Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-10-06
SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, 0

in his zeal for his masters interest," has
some such thoughts but ! scorn the insin-
uation.
1 have digressed and expatiated on
the idiosyncracies of my dog because
the DEPRESSION is suggested by my talk
about the moon, and because, besides
the encounter with the cat, the atten-
ton which Hector pays to the motions
of that lurninary has, long ago, convin-
ced me that / mistook his vocation at
first, and that if can succeed in fully
understanding his language-which is
Tot expressed by the fingers like that OF
deaf mutes but in great measure by
the motions of his tall will, some
day, be able to give you almanac men
some valuable hints. Every night when
the moon shines he can be heard in au-
CRY expostulatiOn against some thing,
and from the fact that on dark nights
he lies quietly enough, it is fair to inter
that something in the moons appear
ance or conduct gives him special Of
fence. BY the way, don't you remem-
Der how the poet said
'.I'd rather be dog and bay the moon,' y
which goes to shew that my dog is not
the first of his kind that has prosecuted
astronomy. Last night he studied SO
earnestly and perseveringly with class
he has organized among his friends that
my sleep was seriously interfered with,
and failing to induce him, with words,
to forego his studies, used arguments
of the weight OF Mrs. Quirk's fiat irons,
but found that he preferred "6aying
the moon to Obeying his master.
And now if friend Daniels can find
anything to enjoy in the above non
sense, | can only say that it is no won
der he weighs two hundred pounds and
looks as happy as was glad to see him
look, to-day. QClRk.
Harper's Ferry, Sept. 2lst, 1877,
ASSAULT AND PROBABLE ROBBERY OF
THE PosroFFICE FRUsTRATED.-On
Wednesday evening of last week, Mrs.
Logan, wife of our Postmaster, was
looking around the yard in the rear OF
the Postoffice, to see that everything
was locked up, just after Postmaster
Logan had left the office and while be
was standing at the front door in con
versation with couple of gentlemen.
She heard a rustling back of her, and
on turning around discovered a man
standing in the shadow of the porch,
who, as soon as observed, jumped to-
wards her and siezed her by the neck,
his fingers pressing upon her throat so
as, with the suddenness of the assault,
to prevent articulation The violence
of the movement pressed her down and
in falling she seized the hand of her as
salient, which she succeeded in releasing
from her throat sufficiently to give ut
terance to feeble cry. The cry alarm
ed her daughter, who was upstairs, and
brought her with companion to the
porch, where Mrs. Logan was observed
in the clutches of the villain. a loud
cry from Mrs. Logan and the two other
ladies brought Mr.. Logan and other
gentlemen to the rescue, but the first
sounds proceeding from the upper part
of the house. Mr.. Logan and his com.
panions rushed upstairs and thus the
would be robber quietly escaped through
the back yard, jumping over the fence
first into Col. Brewers premises, as the
marks indicated. He was either in his
stocking feet or had on rubber shoes, as
his step was noiseless, and was dressed
in clothes of which thepants were light
er than the coat, with cap on, which
was drawn down over his eyes, and
wore a moustache. That his object was
10 enter the Postoffice through the back
door, which he knew from previous OBJ
scryation to be open, while Mr.. Logan
was engaged in front, is very manifest,
and he was no doubt only toiled by the
timely appearance of Mr.. Logan. 1t
was certainly very daring attempt, of
which we hope TO give further and more
satisfactory particulars hereafter.-Ha-
gers.own NaH