Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-06-27

e. TERMS 50 90 per Annum. m.~,.a
'Oh, Aunt Abigail, take care! It'll 60
off" exclaimed Mollie. '''' '*'S'' 1'.'.''7
! II mean it shall, IT. they do much
more," rejoined the spinster, turning the
gun around with gingerly care. "You'd
better get out of the way, 'Mollie. !
might hit you, just as like, or the thing
might explode. thasn't been used for
years. go. }ss =. -" ,:... .,i
"You ought to keep hold of something
when you fire it" suggested Mollle, from
the other side of the bed. =" It will kick
and throw you down. Guns always do."
- "Tbey're trying the back-door, y! an
nounced Miss Abigail, in an excited whis
per. sThey only knocked once. won:
der if those robbers in: the cellar belong
to the same set. They're shaken the door,
the villains!' >.
Two or three loud knocks sounded
through the house, and then the men tried
the nearest window; finding that fast, ap-
other and yet another, while Miss Abigail
watched them from abUve- with fti fast-grow-
ing anger they then took d leist1rely Sur
vey Of the, House, ;. evidently undecided
what to do next: ~, 80, .'].....-
II. wish / could hear what they're say
ing,i said the spins er, vexedly. Il heard
'an gone to church. That one in the red
shirt said it. xpect'they'H get batter
ingram next. I'll keep still as long: as
can :, ,r.. .. ~"
Instead OF proceeding to any. extreme
measure, howeyer,t the men calmly lighted
couple Of pipes, during which operation
they more than once laughed uproarious-
ly:: They afterward made circuit of the
house, tried every window. including
those in the sheds, and shook the doors
vigorously; meanwhile Miss Abigail and
MOllie followed their course through the
chambers the former carrying the gun.
Having come back to their original start
ing point, they held another consultation,
after which, to the amazement OF the
watchers, they went off to the barn. ti..s:
SID like to know what that's for!"
calculated Miss Abigail, at her wits end.
| :'They'll steal that other horse, or else
they'll get something and break window
up here; aud there's no knowing what
those men down cellar are about" ~. ..,I
- All was: quiet for time, the stiffness
being only broken by the. groans Of
Grandma Richton. The intruders- were
nowhere to Ice .eeea. Finally Mollie, re-
connoitering from aD attic window, dis
covered that they had entered the corn
barn by means, of a rear window, had
opened the door. and We're sitting: upon
| two barrels smoking. :. .,.:
''Mercy on us!" exclaimed Miss Abb
gail, glancing at the clock, ana then sink
ing into chair. sHere it's ten inmates
/ of twelve o'clock and Jonathan and
Marthy coming home, without Thought
of what's happened. Jonathan III driv
right round that corn barn as sure as
fate, and into the hart: - They'll be there
lay wing in wait for him. They're setting
Just where they cansee the whole length
Of the road, and they mean to do the sly.
They'll murder him and go off with the
| plunder in our wagon-thats all!'
I Mollie cheeks grew paler yet.
a"s@B,,t, aunt. you know we can rush out
and warn him wheH he's at the foot of
the hill; and he'll have Uncle Nathan's S
pistols. e..l tntt >... & u: lr..a,
:. "Not he! i never knew Jonathan
Price to do a thing the day he was going
to; and he's an old man-no match for
those 1.-TWO wretches.- They Just mean
Ito kill him and then bave their own way.
There, they've shut theicorn barn door.
told you ,sso:,,'.: ...:. 49,. g.
T. ~ J;;I ,an-, ,,,rs{or;o,,. fhot tho fuc
men should have Shut themselves in the
corn BARN. Miss Abigail needed no fur
sther evidence OF their evil intentions: =
,:f s<lollie," she said, solemnly, ''there's
only Just one thing to do. You must
run across-the- lot and meet Jonathan,
and tell him to. bring two or three of the
CLARK boys home with him.. We've got
these people in the cellar to dispose Of.
Tell them to hurry. fer if Bridget isn't
dead already, she's pretty near that. I'd
20 myself, but I cant" leave you here
alone aI4l let you out the front door,
and you can kind of creep along behind
the ,walls:n, + ,Ysi =, il. y; u! ..., So
"But what if they should :l:l.!, chase me-"
1fhey woa't see 5; you: t.,.' They've, shut
|the door, and you needn't ruin across the
Iopen fields:'' '''"- ''',:. :: :.'i i'>,.' i. -
;.'trBut,: Aunt, I shall haaeao go out front,
end those men in the celler will he: sure
to see me. They must be watching, If
they should, they might fire at me-"
| Miss Abigail was only posed: for a
moment. u u, - ~'''':
@iI"Well. FIJI tell YOU. Put On a pair soi
Jonthan's pantaloons and: his gray coat.
tuck your hair; up under his big straw
hat, and, if they see you, they II think it's
one Of their accomplices,.. Hurry, now, it
lis almost twelve" :. ..;..,,>, ::
I It. was Of no use to rem6nstrate.. Mol
/ lie was hurried upstairs, not knowing
whether to laugh or cry, and. too much
frightened to do either; and; was put into
the !. before: mentioned garments; I then,
without 3 moments delay, she was pushed
down to the front door. ...., j.. -, =.
"Hurry, now u, said Miss Abigail, .1'll
have that gun UP at the front window,
apd if one of 'em chases you I'll fire at
Ehim" =. .-ts"'! j'::i.T@i'' Il ,s!H..' :'ts -
"iDontl" cried Mollie, horror stricken
at the prospect. you'd hit me instead.
EIwon,t 90 unless you--" Il. n: .,rfgr
swell, well, run alongT and the: front
door was cautiously opened and as
cautiously closed, and Mollie ran under
the shelter OF the east wall ,:.!'s:'
Uncle and Aunt Price, peacefully jog
ging home yard in the scant autumn sun
light, were amazed to see a. nopdescript
figure suddenly appear from d cfump of
hazel bushes at the foot Of d HILL . =
@"''Mercy!" said Uncle Price, du6ously,
pulling up. Eiijah,i 4what's sthat2" ;%r "a.
b. s:Is's afcrszy eritter,"' exclaimed Aunt
Prise: .:.'Do go alopg, Jonatlhlann."" l.tlhl 2 "u; I.y