The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-10-10

His work W Is TO chop and saw wood and
run errand'. A the hoy was perfectly
honest and not afraid of work, he soon
gained the GOODWILL OF hi- employer, who.
when the year was out, made him a pres
emit in addition to his wages, of a fine COPY
OF Robinson Crnsoe.'.. The boy had been
kindly treated during his term, and thi.
with the addition OF the present. had gained
his employers esteem The boy wished to
stay another year, but his parents han
aeed Of him at home, and so he return
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About three months after he visited hr. old
cur ployer. lie remained day or two, and
during that time "strucls up" an ac-
,rantance with II man who had .ucce edei
IN the old merchants service. Now a.
Ill boys are social AMI wish for comp,
ny, IT IL not surprising that he went with
The hired man. gooi d-al At night he
was allowed tn sleep With him. yell the man
,l~ays viewed the boy with dislike.
Mr. Evans extended him a cordial invita-
ton to come again, and once more the boy
returned home. Not a week had passed
when one morning the boy, coming down
from his room pale and embarrassed, asked
for horse to proceed at once to Medina.
such request was not common, and the
parents by close questioning succeeded in
e'iciiing the following story: when
went to bed last night, / soon got to sleep
don't believe | slept over an hour when
something awoke me. lay there think
ing and thinking, and tn ~ turned over to
60 to sleep All at once | felt as # A
sword had been stuck through me, and
immediately | jumped or rather fioatcd
from the bed. 1t seemed rather curious so
cast glance toward the bel and saw
that sombody wac there to all appearances
sleeping soundly
The mother then interrupted, saying.
: 'e's you ate too much for supper and had
the nightmare
The boy made no reply except to proceed
y ia his story. Il tried to eel the BODY in
The bed, but 10y some invisible sgency wa.
i hrle / on. # the window, and with te &c
Ipeed was carried toward Medina. How
Il was done know not yet am sure
VAS absent from this house last night in
~p'rit or body, a. am that am now living
Passing over the fields. motel every house
and farm nn'il VI linz was Ia sight. Fa,-
ter than the wind | went, until was look
ing into the chamber window u Mr. Exams.
lie was sleeping with his wife, calmly and
peacefully. / looked toward the door II
creaked on It's hinges, opened, and three
men entered eof'ly. One OF them was the
hired man. The others know not yet
could recosniz, them among thou-and
pne Of them was half breed, ami the
other apparently a Scotchmnr.
The hirel man opened a drawer in the
-iaod, and took from it the old mans own
razor He wen to the bel, aud with it
cut the Old man throat from ear to ear ~
calmly ~ 10 he was butchrr.n. COW The
blood fell upon the tace OF his VII. 1t
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