old gal, and &c,
US some supper. You've got fire and
some boiling water, and We want a cup o.
tea. To work, sayl'
Mrs. Jacobs knew that refusal woulC
only subject her to more indignation, aud
she arose to do their bidding.
She put more plates on the table, along
With such food as she had cooked, ant
then proceeded to make the tea, wonder
ing all :he while if there was any way t
regain possssson Of the money, and dread
ing hor h~oS~ad's ausor and dismay o,
his return, should she fail to do 90.
AS she took the tea canister from tn,
pantry shelf, she caught sight Of bottl
labeled Arsenic. Her husband had pur
chased it on the previous day, in order t.
destroy tho rats which were becoming
troublesome, but as yet had used no por
tion of it.
Here was . chance of relief, and sh
seized it eagerly. Opening the bottle sh
put few grains into the teapot alon
with the tea, of which she gave goo
measure, in order to destroy the taste O
the arsenic.
A few moments later the robbers wer
sitting at the table, uucousciously sippin
their death.
"They may kill me-" mused the faith
full woman, "but the money will be foun
and my husbands honor saved"
After few minutes, one by one, tn
robbers complained Of being sick.
II verify believe the jade has poisone
US said one, and the next moment he fe
with deep groan to the floor.
II know that she has poisoned us,
cried another, "aud her own life shall pa
the forfeit"
He sprsng from his seat aud starts
towards her, revolver in hand, but fe
ere he had reached her.
"Jane," exclaimed tho third, "yo
have saved the money, but you have mul
dered me y
How strangely familiar sounded tn
voice ! Forgetting all her old fear in tn
new, Mrs. Jacobs sprang forward an
knclt by the side of the dying man.
None tried to harm her now, for d
were powerless to do 90.
She pulled the disguise, hideous NJ
gro face, with large, grinning mouth
from the face of the last speaker. On
look-then came . scream which echoe
through the house like peal of thunde
The dying man was her own husband
But little more remains to be told {
the sad story. The nations money ",
preserved, but the heroic woman 10
maniac, ravlug in Southern asylum ov,
the murder Of her husbrud, imaginln
that her hands are dyed red with b
blood. .... ..
The Louisville Courier. j ournal puy
fishes an account OF . society formed
some Of the Southern States, for the pul
pose Of getting rid of such negro THEW
and despersdoes - can be induced
money TO quit the county, by shippin
them to the Northern States and think
the device Of paying maraudsrs to &
elsewhere, instead Of Ku.kluxing theu