The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-02-21
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The Spy.
By D LEON GuMPERT.

on bitter December night in the
dark year of 17i6, thitth persons
were earnestly engaged in conver-
sation, in sn Ill room of holsa
on second streeS, opppSits Christ
Church, in the city OF Pal, l,iphia
The dinlv A ,riag light OF wax can
die revealed the sronp "a tl,y sat
bg the table--an old MN, 4 b.inti-
ful young wJuln an a youth at,ir-
ed in the Continental uuifJrn The
topic upon winch they cJnvsrs,
seemed To agitats them gre ,tIy rhe
old man vas especially pervJi'. an |
while he was spaiilng there sal
denly cln.a great disi Of siert
agnnst ths SlniJy, anl tis start
lug crash Vi "a bny,ns slItte'. tat
caused hin % start win u lp,,i >
alarm an Loose the tbr.t |! II ~p ,e.b.
When he resu mol, he slll trcm l
lousy:
col DO mercifnl to ~ all . Tbes,
are evil times Aictnon4ht I heard
the rattle Of drhnS iut .i-try
MAY the go,i GIl iafen uS =
'Amon, sal t,e youp. 50! lier,
revererlIy.
%, on, d,rshtnr!' Continued thn
oil nan, al lre'Sils tn. girl. 're!.
Us what ;Li5 son ot B:li,! attl stl |
to thee j.
II will !! th . nj, arsvsre tn,
young woman, with tears in her
eyes.
This man, Robert Estelacl. hath
been my cross for years He has
tortured mo with bis attentions
claimed my heart an h,nl. al-
though | spnrncl an lespiss hin.
aud doggcd NV steps everywhere.
Have | mt toll him that vas tay
betrothei : laying her hil slf,ly on
the sol lier's. - rne wiTa of tars, the
brave Joseph ;timf ri He knows
not honor. BIT to-day, to diy he
telleth me. unless becpm. his wife.
he will bring dis .r,ce IN ruin M N
me and niue He tainted me -s,
to me, beware Of me, ii tIou r1nS-
eth mo Heaven pity mo ! What
can | do tc avert his pursuit. his
calumny To-liy he hath eve,,
spoken to mo the evil
Say no more !! ejlc ilitel tho sol.
dier, grinding his chair back up IN
tho polished door, and shifting his
sword hilt With the palm of his hand.
Peace. Alice. peace, in G. dis name
l have heard enough know all
This maldens me This man. this
monster of n Robert Il E,teleck shall
not escape me He shall not live
No, by heaven !!
What is this T. broke in the old
man with IN expression of anger
Mad words and malice Man A..
, iiii man Is this thy tllk 2
Prithee, let me have no more of it |!
Leave the wicked to God Ven
geance is niue. saith the Lordl
This rebuke Brought a spell Of ST.
lence npou the place for n moment,
In an instlnt afterwird there was u
great knock at tho door.
ITS the wind. cried the old man
with II luce of terror.
The knocking continued louder
and louder.
Alice aud the yonng soldier runs
ming with one impulse to open the
door, tlse entered two dipping
figures
"A bad night 7 said one OF the
men, as he entered the room.
Yea, verify, friend | ans Nered the
old man, peeriug at the new C ,mers
then continuing, 'Art not thou, Cap.
tain Tamper
That is my name. and I present
you to Corporal Best, at your SER
vice
And your name is Abraham Ship
pen, if / mistake not = said the offs
eer.
True, true, said the old man
and Captain Tamper. and Corporal
Best are welcome TO shelter, God
knows. Draw near tho FIRE, friends.
I'm sorry to say, it's bad night,
and bad business brings us I said
the ofiice.-'rhsre was q large meet
ing to day at tho Indian Queen Ho
tel. on Fourth street; respecting i'm
mediate action against spies, Tories
aud friends Of the king Several
were implicated, Among others
the Comlnitkee ol Safety give Us ths
narno e ono Robogt fotsleak