Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-07-09
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ISSSNhNASAs yOu dlCy cdiu 1OIu COOllY.
For heavens sake, sir, let me go
I Oh, pray, sir, let me out, and I'll nev.
! er do so any more! SHALL be dead di.
rectly.'
And a precious good job, too,' said
q Tom. We could get on very well
: But, please, sir, said the poor wretch,
. in stitied tones, Il amt took nothin.'
How many pals have you got out
there?'
!, oh, sir, g trueas goodness, sir, only
7, two, sir; and the towards cut, sir, as
soon as they saw me here-hooked it
. like pair % sneaks, sir; but only let
me get out, sir, please, sir, and I'll
blow 'em both, sir. O-h-h-h!'
Here the poor wretch uttered such q
, howl that l ran to the window.
NO, let him be, said Tom, coolly.
He won't hurt. Pll see to him. You
go and tell them up stairs that we've
caught the seoundrel, and they need
ran snd performed the task, and
came back to find Tom arranging the
face.
Hadn't we better drag him in, and
tie him hand and foo:?' I said.
Yes, presently said Tom, coolly;
but haven't done with him yet.'
voice.
Now, look here, young fellow said
Tom, giving him sharp cuff in the
ear, stop that row, please
But 1 can't breathe, governor, g
true as goodness, can't
IT'S rather tight said Tom, put
ting his hand to the fellows neck.
what do you say?' he continued turn
ing to me. Shall we press the sash
down hard and put him out of his mis-
ery?'
The poor wretch half screwed his
head round to gaze at the speaker.
| What? he shrieked hoarsely; you
towards, murder me, would you? and
you call yourselves
'Rlobp
The speech was cut short by Tom
dabbing great oily painters cloth,
gag-like, against the fellows mouth.
Now, look here said Tom; you
make another sound, or as much as
move, and l sqeeeze your throat with
that sash. Here, stick this book under
edgewise, 80 as to ease his neck little.
There, that will do. Now, hold on,
my lad and be quiet $500.
The fellow clung convulsively with
his hands on the sill, his eyes rolled
horribly as they followed Tom Norris's
movements, my curiosity being moved
to the utmost. $500
What are you going to do?' said.
TO dO?' said Tom, catching up a
board, brush, and some Indian ink;
take him, of course. What model
could ever do that so naturally? Make
your hay, my boy, while the sun
But that distorted face. Oh, come,
Tom, let's have in the police, and hand
him OVER
No, my boy-not if 1 know it. Too
great veneration for my art
And he went on painting away,
But of what good?
What good? Why, my dear boy,
where are your eyes? A Spanish
malefactor in the garrote! Titus Oates
in the pillory! Splendid subjects, both
OF them. You keep him quiet, and If I
get good sketch, / could almost for.
give him and let him go.
/ kept the poor wretch quiet, though
he groaned heavily, and must, / am
sure, have suffered no light punish
ment. Then Tom painted with the
rapidity of finished hand; but ut one
and the same moment the burglar said
family, I can't stand this much longer,
governor; pray let me CO. and heavy
knock came at the front door.
1 opened to the police, who had been
summoned by Milly from the front
window; and when the two men enter
ed my studio their satisfied, grim ex-
preston was 30 telling that Tom want
ed to make another sketch.
However, that was not done, and he
was satified with that which he had
made, helping merrily to drag in our
prisoner, while held up the heavy
sash.
We'll, sir, all 1 can say is,' says the
sergeant, as he fitted on the handouts
to the shivering wretch's wrists, If
you set that there trap to catch bur-
glars, it was clever; only he continu-
ed, cOntemptu0usly, as he glanced
round the bare studio, Il don't see 70
bait.' aG " 80
think need say no more than that
her Majesty is to provide for our cap
tive for some years to come; and that
Tom Norris made really telling Span
ish picture, almost equal to Philip,or
4 Spanish malefactor in the earrote-
said picture, nobly framed, being now
in the gallery Of q celebrated connois-
seur, who refuses double the sum he
gave for it: ifSsi-
As for the burglars, their gang was
broken up, for our friend did turn
Queens evidence; and our pleasant
district has since enjoyed q domestic
sAA k~.~ lr<x&
All Joke.
A yeung man went into Princes sa-
oon Friday evening, and called for q
ylass of liquor. 1t was handed to him
Ind then he dropped little powdered
in it from paper, swallowed
he whole deliberately, and placing the
ylass down looked the attentive Prince
q the eye, and said: Il have poisoned
myself what +? screamed the horri-
led saloon-keeper. Il have poisoned
nyselfp repeated the young man In q
ragic tone. In an instant Mr.. p. had
,ounded to his side; in the next instant
le had him on the floor, and q man
ent for q doctor. The young man
truggied to release himself, and pro-
ested that 1t was all q joke. Mr.. Prince
vas too old and too educated q man to
,e deluded by such artificss. Immedi-
tie remedies were called for. Some
me suggested raw egg, and one was
and there being no time to
,other with q glass, and the victim to
he poison writhing to degree that
made holding him an almost impossi-
lie undertaking, 1t was administered
n the shell, and so adroitly broken that
wo-thirds Of 1t went into his shirt bos-
I'm. A bottle Of sweet Oil was next
,mptied into him, his head was briskly
'ubbed, hot cloths applied to his chest,
md his back warmed with billiard
.ue. Then DIR. Miles arrived, took in
he situation at q glance, applied q
tomach pump, and within fve miu-