Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-07-24

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tour he remained in the pretty village
of P. n. H., one fine night in October.
He sat IN the bar-room after supper,
smoking his cigar, until it became filed
with villagers, discussing politics, smok-
ing their pipes, talking of their crops
and ogling him, all of which was quite
uninteresting to him, SO he concluded
to walk out and view the village by
moonlight. He had hardly stepped into !
the entry, and before he could close the |
door, ere he heard voice inquire !:
+ g Who is that gentleman ?"
9: His name is Blumble; he's from
Boston, chimed in third voice, and
then added: "sYou don't say so p fol-
lowed by a long low whistle OF astonish-
ment
Blumble stepped off the piazza and
walked up the village street. He had
scarcely walked twenty yards before he
was aware of being followed. Giving
the matter but little thought, however,
he turned from the road into pleasant
lane that wendell its way toward some
half-dozen farmhouses until he came to
rustic seat, upon which he threw him
self and was soon oblivious to all the
world excepting the business affairs of
"Hood. Silver & Blumble." He sat IN
til his cigar was consumed, when he was
aroused to the world around him by the
village clock striking out ten. Button
ing his coat closely around him, he hur-
ried down the lane toward the hotel
| As he turned from the lane into the
great road he was suddenly and not very
softly seized by the throat, by the Shout
ders, and by the coat tails by at least
dozen hands He was rather too much
surprised to speak, even if he hada chance
to /; the hands so closely clenched around
his throat would have prevented his
i speaking if he had not been so greatly
surprised. As he could not speak, he
listened very patiently to some half
dozen examinations of "Now we've got
youi''
! Something desperate must be done !;
Sc Blunble struck the fellow that held
him by the throat full in the face, knock
ing him down, and then cried out as
though he expected that this would be
the last chance he would ever have to
speak. .....t-.
what in the deuce are you about p
The striking question had miracu-
lous effec upon the numerous hands dis
tributed about his person, and Blumble
was free He waited few moments to
regain his breath then looking around,
asked very energetically:
'What does all this mean ?"
g 1t means that if you don't promise
to leave town and not go to see Mary
Gay again, well just hide you, and then
ride you out of town on rail, said the
young man, the recipient of the blow,
who had regained his feet.
"Leave town? Mary Gay? Why, ]
| do not understand what you mean, re-
marked Blumble, considerably mystifed.
"Well, sir" interrupted another
voice, "we mean that you've come here
, from Boston to court Mary Gay, and you
mean to cut out Billy Higdy here now
! if you don't give up Mary and leave
town tomorrow night, we'll pitch yor
! into the mill-pond.
I Hold on moment" said Blumble
: 81 think you have got hold of tn
y wrong person, as I have not the &C
: quaintance of Miss Gay, nor, in fact, 0
any other lady in this place. But
want you to understand one thing dis
> tinctly, and that is, shall not leav
" town until get ready
) Something about BUNDLES name
= seemed to convince the young men tina
u he was in earnest, for they uttered vari
= Gus expressions, such as, That's
. likely story p "He's gassing p
, don't believe that" etc. Men invariabl
. something they had rather not believe
For few minutes the whole party r.
Il manned in silence then one of the youn
70 denizens of P. broke the spell by asking
~ Amt your name Blumble %
:. eyes, sir" tr-<t
LII "And you are from Boston ?"
- =" Yes, sir.
TO "And don't you know Mary Gay?"
- "No, sir.
as "Well, that's strangel She said b
- name was Blumble, and that's 20,
W. name he belongs to Boston, and SO &
" you; and you've been right up by h
house, and we believe you've been the
49, to see her. Don't we, Bill %
as "Yes, we do" replied Highly.
IL "Well, young men," said Blumbl
~ IL "if you don't believe me, go ask tt
~ young lady herself y
n !, This proposition was met with a
+ proval by the whole party, SO Blumb
i 1s started back up the lane, accompanit
~. ~ by large escort before, be ind, and c
NC each side of him. They fled into Il
-, yard, and crowded on the steps of
u neat-looking farmhouse, and Higt
"s knocked at the door. In few momen
oe one of the chamber windows was open
~ and protruding head asked:
ne "Who's there?"
t en "Come down to the door minui
10 Squire, will you q asked Bill.
On "a "Why, what do you want p inquir
70 the voice in the chamber window aboy
eo eve want to see Mary minute
III ~. replied voice from the crowd below.
Fl g Why, she has been abed these t
,e:a hours. Is it anything important ?"
l -.I1 eyes we want to see her just
II. u minute" ~
nee .sWeI, I'll speak to her."
to In few minutes Mary appeared
ex- the door. She was very good lookir