Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-18
A TERRIBLE NIGHT.

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,ho,,eh doubt as some vould call the mari
s,olds and caynations common and old-fasb-
iopad Won don't see many of iem now In
vonr f,ra new-fan0led Gardens. do voul rs
. ,,rett, little mace tbis. ein,t n. sir, And
~ NV own tony very own-and will go
q, nv crandson after me He's a Oood Iad
ha ;sei,ls him ne looks after the oarde,,
MIGHTY fond of flowers. he is. and rarely
r,e,,d be,ll be I know. when he hears as a
ane town gentleman has taken notice Of
er, All I was fond of gardening. too.
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and 90 ON early the next day. didn't leave
home till about Q. and had q weary road 10
travel. so that the darkness came on before I
reached the gibbet on the edge of the COM
mon: and can tell YOU my flesh crawled as
the saving is, when galloped past at full
speed. It was bleak, cold night, and the
road was bad, so that it was late before 1 rode
into Chelmsford.
II put up at the 'Swan'-that being the
first inn came to-and was standing watch
ing the ostler rubbing down my good old
mare-for always attended to that first
thing-when the landlord came slowly out to
me: he was short, sharp-faced man, with
great black ewes that had an uneasy sort of
look in 'em. 1 told him I'd had a long ride
and was glad enough to get safe into his
yard-for I'd gold about me and we'd heard
horrible tales of the robberies and murders
on the kings highway. Well, he showed
me into long low room-the kitchen it was
with brick floor and bright fire burn
ing
"'There's a noisy lot in the parlcr. sir
said he: you'll be quiet and COSY here. for
maybe you're tired and chilly after your ride
in the wind
~ ordered steak and some wine, and. as
ate nv supper. | thought to myself that I
couldn't well have chosen better place than
the Swan, to stop at. After had finished
called for pipes and grog and sat by the fire
with the landlord, but might as we'll have
been alone for he never spoke a word, but sat
staring into the fire with a wicked look in his
ewes that didn't like, though I didn't take
much notice of it then. All. know now what
his thoughts were as he gazed moodily into the
glowing Goals! He was thinking of the dis
grace brought upon his name by his only son.
and wondering where the money was to come
from which must be procured somehow if his
boy was to be saved from ruin. And then, no
doubt, he planned to murder me-ah, it's all
true, sir, I've got his confession by me now
and bury me down by the riverside, in the
meadow behind the stable Then he meant
to turn my mare out before dawn SO that the
servants might think l had left early: and
then, you see, when it was found, people
would think something had happened to me
on the road to Braintree. Wen, my COM
Epanion reused himself after time and began
asking me what thought of the country. il
had ridden far, whether had been advised
to put up at the Swan and such like oues-
tions answered them freely enough, never
supposing that he asked them for any other
reason than just to keep up the conversa-
tion. Iasked him to call me early, and he
promised he would do So
"'I1l do it myself said he, for the girl
and the ostler will be abed
"Then he called his wife and told her to
bring me candle, which she did She was
coarse-looking, care-worn, and l noticed,
when she showed me to my room that her
voice sounded thick as she bade ME an evil
Goodnight
"My bedroom was long, low room with
queer old furniture, quaint carved chairs
and geat foul-post bedstead which seemed
as big as hearse. There was no lock to the
door, and the bolts We're rusty, so could
only put the latch down. I thought of put
ting chair against it, but that seemed child
ish and no protection after all. The night
was wet and windy and the sky black as
ink. Try as would, couldn't get to sleep,
and there lay listening to the ghostly tap
ping of the ivy leaves against the window,
and thinking of the evil look in the landlords
eyes, and all the horrid stories had ever
read come crowding into my mind when
suddenly started up in bed, wide awake
enouph for hear1 son,cthino or Gonna o,,a