Year: 1874

THREE Misunderstanding umbrella members
lately visited the town of Milton, Pa, pursu-
ing their avocation In way that commended
them and their calling and secured the ready
patronage of the dwcllers in that region
Among those who patronized them was the
family Of Samuel Bond, living about eight
miles from Milton. The Bonds were farmers,
and their house was located in secluded
spot.


One Of the umbrella-menders visited Bonds
house. 1t was the day after Bond had sold
some cattle and got the money. That night
Bond awakened and saw a strange man in his
room. He sprang up and collared the man in
the twinkling of an eye. Mrs. Bond was
awakened by the unusual noise in the
room. She bounced out Of bed with
lively sense of what was the natter, She
caught the stranger by the legs, and at length
the husband and wife had him apparently in
their power. Mrs. Bond held him while Bond
poured blows into his face with liberal hand.
They had all scufIled and rolled to the head of
the stairs, and the base of operations was sud-
denly changed by Bond and the stranger roll
ing from the top to the bottom of the stairs.
They were clinched and did not loose their





now came on the scene. The stranger had
found pistol by this time and began to use
it. lie fired at young Bond and hit him in the
groin, and was about to fire at Mrs. Bond,
who had reached the foot of the stairs, when
blow with club in the hands of young
Bond broke the strangers pistol arm and the
tinued to use his club upon YnY Rnnd caps
stranger, who finally became quiet and lay
helpless. a s


1t was evident to the Bonds that they had
won victory, but it was also evident that
they were all badly hurt and bleeding. Mrs.
Bond struck light to make closer inspec-
tion of the field. She recognized in the
stranger who had no business that the Bonds
knew of in the house that he was the UNI
brclla- -mender who had called on her during
the day. He was breathing and sensible, but
of no use to himself. Mrs Bond searched his
pockets and found her husband pocketbook
with $500 in it. He had made the transfer OF
the pocket-book before Bond awoke. The burg
lar said he had two friends to help him, who
stayed down stairs while he went up stairs
He did not see them round and he supposed
they had run away when they found he was
discovered. Mrs. Bond was the only one lef
able for active service, and she had received 4
deep cash in the face. The old man and hei
son were nearly as helpless as the burglar
She got rope and tied the burglar so that hi
could not get away unaided, got on a hors'
and galloped eight miles to Milton after th'
officers and doctors. She did her errand will
neatness and dispatch.


1t was found the burglars right arm wa
broken in two places. three of his ribs wer
stove in, and his skull had received two frac
lures. The Bonds, father and son, were bad
ly, but not dangerously, wounded. Tn


burglar was not in a condition to be moved
but tine doctors did what they could for hin
ard left him in charge Of an officer, usin
Bonds house as a prison and hospital. A
! the Bonds went TO bed. Soon after the office
was left alone with his charge wagon drov
up TO the door and the officer was asked
, step out. He supposed it was the Sheriff, VIII
had come after the burglar to take him
r jail. He went out to the wagon. There WEI
G two men, who asked him how the prisoner WI
G doing, One of the men got behind the otfic
< and feled him with club, and when he can
= to his senses again he found the wagon gon
n the prisoner gone, and the bed upon whiC


the prisoner was lying gone. 1t was evident
a rescue by the other burglars.