Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-24
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" One evening Mrs. s, hae retired when !
was busy writing. whenit struck me that
glass OF ice water would be palatable So
took candle aud pitcher and went down TO
the pump. Our pnmp is in the kitchen. A
country pump in the kitchen is more conve-
nient; but well with buckets is certainly
more picturesque, ne,--Ungortunately our well
water has not been sweet since it was clean-
ed out. First, had TO open bolted door
that let's you into the basement hall, and
then | went to The kitchen door, which pro-
we'd to be locked Then remembered that
our girl always carried the key 10 bed with
her, and sleut with il under her pillow. Then
] retraced my steps: bolicd the door, rnd
TeHt up into the dining room. AS is Arrays
the case, | found when ] could not get any
water. l was thirstcr than ] supposed was.
Then thought | would wake up our girl.
Then concluded not TO do it, Then i
thought of the welh but gave that zap on ac-
count Of the favor. Tben | opened the
closet door--there was no water there; ana
then thought OF The dumb waiter! The nov
city OF the idea made me smile took out
two.or The n,ovea he sh.lres. stood the pitch
er in the bottom Of the dumb waiter, got IN
myself with the lamp let myself down until
l supposed was within foot oil tie fiOor
below, and then let go.
We came down 50 suddenly that ! was
shot ont of the apparatus as it it had been
catapult Il broke The pitcher, eNtingulshcd
the lamp. and landed me in the middle Of the
kitchen, at midnight, with no fire, and the ali
not NJ uch above zero point. The truth is.
] had msculculatcd the distance Of the dc.
scent--nstead cf falling one foot had fallen
five. My first impulse was TO ascend by th"
way came down. bnt found that impracti-
cable. Then tried the kitchen door, it was
locked ] tried 10 force it open; it was made
of two-nch stuff and held its own. Then
hoisted the window. and there were the rigid
iron bars. Ifever felt angry Mt euyhody,
it was at myself for putting up the bars to
please Mrs. Sparrowgrass. ] put them up,
not TO keep people in, bnt TO keep people
out ... .....g.
! laid my cheek against the ice-cold bar
riers. and lr0ked out at the sky; not star
was visible it was as black Us ink overhead.
Then | made Il noise shouted until was
hoarse. and knocked our preserving kcttl,
with the poker. ..-. ....U. ....
That brought our dogs out in full bark
and between us we made night hidcuus
Then J thought heard voice aud listened
it was Mrs. Sparrowgrass calling me from til,
Top Oi lne staircase. l Ir!eu 10 MAKE Nel
hear ME, hut the dogs united with howl, grow
and bark SO as to drown my voice, winch i.
naturally plaintve and tender. b, sides
there were two bolted doors between US
how could she recognizes my voice, even i
she did hear it Mrs. 5. called once or twice
and then got f,ighttned the next thing
heard was n sound as il the roof had Fallen in
; by which understood that she was sprngiul
lL the rattle. That called ourneigIbor. ;lread,
wide-awake. He cume TO the rescue with
bull terrier. a Newfoundland pup, lante
and revolver The moment he saw me- l.,
shot ut me, but fortunately missed me.
threw myself under the kitchen table anC
began to cXpostulate with him, but he woul,
+, not listen 20 reason. In the excitement
had forgotten his name, and that made mat
ters worse. 1t was not until he had rCuseC
mp every body around. broke the baSemcn
door open with an axe. got into the kitchel
with his savage dogs and shooting iron, an,
seized me by the collar, that he recognised
me-aud then wanted me TO explain it Bu
what kind of exploitation could | make {,
him ! told him would have to wait unti
my mind was collected, and then / would le
him Understand the whole matter fully. -Bu
he never would have had the particulars iron
me, forl do not approve OF neighbors tha
shoot at'you, break in your own door, an,
treat you in your own house as if you were
Jail bird. He knows all about it, however
for somebody has told him. Somebody tell
everybody everything in our village
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