Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-06-02

The mockiDg-bird still kept up its eternal
whistle, and it was fully half an hour be-
fore it and the dogs settled down and gave
me chance to move. Creeping slowly
along the wall, till reached the window,
| put my hands on the sill, sprung up,and,
with my head and shoulders within, and
with my legs hanging out, stopped to lis
ten. Yes she rus in that room, for |
could hear her breathing, After waiting
for a minute cautiously drew up one leg,
then the other, slowed them round, and
putting down to the floor, was Just con
scious that had stepped on something
soft and yiclding,a and Was about withdraw
ing them when another yell troke out at
my feet, the old maid jumped up from her
bed crying murder! murder! and the
dogs and morking-brd started again.
saw through it all : had put ny foot in
it, in more ways than one. A lltle dar-
key vas Iying on her blanket, under the
window, and had stepped on her face
and, OF course, woke her up. | decided
in flash what 20 90. The house would
be aroused, and caught, to a certainty,
unless could get to my room before the
governor was up, but hadn't a moment
to lose, Tor the lltle niggar was yelling,
and the woman screaming, so | started for
the door, made three steps, and struck a
chair: tumbicd over it o. course, made the
awtuIest racket YOU ever heard of in the
dead hour Of night, in peaccabIe house :
the nigger and the old maid screamed
louder than ever, the mocking-bird whis-
Iled like steam whistle, and the dogs fair
Ily made chorus as load as Julicn's.
reached the door, however, swiftly and
quielly opened it, and just got outside in
time to see the old gentleman open hiS
door, with a candle in his hand, ana came
hurry up the stairs. Not a moment was
to be lost. There was a wardrobe near
where | stood, and sprung bchndlt. Up
come tie 'govcrnor,' reach the door, open
lit, went in and in the meantime there was
all sorts of confusion and inquiry down
stairs as TO what was the matter. Nobody
else came up, through, and from where |
stood heard every word Of inquiry and
explanation in the room. OF course they
couldn't make much out Of it. The little
darkey was too frightened and too sound
asleep at the tine TO understand the truth,
and the upshOt of the business was that
they concluded she had been dreaming
and the governor, after giving her sound
spanking, and explaining the matter to
the aroused neighbors, from the window
went down to his room again.
SO far,so good. Inow had to 60 down
stairs, reach the back door, unbar it, get
into the yard and make for my room,w which
was in the second story of a back build
inc that stood un-connected with, and a
bout dozen yards from the main one.
After giving everybody another half-hour
, to settle down again, started. Boys did
YOU ever try to 90 up or down a pair OF
stairs at midnight, without making noise!
You NAV try all sorts of ways, but every
step is sure to crack, each with lecu-
liar noise cf its own and loud enough,
Won are certain 10 waken every body. |
0 had gotten nearly to the bottom, when a
little fsle dog came trotting up the enue
towards me, yelling iuriously. a supprcs'
scd Come here, sir, You Zp, sIIencel
him for he recognized me; but the tiste
started the mocklng, bird, and the dogs IN
the neighborh0od having learned TO take
, the cue. of course all Joined chorus, tor
the third time. ran along the passage,
t reached the door, anG unlocked II Just as
! the governor. aroused the second time
e opened his door, and seeing man esca-
: ping from the house, by the back way OF
! course cried Thieves! Thieves! =! ana
\ made a rush after me. | was too quick
2 for him, though opened into the room be-
: low mine, and had just reached II, when
5 crash, within a foot of my head went a
e brick, and another voice, that | knew be-
/ longed to our next door neighbor, iomp-
l kins, Joined the governor IN the cry OF
| Thieves y Thieves Murder Thieves :!
D was safe, though. Rushing up the stairs,
/ | .shelled' myself quicker than / ever dld
! before or since, and was in bee and sound
asIecp, in less than half minute. WASN'T
there row though! | never heard so
many dogs before, the mocklng-bIrd oil
, course was out doing all previous efforts
the chickens even began to crow: Iom!,,,
, kins. next door, was halIoomg Thieves !!
and calling the governor l could hear near
y. screams aud all sort Of talking an" noiseS
; ,,ibng the nA;ghbors, until at length The
cid cenIieman's voice was heard an the
I ya,d calling 'rom NTTaasq!
"'rom was sound asiccP-sH6[lns
, "Tom - cried the old man IN a soieo &c
,bat would have reused man irons an
! epllcPtic fit. 10 .hor and
jumping from my bed, raised the WHO" lr;o"'