The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-06-30

l.T.szs plate that informed them that a
lsalert lad been applied tor, the words,
for 1870" pounds, but they did not know
what it meant until last evening.
Last evenil 2 tie weather, though,
sufficiently cool to be bracing, admitted
a test OF the new gate. y nlurmur OF
voices arose from the vicinity of that
popular lovers retreat. as S1phrohia
swing idly to and fro OH its heavy
frame. Presently a laie-tacea man,
who he'd his hand upon his breast To
II Ii his heatnig heart, ;fs le cfonched
III dark corner OF the porch, heard
Rodolphus say,
'.But helieve me, Sophronia ray OWL
hearts idol, between the touches OF the
rude hand Of IT,
A. lie began the word he leaned for
ward ana bent his weight aptn the
gate, and with sharp click little trap
door IN the side IF the post flew open
aud gauut, mary jointed arm ot steel,
with an iron knob as hig rs Virginia
gourd OH the ei.d of it. flew out, and
with the rapidity of lightning, hlt Ro-
dolphns two resounding pelts between
tie shoulders that sounded like base
drum explosion.
"Oh.h-hl gosl,r" he reared, ''I'm
stabbed! Pm stabhcd" and, without
waiting to pick up his hat, he fled i,
shriekilg for the ,luctor, while Sophso-
MIA rushed Into the house, crying "Pa!
Pa! Pa. Itodolplus is shot!' and
sw"cned. The paie-faccd man said
nothing but slra k further back into
the sta taw, and thrust his handkerchief
into his mouth to stiiie smile. Pretty
soon he knew the voice OF his daughter
Azalea at the gate saving good night
But rich tnafAy voice detained her,
aud the measured swing of the gate
was again heard in the distance. Soon
he heard Lorenzo say. as he made ready
to climb upon the gate:
s'l5ut whatever OF SORROW may await
eur future, dear one, / would it might
fall upon me-"
AID just as lie lifted his last foot
from the groand the tfar-door opened
aud the gaunt arm reached out and fell
upon him with that big knob four times,
aid every time it reached him, Loren
70 sI.rieke.l:
''Rleelilg heart! @ mercy, mercy,
MIR. Man, On, mt,ler!''
And as he ambled away in the star
light, wailing for ariiea, Azeala fled
wildly to her home sI.riekiug, PA! Pa!
3! somebody is numbering Lorenzo."
And on the porch a pale-faced man
thrust the rim OF his felt hat into his
mouth to reinforce bis handkerchief,
and hugsed himself into placid ceateut.
Pretty soon the man's fifth daughter
came home from q farty, and she, too,
perched on the gate. And III a mo-
Ineit or two, .Aiphoiist,, said:
si5ut my own Miriam would could
tell you wI,at I feel"
But he didn't for Just then lie leaned
upon the gate, the gaunt arm reached out,
and he felt the iron, which knocked the
breath 50 far out OF him that he couldn't
shrek until lie had rum halt mile
from the house. Aud Miriam ran into
tie house screaming that Alfonso had
fit. The pale-iaced man rose up out OF
the shadow and e,nptied his mouth and
as he stood under the ,.uiet starlight
looking at the gate whose powerful but
delicate mechanism repelled an ounce Of
weight over I3o ponds, look Of
ineifahle peace stole over the pale face,
aud the smile that rested on the quiet
features told that the struggle ot life
time was ended in victory, and a gate
lad been discovered that could set at
naaght tAe oppress,ons OF thoeghtless
young people.