The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05
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sentation plate from grateful q sthetes. |
Gold repeater. Malready envelope. |
Two diamond rings. Complete edi /
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present time, 5S8 volumes, bound n imp |
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GENERAL Mr. Davis sleeps second
aDor fro4.f: seraants ON. third floor
Davis goes to bed at 10. No one on |
base1dent Swarhs With beetles; 9th |
erwise excellent house f5f purpose.
+ This seemed to. ME to- bessa capital
house to Try. single-i,anded. At IL
,'clock.tba. very night / pocketed two
,ro wba: i. bunch Of skeietdn keys. i
sstensre. Z siark laflt tern. 8 box III ss}.
Laf;t is lie pasts & fIffe psesnr.
yer and knife, and / set out, at once
for Thurloe square q / remember that il
suo wed heavily. There was. at least a
foot of snow ON the ground, and there
was more to come Poor StoneIeioh,s
particrlsrs were exact in every detail 81
| got into the third room on the ground
floor without the least diff i,ulty. and
made my way into the dining-room.--
There was the presentation plate, sure
enough-about 500 ounces, as 1 reckon.
ed. 1 collected this and. tied it up so
that | could carrv it without attracting
attention.
Just as l finished l heard slight
cough behind me. l turned and saw a
dear old silver.haired gentleman in a
dressing.gown standing In the doorway.
The venerable gentleman covered me
with a revolver.
Ny first impulse was to rush at and
brain him with nv life.preseryer ri, ~
"Don't move,', ne said, por you're a
dead man." - l..,
A rather silly remark to the effect that
If I did move It wouId rather prove that
was liv. man occn6rrrel tu mo Int 7
dismissed II at once az unsirited "a the
business character of the interview
"You're a burolar !" said he.
81 bsye,tbat honor" said + MAKING
for nv nistoIs,ockat s'lf 2
uDon,t move . saii he uI bsva oftan
wished 6, have the nleas,ira Of enconn.
terino a BURGLAR in order n ha ohio 70
tost a favor;te tboorv ~ mine a. to ho =
nersone Of that class shonId ha dooi,
with Rnt Won mnnstn't move u
Ireplied that / should be happv 10 as.
s;st him if + conld do on consistentlv
with . dna regard to INV own safelu
nPromise NE" said I. .that Won will
allow mato leave the bouse unmoleste,,
when your experiment is at an end ?"
"If Won will obey me orou1ptlv Won
shaD he at nerfect libertv 10 leave ,he
house"
"You will neither give me into custody
nor take any steps to pursue me ?"
"On nv honor as a designer of ds.
dos" said be
Good" sai1sI. go on"
"Staad Hp," said he, ,.and stretch oul
your arms al righ. angles to your body .
"Suppose don't2' said |.
ST send bullet through your left ear, y
said be.
but permit me to observe -" said /.
Bang. A ball cut off The lobe OF my
left ear
The ear smarted, and | should have
liked to attend to it, but, under the Gig
cumetances, | thought it better to com:
ply with the whimsical old gentleman g
wishes.
"Very good!" said he. "Now do as
tell you, promptly and without mo-
ments hesitation, or | cut of the lobe
of your right ear. Throw me that lifs
preserver.
"But-"
"Ah woald your" said he, cooking the
revolver. @
The "click" decided me. Besides. the
old gentleman's eccentricity amused me.
and / was curious to see how far it would
carry him. So tossed nv life nresery
er to him. He cauoht it nestly.
sNow take off vonr coat and throw Il
to men
I took off nv coat and threw it to him
diaconaIly across the room
Nov The waistcoat." z
| threw the wa;slcoat to him.
"Boots ). said he au
"They are shoes . said ]. in some trep.
iia,iop lest he should take offeuse when
n, olrense was really intended.
aShoes. then" said he.
/ threw nv shoes to him.
Trousers" said he.
aCome, come, | say n' exclaim med L,
Bang! The lobe of the other. ear
came off. With all his eccentric ty ,he
old gentleman was man of his word
He had the tronsers. and With them my
revolver, Which happened to be inothe
right hand pocket.
snow the rest of your drapery.",
/ threw him the rest OF nv drapery.
He tied up my clothes in the tabiecloth,
and telling me tiat- he wouldn't detain
me any longer made for tue door with
the bundle under, his arm
"Stop," said j, .W hat is to become OF
me 7"
Really, l hardly know" said he
you promised me my liberty" said I.
"Certalnly," said he "Don't let me
trespass any further on your time. You
will find the street door open; or, il from
force OF habit you prefer the window,
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