The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-12-21
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G DeA4ti Go4 SAat tBtttoSkSkN 4t3S. ,fS.tfPE
soEed lhe, woman. calm N. thpagh ttheEe,
was alarm In ber soul. -,
"Can him ."fgr6 Sled the Miiaf6,a Vita
q ferce oxtIfs s'Ysju'tsifuisti. anassyst},
wit he oaliedtn snother veridzs @ Qliekl
Sh0wtus the sway.sd,o ,nsit .aseoa ,Jss
The mild eye that could aim an, uner-
ring bullet at tile forest beast, did not
even betrSy ttie thoughts 6faths woms6Y
soulgnof DID 4iaok tell herr tseAaiay LA
She MAS serg palssbntd,d. mt srembla. !
This, way, sirs,ms she. .whisperedsa .a,s
And ss, she spoke she turned tewaId a
side door She aid not open the d3oor'
till both the men were ci ,se sehind her
sD5ntyou diearsIIim hrestlle " 2
s"Yessns retnfned bpthyillains er.DI sd-
And they DID, hear a breathing, but il
was. child close a. hand.
AZ they tina af swered her she threw
the door open2st opened inward; SFnea
SAN, q dark void, hut they presaet for.
ward Iaan instant PpllyiBernssI leap,
ed hack Gallus, was in front With all
her power the noble woman threw her
self agaihsi The 'reaf man. and the next
moment both robbers lay sprawling on
the cellar botfofn 7fiiGs shI vi H'Isi'H .
TMs'had'been TIE doof opehingto' the
deep excavation; anri the onfva Eoi
eofess was by apetpendicu ar ladlers--
Could this have iheen muve,bP Polly would
have, pullei iitsup Eimmefiiatelyy yyabntr il
was spikedsto itSplnce,I 8 I'd shs,naust let
i.lremsin.s To, close the door swouidibe
useless, for she had NO Featlyssmeapss te
fssten IT,, So shesditi what she isads re-
solved upon satsfirst4..-she sprang aoi the
fire place and caugh ht the trusty riHes and
cooking itshe snevedste ward the open
tleor, She heard the curses, of sthes VIII
lains IS they reachedlt the ladder, and she
sooE knew that one of them hai afonnd
ito iiRd-sHe agnodiia ,gssy sHi'73saoii
Shack !'she cried, as she SAN q head
above the threshold saBL 81
dThe7camile upOt, the table athrew hut
a dim light upon the spot, bat ii wss.suf'
fcientg9q- GG Ia ytIasaq HsIfiw 10 9lnd+
She saw,the robber, raise q pistol She
hada husband--a child = and had sci
herself to save the lcarriersriW With these
thnnghts dashing through her miui she
pulledythe trigger "A sharp report went
ringing through the house. and lits, echo
was deep grosnI from the cellarnbot,
tomaoia xis Iol 9gb 700 si xal s'7ssq hu
Ere, the second robber could sheN
himself, Morton came rashing eintol ths
room with apistolin each ihandsa OBJ "a
.sWhat is it p he cried .eph saxs
itlThareh thereI2'ai gsspea Pply,ppint
ingses the tloofways where aacsayage, fact
hadsjuss presented itself ara! 10 IN Oh
Liant Mortomhad been too much used
to danger to waste time in1 conjecture
and immediately, shot sthe villain dead
who fell with 4 heavy sound upon tbs
cellar. door ~ ~ 9a4r3 91Ia7' g. 4
aInitlle morning, jsst % the1carrier was
dressed, there was rap at the door &C
cempanied hy voice he knew full well
He. hastenei tnopen the daeraqas gave
ea,rance to Jacob Burnap.e The hanieI
had met party of traders at, Lewisburs
and disposed of his skils to them, thus
finishing his journey six days. earlier
thar. he had anticipated.
aPollyswas soon upon her husband.
hosom, and when he had told them hi
own story, Morton gave him the adven
ture, jacob was at firstinaredllosss bp
YRsn be had seen 1b the Sodss, sss,be hse vas ASA st
isied ,ssyst at,,s1i, a.
AZ ,..PellY.Imy jswel,", 50 said, pIacp !
his arm around her peck,o.I am IEpr9lyl. IEpr91lli
oflyons Love You more and ms,re, 70
every day And mare to loyssJl AM
turning to Morton be stdsd, iiasW has dS
yop, think Of such a wus2%a M vor
s"AhT returned the guest With, deeI
feeling. ss,if poor Liant y agtop, had slc(
awfe he yopldnt DO s mail carrie !. rr.i.1a Ia
When Norton left he, was directed, z
stop, at ,lhe irst settlement aud stals y
the eifisers what had, happened, anil y
psomisept Is, do Hs once m9re s,I IbIesis lies
ell the brave roman who saved biz I've We
and then, pet, out. Late, ,ip the sFtsrl 99r
ltyo ofRcsrsa arrived at the cabMln, M ;, ans glE
when they, we're shown the dead bodie
at once prncseded to remove them An
ere q week had passed the whole settle
~ent hIesssd the border heron. pls.f for sr t th
v9rk. vrks.sIs she hal p dsnsi dsnassi slaT ewoI ri .sx,
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