The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26

upon her mOther.b breast; ~
The voice OF nations are heard in the cheers
That shall cast upon her i
New love and honor,
And crown her the Queen of Hundred Years!
North and south we meet as brothers; :, ..
East and West:we welded as one! it,.
Right of each shall ser ure our mothers;
Child of each is her faithful sonl ::
-. . We give the heart and hand, r., -.
Our glorious native Land, "
For battle has tried thee, and thee, endears; :.
We will write the story, 4,:! -,
And keepthe glory '''' ~
Aspire as of old for q Hundred Years!
--B-yard Taylor. $500. ,.,.,& :;
:. A NEW YEAR'S:AIYSTERY '~..' =.
Between'the years 1910 and 1885, the
crime of burglary prevailed to an alarm
ing extent all over England. In the sub
urbs of largo towns precautions of an al.
most incredible nature had to be taken to
full attacks Of midnight dcpredators.
Iron shutters protected tho windows. and
to these were attached bells on springs to
announce to the household any attempt
on the part of burglars. The doors were
lined with metal, and, strong bolts land
bars afforded a further safeguard. IT was
no uncommon thing; for houses to- be en-
tered and robbed in the twilight, and
every door was provided with a CATCH
chain, which permitted it to open only a
few inches, thus allowing an unknown
visitor to be scanned and spoken to, with.
out the possibility Of his forcing His way
into the dwelling. These difficulties,
however, did not thwart the thief, but
merely aroused his enterprise and in
genuity.
As already stated, the vicinity of the
large towns afforded to the: burglar his
tavorite field of operations, and the very
remarkable case now to be narrated &C.
Cured in Edgbaston, a fashionable sub
urb of Birmingham. $3.50 =
In 1843, there resided in Edgbaston a
a wealthy retired merchant, named Good
all. He was childless Widower, and his
two maiden sisters lived with him. His
dwelling was one-half of what is there
known as a double or semi-dctached villa.
1t was large and sumptuously furnished,
and Mr.. Goodall was famous for the
splendid entertainments he gave His
plate was superb and his sisters jewelry
unsurpassed.
In November of the year named, the
residence adjoining Mr.: Goodal's was
rented by gentleman named Mathews.
He, also, was a widower, but twenty
years younger than Mr.. Goodall, and he
had daughter aged about twenty-five.
and son eight or ten years Old. He
furnished his house elegantly, and KEPT
a very stylish turnout The >ne;ghbors
were s6on OH intimate TERMS and the
gentlemen frequently drove out together.
Mr.. Mathews and his family spent
Christmas eve at the house Of Mr.. Good
all, and the latter ana his sisters agreed
to eat their New Years dinner and spend
the. evening at Mr.. Mathews.
Mr.: Goodall's servants were invited to
enjoy the occasion with Mr.. Mathews
domestics, and he caused the laundry
and the loft above the stables to be fitted
up tastefuliy for their use.
On the morning Of New Years day,
Miss Mary Goodall, MIR. 'Goodall's elder
sister. slipped on the cetand so seriously
sprained her "ank} e~as-to render~it> need!
full for her to remain at home: She jim,
sisted however, that no one should 4stay
with her. and:after the departure;of all
= the household for Mr.. Mathews, she was
able to lock the front door, and so secure
herself from intrusion, the understanding
beiHg Sthat her Brother and the donfestic$
were to return not. later than midnight.
At about 1890 Mr.. Goodall and sister
babe their entertainers good night, havl
ing been detained longer than they antic+
pated by the absence Of Mr.. Mathews,
who had been Obliged to take one Of his
visitors home in his carriage, as she was
suddenly taken i'll.
On~rrsaehing the front, Entrance ef his
residence. Mr.. Goodall rang the bell!
Several minutes. passed, and there was
no response. BY this time the domestic]
had gathered at the: doorway, and much
- surprise was EXPRESSED at Miss GoodalE
not answering the summons. The bell
was rung, several, times With, increased
violenee: but IN xail1,, i'd fQotman,
climbing TO- the, balcony of the, parlorI
tried the( WinaoWs, but fluid them fast!
After further delay, MIR. Goodall directI
ed him to break pane and try to uni
fasteh the window. This however, was
fruitless, for, as was to be expected, tho
iron shutters inside the blind were closed.
On Me5t1aet;; and injured :What VIZ It'd
matter. Mr.. Goodall gage a brief explat
nation. and then the officer said:
zs'Was there nobody but the lady in the
hogs s}1 hf gyeqlngl'43+!T8? :-1NA.
O'Clock; xkeka my scfsand sister and all
the domestics went to a merry making
''That|s odd, the officer said. II came
on duty at 10 o'clock, and soon aiterxird,
as passed here, saw the door open and
gentleman step out. He stood fora
moment as though glancing at the