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then he growled, and chen he got up
and battered about, muttering to him
self. Straightway with furniture they
barricaded the doorthrough which their
protector must pass 10 devour them.
But by and by, listening acutely, they
heard scraping and grating outside the
window of the room where the dog was,
and he continued growing low This
was enough they slipped cut at The
back door, and left their money to save
their lives. They got into the village.
1t was pitch dark, and all the houses
black but two. As.One was the public
house, casting a triangular CLEAN across
the road long way of, and the other
was the blacksmith's house. Here was
piece of good fortune for the terrified
women. They burst into their friends
house. "Oh, Jane, the thieves are
comet" and they told herin few words
what had happened "a -
"La!r said she, -sshow timorous you
are; ten to one he was only growing at
some one thatpassed by"
d" Nay, Jane, we heard the scraping
outside the window; oh, woman, call
your man, and let him 90 with US" 2
my mamie is not here"
"Where is he, then?"
al suppose Inc is where other work
inc women's husbands are-at the pub
lic-house," said she rather bitterly, for
she had had her experience.
The old women wanted to go to the
public-house for him, but the black
smiths wife was courageous woman,
and, besides, she thought it was most
likely false alarm. Nay, nay, y said
she, last time went for him there 1
got fine affront. I'll come with 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 that staggered this
heroine. There was actuallya man half
in and half out of. the window. This
brought she blacksmith's wife to a stand
still, and the timid pair implored her to
90 back to the village, Nay said
She, "what for? l see but one-and-
bark! it Is my belief the dog is holding
him" However, she thought it safest
to be on the same side with the dog, lest
the man might turn on her. So she
made her way into the kitchen, followed
by the other two; and there q sight met
their eyes that changed all their
feelings, both towards the robber
and toward each other. The
great mastiff had pinned a man
by the throat, and was pulling at him,
to draw him through the window, with
fierce but muffied snarls. The mans
weight alone prevented it. The window
was like a picture-frame, and in that
frame there glared, with lolling tongue
and starting eyes, the white face of the
blacksmith, their courageous friends
villainous husband. She uttered an APP
palling scream, and flew upon the dog
and choked him with her two hands.
He held, and growled, and tore, till he
was all but tlnottled himself; then he
let 90, and the man fell But what
struck the ground outside, like lump
of lead was, in truth, lump of clay /;
the man was quite dead, and fearfully
torn about the throat. SO did the COM
edy end in an appalling and most pite-
Gus tragedy, not that the scoundrel him
self deserved any pity, but his poor,
brave, honest wife, to whom he had not
dared to confide the villainy he meditat-
ed. a,.He ervVazzay-z szszr .raa--.
The outlines of this true story were
in several Journals. have put the dis
iointed particulars together rs well as
could. | have tried TO learn the name
of the village, and what became of this
poor widow, but have failed hitherto.
Should these lines meet the eye of any
one who can tell me, L hope he will, and
without delay