The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-05-27

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as sbo found herself wide awake on
OF the dogs uttered a dismal how
1t was only three. quarters OF al
hour since the woman had got int
bed The dream bad been go vivi
and the impression so strong thu
she ut once dressed herself, deter
mined to investigate ut least th
point from which it started. Leav
ing her child asleep in bed and tax
ing the revolver in hand, sbo sofll
loft the honse and proceeded to th
stables Sho reached them to hea
tho low voices Of men in couyersn
ton, and as che put her eyo to
crevlce she sa~ that Jack had
companinn. They were cleauinl
aud loading their firearms Ivy th,
light OF IA candle, and the straLgol
was marked on the check az the wo.
man had dreamed. IL Was we'll tina,
she had the heart Of brave mau
Had she betrayed herself by any aci
OF womanly weakness, her doatl
would have followed She retreated
as quietly as she had como, aud
when again in the house, she tried
to think what should be done. II
her husband feft Ellsworth at say 7
o'clock, he would be homo by in
the morninge-by 3 at the latest
She need not mako any movo for
two or three hours yet.
Fortunately for the woman tho
little boy was in robust health and n
sound sleeper She equipped her.
sell for tho night walk, and then
turned out tho light and sat in tho
darkness. Both dogs came and lay
ut her feet, but at intervals we're
nervous and uneasy. Their won.
derfnl powers Of scont must bov.
warned them that some stranger
was about tho place At midnight
Mrs. Sherman attached rope to
the colnr Of either dog and passed
out of the house, locking tho door
behind her. She walked down the
road about mile, aud then made Il
detour across the prairie aud struck
the creek half q mile below the ford.
The watera wero waist high aud
very cold, but sho was soon across.
She struck tho highway half u mil,
from the ford, and walked on. but
sho had not gono above IA mile when
she discovered her husband. In q
few minutes he was in possession #
her story, and ho was not long DO,
Gliding on plan Of action. Hs wit,
mounted tho horse aud he led il
until they approached the creek. He
then ioft her, called to tho dog4, and
went forward 10 uncover the would
be asgRssias TIC dogs wero furi
ous for the hunt, and they had 70,
been gOno from his sdo five minute.
before they found and ferce!y at
tackled tho half-breed Three or
four shots woro fired, ard then came
calls for help. Sherman advanced
to snd Jack on the ground, badly
wounded, and one of the dog.
guarded him. The strange man
had taken to flight, hotly pursued y
the other dog. This dog did nol
return for two hours and then his
chops were red with blood, bnt i,
WAS never definitely known whether
his victim escaped or WAS pulled
down.
The sudden attack Of the dogs
confused the men in hiding, and
shot meant for ono OF the brutes
struck Jack in the chest, Knowing
that he had only short time to live.
he confessed that the pair bad pla !
ned to ay,murder,and rob Sher-
man, and had they beon successful
in this they would have afterward
murdered the child aud carried the
woman away with them, He died
in the thicket within half an hour.
having been told how it came abou,
that the plot was discovered and
saying in answer TO the explana,
ions
"Suroly, there must be God, !
Ind ho sent an angel to give warns
pr