The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07
But you won't tell of this, Maria p',

But you won tell OF this, MariaW
"No; | don't want to disgrace my
fmily. But shall tell Rebecca what
lIthink of her very plainly, and there
i no time like the present"
She called her nieces name sharply,
md pretty Becky came into the room
ptally unprepared for what was to
tome upon her. She heard her aunt S
lccusation in silence, but turned DEATH
" pale and her lips quivered.
at is true, Aunt Maria, that we
Louis and I-are poor, but we are not
llobbers," she said, when her aunt
topped talking, land some day YOU
will know how unjust your charges
/ re-"
Then she got her bonnet and cloak,
md without another word left the
house.
Two weeks passed by, when Mr..
Savage made strange discovery. They
had not been troubled with thefts
since Rebecca's departure, which Mrs.
Savage cited as certain evidence
of her guilt. But one night when
all was still and dark as Egypt,
MIR. Savage was reused from his slum-
bers by a noise on the stairs. Not
wishing to disturb and terrify his wife,
he quietly rose, slipped on his clothes
and went out of the room. He de-
scended the stairs and opened the door
of the dining-room.
AS he did so he started back in sur
prise, for there was his wife whom he
had thought safe in bed, busy taking
things from the closets.
He made no noise Tor suspicion of
the truth flashed on his mind, and he
wished to see what she was about to do.
When she had her arms full of different
articles she carefully locked the closet
door, put the key behind the clock
where twas kept at night, and then to
her husbands establishment went into
the kitchen, unbolted the door leading
to the cellar and carefully descended
the stairs. Mr.. Savage with candle
in his hand followed her
Straight to one of the unused vaults
she went, and throwing open the door
deposited her load therein. Mr..
Savage saw that the vault was quite
full of articles, and no doubt existed in
his mind as to who had been the mys-
FERROUS rObber.
The lady went back to her bed as
quietly as could be and slept soundly
until the sun was high in the heavens.
Maria" said her husband, as they
went down to the dining-room, .
heard q noise down here last night.
See if anything is gone"
The wife flew to her closets and open
ing them burst into tears.
"Abram, that thief has been here
again. 1t can't be Rebecca. 0, all
my nice sauce dishes and the silver
salt cellars are gone"
"Come down in the cellar with me, :"
he said.
"Why, who is down there? Have
you caught him?"
1.-The robber? No; but come on and
see for yourself"
He led the way into the vault and
threw open the door. Mrs. Savage
gazed at the contents as if stunned.
What does this mean, Abram?
Rebecca can't have stored them here?"
"NO; it means, my dear, that you
are somnambulist, and have persist
emily robbed yourself Then he told
her all he had witnessed the previous
night.
There was no more Inundated and
mortified woman in Scrubvile than
Mrs. Savage that day. She drove at
once to Rebecca's home, apologized
and cried, and tried to make amends.
Her niece freely forgave her, although
her heart was still sore over the wound
it had received.
"You see kept thinking so of rob-
bers that it fastened on my mind. l
suppose got up every night and put
the things in the vault with the idea of
keeping them safe, and then of course
knew nothing about it the next day."
said Mrs. Savage.
She never walked in her sleep again,
and was never disturbed by rob-
bers. But she felt as if she never could
do enough for Rebecca, and on her
marriage furnished the farm house of
Louis Ogden with everything necessary
and supplied not few luxuries to the
young people. She also gave Rebecca
a nice trouSSeau. Mr.. Savage made
Louis q present of span of horses
and a comfortable carriage. In fact
the young people wanted for nothing,
and had good reason to bless the mys-
FERROUS rObber of the house of Savage.
-DGn6ury NeUS.