The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-22
"A LADY AND a BURGLAR.
\ Black villain Found Hiding Under
Bed-A Woman's Great Nerve Saved
Her Life and that OF Her Child.
Capture of Desperate RObber.
fFrom The philadelphia Times. }

capture OI desperate ltOpUcis
From the Philadelphia Times.)
1t was Just after the war, aud things
were in rather IL chaotic state. We-my
husband, my little one and l-wcrc living
in Richmond then On the night of which
| write could see that John was worried
about something. He seemed prcoccupied
all during supper, and after the things
were cleared away he took his seat at the
table with pile of medical books reaching
above his head on his right, and an I'M
ncnsc volume spread open hctore him.
lie evidently had puzzling case on
hanu, and was not in Il humor TO be talked
to- took out my crochcting, and worked
for short time OH little Anna's sacque.
Then ] yawncd, ciocheted IL round or two,
yawncd again, and finally, in despair, folded
up my work aud went up stairs to my room.
Little Anna had preceded me there, and
lay, tucked away in the corner Of my bed,
in The rosicst slumber imaginable.
Il won put her in her crib just yet, |
thought, she is sleeping so sweetly.'
| had got, in the process Of dsrobing, to
the point of dressing wrapper and slippers.
and was shaking out my hair, preparatory
to its arrangement for the night, when the
brush slipped from my hand and fell, with
Il sharp ring, upon the floor. as stopped
to pick it up sight met my eyes the very
recollection of which makes NE grow hot
and cold by turns. \ negro was under my
bed. He was drawn up as close as possible
to the wall, and lay there watching me.
am only an average woman, not particu-
larly courageous, or particularly anything
that know Of. How ever kept from
shrieking or faintng will ever remain II
N.Y. tecy to me. Supernatural strength
mus, have come to my aid. | felt in j
moment the Importance of concealinS from
this man the fact that | was aware of his
presence. arose from my STOPPING pos
ture and began brushing my hair with the
utmost GOODNESS and deliberation; but a
very white face looked back at me from the
mirror before which stood. believe, if
anything, / brushed my hair longer than
usual that night; then, dividing it in two
parts with great exactncss, began plating
it, turning over in my mind all the while
what course of action | sboGld adopt.
Suddenly remembered that / had for
which We always kept in our room at
night.
"There,"I exclaimed aloud, II left the
silver down stairs. | must ask John to
bring it up with him."
John! Oh, John" l said, going out in
the passage and calling down the steps,
bring the spoons md forks up with you
when you come
There was no answer The dining room
door was shut, and John was deep in his
book
How provoking" exclaimed. u will
have to go down for them myself"
Every detail of that nights adventure
seems engraven, as with an iron pen, upon
my mind. The very sound Of my slippers
loose at the heel-as l went down the
bare steps is distinct in my memory.
John said, as, closing the dining
room door behind ME, crossed the room
and placed my hand OH my husbands
shoulder, don't exclaim ut what I'm going
to tell you. There is 4 man under the
bed in our room. He doesn't know that |
have seen him. Slip quietly out at the
Duck uOOT anu CNlt lOI uSlP DSiOlS HS
makes his escape" don't think ten
minutes could have elapsed before my
husband returned, accompanied by two
policemen armed to the very teeth; but it
seemed like hours to me US ! stood there,
thinking Of our little one, sleeping SO un-
consciously on our bed, and of the villain
living beneath it, He was big, burly fell
low, it was discovered, when at last he
was dragged from his hiding place and in
duced to assume the perpendicular. On his
person, in addition to my diamond ring,
gold watch and set of pearls, was found a
bottle of chloroform, II big knife and a
loaded revolver. The next day very
tremulous heroine was reading in the
morning paper nm account of brave
woman's adventure with Il burglar. The
tremulous heroine was myself. The brave
womnn--.he account said she WAS myself
too.
Ton The pnsr's NOM 1oh ofsfrs II farm,