Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-22
Out at the front door came the pur.

] oie"u"1oiN hHeW tHe WHY. every
step of it. They were guided solely
by the sound and flashing light.
Sheet her by the next fash" cried
one.
My flying feet struck loose boards.
was passing directly Qver-;in old,
unused. well very deep.. and, il gave
hack hollow, resonant sound.
Almost the next moment heard a
clllsh.s the report Of q pistol ii heavy
fall. oaths, and deep groan.
| Shuddering, l sped on through the
garden, up toward the cider press, over
the stone wall, down the hollow, up
the hillside, over the fields ~
| No steps followed no voices shouted
after me. | ran down to the second
bars and let them down.
1t began to rain few drops, then
fast, then poured. | was wet to the
skin ser.
l ran on, for 1 heard advancing
WHIT els coming rapidly, | stood in the
road and cried, FEATHER. father,'
The chaise stopped. Another chaise
behind stopped also. ,e
| 1t was eur next neighbours, who
lived quarter of mile further on.
Ann, my child. Good heavens.
What is the matterg What has hap
pened?" f4c i0
told the whole in few words,
amid eager ordinations of joy at my
safety, OF surprise, even of anger, be-
cause Thomas had left me alone.
:" Don't blame him, father; insist
ed on his going"
A hurried consultation took place.
My father was very brave Our
neighbor was very timid. He proposed
going on to his house and returning
with weapons. e jugf.ay a. 8figfy sd
| In the meantime / had got into the
chaise and crouched down at my moth
er's feet, who was half crying, and
wholly thankful to feel me there. 1q
We rode on, and came to our gate
| under the willows. There were lights
in the house, but all seemed still.
Nothing moved. My father put the
reins in my mothers hands, and
opened the other gate that led up the
lane. i8 i119go 5sDt l2o' W9I
Twin you 60 home with Nathan?"
said he. ,s r-4 ,.-.,
And leave you here? Mo-
Take your wife home, Nathan, if
you will, and come back" n M,
1--WE will stay by YOU"
"Let us reconnoiter, then little"
They got out, leaving us sitting still.
The rain fell less heavily They got
something that would do for weapons
from the Toulouse, They went all
round the house-all was quiet. They
went in.
We sat still, speaking few words, my
hand clasped in my mothers.
Thomas is coming"' exclaimed,
eagerly. :" l hear the wheels.
We called to him us he came to the
gate, for he could not see us.
He drove through, and called out:
".Vhat is the NATTER"
We told him sufficient, and he left
Betsey and Hannah, and went in ut
once, with only heavy whip.
We did not sit long. Nathan came
out directly.
What have you found? Who is
there %
"Nothing. Nobody"
care they all gone ?"
(" Yes, with some of the silver, and
few things. We don't know what yet"
The horses were put In the shed,
and we all went in.
My father said, calmly:
1--WE will take a lantern, Thomas,
and look round out of doors a little"
l knew they would go to the old
well. / stood and looked out of the
window, and saw the CLEAN of the
lantern as it moved.
In very few minutes they came
back.
cone of them is dead,' said my ia
Their, and the other one lies at the bot
tom of the well and groans. The third
has escaped.
They laid boards across some BAR
rels in the shed, and brought up the
dead man and laid him on them. His
comrade. who fell in the well, had
shot him in the head us he plunged
through the boards. His ugly face was
still uglier.
1t was the Raven.
That night my fathers prayers were
very solemn, and his embrace was
close as he gave me my goodnight kiss.
The robber in the well was bruised.
bat not seriously hurt. The law took
him to punishment.
The third escaped to America, and
afterward reformed. a
was never left at home again alone.
-Engtish Hag0zi,ae.
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Mistakes In Electors.