The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-11
Quite q Mistake.
A story that win Make You Laugh.

S'OTy THAT VIII make lou LaHsh'
In the thriving village of Holly
thorn there were las is common on
such plantations) a church, post-of-
flee, a couple of stores and district
school, being taught by young lady
who had a widowed mother and
brothers and sisters to assist in sup
porting. For the sake of economy,
Miss Eva Stanley "bOarded around"
among the scholars, and was consid-
cred a paragon among teachers. Her
father mad been arespectable meehan-
ic, but died after about two years of
illness, whish bitterly impoverished
the family. Eva had, however, (she
being the eldest), received a good
plain education before the great Ca
iamity came upon them, and noble
hearted and unseifsh, began her
work Of assisting in their support.
The last week previous to the holi-
day vacation sine had been boarding
with Mrs. Carpenter, who was max
ing gigantic preparations for guests
she expected from New York.
"YOu never met my brothers, did
you Eva" she said, and then began
TO give a description of them. -''There
is Sam, George, and Johnny, the
youngest; and such times as they do
have when they get out here to
rest and rusticate, as they call it
But, dear me, don't get much rest
or peace for they are like a lot of boys
let out of school. Such tricks and
pranks no one ever saw. The last
time they visited me all together,
John and Sam actually cut out a
pane of glass from the window and
pelted George out of my best room
with snow! You see there is always
a strife for that particular room, fol
the bed is a spring one, and they say
that they don't sleep on any other in
the city. But they don't get in there
this time that's certain, for intend
! TO keep you in that room and thai
will end the controversy. am Sc
afraid that they will break or ruiz
something that I am glad you are
here. In may keep them in check {
little.n
81 would just as soon occupy any
other room, Mrs. Carpenter, and dC
not wish TO incommOde your broth
ers-Ihave no right tOdo so"
No you shan't,n peremptorily . eX
| claimed her hostess, "and what is tht
use of your going home vacation week
You can stay here just as well not
and do your sewing on my machine
Your mother has mouths enough t.
feed 1 guess, and won't miss yours.
I The subject was dropped, and, tn
entire houshold retired early, for to
morrow the brothers, young, arden
and full of life, were going to b
there. But without sending any worl
of their intention, they had conclud
ed to take the evening train, whicl
would land them at HOllythorn abOu
bed time. George and John did SO
and when safely seated in the cars
began to speculate about the absenc
# Sam.
mo reason upon earth why h.
should not have been along" sal
George.
"No, for he told me this mornin
that he would be on hand" reptile
John.
az can't make it out, unless he ha
taken.the five o'clock train by mis-
take.'
mot bit of il" laghed John, VIII
fancied he understood the entire pre-
gramme. sits more likely he too
that train on purpose to get into Han
nah's spare bed room, and make I
take up with straw ticks and featt
ers."
81 didn't think Of that, but reeko
YOU are right. We must eOntriy
some way to get him Out.n
'tBet your life on that"
The brothers put their heads tOgetl
er and laughed merrily over son
scheme for Outwitting Sam, and a
cnrdingly, when the train reacht
HollythOrn about Il O'Clock, they a
preached the house in very stealth
manner.
Climbing the fence in the rear, th'
softly opened a window and Obtaint
access to the pantry, where they d
molished a mince pie and a quaint
Z of doughnuts. Then, with appetit
Al appeased, they removed their boo
and prepared to investigat the "be
y room"
}. They stole along the hall, viii
was dimly lighted by the moon, ;
eended the stairs and reached &
door. The faint rays of the mo
disclosed chair piled with elothiI
and they could distinctly trace I
. outlines of form beneath the bC
clothes, with not the remOtest i'd
but that Sam was enjoying sweet
pose upon Hannah's best bed.
A few whispered words were
changed, and then as softly and ligl
" as if shod with down they DIR
near.
"AlI ready v' whispered George.
Quick as thought they seized up
the form of the sleeper, bed-clOtl
and all, bore it it swiftly down
f. stairs, out into the snow, and W
lust about to deposit it in hU
drift, when a shrill scream broke
stiffness of the night, and oh hOrr
it was that of a woman! And in th
CONSERVATION they dropped their b
den plump into the middle Of
" drift.
HGood heavens Proclaimed Geor
it isn't Sam, but some woman,
she has tainted. Run and call HI
nah."
With admirable presence OF m
he lifted the limp form of Eva ST
ng lev and carried her into the not
Rnt her cry had already been hea