The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-09

The Way In Which Two Women Over
camo y Bold Burglar.

A few days ago the wife Of one of the Shore
Line Railroad conductors was visiting some
friends In Worcester, Mass, and during ner
stay at the friends house met With an adVen-
ture which, for daring and courage on her
part, would put to blush many OF the sterner
sax In similar emergency. The TACT tnaI
her lady friend showed equal courage IN the
emergency perhaps in a measure accounts tor
the successful Termination Of the story we are
about to relate. The facts IS related to us,
regarding the truthfulness OF which there 10
not the least shadow of a doubt. are these:
On a pleasant afternoon the lady friend OF
our heroine invited her guest to lake q ride IN
the subuI % Of the pleasant city OF worcester,
and for that purpose ordered the necessary
turnout for that occasion to be prepared. Inc
two ladies were soon on their way, and after 9
pleasant drive OF an hour or two turned
toward home, stopping on the way at the
house OF q friend TO lake tea. Alter 8 very
pleasant call they again started for home,
which they reached between 8 and 10 O'CLOCK
in the evening. On entering the house the
visitor Immediately retired to her room on the
second floor to remove her hat and shawl.
While doing this she heard her friend down
stairs commanding some one TO leave the
house, and she Immediately repaired to the
scene of disturbance to ascertain the cause.
On arriving there she found her friend con-
fronting q big burly fellow In his stocking-ieet,
and irving to get him out into the street, aud
he Declaring he would not go unless he was
given a pair of boots. The husband of the
adv of the house being absent, and no man
Being within call, things began TO assume q
SERIOUS aspect. Our heroine very calmly TOTO
tina Intruder that he must and should ieaVe
the mouse at once, but If he wanted q pair o.
boots abe would get them Tor MIN, anu nasttl1
leaving the room she ran up stairs With tae
evident intention Of carrying her promise inte
effect. She soon returned, but IN place OF tne
boots she held In her hand q revolver, Wnlcs
abe quickly presented to the sconndreis neaa
and, with the threat that II he did not leave
hIs iLfe should then and there be taken, she
calmly awaited the result. The mlscreant
seein9 he was In q bad predicament, began H
bag tor his life, which was promised MIN II he
uonld at once leave the premises, which ne
GId without waiting for boots or anytnlne
else. Our heroine then procured a lgn,
and proceeded TO reconnoitre. She mrs
went In the barn and released the dog; theI
retnrnipg to the house she raised the WINDOW
and rang q large dinner bell, wnlca sool
called. a neighbor to the scene, VINO, on oeine
Informed of the facts, made q tnorongn searct
nf the premises, but without nnoing nat auy
THING had been stolen. From all luz clrcum
s;snces connected with the case. ~ ls yer!
EVIDENT that the fellow knew OF tae aosen ~
ot.tfe husband, and supposlng tnat, - y ~
had nothing but timid females 10 deai VIII; u.
COLD have everything his " way. !. aie
too. that the house was situatea qu!te atia
lance rom any other, no donpt susee''e'