Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
A SPECIAL CONSTABLE.

Two women, sisters, kept the tOll-bar at @ village in Yorkshire. It stood apart from the village, and they often felt uneasy at night, being lone women.
 One day they received considerable sum of money, bequeathed them by a relation, and that set the simple souls all in futter.
 They had friend in the village, the blacksmith's wife; so they went and told her their fears. She admitted that theirs was lonesome place, and she would not live there, for one, without 8 man. Her discourse sent them home downright miserable.
 The blacksmith's wife told her hus- band all about it when he came in for his dinner.
 The fools l" said he; show is any body to know they have got brass in the house Z"
 Well," said the wife, " they made no secret about it to me; you need not go for to tell 1t to all the town-poor souls P
 "Not l." said the man; but they will publish it, never fear; leave women folks alone for making their own trouble with their tongues
 
 wife have things to talk about besides their neighbors.
 The old women at the toll-bar, what with their own fears and their Jobs comforter, began to shiver with appre- hension as night came on. However, at sunset the carrier passed through the gate, and at the sight of his friendly face they frightened up. They told him their care, and begged him to sleep in the house that night. Why, how can I9' said he. ''I am due at =; but will leave you my dog." The dog was powerful mastiff.
 The women looked at each other ex- pressively. He won't hurt us, will he2" sighed one of them, taintly. "Not he" said the carrier, cheerfully. Then he called the dog into the house, and told them to lock the door, and went away whistl ng.
 The women were left contemplating the dog with that tender interest appre- hension is sure to excite. At first he seemed staggered at this of-hand pro- ceeding of his master; it confused him, then he snuffed at the door; then, as the wheels retreated, he began to see plainly that he was an abandoned dog; he delivered fearful howl and flew at the door, scratching and barking furi- ously.
 The old women fled the apartment, and were next seen at an upper window screaming to the carrier "Come back come back, John He is tearing the house down I"
 Drat the varmint" said John, and came back. On the road he thought what was best to be done. The good natured fellow took his greatcoat out of the cart and laid it down on the floor. The mastiff instantly laid himself on it. "Now," said John, sterniy, "let us have no more nOnsense; you take charge of that till come back, and don't ye let nobody steal that there, nor yet t wives brass. There now," said he kindly to the women, "l shall be back this way breakfast time, and he won't budge till then"
 "And he won't hurt us, John 9''
 Lord, no Bless your heart, he is as sensible as any Christian; only, Lord sake, woman! don't ye go to take the coat from him, or you'll be wanting a new gown yourself, and maybe petit coat and all.
 He retired, and the old women kept at respectful distance from their protec- tor. He never molested them; and, in- deed, when they spoke cajolingly to him way; but still, as they moved about, he squinted at them out of his bloodshot eye in way that checked all desire on their part to try on the carriers coat. Thus protected, they went to bed earlier than usual; they did not undress; they were too much afraid of everything, es- pecially their protector. The night wore on, and presently their sharpened senses let them know that the dog was getting restless; he snufed and then he growl- ed, and then he got up and battered about, muttering to himself. Straight way with furniture they barricaded the door through. which their protector must pass to devour them. But, by-and-bye, listening acutely, they heard scraping and grating out side the window of the room where the dog was, and he continued growing low. This was enough; they slipped out at the back door, and left their money to save their lives; they got into the viii lage. It was pitch dark, and all the houses black but two; one was the pub lie house, casting triangular gleam across the road 8 long way off, and the other was the blacksmith s house. Here was piece of fortune for the terrified women. They burst into their friends house. "Oh! Jane, the thieves have como !'' and they told her in few words all that had happened.
 "Nay, Jane, we heard the scrapine outside the window. Oh, woman, cal your man, and let him go with us."
 "My man-he is not here.''
 "Where is he then ?"
 "I suppose he is where other work ingwomen's husbands s are, at the public house," she said, rather bitterly, for she had her experience.
 The old women wanted to go to the public house for him but the black smiths wife was a courageous woman and, besides, she thought it was mos likely false alarm. "Nay, nay," sait she, "last time I went in for him there I got fine affront. "I'l come witt you," said she. "I'll take the poker and we have got our tongues to raise the town with, suppose" So they marched to the toll-bar. When they got near it, they saw something tha staggered this heroine. There was ac tually man half in and half out of tn, window. This brought the blacksmith wife to standstill, and the timid- --pai implored her to go back to the village 9e .