Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

a chair, tumbled over IL, Of course making
the awfulest racket You ever heard IN
the hours II night, in a peaceful house,
The Niger and the old maid screamed
louder than ever; the moeking bird wills.
tied louder than stsam whistle, and they
fairly made chorus as loud as Julian's
Il reached the door, however, aud qui-
etly aud swiftly opened il, and just got
into the hall in time Ia see the old gentle
man open the door, with candle IA his
hand, and come hurryiug up the stain,
There Was wardrobe near where lstoai,
and sprang behind il, Up came the
governor, reached the door, opened IT, aud
went in, and in the meantime there were
all sorts Of confusion and inquiry down
Stair as 10 what was the matter. Nobody
else came up though from where stood
heard every word Of inquiry and cN-
PLANTATION in the rom. OF course they
couldn't make much ii it, The little
darkey was too much frightened and too
sound asleep at the time 10 tell the truth,
and the upshot OF the cuisines. Was that
they concluded that she had been dream
ing and the governor after giving her
sound shaking and explaining the matter
10 the aroused ncighhors from the window,
went back TO his own rlom again,
80 far so good. now had 10 20 down
stairs, reach the hack door, uubar il, get
into the yard, make for my room, which
was in the second story of the brick build
ing that stood unoonneotod with, and
about dozen yards from the main one.
After giving everybody another hall hour
10 settle down again, | started.
BOYS, did You ever, try % 20 up OF
down pair Of stair, at midnight without
making noise You may try II all
sorts Of ways, but every step is SUR 10
ereak, each with peculiar noise Of its
own, and loud enough, YOU are sure 10
awake everybody, | had got nearly Ia
the bottom, when a little dog came trot-
ting up the entry toward me, yelling tu-
riousiy. \ suppressed "eome here, ZIP
.lenccd him, for he recognized me but
the little fellow started the hooking bird,
and all the dog- in the ncighborhood hav-
ing learned 10 take the cue, Of course
Joined the chorus for "A third time,
u ran along the pass reached the
door. and unlocked it, just as the governor
aroused the second time, opened has door
and seeing a man escaping from the house
by the back way, Of course crlcd "lhI''cs.
thieves y and made rush after mo.
was too quick for him though, opened the.
door, sprang out, made for the door that
opened III room below mine, and had
Just reached il, when crash within loot
If my bed went a brick, and a voice that
! knew belonged To the next door neigh
Dor, Tomkins joined the governor in the
cry Of Thieves, thieves murder muir
der" | was safe, though
Running up stairs | ".hellod' myself
quicker than | ever did before or since,
and was in bod sound asleep in hall a
minute.
Wasn't there a row. though never
heard so many dogs bcforc-tho hooking
bird, of course, was outdoing all previous
etfnrta=the chickens hngan u crnM-I.m.
kims next door was hallowing Thieves !"
and calling the governor | could hear
screams and all sorts of noises and talk
ing among the neighbor-, until at length
the old gentleman's voice was heard IN the
yard calling Tom Tom -
Tom fortunately was sound asleep
snoring.
jumping from my bed, raised tn,
window, rubbed my eye, and looked par
TALLY frightened, (which | wasn't.
asked
why father wha, in thu world is the
matter =
There's thieves in the house, wa. III,
reply; get your gun and come down be
quick,
Hes in the room below you, htll"wot
/ Tomkins I'm certain of it, saw him
as he ran down. and throw hrg brick a
him. | know he didn't pass the door. Mr.
Jones"
Il was directed to look out for myself
the governor stood sentinel a. the doc
below, armed with a club, while Tom}Liu
had FIVE minutes to collect aid from til,
neighhors. and in lc>, than half that tim,
50 thoroughly was every hou~,. nlurme,
there were dozen or more men in th
yard armed with guns, pistols and sticks
The governor led the attack; opyuin.
the door he called:
Come out Of here, you hgu~, lrgakiu.
seoundrcl il you attempt to resist u
blow your brains out,
Nobody came, however.
Watch tile door while 70 in. and
was told to look sharp and shoot the "a,
lcal' II he comes M stair, uoueu,ar
search was sufficient "a satisfy ,yrryhol
that ,ho thief was not in tho ran,p
, Hes up stairs then" cried Thomkiu
- "f,r TN take my billie oath that h., Jid'n
: lass that door"
Sun ,t,;rs th.,. tr,,,,.1 lnt lsi II
e candIc tx MAT limo. anJ tlnr, wa. =,
! burglar there The .trjct.s+ search eve
; .lnok;n, ,,ndar a hoot didn't SHAW, .le fGut
= est traSe Of him.
, Tbe vord wa. oxsIniurl tb,r tl,,. hons,
, and cvcrvbody was tolerablv w,l( Statistic
| that he escaped but | was appointc
r sentinel for the rest of the nirht. and 81
r dered not to 20 to sleep ON my post but
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