The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-10-24

1 lrt. hf tho hl Al if@' 'nPnf't, ~
be had q tr~sci tnent ~ the
lou tt RAISED his mind latch ksy
sa heard fasnslms 81 tic door.
A, dis esup,us a. ~oa. she rfrsng
% her Zee. greatly frightened.
.Uh, dear VA her exclamation
~ha, sl.al! ! DO : here comes The
.,,lss'
VIVA. shal, {. 40 =! was the ones
tom Of Gus. a. he spracc TO h's feet.
'oi, dear. ola dear she at,erly
exclaimed. where shall | hide you :
, Theirs no closet, aid you osnno, get
"a, cf the rosn before the folks will
.ce yoa. o., mercy! ! shall lose my
lace. There. the door IL oie'i'pg
--quick quick hide under the So
"a. !, n high olc.'
lie didn't stop 10 III X % a better
tlacc, bu, TOPPED doan aad co'nmen
cef crawling underneath. lis pro
,rcs, VI. greatly accelerated by her
feet. which she applied quite heavily
to ii. sid.
Thunder ~ha. a hn,ation shes
go said Gis, as It came IA contact
ai'h his ribs.
Whcw they keep a cat in the
house. Hist there dey come One
three daughters. the old man
an | woman and tao gcu,s, ( lends Of
the ladies', | suppose. Here they
are down ou the sofa. How should
| like To grasp one Of those dc'raic III
tie ankles Cad. Fl. she would think
the devil had her. | wonder how
|lns I've 20. 70 st,v here. | hope
the conversation will be cdifying.
In this manner lis thoughts ran
for the space of an hour. By that
time hc found his situation ANYTHING
hut pleasant, not being able To move.
There were no signs Of their depar.
,are, jnd yng from their col vcrsation.
| which was lively at first, and not
known. how long he should have to
stay in such odious quarters, caused
him 10 amathematize them most SC.
vorcly, and svorc such a pitch that
he lie, an oath accidentally Flip through
/ his lips.
'lIark , what's that 2 exclaimed,
! one. but the others heard nothing.
jesse Maria :. thought Gus, what
narrow ESCAPE. If any Of the 9th.
crs had heard it, should nave been
discovered, then a pretty plight l
would be in. ! should have been tax.
en- for burglar.
While thus congratulating himself
on his escape, a shawl belonging to
one Of the ladies', hanging over the
back Of the sofa slipped behind. 1t
was soon missed and search commenc.
ed.
1T must have fallen behind the 50.
ia, surmised the owner.
III ascertain said one of the young
men rising from the sofa.
SEEING one end he whirled it near.
ly into the middle Of the room.
Gods what a scream. The young
ladies' nearly tainted sway at the
sight Of Gus laying on his face.
Burglar . thief robbcr..' replied
the head Of the house, retrca,ing TO-
wards the door.
Complimentary said Gus, looking
up.
The two young men seized him
and raised lin to his feet.
Give an account of yourself ; how
came you here = we've the questions
put TO him.
Thieves. robbcr. watch scream
ed the ladies'.
Stop your noise shouted the old
gentleman as Gu, commenced an
apology.
Ladies and gentleman said Gus,
you have found me concealed under
the sofa, in bursiarious msnner
but pom my soul twas for a different
purpose.
lie then went on and gave a lucid
|, iexplana,ion, and in such a manner that
, il Sc, the cd gentleman in a roar OF
laughter.
The girl was then called 10 be aues-
toned abou. the matter.
, i shall see now at any rate. who |
, /, have been skylarking with though,
! Gus, a. her step was hear. on the
stairs.
Il n momcM more and a daughter o,
u Ham, black rs til. ace oi spade, ,,rod,
into the room.
Such an appaIiiion struck our her,
. dumb. For n moment he was a mode
nt amazemrnt; bu, II roar Of laughter
. from all M the room restored his seal,
r tered senses, and lac became fully awar,
: Of hi, ridiculous position.
J. Where my ha, :, he family ejaru
lated ns lac rushed from the room.
Until sleep closed hi. eyes did I'll,
/ roar Of laughter ring in his ear, an,
when sound asleep, vision Of a "ne
e gress' fitted before him.