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Show ri.tORV FEMALES Two TentieMen liirln licit a llurgtur anil Throw Hint Out of Hi Window. Gallatin. Teuu., June 2-1. Misses Ltila aud Ella Lewis had au excitiug experience with a negro burglar at their homo last night. Miss Ella Lewis is the retiring postmistress here, and it was Known ly the would be burglar that alio had considerable considera-ble money which she had yesterday yester-day reeeived in payment for her postofliee fixtures which sho had sold. About 13 o'clcek she w as awakened by a man who was standing by her bedside, with one hand on her throat and this other fceliuc tinder her pillow aud around the liead of the lied. She immediately called her sister, sis-ter, who had retired in the same room, and who responded gallantly to her calls for help. The burglar drew a pistol from his porket aud cocked it, but before he could hae possibly used it the young ladies seized iii in and gave 'him a thorough slugging, all tins time carrying liim toward to-ward the window of the room. The young ladies finally reached the window win-dow with the midnight marauder and by main strength they succeeded in throwing: hiiu out, he falling to the ground ten feot below ou his head. After lying as if stunned by his blows and his exit from the room above ho pulled himself together and made his escape. |