The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-11

sisters WOFuS he gave lu5uOFlOuS
groan.
"Has she recovered? ?n questioned
John, vainly endeavoring to restrain
bis laughter at the wry faces his broth
er was making.
eyes, I soon brought her to; but
don't believe the poor girl Will ever
get over her fright. She said the first
thing she knew she was being lifted
up and carried out, and she was 50
much alarmed that she couldn't utter
a sound but the mOm9nt the cold air
struck her, she realized that she was
being abducted or something of the
kind, and had just time to utter q
scream when she tainted. 1t is too
bad, 1 declare, boys. l shouldn't
wonder if she had taken her death be-
ing dragged out of 4 warm bed this
time of night and dropped into a
snOW-drift in that fashion. No Won
der that she cried; poor thing"
"Cried, did she =" repeated George,
with a grOan.
81 should think she did. just took
her in my arms and let her have her
cry out, while explained to her how
she happened to be mistaken for Sam,
and so became the victim OfyOur mad
pranks."
"That was neat of you, Han. I'm
awful glad you hugged the poor little
thing. Wish you had given her a
brotherly squeeze for me- pom my
honor 1 do. Oh dear! am in sack
cloth and ashes from this time hence
forward and forever" replied George,
with another dismal grOan.
"And how on earth do you expect US
to stay and take the consequences ?'
asked John, beginning to look serious.
1 had rather face a masked battery
than this pretty teacher, after making
such fools of ourselves"
81 don't care if you had" answered
his sister, Indignantly. "rhe only
way to do is to brave it out, both Of
you, and apologize for your rudeness.
She is not bit stupid, but pleasant
and merry, and no doubt you will
have a Jolly laugh over the affair"
"But Sam ? How the deuce are We
to get along with him. You know
well enough, Han, we shall never hear
the last of it from him that it will be
brought up at all times and in all
places"
"If you two can keep the secret, I'll
find a way To silence Bridget, and it is
a subject Eva will not care to have
discussed, and fortunately my hus-
band is away from home. So go to
| bed and rest cOntented."
She showed them to the room she
| had intended them to occupy, and
soon the house was once more hushed
| in slumber.
MEANWHILE their brother Sam had
reached the depot few minutes too
late. He found the train he was to
have taken gone, but upon consulting
a time table, he ascertained that an
other started two hours later, and 81
decided to take it. He figured to him.
self, as he impatiently crowded into
an empty seat, and being whirled
along at rapid rate, how snugly his
brothers had ensconsed themselves in
to the best room, which by right, be
/ ionged to the eldest, and consummatec
a plan to get even with them.
Some time after midnight he was
deposited at Hollythorn, and reaching
his sisters house, he secuted around
until he found way of entrance intC
the kitchen, where he deposited his
luggage and removed his boots. TheI
he quietly stole up stairs and opened
the door of the best room. ''Surt
enough thought he, "my fine chaps
you are in clOverm for there were nOl
to be mistaken signs Of the room be
ing occupied. Garments We're lyin:
upon chairs, and the bed was bein;
pressed by slumbering forms.
,k To think of coping with their uniteC
strength by dragging them forth, wa
not practicable, but there stood tn
pitcher of water, and he knew that I
good dousing with the icy fluid wOuiC
! bring them out quick enough.
"If can't have my old quarters,
he chuckled, "you shan't, that L an
determined on. So here goes"
He lifted the pitcher, approaches
the bed, raised it high, and suddenl!
! dashed the entire contents upon tn
sleeper!
Such a torrent of screams as he ha
, never before heard rang thrOug
: the house, and before Sam could col
( lect his his scattered senses door afte
door opened and Hannah, George an
J John rushed in, clothed in scanty ar
= pareI-Hannah with a frightened loo
in her face and a lamp in her tremt
l ling hand, that revealed the entil
e scene.
There, sitting up in bed, with he
hair dripping like mermaid, h'
: night-clOthes deluge1, her face cOlOl
e less and eyes looking terror, was tn
: Young schOol-mistress, and there ws
d Sam, with the empty pitcher in h
= hand the very picture of imbecilit
Y staring about like an idiot at Iii
Eva and the havoc he had made.
v Hannah, George and John instan
" cOmprehended the situation, an
= the latter at the command OF the
v sister, dragged Sam away, while 81
5 assisted the drenched and terrific
3. gir; to dry clothing, and then took b
Il own room and bed explaining, for Z
second time, the mishap of Il
h night.
s. Gpu keep you with me now, n
le moor child" she said, though wi
N great difficulty she suppressed b
g, laughter. "ThOse boys are nice
le come up with at any rate; and if
d. wasn't for you having been so ter
"a bIy frightened, and the way my bt
E. bed has been used, l wouldn't cal
They do nothing when they cor
K home but study up some trick to pl
t. upon each other, and,n continu
w she, by way of apology, "they are
confined in their Offices and stol
during most of the year, that they
IN entirely loose when they get out he
es But you are safe now"
Ne Hannah kissed her charge, and we
re down to see the boys, who as soon
y they were fairly shut up in the
Tl T gions below, began to appreciate
y. Joke; and now Sam was as deep
slr the mud as they were in the mire, a
- was given no quarter.
I'll be blamed if 1 know what
70 all means" said Sam, looking in CT
~ / fusion at his brothers, who were rc
n ing and kicking in conyulsiOns
laughter.
nd "Wait" replied George, until b
n comes, and see if you don't find ou
Sc. And he gave vent to another peal.
ID, Sam had not smiled, and sat To-