Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-11-22

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whilst the quiet leaders went round to
the side window whence foated the
burning papers.
"Quick, Quick !' whispered Hester,
leaning over. 1.-The ladder hangs on
the fence beside you. Come up here"
One, two, three gallant fellows light
ly obeyed. "What is tt" said the
foremost, looking down on the heap of
blackeued papers on which he had step
ped.
"a thief" sobbed Hester, sand am
all alone.
She was so afraid of their reproaches
for the false alarm, all her strength of
nerve was gone at the sight of them,
the door of the room shook. and the
miscreat cried aloud the vilest threats.
If he had missed the chance of eseap-
ing (for the fremen had broken in be-
low, he wanted them to find him in
her company, not knowing Of the en-
trance of the foreman and his friends by
the ladder.
Signing to her to keep back, they in
moment moved the furniture, undid
the bolt and the man fell headlong in
to the room just as the other men
mounted the stairs. Overpowered by
numbers he was quickly bound hand
and foot and taken below. The little
lobby table was occupied by the bum
dies be had made ready to carry off,
and his pockets were found filled with
articles stolen from the parlors. At
this juncture Mr.. Stanhope drove up in
hack which he had been half way to
Boston to procure, and it was immedi-
ately made available to carry the bur-
glar off to Jail, with as many of his cap
tors as could find room in it or out of it.
Mr.. Stanhope was perfectly frantic
on reaching his quiet house, to find it
in the possession of the fire brigade.
He had heard the fire alarm, without
the least apprehension for his own be-
longings. Hester, Hester" he cried
in an agony of terror, whilst the fire.
men were too busy with their capture to
have any answer to give him. Indeed,
those below had not seen any woman.
He was called up stairs by friend
ly voice, and found Hester explaining
and excusing herself to two or three,
who divested of their helmets, she could
recognize as acquaintance. They were
in reply, reassuring her she had done
good service to the community in the
securing of so desperate a scoundrel.
AS soon as she saw her father she rush
ed forward to throw herself in his arms.
AS he embraced her she shrieked with
pain.
"Oh, my darling child what has hap
pened to you Are you hurt ?"
1t was cry of terrible pain, but she
said family, "Oh, it is nothing-only
my hand"
And the foreman, taking off the singed
cloak, revealed hand and wrist, burnt
and swollen, and blistered. The sud-
den rubbing against the rough oyercoat
her father wore had rubbed the skin off,
and the poor arm looked very, very sore.
The fire brigade, now drawing off,
were hastily told to send the doctor
and in searching for liniments and soft
rags, and lime water and sweet oil and
molasses, and all or any of the RENE
dies that are sometimes too unthinking.
ly applied, the unhappy Jane was found
in the kitchen. tied and gagged. She
was SO i'll from the rude usage she had
met with that she could tell but little
about the burglar, who had come iu up
on her as she was washing the cups
and gagged and blindfolded her before
he tied her fast. rrs
Hester's arm and hands were so Sc
verely burnt that the doctors atten
dance was protraeted over two months
But his unremitting care was fully
equalled by Mr.. Henry Lawrence, tht
young foreman of the fire brigade
whose visits of inquiry continued ever
after perfect cure was effected, ant
only a few scars remained to show whert
the deepest burns had been. He quit,
, lost his heart to the brave girl SO promp
in a desperate emergency. 1t may b
imagined, that brave and prompt him
self, he valued courage as the very chic
of virtues. but he had the pleasure o
finding that this courageous girl pos
. sessed many other virtues beside DARN,
;. in danger. When the cherry tree
were in full leaf, and laden with thei
delicious fruit, there was quiet wed
= ding at the old cottage, and Peter Stan
. hope gave away his daughter to brav
man who knew how to value the treas
. ure given to him.
q AS to the burglar, he was recognize
at once as an old offender, and at tha
y time an escaped convict. with rewar
offered for his capture. The FIVE hur
dred dollars was very cheertully paid
b Miss Stanhope, who gave one hundre
of it to the 6reman's fund, and the r,
/, mainder came in very nicely to help OF