The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-04-23

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dogs, and muttering low, rathful threats,
while the lad, with a final, Il advise you to
! put good piece of the road between YOU
and Tige' closed the door, softly sliding the
| bolt.
Then going to the room where grandma
lay crouched upon the bed, scarcely daring
to stir, he called through the keyhole:
They are gone. You can come out
now
The dogs" gasped faint voice.
There amt any" he answered softly.
Open the door and I'll tell you.
The bolt was cautiously withdrawn and
the old Iady's face appeared, white and ter.
rifed.
Come and sit down, said the boy tender.
ly. 4 am sorry | frightened you So was
afraid it would, but | really could not
help it,
4 won't stir a step said grandma, stout
ly. What do you mean by this ? You can't
fool me. l heard the dogs and the men
too
A low, pleasant laugh sounded through
the room.
Twas ohiy me- grandma. l saw those
men o"'E meant "'scnle'' ana knew some
'hlhs must oe zone pretty quick, 50 made
them believe there was somebody up there
But the dogs" cried the old lady bewi.-
ue'eu' "here are tue uogs'
Il made them bark, Lsten'
ANU '''e'' came 'fo'' '"e 'n'o"' oi '"e 'i'
"e 'e"r'.qu,7' Such " torrent oil grows,
WINES "uu !eiPS, inIefSpefseu win Down
i's'' al" DE S'lI'' rr''H' thatthe door was
swung "Pe"' anu sr"nuin" leaned against
Tue wall eA''"iin'"R,
"el' never III All my lie! IL you doh [
peat al lne ooy' eyer u'd S"e' ana there
'uPPo''n y"" WAS c"hhlV'h with them crit
'er'' anu was 80 scarf was just Is weak
"S ''I'
ANtlie aIter 'hlN Iflght at 'he lar III mouse
va "'''S WIN us 'o"u .. 'n'ee, was llou'
"."E P'"'''"''S over 'n' o'"" VI 'ne ''"'e
"'i, quarter VI " '"'ie ron, NOME, "n''
'"u''"'! "''N' Nr'uSerS voice. WI" win
eti"'' l"'s OUT SharP,y on 'h7 SUN an
i'e ''""'e j. "''''' Sht Scre"neu' anu
"'n"un"'-'h 7''o'n'I' Il grandma Is kl"-
rn WIZ never forgive mySeIt never why
u''' wv ''"'o ''"' o'!' '"' '"" 'uc "o'se'
0o'o"'"' run 'nt morse
N""'elS'' S"'u ''e e"5y-go'ns 'arme''
'e.e''"'''''' "e "n'pPeu up O.u h''H
"nu "'N,ou9'S S'"'"e' '"e '''"er Vi Tue 'o"'
''''o'' oe''''' '"e ''eeS ",eio '"e 'HloAe
was coming "P gray anu 'nich'
y ""He', vi 'no'c o' "e'',o'rec'eu P"''S u,
wafer ""' u""e 'ie ""'h' however anu
on'S "e'' H"ioA'u "''oe'S """ o'"'Aen''
p''e VI '"oo''' '''c' ''e '''''e, eye "n''
'''r sue Va '''' o'e"''''7'' ''','e "o'Ae''
"e S'' " '''' "'''' "'.'' ",''" ""'o"e"'
e"' ""N S'"""li' s'"''''"s III ,"e uoor "''N'
%"u m M'''' wen, p"' an rear - N'S'' III i" instant
p"' ,''''' was SUI? ~ 'e'"'' anu '"e o''s
'''"" "'u'9''! u! ""''e E'"""''' ""et uHo'
''e 'A''.'''E events - ','e f"'' """'' II
, "a"PS'" " was suPP"S'n' We're the ince"ul
"' '"' "'Pf'Y ''' "'e ""u 'ee'' "'''''
'',w !" ''''' w. ,e',"' ""S '""'"Se
"' '''", ,"'"E ''"''' VI '""''" ''i = '"Sr
ment, ,t,pp,d at the farm va,e, and t.
= lad sud le.iy found himself tn. hero Of Ia
t hour
Il toll! IN all the hand out,i.s Of Tig
"''' r'' H. '''.F '''''H "''2'' 'N'''''""
SpoNth ',''' '"' "r'rT'' l,"' never "rN'a
'tncle George before. Tntn with - br'g
blush he dropped h-hiud one Of / p mer
and far . tiu,, H., t,. ,.tL, ,,. rrh.sJ.,
'''' 'ur' ~ ~, r''',
""''' ""te'H' P''''''' L "'', II
minutes later, unable to un' '"rsrand ir"l
y whence the sound prr creded; While the out
, or. lsu4htd and wondered =. the vert,il,
= ,i.,,,;.l .....,....,;., ,.Il...,
fu'S' ''''" '''' F''"''' "''''" '''' " NV '"'
e elective service mat dnV'
i do believe that boy saved my life, Low
n lv Daprud ont th. Lard ..,t hiu'' Al,