Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-16

cal ell he fact that this was legally the rent
day, and that the law cords 10 a la l,llord
without nplice or proc IS, the right te seize
his q nant effects AM take possession OF his
~, misses.
But" / erie ,. a. all This flashed upon me.
'TraHter would never venture on such an
outrage"
Indeed nc would care little for what was
s&.d 81 hlm II &c could make tritle. aud lis
ten Captain heard Morris say that IN has
taken y fancy 10 yO1r furniture. and means
10 get il all fOT the half wears rent
Then realized for the first time / was in
very desperate position. l had only a few
pounds IN my pocket; everything else was
locked up ia this WOful bank. Tranter hal
G. me 10 the conclusion that | was socially
morihund, and hoped To have the picking of
NY bones. To morrow nv cherished home
would lie ia possession of the roughs; and to
nay poor vile such "A shock would perhaps he
Ist3L has should do u was a cruel
thing To cUHtmplate quietly this invasion Of
ID! nome Al SGCI crisis. Surely any man
Win heart not altos ether OF. stone wouh
hpit IlS iars 1.-The knew all IN" circumstances
a. the ease. with violent effect 0vcrcarue
nay PTir'- ans. resolved that ! would humble
Hit Ell before the nIan AMI ASK MS fOTJeAr-
Wait here. David said. u may want
y', ard hastily tpOi my has and went
tIi to T tiers cottage. I thought saw his
face at ti' window aS / passed: but when hi
EnU~cksgpcr come 40 tlIy door she laughed in
my face. AMI CeIiCi that he was at HON
Ii maj conc out and probably would lJ: n-
back I'LL the next day. Evidently Mr.
IfanteT Lad taken precautions not To bc
i oxen 10 On the subject l returned hom"
detected aUd miSaTahl'. The hoG-cm5iI Wa.
locking oUt FOR IN a I reached the "a e. H"r
III tr. * was taken i'll. David had beer ut
{" seek his wife, and must 20 aul fetch the
COctO..
~ midnight things We're s:in suspense.
Ee tostOE and nurse were i'm the house, bat
Jane was stu III her trouble. III" doctor
ta'kCi CICcIfUl'y. but looked a IittIc
anxious. In one Of the intervals when he
came Gown stairs for little rcfrr>hmnlt. /
told HIM of The position in which ] was
placed.
You must keep them ont" he said at all
hazards. III my patient has anything 10 agi-
tate her. IL Will be her DEATH
took David, who still remained about the
premises, into consultation. H Frightened
up when / told him what | intended To- 10.
and entered heart and soul into the enter
prise. We were 10 stand siege; IL was
necessary To- lay our plans carefully. and
there was short time for preparation. At
any time after daybreak the enemy might
hc upon us. In the first place. as 10 the out
WOrkS,-thc stable and COach-hOuSe,-thoSe
must he locked up. and the pony in some way
got rid OF. for Il would be impossible u feel
him during the blockade. David volunteered
To ride OF with the pony, and leave him with
q friend up N the hills. among whose pas
lures he would be safe from possible capture.
Then we must get rid of useless mouths.
Cook ard hOuSCmaid must go home for
holiday. and David undertook To get them
out of the house. IL would De my business
10 look to- the inner uGfeuScS of the citadel.
The house was long and low, with Il gable
az each end. amt Il covered porch between.
IN one Of the gables was the Kitchen, and the
servants bedrooms were above that. The
other wing contained dining and drawing
rooms. over which Were our bedroom and the
EUe~t-Chambcr. with another small closet
bedroom lighted from ;hC roof My little
STuggcTy was At the back OF the ground floor.
To This room ana the kitchen determine To
CuLiiHc myself whilst the siege lasted. /
went round the house, therefore. with GIN
let screws and Screw-driver. fastening all
IN" windows, securely closing and barring
all the shutters. | mufiicI all The bells in the
house. There was no knOcl<er To the hall
door. the upper part of which was glazed to
give light 10 the hail. The windows of the
UPPER rooms | secured in the same way, eX-
cept that OF lny wife'S chamber and of the
bedroom / occupied myself the catches Of
which were perfect ana closed by strong
springs. The back door DOltcd and barred.
but the hall door / simply iOckGd.-this TO
provide lOf sudden lrGreSS OF eSrcSS on the
part OF The CaTTiSOL These precautions
taken, felt rather easier in my mind, and
sat down 10 reflect upon the conditions OF
the contest and my relations with the outside
world.
First. IS TO the Supplies-bread would he
Indispensable. and milk For the rest there
was quarter OF mutton hanging in the lar
DER. and the cellar was pretty well Stoke
with wine and ale. | had almost forgotten
the necessity of firing and that our Goals
We're kept in shed outside. Bringing this
10 mind with start. took a cOaI-scuttle
and pail. and brought into the house as much
coal as would suffice for few days con
sumption.
Davis presently returned in high gIee at
having saved the pony from the enemyS
hands. and TO him / cOnfided the difficulty as
20 the bread and mild. The latter he under
took 70 bring night and morning in a can,
and AZ Il concerted signal i was to lower a
cord and hook from the upper window and
hoist il mp. Bread enough for three days
supply he undertook to obtain.
Night dragged YEARLY On-a long nigat of
trouble ami anguish for my pOOf wife, flank
iety almost amounting tOdes pair on my OWn
Part. 81. was passing through the Sna low of
d ath for my sake and could not put hand
and gTIVcr- the nurse, cheerful and cEatty
at first. looked tagged and diSpritei
Strength was becoming exhausted. life hung
la the ba.anca, and every moment the bal
aCCa was more UufaVOrdbly inClineL
A last. just as gray dawn was breaking. q
piping. babbliDg cry Te>OUndeI through The
house announcing tine advent OF Il new life
:. Well" said the doctor, graSping me
heartily by the hand, Its a fine boy, and
we shall DO eXcollently now; only Pcrfcc,
quiet. and stiffness. and rest. She wants 70
see SOU-bUt you must not stop minute"
A. / stood by her bedside, with her poor
irVtred hand in miEe-and couldn't speak
word. Cr ! should have made 4 fool OF my
self heard the gate slam TO. and I saw
through a CTCyice in the blind, two men
coming down the gravel drive. Tncy sep
arTtcd at the shrubbery, and one OF them
concealed himself among The trees, whilst
Tie other made his way towards the hall
door.
&" Don't 60 Whi~ 49, / Jane.
- But the doctor uI--rs -" And l tore my
self away, ami hurried down 10 the door.
Just ia time. The doctor had gone out for -
mOuthful OF fresh air. and unwittingly left
tLe door q jar. j threw myself upon it, and il
slammed 10 against the ready foot OF Mr.
Morris. whose Durly form was shadOWcl
G-ai-~' The ground glass paueS
R8I-a-tap-tap went his stick against the
door.
Don't trouble yourself II knock GAIN
/ Whi~DcTc- through the EeyhOle. for you
>Etu'E como in Then. warning the doctor
OF what HaJ happened, / ran rapidly through
iLe house 70 CNumlLc the ElSJcuiHgs. TIE
siege mad commenced.
rom the first moment that covered porch
was danger and trouble 10 the defense.
Within it our ASSISTANTS could Turk u2ob-
served. and 30 gave them a shelter from the
weather that ! was 10y lao means incliueJ -
afford them. At the very outs I, al my
plans were nearly frustrated. IhCard q ring
ing sound upon thu pavement OF the hail.
ami running hastily tIither. ] found That the
key mad just fallen from the lock. aui aupth-
er key va, being introduced from out Sidc.
Ny Ian ilorl evidently kept duplicate keys
81 the doors, and tine bdilin had ma &c us Oi
one Of those little Instruments known to
LOuScbreaEcrS. by which the end of KEY
within it~ lock Na SrIZ L and Turned