The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-03-18

would have been down IN the tick
OF and old fashioned clcck, and de-
tiayed the poor woman o good half
hour in wondering quest ,ns aud
wild suggestions. 50 my friend
was right.
"Come to my friend Browns and
tell us the whole story, anl then wo
can leave you there aud 90 ahead, -
said Jacobs--lny neighbor. "lts
right on the way" ~ as
The woman only said
81 will rest there, as. I cannot go
as fast as you and she broke dow
aud sobbed convulsivoly. Brown =
was the apothecary's shop on the
FIRST corner. aud having reached that
We quickly learned that tbroo rutii ,ns
had darted from an alley-way upon
them. and had seized her daughter
aud made of with her-striking
down the mother for appealing to
them for mercy.
Such things were not strange in
this part of the city, and we did not
stop to wonder 1T the story but
having got from the exhausted nar-
rator the direction the Villains took.
as. near as she could give it. we
sprang out into the storm aud push
ed our way along the street.
1 Ny neighbor jacobs was q born
detective, and 1 think Ind dabbled
some In /, for pastines lie went
straight on till we cane to turn
which brought us facing n triingu.
lar building, which tho street IN its
rear direction left ut the right. To
the LETT of this narrow building ran
u narrow street eucIsel by very
high aud massive buildings
We'll go down here, sli | be.
Now should never have notice
any dilferencs between this street
aud any other, but might havo kept
on until | should havp c1ine to- tue
old building. marrow lane, OF some-
thing of tho kind
Ten to one they carried her down
there, he sail. "PheS {! how tho
rain falls -
"W hat makes you think so T.
replied.
Dark street anl No dwelling
houses. Nor are there stores that
policemen trorble them ,sles much
10 watch. Just tho street to b, clear
oi everybody"
al am with you, then" Anl with
these words | followed him, as he
made toward the head of the street
As we entered, we thought wo
heard faint cry, fro IL long dis
tance down We were stretching
our ears to catch another, If it should
reach us through the storm, when Il
little ragged fellow ran Ike u sprite
up to us, aud exclaimed
"lIsters! they've got II girl down
there, aud guess she amt agoln t.
her own home"
What makes you think SO, my
boy = hurriedly asked jacobs.
"Cause they swear Mt her like bli-
zes, and she tryes to holler an can t
| hid, l did, and know jist where
, they went with 'er.
; The little fellows voice sounded
honest enough, 80 Jacobs threw u
couple Of coppers into his hand, aud
told him to lel,l the way ....
The boy started OFF at a rapid
pace, which required all our efforts
to keep up with him. The rain was
now falling in torrents. 1t was a
hight for violence, aud shu lere |
as l thought that possibly we might
be unsuccessful in our eif,rt to do,
liver the young lady from the hands
! Of the scOundrels, who would con.
sign her to fate worse than death
l wondered what the morning pa,
pers would say of the whole affair,
when our guide ran into an alley
. at the right,and was out Of our sight
in IN instant.
"A regular imp" said Jacobs.
"Deserted or betrayed u.s."
suggested.
"Neither, know their ways
5 Wait aud see, " o. - .,r..
We did wait aud sec, but only for
: q IN moment. The urchin re-appeared
4 aud talking fast, and in low voice
Z, said:
"Say, misters, they've gone up
l there, au' down the other way anG
I if 20 20 down to the next alley, au
get up on the sly to the rickety old
house tv t'other end on it, yell Sc,
t what ye're after. -,
:, Jacobs staid not to say word
Q but clapping some more coppers in
ito the boys palm, proceeded to fol
low the youngsters directions to th'
letter. lmtglt hivs st)po,t u
doubt the Integrity of the boy, think
ing myself sagacious in 30 doing
, but jacobs was moro experienced
aud knew we'll what he was abont.
The lad did not accompany US fur
a ther no doubt rejecting that, h'
J bad neither strong arm nor pistol t.
i, cid with aud, therefore, could no
s aG5rd~ to keep out OF ths reach Of re
J. lcognition, he,f no doubt being well
o known ia that quarter.
We pushed our way against th
y gallo to the allsy the boy had mention
y "a aud tarnsdnp ibis into iuteas
! darkness. We wsrsp groping %
I way along, when va. saw the, rehsc
J. linn of n briyht fash and than