Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-27
ASHTABULA, OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY 27 1877

the night, very much to the aston
ishment of every one. Soon after m!
arrival, | asked to be shown to m!
room, but it was after one o'clock il
the morning before the other guest
ceased their noise and allowed mt
to go to sleep. Next day l Slepr
rather late, and might have slep
even later, but that / was rudely
shaken out of pleasant dream by {
WlId howl, as of a thousand demon,
Just let loose. Starting up quickly
ana looking out on the street. [ saw
that 1t was filled with fierce-look-
ing crowd, out of whose many mouth,
had proceeded the yell that awaken.
ed me. Dragging on my clothes, ]
rushed down to the coffee-room.-
There l learned that the people out
side had just accompanied Squire
! O'Neil back from the polling place
where he had been the first to vote
for the "Sarjint;" now that this fact
\ had become generally known, they
were clamOrous that he should be
sent to them, ''to tear him limb from
limb" Presently, while their cries
rose loud and long, the squire enter
ed the rOOm-a tall, military look
ing man, with little of the horsey
tone, nose like a hawk, eyes dark,
yet glowing like fire.
"They don't seem over fond of
me, l see" he said with a smile, as
he bowed to those in the room, and
advanced to one of the windows and
cOolly opened it. Waving his hand,
the crowd became instantly silent
'Now don't be in hurry, gentle
men," he said in a clear voice that
must have been distinctly heard by
every one. "YOu shall have the
honor of my company so soon as my
horse can be harnessed, 1 assure
YOU"
"Eh, what! what does he mean ?"
asked of person next me. "Sure-
ly he will not venture out among
those bowling fends?''
"That is just what he is going to
do, " replied my companion. "There
is no use talking to him. He has Civ
en- orders for the mare and gig to be
got ready, and it is as much as any
ones life is worth to try to stop
him. Wolf by name and wolf by
nature; he's enraged at having to
steal down here last night like a
thief. Ah, there the fun begins!
Look out!"
As my companion spoke, ne grip
ped me by the arm, and dragged me
close against space between two
windows. Next moment, a shower
of stones crashed through the win
dOws, leaving not a single inch of
glass unbroken. Then, at longer or
shorter intervals, volley followed
volley, till the floor of the room was
completely covered with rOad-metal
and broken glass. Presently there
was a lull in the storm, and the crowd
became all at once as silent as the
grave. In the hush | could distinct
ly hear the grating sound of the
opening of some big door almost un-
der us. 1 looked inquiringly at my
companion.
"It's the entry doors being opened
to let the wolf out, he SAID in reply
"Ah, there he isl"
l glanced out of the window and
saw the squire alone in his gig, a
smile on his face, bis whole bearing
as cool and unconcerned as if there
was not a single enemy within a
thousand miles. Then [ heard the
great doors clang to,and as they did
so, the crowd gave vent to yell of
delighted rage.
At the first appearance of the
squire in his gig, the people had
swayed back, and left an open space
in front of the hotel. Now they
seemed about to close in upon him,
and one man in front stopped to lift
a stone. Quick as lightning, the
hand of the squire went to his
breast, and just as the man stood
upright to throw, I heard the sharp
crack of a pistol. The man uttered
a wild shrek of pain, clapped his
hands to his cheeks, and plunged in
to the crowd. The bullet had ell
tered one cheek and gone out at the
other, after tearing away a few teeth
in it's passage. The man was the
very person who had made the mis-
take in shooting at me over night.
ga near nick for our friend" said
the squire in his clear voice, while
the crowd swayed back a pace or
two. "But the next will be nearer
still, and I've nearly half dozen
left. Now, will any of you Oblige
me by STOPPING to pick up a stOne?"
He paused and glanced around,
while every man in the crowd held
his breath and stood still as a stat
ue.
"No, you won't oblige me-" he
said presently with a sneer. Then,
fierce as if charging in some world
famous battle: "Out of my way,
you scoundrels! Faugh a-ballah!"
At the word he jerked the reins
slightly, the mare moved forward at
a trot, with head erect, and bearing
as proud as If she knew a conquerOr
sat behind her. Then, in utter 81
Ience, the crowd swayed to right and
left, leaving a wide alley, down
which the squire drove as gaily as if
the whole thing were some pleasant
show. When he had disappeared,
the crowd closed to again, utterly
crestfallen. Then for a short time
the whole air was filled with their
chattering one to another like the
humming of innumerable bees; and
presently. without a single stone be-
ING thrown, the great mass melted
away.
Next morning at an early hour /
left Sligo as fast as a covered con-
vevance could carry me. did not
care to wait for the slower means of
escape by foot, fearful that the next
time mistake was made with me,
the shooting might possibly be bet
ter than it was at first.
Chambers Journal.
A Wonderful Train.
A wonderful tram came up yes
terdav morning at three O'CLOCK iIoill