The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-30

~nen was awakened by the furious
yelping of "Frisk," little black and
tan torrier, which was in the habit of
stealingly slyly under the sofa in the
hall downstairs, before the door was
shut, in order to spend the night on it
when all was quiet; had forgotten to
look for him, and had fastened HIM in.
Then heard voices outside of my door,
mems voices, and some one said:
"Confound that cur! he would raise
the dead; the girl must be awake"
The head OF my bed was Just at the
door, and heard distinctly. Lat up
in bed, instantly, my heart beating
loudly, so loudly, that it seemed to me-
l could hear it, for the unexpected had
happened, and these were certainly
burglars. My first thought was for
something to put against the door, but
there was nothing l could move except
small table full of books, which was
on the other side Of the door from the
bed. 1 knew it would not be much
hindrance, but concluded that the over.
turning of the table ani the books, in
case the door was opened, might em.
barrass and delay them for a few min
..tcs; being top heavy, it was certain to
oversurn if pressed against.
The knob was turned as l moved it,
and the door shaken heavily from the
outside.
"Open the door," said rough voice,
cor I'll kick it down, "suiting the action
to the word by vigorous kick.
Another voice said:
Hand out ttat money and them
diamonds, little gal, and we won't hurt
YOU"
How my courage was screwed up I
don't know, for was too frightened to
speak, but / remembered little pistol
which had been given me, and which,
being very pretty, kept lying on my
bureau. 1t was so small as to be almost
toy, but it carried one good sized
cartridge. knew where to put my
hand on it in thu dark and seizing it, /
placed it against the door panel, just
where the voice seemed to be, and fired.
There was a loud oath aud a cry, and
a voice exclaimed:
"The little vixen has hit me: inst
let me get at her and I'll twist her
neck" while the kicking and shaking
were renewed so violently that I knew
the door could not possibly hold out
many ninutes. / did not wait for it to
burst open, but rushed to the front win.
dow, and threw open the blinds; the
night was bright moonlight one, and
looking out could see that one blind of
the parlor window below was open, and
the top not so far below that my foot
could not reach it whilo holding to the
window sill above.
swung myself out, holding On to my
own blind as did so, and after several
efforts steadied myself on the lower
blind. dared not let 60, but swung
there for moment, sick and dizzy.
Then l saw that the edge of the roof
over the porch was not over two feet
beyond the edge of the blind when wide
open, and up the side of the porch were
stout, wooden strips, nailed across to
support honeysuckle, which had been
Stem Mas Ass mSst Sc as YsR gs e snathe thea R
small tree.
don't know how ever did it; ip
the day time, and in cold blood, it would
have been impossible for me to do it
again, but I managed to catch the
turned up edge Of the tin gutter around
the porch, and swing myself SO that my
feet caught on one of the supports to the
honeysuckle, and, step by step, managed
to Chamber down. AS the g@ouud was
reached there was crash upstairs, the
door having given way, and, with it,
down came the table and books.
waited to hear no more, but, half
crazed with fright, flew across the lawn
towards the side fence, few yards be-
yond which stood the house of one of
the tenants. In order to get to it had
to leave the shelter of the trees and come
out into the bright moonlight, my white
night-dress making me conspicuous as
did SO.
There were two windows to my room,
one on the side as we'll as ono in front,
8Red, "ffefe she goes; shoot her down
before she rouses the country on u.s."
There was the sound of shot, and I
felt something like a cut on nv arm.
which, all at once, became wet. l did
not realize that was shot, but rushed
on over the grass in my bare feet, tumbl-
ing over the fence in some sort of
fashion. and finally falling against the
window of the tenants house cried
with all my strength:
"Oh, MIR. Jones! save me, save mel"
Fortunately the house was low to the
| ground, and the windows within easy
reach, and fell with such force against
the bedroom window that pane of glasa
was broken and both Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
awakened.
I remember nothing more until I
woke to find myself on the lounge in
Mrs. Jones's room, while she stood by
me bathing my bleeding aGm.- ~, Japas
tne1r shot-guus us-always kept on hand
for game-they had called the dogs aud
gone after my two burglars. The moon.
light and the dogs had enabled them tc
keep close on their track, and had the
satisfaction of hearing next morning that
they had been caught, tied hand and
foot and guarded safe to the county Jail.
They had taken nothing from my
room, having been too uneasy about
their own safety to linger after they
found had escaped. had shot the
man had seen that day in the shoulder,