Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27

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by evil forebodings. Distorted frag-
ments of bloody encounters bristled uI
before my eyes, and the exciting Incl
dents became magnified by the infu'
ences Of my strange position. l had
travelled about fifteen miles in this
manner, when it became so dark that
could scarcely sec twenty feet ahead
of me. | was at disadvantage, too
for we had only been living in that
part of the country few years, and !
was not as familiar with the place as
might have been. Still walked over
the dusty planks, futilly trying to dis.
pei the gloomy thoughts which came
and went, and thus another hour was
passed, and l had become so fatigucd
that could scarcely pull one weary
foot after the other. 1t was nearly
midnight now, and the thought sent
an additional tremor through me, as |
eagerly peered forward, through the
heavy darkness for the light of some
friendly farmhouse. had passed two
or three on the road, hut the nearest
one OF these was miles behind AS
though in answer to nv PRAYER nv
ewes finally detected LIGHT about half
a mile ahead of me, and l hastened on
with redoubled energy, feeling almost
ready to drop in the pathway.
Whether the light came from a dwell.
ing or was produced by some strange
cause was presently settled as | went
forward and found that the former
was the fortunate fact. You NAV rest
assured that | didn't stop lony in ask.
Iing-begging assistance. Even
in the darkness | noticed that The
house was one OF those rambling old
two-storied structures SO peculiar TO
the country. IL stood bacl, abont fifty
feet from the stragplino fence in front
and the intervening snoce was barr.n
of either life or vegetation. The fee.
bic light from A candle streamed ont
from the window. and shed 6tful
glare around for a hundred or so as /
annroacbed the snot and the ricketv
gaie crealxed mon its misty binces
and swnng 10 With a noisv crash as
Gently nnilod il omen and nassed into
fho dssarted vord NJ ;rirrs;on mas
oLo,Ioae'od I o;,L NV 80" 90
mn,oSD5ord hnnoi,oIs s III, ~. y.no' JA""
and nSeson,,y ,bo I;aht Sisanoo"rod AZ snT 49,
from tho w;ndow 81 81, ~ IN saen
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uon oa1 sS ,'.otohl,. ;r",.;r aoG, '.s ,ao @
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snI,,iy s,Isy ""u ,'su W ~ ~ ".n,' .niJ ".
hns,oas' ' ,hns I 7 sLan,d H. - so,;r oi m
once wh;oh NOS dsciarat;on II wh;oh
sbe ev,dentlv coincided nerfectlv The
woman went IN n little ,an,ry in an
obscnre corner of Tho long anoytment
and procured tberefrom a candle
which she m and handed 10 mo Then
as though TO satisfy berself further as
10 nv honesty she scrutinized me
from head 10 foot for nearly n minnie.
Umpb p she said brus9uelv after
awhile aTbere's the stems von'lI find
vonr he'd in tho atticIleft.band cor.
ner"
,h..,..a 10. ..a .,.u..a A.
;e,d, laddas nh;ah M lad e. ,ho M
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,hn m 1s,ohi;ah M 80, H. roo,, ~ ,rh;oh ~
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,noL;n on ~ hpas III lp,oad pd !, pannna;,o
"o,snrs oons 80 y. ono ana ood spp sppua,r, ",,
~, .,a ne,J a 0U os das,;,n,a % car,;,n.a
A hoon of no,a,oes and some harroIs
- ~ aorn"n a,5 -
mos % . ms las ~ nrn,hor I % nf hnndles & and
nn,noroms " o,har ar,;cles of hyhr;d
dosnr;n,;on sca,,ered abont tho aoor
Ar,icles Of cloth;ns and moro hurdles
maro snsnenJod from Tho ros,ers or ,he
roof and in soma nIoces hnng so low
no, T wos comnellpd ~ s,oon IN nass
;nS rndor khant tren,y hems and
other nieces of bacon also bunc from
hooks in the root and altogetbsr The
nloco was not tho most ;nvi,;ng sloon.
inc anar,ment that conld have been
desirad Uowever was too Greatly
at;guod ,o caro- mucb and Vas oc.
cordinclv under the coverings of the
he'd in almost loss time Than il takos
N tolI il The he'd was comfortable
enougb and-well I was soon embraced
within The arms Of welcome Morpheus,