Nebraska advertiser., 1866-04-26

cant nnd nOthln8. Dus never u
my life heard the floors crack so.
could have sworn there was somebody
) walking over 'em.'
4 guess you're little excited, AIM
yea'
No; go. over that but I did hear
hoisep
Mr.. Ducklow, returning to his pillow
dismissed his fearsszOa o,se laors com
posed his mind for slumber Bat the
burden of which he had temporarily re-
lieved his wife now returned with re.
doubled force to the bosom Of the virtu-
Gus lady. 1t seemed as if there was
only 4 certain amount of available sleep
| in the house, and that, when one
had ii, the other must go without; while
at the same time swarm of fears per-
petually buzzed in and Out of the mind,
whose windows Wakefulness left open.
Father = said Mrs. DucklOw, giving
him violet shake.
Hey? what ?'-arOusing from bis
first sound sleep.
Don't you small samelhing burning 2
Ducklow snuffed Mrs. Dncklcw
snuffed; they satup in bed, and snufed
vivaciOusly IN concert.
No. can't say do. Did you 2
Jest as plain as ever / smeli anything
in my life Ba! l don't so'-snuf, snuff
rot quite so distinct now
Seems to me do smell something, ,
said Mr. DucklOw, ina gination coming
to his aid. 1t can't be the matches, can
n?
4 thought of the matches, but I GER
tainly covered ,em up tight
They snuffed agaln-frst one, then the
Other-now series Of quick short snufs
then one long. deep snuff, then snuff
by both together, as if by uniting their
energies, like two persons pulling at a
rope, they might accomplish wha; neilh-
erwas equal to singly. ae-ata
Good heavens = exclaimed Mr.. Duck.
low
Why what. father q
IT'S Thaddeus He's been walkin in
his sleep. That's what we heard. And
now he's got the matches and set the
house afire =
He bounded out of bed he went
stumbling over the chairs in the kitchen,
and Gathering among The tins in the pau
Try and rushing bIindTy and wildly up
the kilchen stairs, only to find the match
es all right, Taddy fast asleep, and no
indications anywhere, either 10 eye or
nOstril, of anything burning.
1t was all your Imagination, mother!'
My Imagination. You was Jest as
frightened as 1 was. I'm sure | can't
tell what it was l smelt can't smell il
now. Did you feel for the-you know
what 2
Mrs. Ducklow seemed to think there
were evil ones listening, and il was dan.
gerOus to mention by name wha, was
uppermost in the minds of both.
i wish you would just put your hand
and see if they're all right; for I've
thought several times l heard somebody
talking on 'enI out
Mr.. Ducklow had been troubled by
similar fancies; so, getung down on his
knees, be felt in the dark room for the
bonds.
Good gracious = he CALCULATED.
What now g cried Mrs. DuoklOw.-I
They amt gone, be they? You don't
say they're gone =
'Sure's the world 7-NO.here they be /!
l don't feel in the right place.
How you did frighten me Ny heart
almost hoped out of my mouth p
Indeed the shoch was sufficien. TO keep
the good woman awake the rest of the
knight.
Daylight the next morning dissipated
their doubts, and made both feel that
they had been the victims of unnecessary |
and foolish alarms.
i hope ye won't git so worked up an
other night said Mrs. Ducklow. It's
no use. We might live in the house
hudred years, and never hear of a rob-
Der or fire. Ye only excite yerself,
and keep me afraid
i should like to know if you didn't git /
excited, and rob me of my sleep jest as
much as l did you reIOrted the indig-
nant housewife.
You began it; you fust put it into
my head, Bot never mind. it can't be
helped now. Le. US have breakfast as
soon as ye can, then I'll run over to
Reuben's'
why not harness up, and let me ride
over with ye7'
Very we'll maby lhat'll be the best
way. Come, TaddY! Ye must wake
uP! Fly round You'll have lots Of