Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-12-20


cut bgore this was accomplished.
u No'yenturing second look, 1 retreated
trembling from the window, and proceeded
to th9task of rousing Ben as quietly as
possif.e
Halsg obligingly left his door unlocked
foF51iy especial comfort, there was no
tInss<dst in effecting an entrance, and had
my brother been capable of appreciatine
the vision, he would have seen wild
creature in white drapery calling his name
in nightmare whisper of terror-but of
course without producing the slightest
effect
Ban always slept with revolvers under
his pillow, which made me chary of
touching him-for firearms affected me
as a drawn sword did James the First
but something must be done speedily. as I
ianeied that impndent man perhaps load
ing himself at that moment with II, ovea-
bles.
SECT up - shouted, waxing stronger.
''Ben !! Get up this moment I"
''Iisn't time yet" grunted my provo
king brother, now half awake, as he
turned over like the sIuggard
1 never had any patience with people
who almost required u charge of artillery
to bring them back to their sober senses
and shaking him now with good will, l
screamed, Thieves! Robbers J Fire =!
Get upi''
A head that would have served for
Medusa started from the pillows and
out came those horrible revolyers, point
ing directly at me. A frantic yell, that
tried IN vain to smother, issued from my
lips; and Ben: now quite awake, shouted
out at me;
''Marie What in the name of heaven
is the matterg Do stop that confounded
noise |"
He had quite forgotten to call me
Minnie" as L always insisted of being
called being terribly in earnest, he had
gone back to the humdrum appelIation
that reused my intense disgust l was too
much taken up with the revolvers, just
now, to remind him of his omission, and
between my terror of the weapons, and
his desire 10 use them Immediately upon
somebody, we seemed scarcely likely to
come to an understanding.
Finally, however, Ben was made to
comprehend what | had seen and being
requested to retire while he donned few
articles OF clothing, L waited IN breathless
suspense for his reappearance.
''Ihe fellow will not be in hurry"
said he, in answer to my fears that he
would escape; she knows the family are
out of town. 1 shall get policeman,
and secure him quietly"
And bidding me be of good courage,
he closed the door, and looked up and
down the street / covered In the parlor
half disposed to rush after Ben, and insist
upon accompanying him but was not
exactly in promenade costume, and it
would take SO long to ''get myself up,"
that by that time, the affair would be
over. Then, too, those dreadful revol
vers might be used and bullet would
be almost sure to lodge in my arm, or,
perhaps, in some more vital point, should
/ chance to be within shooting distance.
These considerations induced me to re-
main where l was; although wanting
dreadful to know how matters were pro-
crossing next door was obliged how
ever, to wait for Ben's return and then
to draw the desired information from him,
piece by piece.
After an interminable time, he made
his appearance, saying: "WeI, the
fellows safely lodged at the station house
for the night; lets go to bed, little girl. y
And this was all, was it, after such an
excitement : Brevety may be the soul of
wit, but it is not the soul of satisfaction
when one is hungering for information.
"Now," said /, planting myself on the
TO remember that he is ny burglar if it
hadn't been for me you never would have
seen him, and 1 insist upon hearing some
thing about him. Begin at the beginning
and tell me what you did first, after you
left me-
''Looked for policeman" replied Ben,
hopelessly.
s.What next?"
"FounI one"
s.Next?''
s'Told him 1 had little job for him."
"What then! Ben, do you happen to
know that you are particularly disagreea-
bic and tormenting? Why can you not
give me spicy and graphic account of
your adventure, (Which is one you GER
tainly do not have every night of your
life,) SO as to present it clearly to my
mind! If l had gone in your stead, you
would have heard all about it, from be-
ginning to end, as matter of course. /
don't ses why men need to be 80 misera.
bic stupid and unsatisfactory.