North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-01-25

! breaking the nan glass, anu todi Ih5 A'" Eo"'
shirt entirely otE
He picked himself up with muttered eS-
pletive, and gained his chamber. The servant
had already lighted the gas, and opened the
register.
"Creation !" cried Mr.. P, "it's hotter
than the tropics. How do you fix this darn
ed thing, Peggy, to cool it off -
81 don't know" cried his wife, "l'Il ring
for Jane"
'Thc deuce you will" said Mr, Pollard
glancing at his scant attire, "you go to bed
I'll manage it. I'll set the sink over the
hole, and that'll keep the beat out. All
right"
Put ont the gas" said his wife from: the
| bed
put out the dickens - cried her husband,
angrily-"here I've blowed and blowed till
I'm fit TO bust, and the confounded thing
dances away the faster! can't snuff it out
neither | wouldn't give taller dip for
million of these jiggers y
''Tarn it off" advised Mrs. Pollard
"Turn it, indeed ! where'll You turn it to ?
wonder2 Ha ! I've done it I've switch
ed it out with my seeve!"
"Wal!, don't git into bed with yonr hands
smutiy; wash EN- there's hot and cold wa
ter you know. Such Convenience"
'Jubter Ammon I've took the skin eff
from that hand Why the waters bling
III try the cold -zornd>! how it smarrs !"
and nlutlerlng to himself, Mr.. Pollard com
peted his abIutiun and got into bed.
Sometime in the night Mrs. Pollard awoke.
She fel, chilly and damp. She put out her
hand and felt only water.
"The lord of mercy - screamed she, wake
| up MIah there's food |! It's got c'ear up
, lnssthe chamber, and We shall all be droundid
to death. git up and light Iightn
;'What in creation is it y cried he, dash
ing about in the vain attempt to find his
clothes. "Ah la! its just struck me.
didn't fix that water spout right after
washed my haudsl IrememberI couldn't
stop it from running. Coafound the conven-
icnce! And there aid't no matches nor can
die Wall, can find my way: III 60 down
10 the kitchen and get pail and bail VS. out
lie reached the top of the stairs safely,
took a step forward and brought up in the
hail below on his head, which felt as if a
whole cotton factory had sent up its mach
merry inside Of it,
Directly he recovered himself, ahd proceed
ed on his way. He went into the kitcnen,
found tie pail, and turned to 90 back. The
door was fast. is pulled and kicked it with
all bis might, he only wasted his strength,
Thou he remembered that all the doors IN
the house had spring locks, and he had neg*
lected to take out the key when he came in,
so of course, be was prisoner
Pollard was mad. 1t was bad enough to
be washed through with a prospect Of get
ting Immediately dried, but to stand there
on the cold floor in a January night, with
no garment but his robe de NUT, was little
too much.
He hallowed aud kicked and banged among
the pots and kettles and tin pans, He shout,
ed murder and thieves at the top of his voice
and knocked his worst corn wretchedly
against the range.
Maddened by the pain, he seized the poker,
and flew at the grated windows, through
which he soon made hole large enough to
shout murder out Of
In moment a policeman's rattle was
heard and directly quite force of ''stars"
congregated outside the window,
"What's the row ?" quered policeman
"What do you mean By kicking up such
row this time of night p
Pollard threw kettle of apple sauce at
his head, but the grating prevented its TAX
ing effect.
desperate fellows inside there" muttered
the policeman 'It's best to be cautious, we
might get into difficulty"
LET me out or I'll be the death of the
whole of ye!" roareG Nehemiah, amkng des-
perate. "i'll shoot every mothers son OF ye!"
'Polla1d Pallard Miah y called Mrs
Pollard, from the entry, "do come ~bat in
the world is the matter The house is full of
thieves and murderers Pve heard 'em
pellng for an hour"
"Let 'em yell and be blasted III be the
death of the whole Of 'em if you don't let me
! out of this |"
Don't kill anybody It's wicked re-
member the commandment ~ entreated Mrs.
! Pollard,
"Opea the doorr roared policeman
from outside.
"Open it yourselfr' cried Nehemiah.
"What are you dong in there 2"
"None of your business y said our hero
"Burst it in !" commanded the police and
after short struggle, the door flew from the
hinges, and the light of bulls eye penetrat-
ed the place.
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