Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-04-23
GETTING N Al kahT .



TAs asax was laaksd xksn ! ron oms,
aid To, - - = lSkpas
knew Sc 1orl1 - ~ 4 = re ID II
u kasv - q. 49, u t1s
dock "a iqsl se1esk Il xhs H. gard
was 30 i hilltIa ~ b1t 49, stenee
rsmaiue6. Ikus - 4 p1eeh assf shs
frons door. ~ t u NhlsH pss \ few
feet hsIow - pindnNs, uns Of them 1
knsm ~ he kasssesd dexans aad Ne okheF
opsaed xfoaa hedroan, which 81 might
nos Be ocSapied. An old NADIA g,stsr
Of shs gossraor's wife arrived % shs
same aaY and il was very pssaahls stas
che was iii lhas room bal 4 kAsN tbs
ks wa ii the oorner fuFshsress fFeua the
widoa, and heped 70 be ahle 70 gss In
and through the room Without awaksng
her, ana then I had q comparatively
Easy time OF It. So, getting piaak from
the neighbering boasdpiis, ! rsstsd it
against The caves az The shed, pulled on
my shoes, pat them In nay pocket, and
sseoonsd, n AL igAs 40 gar, BAT lshoaghs
Is nseessa-y, 10 orsisr not 10 arouse sns.
picion in the morpipg, 70 renove che
plank 40 dragging il up threw u OF
sAa end, and down IL vent with an awfui
rlaster on a stray dog that had followed
me twa OF three squares aud who iinfas-
diately set up she most awful whine .
hound ever gave tongue TO. Vhat start
LED half dassa dogs in tbs nsighbog.
hood barking, q goeking pisj ia toe
widow above commenced as If be in
sendsd 10 split his throat ~ II, asd .
woman In her nighs elsshas appeared ~
the window aesoss me ssress. knew
yes safe a. far ~ she WAS concerned,
bat ii asy enc came 10 our wladow the
candle gave light enough to have dis
covered me. Nobody came, however,
and the lady, after peering ap aud down
the street for minute or two, popped
ia hsr head and retired. Toe moeking
bird still ksps up bis eternal whistle, aad
il was bali an hour before hin and she
dog settled dowa aud gaYs NE chance
30 mere. Orsepiag siaTly along the
wall till I reaahea tAs wiudow, | pat Sy
hands on the sill, spraag lus and wfsh as5
legs dangling oct, ssuppsd % listea. Yea,
sha was In the rsom, fer was eyre
could bear breathing, 1Eter waiting for
9 minute cautiously dres up one leg,
and thea the other, drew shem aroaad
and, putting them dawn % the Eloor, was
just eenses6as shat | had stepped on
sonsthing gofs and yieldiog, and was
withdrawing sbelr whsa Another yell
br6ke forth at my fsst the old maid
jumped from her bed crying snaEasr r
And the mockiag bird stated again. A
little dAskey was lying 90 Der back nm
der tie wiIow, aud had stepped On hsr
face, and, Of course, woke her up. | de-
cidea 10 8 moment what to DO. The
house would be sFoased, aud | was
caught 50 a certainty aaiess | coald get
10 my room BEFORE the governor #ss up !;
but hadn's Gnomzns to lose, for the
ligals bigger was screaming; so started
for the door 10 shree ssrps, struck s
chair, stun hied over it, OF course, max
ing he fpless racket JOG eyer beard il
the hours Of nigts 10 peaceful house.
fhe ntggsr and tas Old maid screamed
louder than evrr; the knocking bird
whissled, ard they f4irlEmads ssoru&
as Lon as Julian's.
l reached the door, however, AMI
auie,iy and swiftly opened ii, ani luss
gls into the hali ia me 20 sea the old
gentleman oF-n she door, Nith 3 eandle
Ia sis hand, and cems hqrrying up sbe
slHirs. There was 4 wardrobe gear where
t stood, AID [ sgsang behind il. Up
akaA 49,
opened Il, and vent IN, aea in the near
time there wsre aiI sorts OF e3afa-fou aud
inquiry d0gn stairs as TO what vas the
matter. Eabady eIss eama ap, ahongn
from whsra stood | beard eyer Sord of
garry an 1 explanation 10 the reoEa. of
course they eonldn's make much of it.
Tbe lisfls darkey wses too much fright
ened and toe sound sieep nt the time TO
tell sLs srath, and the pAhot OF the bus
mess was thar they epneIuiel that she
bad been dreaming. and the governor,
after giving bar zoggd shaking aad ex
plaisiug TIE matter 70 toe aroused neigh
boris froa tbs sial5w, Wcos Lack 10 his
own roem again.
$50 TAR % good" now bad 10 60
dawa stairs. reach the back door, unbar
il, get into Ehe yard, make for my ROOM
whieh vas In the second story Of the
brfok building that stood uacpnnedfcd
wish, and Aboat dozen yards ff6m, tbs
main enc. After giving everybody
another hall boar 10 settle down again, /
started.
Boys, did JOG ever try - 60 90 Of down
q pair OF stairs as Raidnfgas @ithoaE ma
king noise You may trY is all sor's
of ways, bat every ssep is saTs 10 sfyak,
eacb with bccHliay noise OF its osn,
abd load epoagh, you are sure, 10 awaksn
everybody. | bad got yearly 20 tbs bot
tom, whsa little dog came tsotting up
10 shs entry tnward me, yelling farfons-
IL A suppressed s'eorne here, Zip!' al
Fenced hils, Tor be Fecsgnissd fae but
the little fslIox started the mockirg
bird, and ali the dogs 10 the nejghbaF
hood, baving lear ed 10 take tae cue, of
courss io;asd The chorus for a third
lisne,
1 rsn along the passage, reached the
door and unlocked is Just as the gov
eraor aroused the second tIma, opened
nis door, and seeing q psR escaping
from ths houss BIZ the back gay, oil
coarse cried tsThieyeaI thieves 70 and
made rush rftes Ae.s vas TOO qaick
for bin, though, opened the door,
sprang oni, made for TIE d7ar that
opened in q room below mine, ard had
isss reached Is. when crash! within q
foot of ny bead vent brick, ADD voice
thai knew belonged 10 my nest door
neighbor, Toppkins. joined he Governor
In the cFv Of Thieves sEissss mar
der murder - was safe. though.
Running mp stalrs | tsestfsd'' myself
quicker than ever did before or since,
assa was In bed ssaAd ssIesp Ia. bali .
minute.
asn't there rows thosgbP never
beard 90 maBT dogs bef0re--she aoekiRg
bird, Of s5assa. was budding ali prayE
GUS eGarls-- she chickens began 90 cros =
Tompkins, nexs door, vas hAliooiag.
could hear screams and all susss Of noIsea