The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-03-23
NO 90

time up to about two o'clock In the norniD-
Without making the least noise they efectel
their enterance by The back door or the house
and Nelly lesdihg the way. betool themselves
up the back stairs in the dark to Nelly's room,
without having the least suspicion Of finding
on intruder. As they had arranged befwee1
themselves TO Keep from the old folks the LATE
ness OF hour at which they arrived home tbeir
conversation, while disrobing themselves 90
retire, was carried on in n whisper.
The agents ear, from long habit and prac-
tlce' possessed nice properties Of hearing, and
the whispering and light treading awoke him
from his sleep ahdsupposing il to b. occasion
ed by robbers, helistened 10 their conversation
holding his breath least he should give them
notice OF his being awake The girls them
selves were little alarmed at the lateness Of
the hour, and extremely anxious that If ahou8
De kept from NelIy's parents; their conversa-
ton was upon the best method of eonceaIing IL
from them, &c. the agent eaught this partofh
and part, too, excited as his Imagination
was at the time, a little startling.
Susy says to Nelly:
g II is much later than VIC should have bear. !"
To which Nelly REPLIED
- Yes, it is but we have got in without dis-
turbing any body. So far all is right but we
must be quick or we will be discovered, and
all will go wrong with u.s."
The agent was now certain they were rob.
bers and, in the dark, as he now was, nothing
before him but robbery and murder He grasp
ed his pistol mechanically and firmly; cautious
ly cooking it, he prepared for his assailants.-
Directly he felt hand on the Bed-clothes,
passing in the direction of his pillow, under
which bis money and pantloons were laid he
held his breath, and put himself IN a position
to reduce The liability Of injuring himself on
discharging his pistol, and to assure its effect
upon his assailants, supposing he aimed at a
vital part. The hand continued to pass round
the upper part of the bed, but did not seem to
hit the particular pillow
This gave the agent time for reflection.
"Shall t. thought he, "shed blood in pro.
lection Of this trife of my employers, or shall
permit it TO be stolen, and bear the brunt of
unjust( as they would be) suspicious against
myself p
This was well-it was noble for had he fr.
I'd, endless would have been his remorse,
though the act would have been legally justif-
able Blu: ima~ine HE surprise when he heard
a soft, sweet voice, which appeared to bs No
more than two feet from him, say.
Sue, 1 can't find my night-cap."
The truth flashed upon him. He had been put
into Nelly's bed during her absence, and the
which she had been searching for in the
dark had been removed by her mother The pis-
tol dropped from his hand as Instinctively as il
had been grasped before, and it appeared there
was a bit of fun instead of a robbery aud muir
der after his..hard days travel. So. with as little
noise as possible he drew himself toward that
part of the bed usually denominated '' back-side,
where he lay quietly awaiting the result.
Susy was soon dsrobed and ready for bed, but
in getting in she accidendy put her hand upon
he agents head.
"Why Nelly p she exclaimed. ''theres some
body in the bed, as sure as / am alive"
Our hero (for such he ought to be called) was
almost convulsed with laughter.
e It's only litte Sis" replied Nelly; 81 sheal-
ways sleeps with me-"
This answer satisfied Susy and Nelly, with
out the least fear, got into the bed. The girls
were snugly ensconced under the quilt, which
had been made the season before. with Cas they
supposedly ''Iitte Sis on the " back-side," Susy
DoIbear in the middle and Nelly on the front.
but in truth "lule SIS had been taken 10 bed
With her pa and ma, as Nelly was absent.
Susan Dolbear was as affectiouate girl as In
Llama can boast Of, and as proof Of this asser-
ion, we have the fact that she could not 90 to-
sleep without first giving "litte Sis" kiss-so
he turned over to perform this pleasutaBle act,
when she put her hand on our heros face aud
ceiling his huge whiskers, she was made aware Of
Ter mistake. In less time than it takes us to
eli it, she gathered up the bed-clothes and with
N effort almost superhuman, she spnng into
he middle of toe room, screaming
"It's man its man, NellyP
Nelly, Of course partaking Of Susy's alarm,
ushed into her fathers room. followed by Susy.
eaving our hero in perfect fits Of laughter, from
which he has not recovered to this day. as he
aughs immoderaiely every time he sees pistols
or the occurrence comes to his mbancs.
Neilys father was up in twinkling and a
light being obtained by the aid Of loco-foco
match, the whole affair was explained 20 the
girls. who passed through the room, OF which.
our hero was in full possession, with q light in
hand, gathering up their personal clothing as thsv
passed through to another room in the atticato
" Of the house, where they retired and soon leiB
asleep.