Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-05-13

nln, was a Dear,-a grizzly one. IT ha
been long time, too, since he vas cud
. and he had forgotten all about how he fel
then, i suppose. To this day / haven
quite got over my amaEement that b
should have been the father of Lorette.
He was down on bows and all there sill
quirks. and had long standing antipathi
to the May-basket business. Rather thai
to have fallen into his hands. we woul,
have taken 'Alvaradoe's Leap and riskec
it.
But the sentiment which urged US on tc
brave these dangers was strong one,-
strong enough to carry us through them.
l remember that for a whole week before
the May night in question We had been
spending the nights together laying our
plans. But it was tough problem. We
couldn't seem to manage it, till along to-
ward morning of the night before Tom
walked up all of a sudden.
Kit, Kit whispered he, I've got il now
I've just thought how we can do it,
How = exclaimed l, broad awake at the
happy announcement.
You know their old corn-crib back of
the buildings, in the garden Well we'll
hang 'em, and cut round through the gar
den, among the lilac-bushes and get into
the corn-crlb. You know the little door
i'll the end buttons or The outside and
hasps on the inside. Well unbuttcn it,
slip in, and hasp it to and in the night
so, even if they should come round into the
garden, they Won't mistrust we're in there
That's just the thing, Toin.'
Yes and We'll run in there after every
| one,-we got three to hang, you know.
They'll think we've run of down the
road toward home, and chase on after us.
We can hear everything through those
great wide cracks in the crib. o, won't it
be fun to hear them talk and wonder where
we went p
Fun alive We didn't sleep another
wink that night, the thoughts OF it were SO
exciting.
The next evening was warm but moon
less.
Just the right sort,' said Tom, as we
were taking last look at the baskets, to
see that the 'iiXin's' had not lost out, and
that the pins were in right for hanging
them to the door.
We waited till ten O'Clock however 1t
would be better to leave the elder Lynch
go to bed, if he would, before getting too
near. From safe distance we Kept watch;
and when at length Il light had been seen
to appear and shortly after disappear from
a window thought to belong to his bed |
room, we entered the premises and made |
our way stealthily round to the corn-crib. |
corn. We unbuttoned the door and crept |
in. 1t had rather mousy smell, but, as |
Iom had predicted, was just the place 80
make our head quarters in.
We listened all was quiet.
Now for it, said Tom and leaving two !
Of the baskets there in the crib, we took !
Cad's and stole round to the door. Tom
was to pin them on, and l was to knoeit
We had brought an old mortar-pestie for
that purpose.
All ready whispered Tom, pressing in
the pin.
Two ponderous knocks from the pestle
ana " the sk srAek Of Il J MhR & we & were a rpn oyan
thought 1t took them some time TO get out
But they came out at st,-Cad, jess, and
Lorrette, with. Dan, their little brolher,--
and raced OF down the read, while wye lay
ana snlckered.
They were woefully at faIlt, though, and
oy and uy came back, wthderlng and not
a little chagriued.
'lav'nt seen a thirg ofthem, said Jess.
Nor sound eithsr, said Loretre.
~, they're rouTd somewhere, said Cad. !
taking down herDasket. Let's go in and .
wait. They'Doe oach'' .,
We LET t6th wait some time, though.
'SHy is ,Ae word now whispered Iom.
sThev,I 1Ish out the moment the pestle /
strikes ucAI tiuic'
Bdt after all had for long time been
still We venturcd round again with the
second basket
Guess we've out-winded them,' said
Tom. They're abed by this tine
But with the first stroke OF the pestle the
door lew open, and out rushed ali three Of
the girls at Il pop. Coming out of bright
light, though, they We're unable to see us
quick enough. lodging nOiselessiy back,
we scuttled away among the hlacs, and
regalued the crib once more. Old Scose
sprang ont, bsrked, and took a turn through
the garden. We rrembied he didn't hap
pen 10 nose us out, though, but ran on
after Dan aud the girls, who were chasing
down the road again.
"A pretty snug shave muttered Tom
drawing a long breath. And just then
the gruh paterual voice was heard demand
ing lrOm his bed-Chambvr what all that
NOISE and rUDlPLS was about that time OF
night Here Mother Lynch probably in.
formed HIM of the day OF the mouth tor
after II pause he Snortcd, First day o. May!
Little solutions I'd like to get hold OF 'om =
Prayerluily hoping he wouldn't We walt
ed tor The slrs 10 come back, which they
at slst did, utterly nunplussvd NJ their Iau-
ure To get the least clvw U our whereabouts.
Il know IFS Kit aud Tom,' said Jess,
"Ihot's the quesunn, whispered Tom.
They'll haus another, guess, said Lor-
ette 4 hayent had any yet
The little mink doubtless knew she had
good reason 10 expect one.
Here the father Was heard ordering them
into the hOuse-aua 10 bed.
This times the rubber, whispered Tom,
Il do hope Old jock won't come OUT, or
Scose either; he almost smelled Us out
Nc wailed a iull halfhOur. 1herr was
too much at stake a. make time any object.
Then with trembling aud pAlapltauJu, Nc
edged round Tor the lhlrd aud last lime
but ere iom could pin on the basket, the
door was opened with a jerk, aud savage
grap made from a blg, brawny haud. We
spgang away like cats, tgayersed the garden
aud alNvd INTO the CRIB, Scngt was ailer
us too his gryal ugly head entered with
us, bul kuuck uu the nuse frum the peslle
niade hlm Withdraw lt ami Nc got the
duur %, aud hasptd it. bat the racket
thus made bad beIaytd us and Scoge,
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