Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-17
= PLEASANT Story.
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"''i'" my SrEP us r'F'cled home' ana
'i'''''H 7','''i my h"rS'' "Scehucd I" my
'',N ''"'I ''hrly room
was nu' 10 years "l age al the tIme' and
''' INC '''E''' 1T 'l'eS'''h was 'he sole ana
only occupant I'll my lathcrS mansion; the
''''eI h'''''l"FS "i 'it iahily had gone on a
summer ZIP ~ "'' mountains leaving me
~ ''''S' wy room was Oh inc second
mon "F'''"'N'"2 '''' r''''' ANA thlther had
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H'','l .''''','' IT, "'''''''' proportions
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"i""''"' ''''..''1' ! } smoking my pipe and
c'1'yhf me coon prt'"es mat swept across
''' law" ''''h WIN me rieh doors Of the
mowers "NeH my attention was attracted to
som" 'l'rN "'J'e'S mat appeared TO bc APP
Pf'"'h'nS " inc f"ad MAT lei past our
mouse
lS"ieu 'l''l'lIy, ana above the wills
IoI8 Oh inc summer breeze thought lcould
'','e' INC mum Oh Whispered conversation.
II was II" unusual occurrence FOR trlmps
]" pass our place al mat hour, and the cir
''l''''.'h'' ciuSel only ripple OF curiosity
20 arse III my bosom, until heard latch
Oh our S'''' l'lied' ana distinctly the tread OF
many iect leIl upon my ear.
was 50 surprised and startled at this I'M
expected Intrusion that | was momcntarily
d''|cd, ana before could decide on plan
Oh Nctioh they had assembled the door-steps,
ana knew, rom the splntering Of wood,
l'ai ihry had already commenced opera
u"hs 10 l"rcc an entrance into the house.
by the Iight Of a dark lantern, which they
carried, discovered that they were six in
humncf ana AL wore heavy black masks,
the more ellcctually TO prevent recognition
ID case OF discovery Then my voice came
back TO me and, thinking 10 make mp for my
y"niliiuI years IN the volume of my voice, |
yelled ont IN laundering tones
licllo! what are You doing there =
Inc otrN 'a'lierh was closed like lash f.,
fHHHf rffaN Ill LII. II
'"' y'' oo''ia ue'lne distinctly the dim
"''l'h' OF llic robbers as they stood like
''lN 'n"uo"7 IN contrast with the white