Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-07-04
But Rob motioncl to me to

made any. But Rob motoncl TO me TO
keep quiet. /
"rhc barrel isn't opened, aud there
isn't any bung-holc 10 it., said Rob.
"1ive me hammer or n hatchct, or
something, and I'll open it pretty
quick, said the man.
Rob got him hammer. I
"lIcrc, you come and hold the light
for NO. he said.
lie started down cellar, and Rob fol-
lowed with the light. What in tho
world Rob meant | couldn't think, for
knew there wasn't drop of cider in
that cellar. 1 followed to find out.
Rob led the way to the long closet in
the corner, where the barrels of apples
and potatoes were, and pointed 10 tho
last barrel. Tho man went by Rob,
and raised the hammer to open the bar
rel In an instant Rob stepped back,
and closed and locked the closet door.
don't suppose the man had ever no.
ticcd that there was door there, and,
anyway, he thought we worc too fright
cncd to think of such thing. was,
but Rob, as IL happened, wasn't. Such
swearing rs came out Of that closet l
never want to hear again, and the way
HC tnib uOOiy buu ~ w Nuo pntl
lock and no bolt.
"He'll open il Just rs hc did tho
other" said to Rob.
IL thought of that as soon as he
asked for tho cidcr,'' said Rob. Il
think that the tools that he picks locks
with arc in his pack, but he may have
them in his pocket. It's lucky for us
that the pistol is in his coat-pocket up
stairs. The lock is old. anyway and ha
may break it. I'm going to put tse
bolt on it that 'Lisha bought for the
carr,agc-house.
And while that man was in there
pounding and raging away, Rob fast
oned the new bolt onto the door.
We went up stairs, then, and Rob
climbed up to the barn chamber and
loaded that gun.
"lf he should get out L want to be
ready for him." he said.
But he couldn't pound that door
down! When grandfather built White
Oak farmhouse he had doors that would
stand something.
Rob and drew two good long brcaths,
and hunted for the children. Dolly had
taken Beelzcbub in her apron and gone
into the dark closet in the hall, where
she was afraid TO go usually, and Philly
had lighted the lantern and gone out to
the barn to take care of his Guinea pigs.
He "wasn't going 10 let the thief have
those anyway he said.
suppose 1T was only an hour or two
aftcrward that 'Lisha came, but it
seemed 10 mo half as long as all the
rest of my life. That man kept pound
ing and pounding, and we didn't know
any m mute but he might get out.
tell you it was awful! We thought of
going for help, but we didn' like. either
of us, to leave the children, and the
snow was so deep it would take long
time.
l don't think 1 shall ever hear, in this
world, any sounds so joyful as 'Lisha
stamping the snow off his feet, and
whistling to us.
'Lisha is an awfully big fellow, but
he grew rs white as could be when we
told him what had happened. and he
heard that man pounding and swearing
away down cellar. He opened the pack,
and it was full of burglars tools and,
fastened in the canvas covering, he
found a package of papers-bonds and
such things-and some of them had the
name of our bank on them.
'Jchoshaphat! you've caught one of
the bank robbers, and the reward is
five hundred dollars, Rob-, said 'Lisha
.'That will help Uncle Rufc out of all
his trouble" said Rob; and then, brave
and splendid as he had been in the dan
ger, he burst right out crying, Just like
Il girl, at that. He was so glad he
couldn't help it.
'Lisha went after the officers, and
they came and hand-culied the man
they didn't have n very easy time doing
it-and carried him away.
And Rob got the reward. The cap
turc of thi, burglar led to the capture
of the whole gang to which he belonged,
and weren't people glad, and didn't
they praise Rob? But nobody need be
afraid that Rob's head will be turned.
He is too sensible.
The farm is safe, and Uncle Rufe
says he shall pay the money back to
Rob, and every cent shall go for his ed
ucation.
If you ever should hear of very dis
tingushed man from our town you'll
know-but Rob says the story is DONE
Elizabeth BigetoW, IN ButtoW's Monthly.