The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-10


On the night when Lorcnzos silver bowl
was stolen by the gypsy, all the family, cx-
cept Lorenzo, were asleep, and none of them
knew aught about the theft which had been
committed until the following morning. Lo-
rcnzo got up that morning before any body
else in the house, as was bis usual custom,
and when he was dressed, he looked out at
the window.
"Ah " said he, snow 1 recollcct; Bruno
is fastened up in his house; will go the first
thing and let him out
SO Lorenzo fastened down stairs into the
kitchen, in order to 90 out into the yard He
was surprised, when he got there, to find the
kitchen door open.
"Ah. said he to himself, chow came this
door open? | did not know that any BODY
was ur. 1t must be that Almira is up, and
has gone to get pail of water"
Lorenzo went out to Bruno's house, and
took down the board by which he had fastcn-
ed the door. Then he opened the door,
The moment that the door was opened Bruno
sprans out. lie was very glad to be released
from his imprisonment. lie leaped up about
Lorenzo's knees little at first, to express
his joy, and then ran of, and began smelling
about the yard.
lie found the traces of Murphy's steps, and
as soon as he perceived them, he began to
bark. lie followed them to the kitchen door
and thence into the house, barking all the
time, and looking very much excited.
Bruno" said Lorenzo, "what is the mat
ter with YOU :"
Bruno went to the door of the closet where
the bowl had been kept.Thc door was open
little way. Bruno thrust his nose into the
crcyicc, and 50 pushing the door open, he
went in. As soon as he was in he began to
bark again.
Bruno" exclaimed Lorenzo, "wha. is the
matter with you?"
Bruno looked up on the shelf where the
bowl was usually kept, and barkcd louder
than ever.
where's my bowl 2" exclaimed Lorenzo,
looking at the vacant place, and beginning
to feel alarmed. where's my BOWL"
lie spoke in tone of great establishment
and alarm. lie looked about on all the
shelves; the bowl was nowhere toLc seen.
NV here can my bowl be gone to 2" said
he, more and more frightened lie went out
Of the closet into the kitchen, and looked all
about there for his bowl. OF course, his
search was vain. Bruno followed him all
the time, barking necessarily, and looking up
very eagerly into Lorcnzo's face with an ap-
pcarancc of great excitement.
'Bruno," said Lorenzo, "you know some
thing about it, am sure, if you could only
tell"
Lorenzo. however. did not vet suspect that
his bowl had been stolen. lie presumed that
his mother had put it away in some safe place
and that, when she came down, it would
readily be found again. SO he went out into
the yard, and sat on stone step, and went
to work TO finish a windmill he had BEGUN
the day before.
By-and-by his mother came down; and as
soon as she had heard Lorcnzos story about
the bowl. and learned, too, that the outer
door had been found open when Lorenzo
first came down stairs, she Immediately cx-
pressed he opinion that the bowl had been
stolen.
"Somc thief has been breaking into the
house" said she, a." ard has stolen it."
"Sto!cn it '" exclaimed LORENZO.
eyes," said his mothcr,"Iyc no doubt of
it,"
So saying. she went into the closet again
to see if she could discover any traces OF tn,
thieves there. Bat she could not. Ever,
thing seemed to have remained undisturbcd
just as she had left it the ni:ht before, onl,
the bowl was missing
'Somclody has been in and stocl
: it. sad She. "most assurcdlv."
To be concu ,c,! next week