The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-02
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MRS. HOUGHTON'S CAT:
WHO WAS THE BURGLAR.


Mr.. Jones was on his way home
from small party at late hour in
the evening. 1t was very dark
uight-darkness solid enough to cut,
as somebody has expressed it. Under
the circumstances it was not perhaps
strange Mr.. Jones found considera.
bic difficulty in finding the way home,
familiar as twas.
At length, with a feeling of relief,
he turned Into the street in which he
lived. 1 should say into the street
in which he supposed he lived. The
fact was that he mistook the street,
and turned into one running parallel
to it.
"Now, where's my house?" thought
Jones.
1t was rather hard to tell. lie
tried with his eyes to peer through
the darkness, but not very success
fully. At last he discernod au out
line that looked like No. 81, which
he occupied. =
"Yes, said he confidently. aud
with a feeling of decided relief, chat
it."
But he was mistaken.
1t was the residence of Mr.. Hough
ton, dry goods merchant.
But how should Jones know? lie
could not read the name on the door
plate. However he felt so confident
he was right, that he probably
would'n have done so if he could.
lie took out his latch key, and in
serted il in the proper place.
BY a very curious co incidence ant
unfortunately for Jones, as it proved
his latch key fitted Mr.. Houghton',
door. The door flew open, as if tC
its lawful proprietor, aud Jones, Gu
tirely unconscious that he was com
mitting a grave oifense in the eye OF
the law, stepped TRANQUILITY inside.
II was about twelve o'clock. Every
one was in bed and asleep. ought
to except Mrs. Houghton, who had
Loen kept awake by severe tooth
ache.
Jones groped his way along unit
he came to hat stand, which hap
pened to occupy position similar tc
that in his own hall, and quietly
took of his coat aud hung it up. His
hat ditto. He then thought tina
he would quietly mako his way
out into the dining room, opening
out of the hall at the end, and lighl
the gas.
~ should thought Mrs. Jones
might have kept the hall burner
/ lighted" said he to himself "ShC
knew | was going to stay out late
Confpund III"
This last exclamation was elected
BY stumble over an article of furni
ture in the dining which he
had already entered Jones fell over
it with considerable violence pro-
ducing a confusion on the knee, end
trifing pain in that bone sometime
deDominated the crazy. bone.
"lt's regular man trap" mutier-
cd Jones, picking himself up, some
what irritably. "What is it | STUN
bled oyer?"
He felt about, thinking il might be
chair, but his astonishment may be
conceived when he discovered by his
sense Of feeling the offending article
was a cradle.
"a cradle in my house!" he ex.
claimed. "What can il mean2"
Mr.. Jones youngest child was ter
years old, so that he had some GROUND
for his surprise.
"A crad'el" he repeated. "Goot
heavens! Has Mrs. Jones been en-
tertaiuing babies during my absence
Even if she has, she might have The
good sense to put away the cradle, 81
that l needn't break my shins owe
| it,"
lie made stride forward--an un
Fortunate step it proved. The tabl,
was laid for breakfast-tho custom
in that household, but not in tha
Of Mr.. Jones. Coming in violen
collision with it, the table was turned
over, and there was a tramendou
smashing of crockery, making
hideous racket.
Good graciousl" thought Jones
"whst on earth induced Mrs. Jone
to set the table over night on thi
particular occasion? She has neve
done SO before. l suppose l hay
destroyed ten or fifteen dollars wort
Of crockery. 1t is Mrs. Jones fault
shall deduct it out Of her pi
money"
Meanwhile, in the chamber above
Mrs. Houghton had striyen in vai
to find relief from her toothachC
She tried cloves, she tried toothach
drops, aud various other remedies
but all to no purpose. The disa
greeable pain would not be cxorcis
ed She envied Mr. Houghton. VIII
hy ia tranquil slumber uuheedins he
torn nts.
All at once she thought she hear