morning. A thrill of fear went through All this was a on Monday every man who had a little money laid by. The women took off their bracelets, rings, and earrings and hid them securely in the empty soy pot. Instead of shouiing across the way they discussed in subdued}tones with their next-door neigh-hours the during robbery at the South Gate, before daylight. The boys stopped playing at executions and began expecting to see the robbers in every man that came along; this tation adding lightness to their heels. A band of robbers, believed to have been rided soldiers, with painted faces, with flaming torches and gleaming swords, enter-oda large cloth shop, outside of the South Gate about three o'clock in the morning of Monday last, They soon had the owner and his assistants sufficiently secured not to make a noise. About this time the gong-beater (watchman)* came along, and was quickly disabled by heavy blows on the head from behind. Guards were sent out
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