Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-05-09
GETTING I'M THE HOUSE AT NIGHT
WITHOUT MAKING A NOISE.
B Z T Q NJ.

how to get in without waking up "the govern
or, was the difficulty. / knew he'd give me
particular fits if he knew I was out after
ten, and the clock had just struck one The
back yard was an impossibity, and but one
chance remained There was a porch over
the front door, the roof of which was but a
few feet below two windows. One of them I
knew it was fastened down and the other OPEN
ed from bedroom, which might or might
not be occupied An old maiden sister of
Jim's wife had arrived on the same day, and
it was very probable that she was in that room;
but knew the bed was in corner farthest
from the window, aud hoped / would be able
to get IN and through the room without AVA
kening her, and then had comparatively
easy thing of it. So, getting plank from a
neighboring board pile rested IL against
the caves of the shed, pulled off my shoes, put
them in my pocket, and then "cooned up"
All right SO far, but l thought it necessary,
in order not to arouse any suspicious in the
morning, to remove the plank; SO dragging it
up, threw of the end, and down it went with
an awH e eatS St fES "a 6r fs dog ht hpa haa fol
mediately set up the most awful howl whip
ped hound ever gave tongue to. That started
half a dozen other dogs in the neighborhood
barking; a mocking-bird in the window above
commenced singing as if he intended to split
his throat at it; and an old woman. in her
night-clothes, with candle In her hand ap-
peared at window acrossthe street. knew
| was safe as far as she was concerned. but if
any one came to our windows, the candle gave
enough light to very probably discover me
Nobody did come however, and the old lady,
after peering up and down the street for a
minute or more, popped her head IN and re-
tired. The mocking= =bird still kept up its eter-
nal whistle, and it was fully half an hour be-
fore it and the dogs settled down and gave me
chance 10 move. Creeping slowly along the
wall. till i reached the window, i put my
hands on the sill, sprung up, and. with my
head and shoulders within, and my legs hang
ing out, stopped to listen Yes. she ras IN
that room for could hear her breathing.
After waiting for minute, l cautiously drew
up one leg, then the other, slowed them rounds
and putting them down to the floor. was con-
scious that L had stepped on something soft
and yielding. and was about withdrawing them
when another yell broke out at my feet; the
old maid jumped up from her bed crying
Murder! murderl" and the dogs and mock
ing-bird started again. Isaw through it all;
had .sput nv foot in it, . in more ways than
one Al little darkey was ying on blanket.
under the window, and / had stepped on her
face and. of course, woke her up. I decided
in fash what to do The house would be
aroused, and caught, to certainty, unless
could get to my room before the governor
was up; but badnt moment to lose; for
the little nigger was yelling, and the woman
screaming 60 4 started for the door. made
three steps, and struck chair-tumhled over
It. of course-made the awfulest racket you
ever heard Of in the q dead hour of night = in
apeaceable house the nigger and the old maid
screamed Iouder rlInu Usrr, the urUckinS -Dlf u
whistled ike a steam-whistle. and the dogs
fairly made chorus as loud as Jullien's-
reached the door, however. swiftly and quietly
opened it., and just got outside in time to see
the old gentleman open his door, with can
dlein his hand, and come hurrying W the
stairs. Not a moment was 10 be lost There
was wardrobe near where | stood. and l
sprung behind it Up came the governor
who reached the door, opened it, went m, and
in the meantime there was all sorts OF confusion
and inquiry down stairs as to what was the
matter. Nobody else came up. though, and
from where stood heard every word OF IN
quiry and explanation in the room, fcourse
tbey couldn't make much oiit Of it. The lit.
tie darkey was too frightened and too sound
asleep at the time to understand the truth;
the upshot ofthe business was. that they con-
cluded she had been dreaming and the " gov
erner. after giving her q. sound spanking.
aud explaining the matter to the aroused
neiehbors, from the window. went down to his
room again s,...s ss
sIs So far, so good / now had to go down
stairs, reach the back door, unbar 1T, get INTO
the yard, and make Cor my room, which was
in the second story of back building 'na'
stood unconnecfed with, aud about dozen
Yards from. the msin one After giving ev-