Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
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 lowed him into the room. ''Afars Gordon, I
 can't git him out the door at night not two
 steps from de house, to pick up @ chip fo' my I ire He so 'fraid O studentses he can go to
 de we'll fo' gourd O water wid de moon shinin' like day Say he ain't skeered Huh 1"
 and Diana picked up the water pitcher and re- tired, darting scorn from her eyes. -,,
 'I ain't 'fraid to go to town right now."
 Linton bragged, as soon as his mother was out of hearing. ''Mars Gordon send' me to town
 right now I'd go. lNothin' won't hurt me, will
 dey, Mars ,Gordon2" l.,-. ,.. lea. a,a ..s.r.
 7e'I don't know, Linton :; l can't answer for
 that, D Gordon said solemnly. ''Perhaps it
 may not be true. I did hearthat they had got
 all they needed for this week, except about
 three or four pounds. They might not kill l you, you know. They might just take you to
 the soap factory and ,blindfold~ you SO you
 couldn't see who they were, and you could on- I ly hear them grinding at their knIves and
 saws; and they might only take an arm or
 half dozen ribs, you know, and let you of l easy. l hope 1t wouldn't take more. But you go to town. Here's quarter; go
 down Whitehall-"sd d sn,l .g .as.. ,.aa! -
 "Gordon!'' said, for the little darkeY 1 stood, pteous mingling of terror and incred-
 ulity on his face, an imprudent smile frozen on
 his lip, but his eyes staring-"Go you
 shall not scare him sol Go away, Linton; your Mars Gordon is only making believe, to
 see if you are smart enough to find him out.
 You cannot go to town. Go to your moth- I er."
 "Jessica. 1t would do that little rascal good l to believe that yarn" Gordon said standing
 up and laughing as Linton disappeared.
 Agreed to disagree" we let the matter
 drop; but a. few nights later Gordon came | home and found that Linton, who had been
 sent on an errand early in the afternoon, had not yet returned He could not be restrained l from seeking Diana, his countenance full of
 anxiety.
 'Diasa, aren't you afraid those students
 have got Linton this,tipeP" he said, as she stood peering out into the night. Diapa draw back with ia start, and turned rueful look Enpon him. and resolute one withal. '+' 'I wish to gracions dey would git him."
 she said viciously. Eff dey didn't stick a | plaster over his mouf, dey'b soon drap him, efdey got him, dough. Of all de sassy, lm-
 pident little niggers-an' Mars Gordon, Miss I Jasmin won't femme do dat nigger right. He needs bout hun 'erd lashes right now. You
 can't bring up nigger widout beatin' him. What is dis generation ,comin' to, any way? l Dey used to beat us to make us behave, an we's worf twice as much as dis young set" -......,. ..,, 2. -,t.,,.g ....... u.h. r
 aa"It is of no use to talk, Diana, I said, hay ing come out upon the scene. elf you will get reasonable whip and whip your children
 when your not angry, it is all right but you | shall not take barrel hoops and bits of rock
 and pieces of iron and knock them about when you are angry. No child shall be treated so on | this place." ht.a..., ,ass-.".!E ng .aH'
 N"Miss Jasmin, you knows I can't beat lem
 lessen am mad" Diana protested, almost 1 tearfully. ''An' you know, dis here Linton l wouldn't a been gone all day eff he 'spected to
 be laid out wid a flat-iron when ne come
 back" ''"q" 7 tsl ''"'i'z
 ., fsWen. no laying out withfiat-iron on these premises, Diana" Gordon said, with due de- cision. II don't known---mournfully-7 if ever you'll see the poor little wretch again, to lay him out. expect those students are just ] now watching him wriggle on the disseeti ng | table as they prepare to carve his body" Oiana's mouth opened and her dilated eyes began to fill; she dropped her head, started,
 listened tossed her tears aside with her apron
 and darted back to her stove, where she busi- ed herself in taking up the dinner. A lively
 whisrte melted iato a triumphant whoop as
 Linton came around the corner of the house;
 and then, seeing us, he set up jubilant cry. .....,.... ,,...r,,u.,-.y
 an de studentses ain't got me yitW-SUnddY
 Tribune e.,. l.. .a. r..tu... -, PIcTUREsQUE BURGLARY IN THE EAST.
 The quiet Greek village of Kadekem, on the
 Aslatic shore of the Sea of Marnora soniefour
 miles from here, was the scene the other night of wild excitement aDd alarm. At dusk,
 while the family of Mir. B., respectable En-
 glish resident, were about sitting down to comfortable supper, knock, timidly repeated afte: an instant, was heard at the door. The | wind was bowling around the angles of the
 house, and as Mr. B. opened the door, gust of sleet and rain took him in the face and al-
 most prevented him from perceiving his noc-
 turnal visitor. It was wretched woman,
 bent nearly double with age, and clothed scan tly with filthy rags, who in quivering accents,
 begged food and shelter for the night. After
 some hesitation the spirit of the Good Samar-
 itan prevailed over the natural suspicious
 aroused by such visit. Hot food and drink
 were given to the wandsrcr, who complaining
 soon afterward of great fatigue, was led into
 an empty room on the third floor, where a sort
 of shake-down was provided her. The fam fly stayed together some time after"In the par lor chatting over the fire about the incident,
 then separated fer the night. .0g .u.. '. mystsrious anxiety, however, hung over
 Mrs. B., kept her awake, and eliminated in
 determination to visit the guest-roonT and see
 how the guest was faring, Arrived at the
 door which. as a precaution, had been locked,
 noiselessly in her bare feet, a narrow ray of light streaming from the keyhole aroused sus-
 picion, and an unwonted noise of steps. Peep ing in, the first object that met her gaze was a bundle of rags, sole relic of, the pitful hag that they had rescued from the elements, while in her place stood tall, brawny Circassian in full dress his leather belt stuck full of pistols, while he tried on his thumb the edge of ''ca-
 ma," or long curved dagger. His face was turned toward Mrs B., and she saw in his set mouth and rascally face such murderous purpose that she with difficulty restrained a
 scream of fright. However, she crept down
 the stairs, trembling with excitement, aroused her slumbering lord, and told what she had seen. ni .-' s'1l' '' li-. .l.' '''.''t'' A soort consultation followed, in which the strange decision was arrived at that the hus-
 band should mat once to the nearest corps de-garde for policemen, while the wife, armed with her husbands revolver would stay be-
 hind and bear the attack A few minutes after B. had slipped on his clothes, and closed the street door that sound found its echo up- stairs in toe crash of the guest-room door, which yielded to the battering- ram blows Of the Circassians shoulder. Heavy but rapid steps came down the stairs. Mrs. B. stood, with dressing gown thrown over her, admir- ably cool, her right hand grasping revolver. The steps came nearer, and the. ruffian, after trying the door of the parlor in which the lady was standing. burst it open, and rushed
 in. His headlong course was stopped by four
 shots in rapid succession, two of which took ef-s feet in his arm and neck. and rolled him on the ground almost at Mrs. B.'s feet. The
 house servant then appeared, aroused by the firing, and Mrs. B.. for whom the air was just then full of Circassian murderers, greeted hun with flesh wound in the leg. Luckily for the rest of the household who began pouring | in, the inevitable revulsion sof feeling came, and the courageous woman tainted, Just about then the husband with six zaptehs or police men arrived as usual too late to be of much use. agi .gs8 att3l 7siis1 aih g i.",[i hf- After disarming the fallen and insensible burglar, the guardians of the peace, previous to transferring him to the station, "went through" his pockets Various suspicious and
 nefarious objects were found among which was small and innocent looking tin whistle.
 Unsuspectingly one of the policemen put it to