, 1873-11-12
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
BUSINESS
WILL CONTINUE UNINTERNUpTED.

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that sneaked behind MY bact and said to parties who
wero giving credit that owed Is 600 $G 900 whom
pprtics who werc shipping mo nloroha1dtso tint ho
would tNt $500 coufd nat pay rs conta dollar,
stayed ut home during, tho war.
The acts OF tho Bneakng coward hurried my fathcr
into hs grave; who, with lis badly INJURIES should
have spared that anxiety Of min 10 experienced
moro coming in. havp also aoycn-barre1 revolver
loaded and asnoty-thrce cartridges, IL reserve. I
article IN my hand to tho store, and it a In plain sight
my desk.
Defore leave thla store propose to know II there
tho injury Of oshcrs. Parties having business with
can send IN their messages and Will attend to them.
Ny business go on, hut want to know If thpro is
any Justice in the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,,
and 10 man Hllal enter this store I'LL hevs some sat-
tBfaction OIL this point. A. @. CunBETT.
DoBToN, Maap., Nov. 7.
After having perusod this remarkable docu-
ment, everybody naturally felt q pardonable
cnrioRity to penotrato the lnYstery. but curiosity
was baflied. It Was found that 4 row OF flour
barrels, and It groat abundance Of burlap tucked
into tho intcrstices betwoon tho individual men,
bers OF the row, so completely obBtructed vision
that the place bad quito the mysterious aspect Of
q Baron's castle, or savage VOLTS den.
Tho policeman came along in the course Of
time, and, making his way through the crowd
perussd tho manuscript, and, with paptating
heart, hc prepared to summon AIr: Corbett to
nor two knocks. nor did oven three hnocllu avail
to accomplish the intended work.
With sigh OF relief the policeman hastened
to inform his Captain, aud tho crowd again COLI
contrated, some to make second reaaing Of tho
papers, others to acrutinize tho window blockade
it by anY moana they might discover squluting
hole, and still othorB, the braves of tic party,
to kick against tho door, and oven to shout tile
propriotor's name, we'll opitheted, through the
koYholo.
Now, Mr. Corbott, who is dealer in railway
and aseamboot supplies, shares his store with
Mr. 3. I. Hebard. M oil-merchant, and while
the policeman was telling tho story ut the lead-
quarters Mr. Hebard arrived at his store, and,
Of COURSE read eplacarls, md gazod earnestly at
the tour-barreIB and brrlnps. Finally. summon
ing mp all Lila resolution, he drew forth hia koy,
Blid back tue lock, and lifted tho door-latch but
ho couldn't enter the store, for there had been
which. resisted every effort to open tho door,
He started back, as lo discovered Oh tho face OF
Corbett fixed determination. slightly havorod
with forocity. and saw in big hand the aforesaid
Hevel-barrel revolver, aud backed off tho step
upon the sidewalk, AIr. Corbott thon informed
him that he should act In accordance with l.is
word, and that he proposed to occupy the store
alone for tile present. 1Io you'd. however, I'LL
sired at any timo during tho day.
He then closed tho door mud Inns admitted no
ono since. saving his slster-in-]aw, whom
he commissioned with q message to Ills wife to
night, but would re1nain IN his store fixing up
his accounts, eating Of the abundant supply Of
provisions which he Ind laid in, and taking
reposo upon a good bod which ho had brought
into tho store tho evening. previous: Mr..
lost a largo property, boon regarded by his nc
auaintanco as tritle heNllerod, and advertiae-
ments Which hnvo appeared from time to timo in
DoAtpn dailiea and tho general character of a
paper which ho publishes iu Milford attest tue
roasonablenoss Of this opinion, Without doubt,
lo is at prosopt laboring under temporary in
Hanity, brought on BY financial diflicultics.
MUCH surprise was Expressed yesterday tint
such o condition to roman under such circnm-
STANCES whore he ls. The store is filed with iu-
lammable oils and fluids, and abova it aro aov-
oral families, tho members Of which arc n con-
slant alarrn not knowing tho monlent they may
bo blown up. Corbott has tho power, mid there
is no knowing how long ho will lack the will to
do Berioua mischief.