The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-01-20
Getting in at Night,

The door was locked when L got |
home. and how to get in without wa.
king up the Governor was the ditficuI
ty I knew he'd give me particular
fits if he fclnd out as [ was absent
after ten and the clock had just str1ck .
one. The back yard was an i'm lossi-
bilitv, and but one chance remained. /,
There was a porch at tne front door, |
the roof of which was few feet below
two windows. One OF them | knew
was fastened down, and the other open
ed from a bedroom which might or
might not he occupied. An old maiden
aunt hai arrive on the same day and
it was very probable that she was in
that room. but the bed was in the corner
farthest from the window and | hoped
| should be able to get in and through
the room without awakening her, and
then had IN easy thing ol it.
Getting a plank from Il neighboring
lumber pile, rested it against the ewes
Of the shed, pulled off my shoes and
put them in my pocket, and then coon
ed" All right, so far, hut thought
it necessary in order not to arouse sus.
melons IN the morning, to remove the
blank. Dragging it up, threw of the
end, and down it went with an awful
clattcr on stray dog that had followed
i me for two or three squares, and who
Immediately set up the most awful whine
hound ever gave vent to. That started
half dozen other dogs in the neigh
= bnrhood barking a mocking bird in the
- window above commenced as If he it,
t. tended to split his throat at it and an
r old woman in her ni2ht.clothes, with a
lr crale IN her hand, appeared at win
p dow across the street. | was safe as lar
r. as she was concerned, but if any one
to came to our windows the candle gave
5 enough light to reveal me. Nobody did
h come, however, aud the old lady, attei
Il poerng up and down the street for {
II minute or two, popped in her head and
~ retigei. The mocSing bird still kept
- up its eternal whistle, and it was fully
d. half an hour before itand the dog settled
III down and gave me a chance to move.
?" Creeping slowly along the wall till
he reached the window, | put my hand
m on the sill, sprang in, and with my leg
e, hanging out, stopped to listen, Yes sh
u was in that room, for | could hear he
ne breathing. After waiting for a nm
lr ute. cautiously drew up one leg. am
" then the other drew them arounI, an,
lg putting them down to the floor, was jus
conscous that | had stepped on some
nd thing soft and yielding, and was with
do drawing them when another yell brok
IN out at my feet. The old maid jumpe'
do from her bed, crying
ne Murder, murder" and the dog
in and the mocking bird started again.
So 4 little girl was lying on her back
e." under the window, and | had steppe
on her face and. of course, walked he
he up. decided in flash what to dc
IN The house would be aroused, ana | va
nd caught, to certainty, unless | coul
lry get to my room before the Governor wa
ich up hut hadn't moment to lose, tc
lis the little nigger WAS screaming, 50
md started for the door. made three stcr
see anl struck a chlir, tumblIng 1t owe
aud making the awfulest racket you eve
heard in the dead hour of night" IN
; peaceablc house.
,tv, The darkey and the old maid no
inc screamed louder than ever; the mocl
in ing bird screeched like steam WHISTLE
,sly and the dogs made chorus as loud
ont Julen's. | reached the door, howeve
.tor swiftly and quietly opened it, and ju
nc cot in the hall in zine TO soc the o
sist gentleman open his door, with cand
did in his hand, and come hurrying up Il
Ial. stairs. There was Il wardrobe near whe
the | stood and | sprang behind it. |
o.. came the Governor, reached the doc
me- opened it and went in.
re-" In the meantime there were all sor
off. of fconlusion and inquiry down stairs
,t." to what was the matter. No one el
loc. came up, though from where ! stood
,rse heard every word OF inquiry and exp
vou nation below and in the room.
course they couldn't make much Of
The little darkey was too frightened a
cral too sound asleep at the time to und
,dy, stand the truth and the upshot of t
sen business was that they concluded I'll
ltcd she hal been dreaming, ana the Gov
mu. nor. after giving her sound shakl
his and explaining the matter to the arous
A neighborhuod, from the window, VIZ
aim down to his room again.
So far, so good. | now had to
tor down stairs, reach the back door, l
bar it, get into the yard, and Lake
Iur's which was in the second story of a ba
building that stood unconnectei W
and about dozen yards from the m
the one After giving everybody anotl
II, is half hour to settle down again | starte
Boys, did you ever try to 30 up
down pair Of stairs ut midnight, vi
ont making a noise You may try
to sorts of ways, but every step is sure
doj creak, each with peculiar noise of
nope own. and loul enOuoh YOU are cert