Charles Peace, or The Adventures of a Notorious Burglar

CHAPTER I.

OAKFIELD FARMHOUSE――THE BURGLARY――DESPERATE ENCOUNTER――VILLAGERS TO THE RESCUE.

Our first scene opens at a picturesque-looking farmhouse situated on the outskirts of a pretty little village within a few miles of Hull. Oakfield Farmhouse――so called from a number of patriarchal oaks poising their lofty heads in the rear of the establishment――was in the occupation of t...