The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-01-27
SAVED BYA BRUaHER.
Winning a Bride From the Grasp OF a
AidHIsht ROb5cr.

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A representative of one Of tue bust
ntSs houses OF this city had an un
expected and thrilling sdventcre, a
I1lGenee within two hundred miIes
OF Na1nVi.le, = few nights ago. Over.
taken by darkness, and being alone 10
IOcsilty which h2i been the scene
OF seyerai deeds OF horror in davs
gone oy, be WIS naturally very a.-x-
ious u reach some shelter from the
icry OF the Storm. After riding rapid
~ Tor an hour, he detect ID 4 light
gieGming from farmhouse q few
RODS distant His approach beiug her
aided by watehful dog, a negro
came = the door, and after our com.
mereisl friend had explained the
cause OF IS visit, the servant con-
Quoted him to the door Of the parIor-
and knocking at it, returned and TOOK
the horse to the stable. The rap AZ
/ the door was answered bv a youn0
lady, to whom the Nashville vounS
man related his mission, and was in
/ vited in.
The lady explained the reason of
her being alone by Saving that her
parents had been sum moDef to tbe
bedside of sick neishbor, and abe
was left to take care OF the house-
The hours swiftly glIded by, and II
was with spirit OF genuine reluetsnes
tnat they parted. The young msn
was shown to q room by the npp-o
who had cared for his weary stead.
Taxing seat beside tue ebeeTfIl
hre he sat until after 'the vitebin0
time Of night" thinking Of hOme. bJI
prlneipally Of his new female frisnd
and listening to the deep mnttsriDgs
OF the distant thunder, and the beat.
Ing OF the rain against the window
In the midst of his meditatious he
was startled by scream, which seem
lngly proceeded from the parIor down
stairs, Hastily grasping his revolver,
ne oasned down the steps and spran9
INTO the parlor, just as bullet
wnlZzed past his head By the refies-
tion OF the hre he observed the Ia5v
struggling with the negro who had
met him at the door upon his srTivaI
At the house. With a well direDst-d
blow he hurled him across the room.
ana as the dusky RssSilaat spra ~
through the door, several leaden mis-
siles followed him in quick sueee,-
sion.
Turning his attention to the yorng
lady, &c disco that she had faint
ed.,t.Takipg a "tiekler'' f-om his
POCKET, he applied it to her lips. and
was soon very much grstified 10 see
her open her eyes. Ia few moments
she had fully recovered, and after
thanking him for bis oppOrtuue aid.
related her story. She bsd faIIen
asleep and slum6ered until shs sud-
0RnIU QWnKa and
want endeavoring to open her fathers |
ue5K, IN Wnlch large sum of money |
was Kept Being Of 3 timid nature, |
sne had placed q ptstOl under her pill |
low when she retired, and graspin1 |
IDLE sne roSes and in doing 50 made a |
slight noise, The burglar turned !
around, and when she saw him draw |
glittering knife from his belt, she /
screamed. He sprang toward her, but
sne eluded him and ran around the /
room, the negro following. He iual- |
ly caught her, and as the young man
entered the door she fired at her a..
sallant, but missed him,
1t Is perhaps needless to say that the
young couple ohatted away until the
return OF the parents In the morning.
They haa been compelled to remain /
at their neighbours house all night on
account OF the storm, ald when their
daughter recOunted her adventure, it
was no wonder that the old folks we're
very graf tsful to her deliversr.
In compliance with the request of
the trio, the young man remained |
much longer than he at firss intended.
But before he left he obtained the
promise OF the lady to devote the life
be had saved to making hin happy
as long as he lives.