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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
A Novel Fish Trap.

About daylight one morning recently,
says the Denver News, the machinery
i'll the Pueblo Mills began gradually to
slacken, until at length it almost stop
ped. The miller, rightly supposing
that something had become entangletl
in the turbine water wheel, which fur
nishcs the power for the mill, shut off
the water and proceeded to inspect the
wheel; On examination, he found that
piece of machinery filed to its utmost
capacity with catfish. The wheel was
opened, and about one hundred pounds
of fish, varying from two to fifteen
pounds, were taken out The orificcs
in the wheel arc sufficiently large to
allow fish under two pounds in weight
to pass through, and how many more
members there were in this piscntOrial
exploring expedition it is impossible to
tell. The fish seem to have come down
the mil ditch in Il school, and their
voyage Of discovery was brought to q
sudden termination by tho turbine,
which seems to make an excellent trap
for large sized members of the finny
tribe. AS soon as the news was spread
abroad i'll the neighborhood, Alderman
Baxter had numerous visitors, and a
fish feast was in'lulged in 10y good
many Of his friends. Catfish are IL
luxury there, as it is almost impossible
to catch them with IL hook and line in
the Arkansas This is the second time
that these mills have been stopped by
fish, Il similar occurrence having taken
place last summer.
SPECTATORS in mining shares are
now cheering themselves upby, intonat-
ing the interrogatory, "Shonld old ac-
G"aintanrc be forgot, and ncverbrougl,t
to mine %
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
THE; NEWS.
Civil Rights Bill Passed.

The civil rights hill introduced Ivy tho late
Mr.. Su,uucr has y, last passed tho Srnat'.
Tho following, is, ia, veto by which the bill
passed that body. May ~ after i srs~i'" 81
twenty hours. mainly devoted t" ns dis
cus~iOu:
Nr>> Nrrrn. Allison. boutwell,. E'k'nsh"m.
tnnkiin... ll,,u,rls. Flanagan. fi'nl'En"sstn'
llar,ll Harvey Howe. ingalls,. Mitchell. Morrill,.
rf Vermont u..~l>, la,t, r~'n. Tease. Pratt, Ram
S,., l;nh, ri~r: Sargent, S,,Ht, Slrnctr stewart,
Mnil.i.h Wa>i burn. Wet. WINDOW anu Wright
"
N,+ T,;> l;,':.':,. t'ari" inter-, Cooper, Da> is,
lan,r l;u,ui i, IT Md. Johnson, Kelley Lewis
Met t. w. NJ, .ri,ran. Norwood, Ransom. Saus-
L.. -, :: ,nl -,.'hiuu II.
g.. &c :, l1ators not voting Morton. Cam
exon. l!I!rl;'vk. thau,llrr, Ferry, of Mich..
Snr man and Logan, WHO would lavo voted
irr thr llH. were paired with Stephenson,
Thurman. liptrn. Hayarl. nrlnnis. Guld-
.IlNa1r aud Gordon. who would have voted
l.,,.llsl Ii.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Crimes and Casualties.

Ey the falling Of a house in Cincinnati recent
ly, six persons were more or less Injured and !,
little girl killed.
Mrs. WAcnrEE proprictress Of beer saloon
in Memphis, s,liclod recently by hanging, her
self from the trarsom Of IL door Will, Il clothes
line.
\ BEAUTIFUL girl, aged II, vas cnircl from
her home at Ma'n'!l Chunk, ra. recently, and
| murdered.
Ar Jefferson, Texas, on May 2O!I,, Il shooting
! atray occurred, III which J. II. McEaclcn
editor Of the Democrat WAS accidentally shot
and dangerously wounded, by d man named
Richardson, who l,a. not been found mp to this
| time.
A FREIGHT train near Logansport, In l., raj,
| off the track. Tho train was badly wrecked and
the enyi nccr and fireman scal,lc,l, probably
| fatally.
Ar South Bend, Ind, a couple of painters ut
work Oh a swinging scafroll, nearly thirty feet
from the ground, started to lower themselves.
when one of them unlocked The plat form, and
WAS preciptated down y cellarway. fractiiug
his skull and breaking a leg and arm. Ills
injuries arc probably fatal
A FATAL ARRAY occurred at Cherry Creek
rontotoca county, Miss, recently. The parties
engaged wore William Garner, Sim Mccoy, ST..
lark Niellam, and George Mccoy Firearms
were freely used, and VIM. Garner was shot
dead. Lark Nciam was shot three times
| cac', wound however, proving slight; VIM, Nc
Coy, ST., had his arm broken, and Sim Mccoy
was slightly bruised,
! NEAR San Diego, CAL, John Overcn'l, his
| wife and children were found murdered. No
| clue to the murderer.
| carr Tom BERRY WAS shu, and killed in
Helena, Ark, recently. hy Il man uanc.l Marks.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Foreign.

1r is denied that there exists in tho AZorc
Islands q movement for annexation to The
United States.
The Carlists report that the Republicans lost
500 killed and wounded III tho engagement
which took place ut Canabicja.
THE Paris Bourse il fattcncd 10y a rumor
that a demand for the dissolution of tho AS
sembly had been rcpudiatcd by tho Left and
extreme Right.
TIE three American students drowned il,
Lake Geneva were ono named Grant, aud two
brothers named Woodberry.
Ir il reported that tho Carlists have shot
several women lately.
TIE Canadian Parliament has passed the
Pacific Railroad bill.
In the recont severe skirmishes between the
Republicans and Carlists in the neiSlhorllool
of Bilboa, the Carlists attacked, and were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Thirty Carists were
captured The Republicans lost 100 in killed
and wounded.
TIE Mexican Congress has voted a sum Of
$40, 900 10 provide for tho proper representa-
ton Of Mexico ut the Centennial exposition ut
Philadelphia.
The Count of Montcbcllo has scnt q cl,al-
lenSe to Prince Mcttcrnicll. Tho CAUSE Of the
challenge il the refusal of tho Princess Met
tcrilicli, ut q ball. to return the salutation of
Montebello. Prince Mettcrnclls seconds re-
fuse to allow the duel to take place.
TIE Carlists last week attacked Some Gil
trenclling parties beyond Biboa, but were
driven off with q loss of thirty prisoners. Sixty
Republicans were killed and wounded. The
Carlists are expecting the arrival of largo
cargo of guns, purchasedin England.
In France, Goulard has not given up l,opo of
formin s Il ministry. He continues negotiations
President MacNIalon gave an audience to Con
lard, Buffet and Duke DcCazcs, recently.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

HErnkS vacated tho state l,"l,>c ut Little
Rock. and will. his cavalry has quietly left the
city.
Gov M.,sES nf South tarul,,a l,as been ar
rcsi ,l and admitted to bail. lie refused IT,
submit to arrest by tho sheriff, and called out
tho colorrd militia hut soon after surrendered
to tho coroner of tho city.
TuE EnSlSl, Inhabitants Of kirlm"nd, W..
will celebrate Queer. Nicteria's birthday.
TuE wheat crop Of Texas will hc the largest
and lcst over raised in that state. New wheat
will DO in market lv the LIST of juno. \ large
breadth Of land is planted t" cotton. and looks
finely
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Left Alone ut Eighty.
ll ALICE. IlbHElSS.

|
What .lid You say, dear, breakfast?
| Somehow I've slept to" lalo;
i"u are very kind, dear E.lio.
| Go tell them not To wait.
| III dress AS quick Az ever can,
My old hands tremh!o sore,
! And Polly. who used to help, dear heart,
Lies toti,cr side . the door
l'"' ny the old pipe. dcary,
couldn't smoke to-day;
| Ill sort . ,laZcu and frightened,
And don't know What to FAY.
It's lonesome III the house, here,
And lonesome ont Of door
| never knew what lonesome meant,
In all my life, before.
Tho bees so h,mminy tho whole day long,
And the first June rose has blown,
And am eighty. dear Lord, to-day,
Too old to DO left alone.
o, Heart Of love! 80 still and cold,
Oprcrious lips SO white
For tho first s;,l hours in sixty years,
You were out OF my reach last night
You've cut the flower. You're very kind,
She rooted it last May
1t WAS only slip; pulled the rn4c,
And threw the stem away:
But she. sweet, thrifty soul, bent down,
And planted it where she stood;
':Dcar, maybe the flowers arc living" sllo said,
'tAslccp in this bit Of wood"
cant rest, dcniy L cannot rest
Let the old man have his will,
And wander from, porch to garden, post
Tho house is :" ucatlly still;
Wander. and louS for sight of tho cato
Sl'o has left ajar for nc
We had got 80 used to eacl, other, dear,
So used to each other, you SEQ.
Sixty years. and 80 wise and good
She made mo IL better man,
From the moment kissed her fair young face,
And our lovers life began.
Aud seven fine boys she has given mo,
And ont Of the seven, not ono
Int the noblest father in all tho land
Would be proud to call Iii, son.
}, well, dear Lord, I'll 10 patient,
But feel sore broken up:
It eighty years, it's an awesomo thing
To drain sncll u bitter cup.
know there's Joseph and John and Hal,
Aud four good men beside,
But hundred Sons couldn't bc to mo
Like tho woman made my BRIDE
Ny little Polly-so bright and fair!
So winsoino and good and sweet!
She had roses twi''cd i'll her sunny hair,
White shoes Oh her dainty feet;
.!"t held her hand was it yesterday
That VIC stood mp to be " cd?
I"d--No, remember, I'm eighty to-day,
And my dear wife, Polly, is dead!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
At Largo.

GEN. nEH chief oC ordnance L. :. A.. die,
in Washington, May IT.
AMONG tho passengers by the steamship
!Abyssinia, for Liverpool recently, were Con
Srlc,,ck, Judge Doolittle. Of Wisconsin,, ;lf
cx-Scllator BayarJ, Of I'clavan.
Ar . mooting Of tho United States Ccntcn
NAL Commission, i financial statement wa:
made, showing the total subscription to b,
81, 405, 40; total expenses to May /. including
plans anl work Oh grounds. $lll,7l2. Esti
mate Of total cost of buildings according t,
designs. IS, 750,O0o.
APARTMENTS OH tho Steamship Baltic were
entirely refurnisl,el for tho uso OF Mr. Sar,
toris aud vito, during their voyage to Eng
land.
SIXTY Mennonitcs arrived in New York. May
81, from Russia, and left for Yankton, Oak,
III tho evening.
Mr.. RAlSEs State Treasurer OF New York.
has been removed to on asylum, on account OF
alteration of mind.
GES. BUTLER is very i'll. and his physicians
express grave doubts whether ho will recover
DR. s. G. HowE. lato resident commissioner
Of tho SANTANA Bay Company, has arrived i'll
New York. lilo blames Capt. Lowcry, of the
U. s. ship CananlaiSua, for permitting the
Dominion government TO eject the company
from their possessions.
The President has nominated John Pratt U.
5. marshal for New Mexico.
Ar Warrensburg, N. H., recently, David
Mead picked up in the street what he supposed
was stone. Upon throwing it from linn it
exploded, injuring linn fatally. 1t WAS nitro
glyccrino exploler used il, mining.
ENGINEERS who havo examined the Mill
River reservoir find that it was not built &C.
corlinS to specification, and tho disaster was
Thus the crime attaches wholly
to the contractor.
a JOINT CONVENTION of insurance agents is
to be held in Louisville.
THE Lackawana Iron and Coal Company. Of
have suspended work at all their
pudding furnaces, rolling mills, and mines,
throwing about 700 men out OF work, owing TO
the continued depression in the iron market.
Coal deposits have Lccn fouAd in Frccbro,,
County, Mimi, and u stock company formed
with $4,000 capital.
TIE lease of the Pennsylvania and Delaware
Railroad to tic Pennsylvania Kailroad Coml,a-
~ has been executed.
Do LEWIS made all address before tho
preachers in Now York, recently, OH
lie human voice, closing with the words
. When this whisky war is over, VIC shall 80
Tor tobacco" ~,
The Association of L,lnatic Asylum Super
ntemlcnts assembled in Decatur, Ala, May 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

AN American gentleman asked an
Irish gentleman to give him the real
version Of the story Of the Kilkenny
cats. In reply he received the follow
ing lines:
"Thcre wa,lst was two cats ut Kilkenny;
Aich thought there was wall cat too many;
:" they 'lnarreed an tit.
They scratched and they bit,
Till--tNccpting their nails
An the tips of their tails
Instead Of two cats, there wasn't any"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Search for Il Gold Mine.

The Vallejo (Cal.) independent de-
scribcs the following sin. ;ul"r search
for gold mine: "a short time ago,
Smith Il Barr sold chicken tou GUS
toner. A day or two ago the customer
returned and was anxious to learn from
whom Smith & Barr had purchased
that chicken. At first he declined to
tell why he wished to know, but finally
told that he had found pieces of coarse
gold IN the chickcn's crop, and wvs sat
isticd that there must be plenty of it.
where the chichcn came FROM. The
chicken wis traced to IL man and his
wife who brought down a lot from Lake
County, and the gold-huntcr started off
in quest of the chicken-raiscrs. He is
going to scour the country until he
finds them, and then he expects to sec.
gold lying around on the ground loose
and in great abundance"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
A Prayer.
by THEODORE PARKER.

Father will not ask for wealth Or fame,
TflolgI, once they would have joycd my carna
s~nsc;
I sh,l,ld.r not to bear a hate name,
Wanting all wealth, myself my sole defense.
But give me, Lord, eyes to behold the truth:
A seeing atnsc that know tIl; eternal right
heart with pity filled. and gcIt"st ruth;
A manly faith that makes all darkness light;
Give me the power to labor for mankind
Make me the mouth Of such az cannot speak;
Eyes let me be tc groping men and blind;
a conscience u the b.Ee and to the weak
r.! me 10 hands and feet and to tho fr,!i. mint
And lead ntil further such az thy kin.'lps
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
The East.

THUS far Boston has raised $4,000, and
New York -, 900 FOR the Mill River uufortu-
mates.
TIL: report that the tunard Steamship Co.
l';':''lt't t" rra>" running their Boston Euro
Ian line of steamers, proves incorrect. The
lite will be continued as heretofore.
LIE exports from Boston to May 81, arc
~. ."lo, i; falling off of almost million
from the came period last year.
IHE Lllrc.l divorce suit is still before tho
New York courts. Tho last move was OH an
ORDER t" show cause WHY the defendant, Baron
Won Elladei', of Berlin. should not DC restrain
cd from further litigation.
!HE Connecticut Legislature las elected y.
y. i-,.to', United States Senator. in place of
Nr. Buckingham.
| HE New York State Associated Press mot
II ~" York, May 20. The following officers
were "''''''cI President, James Warren. Buf
'"!''"''irr: Secretary anl Treasurer. II. O,
j. Tucker, Troy Times; Executive Commit
'rr' VIM. Purcell, Rochester Union; Carol T.
Smith. Syracuse journal: J. G. Cuylcr. ALBANY
Express; ". J.. Williams, Hudson REGISTER
LII. e. lIazalu E.lmi:a Gazette.
y MEETING Of the executive committee of
the Western Union Telegraph. Company was
held in Nc" York, May -. and it is understood
thai IT Wal informally agreed that cash diyi-
'icl't' >!io',ld bc declared, payable in Julv but
that TIC final disposal OF HE matter was de-
terrcd till the arrival Of President orion.
The Reformed Episcopal Council is in scu
non III New York. Bishop Cheney prc.itlcs.
IH'Hf "as quite Hurry in stocks in Now
l"'A, May IL, Oh the strength of rumor to the
elect that a now opposition lle between San
Francisco a'"lJalaI' was contemplated.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
The Workingmen.
WASHINGTON.

SNHiNl. the Italian 1rayrtlau was recently
'n'', "lH''rI ON lie floor Of the House.
I'M marriage Of the Presidents daughter
N"'!''', took place May 2l, at tho White House.
II Is SAIL ;hcro will be a general stampede
ct l'"i!!!c!,',> from Washington as soon as
("'';>r, - "'j'ur''~, for til, purpose of taking
l;';' ~ H. coming; political campaign.
ih@ p'-t::'i investigation continues to I'LL.
earl. " i'!'a -tS Of ra-,ally operations of the
'I'S lhc latest damaging evidence is that of
the chief engineer of the hoard Of public
works, according to whose Testimony Shepherd
WAS II! the habit Of causing wrong measure
ln'"ts t" lie made. Oh which large amounts
were sl,!ru.
y RESOLUTION will he introduced in tho
ii'l'r rrnsllri'': the secretary Of the treas
Hry, a"-l@t'.u secretary. anl Solicitor BarticlC.
''r TAX :'rl careless administration. Of tho law
iii the Sanbori, contract cases.
TI1H committee on ways and means have. Nv
I vote OF a,c.">t ,. expressed themselves
"il'':>'l % the Restoration Of the 10 l,cr cent
taken or t:lc rate of duty on certain articles
Ill the .''';ni ,i.,l Of the tariff act Of June
|. 1>1..
\ ELL. - t. lr reported in the House giving.
the widow Of Capt. Hail. of ru!aris fame, a
pension Of $50 per month. and tho amount of
her husbands unpaid salary up to the time
that the crew of the polaris were discharged
amounting to II. 900.
EY tho passage of the moicty bill, any money
Nal1 to Cn'el States officials by inrormcrs
may be recovered by action at law.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Prof, Swing

h'' been acquitted iy til" Chicago lrcbvtcry.
"i'l'l l!'iS been engaged in trying charges VI
';"f'",H :;;N'n~' Mat gentleman. preferred by
Rev Mr.. lA;iun. The vote on tho question
vt ar'lnu.al Ms. trr Ii rn one charge. and Is
"n The other: against ~ ION one. and Il on
another. lhof. Swing. who VAS in Ohio OH re-
cciNt rf the a'';,, rl the prr>hytrry. in,mc-
,..:ti, ~ tr'>,;ra'hr follows IL his friends
Il rl;E"t further endure the theological
war. Please announce my withdrawal from.
tie rre>!Ntri ian Church.
,$i:;1.,N DAVID Swl>G."
Ii j. ~,'l ,:r'',', rI1,r,= will he mad, hv tho
con, ,"Sa''"n al Fourth t1lrrl,, to induce
'2:.'!!;;" N t!,~ c<rirs>vl determination Of Mr..
SWl,;;.
The Workingmen.
The National Working: mems Congress, which,
las its seal at New York. issued a manifesto
show: time a=u. calling upon the various Trades
Unions III tho country to hold lnass meetings
Monday. May Is. for Tie purpose Of dcnou,l-
cIn:, the lrnl,r> ed repeal of tho Eisht-Iour
l:''. ,trvl,;s were held in tho various large
':''~ Ill ">t,'' :''''' with The CALI on May Is.
'>~"''''"l'~ W. adopted hv these meetings
nr;!N', "::;al.. Ia throughout tho country,
RECOMMENDING the repeal OF tho cisht-l,our
law. AMI demanding: the removal Of Nullctt.
: Ne'l'ln'':' >':l"rN In, architect III Chicago
Nv" ms, :i'':s were held, one hv the Trades
l MONS. and the other 10y men who call Them
sclvcs the Heterogeneous Party of Illinois,"
lt,r resolutions of the two are substantially
!.tr same.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
The WeSt.

~ the NlntcruIl;o trial at Ya,kton. the
prosecution HAY" concluded their case: and the
defense; has opcncd.
IIrrsbUEG. Pa, il a"rcstinS cr1saGlins
women, forty female rcformcr5 having re-
Gently been taken in Charge by the police.
They were subsequently released, with Il rc,,
rilnaltl.
AGEi:Ar sale of bloolcl cattle took place at
"Anh"G;an Ill.,. recently, when IS animals
were dI'!"'scd Of. realizing the sum of $50, UD0
The Grand Lodge of |. o. y. r., of lnli-
ara. ""nVr''l IA ''"li;u,n|.',lir May 81. The
Il i"' ''' :'r:.tl '.:lt'rr. show III effective
"'n'i,;f i"I..'.7 in the lti.L.:: ,nl!I,,li,.,
members q, l3o; total resources 1919, Sj3
total amount pad ror relief and charity for
the Fix mont 6 S3J.55S
THE Northern Ilrlialm Editorial Association
Will meet at Laportc, July2.
sidney DILLON. President Of the Union Pa
cite Halrca'l, has gone west, with several 9th
CT officials Of that road, todcvclop the coal and
IRON fields belonging to the Union Pacific Com
li'ny. and TO erect a rolling mill for tho p,,r-
l''s""f making; the rompany'S rails.
1i': Mayor Of Cincinnati has enoincd tho
Woman 'r' -;"l:.r' from unawfu!ly obstructinS
the walks and otherwise interfering with the
''"'l'- t'''l"r his instructions i3 crusaders
were recently arrested.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
The South.

liiI mayor nf New DrlculE,. in IL letter TO =
gentleman in Washington SAYS that u,css
the Resources for relief h increased some wav
to 'r"', in'''.. t''''l'an' lnu5t pcrisl, by
famine. Even li!al :,il,n will! not more than
.,,tc to save the lives Of Inc inundated uo
pie ill the hood subsidies and the oycr(owcd
.anls are again tillabIc.
VFr ,l.mncr,ic executive commi ttcc Of
Trlnc - G. held IL mn"i:';; recently III NASH
tr r',nyr,1ion i. not yet fixed, but will be on,
tine loI, OF Dist Of August.
IL the .trkart as House Of Representatives.
&C. Jp!,n'nn. cu!nrtl, introduced i. rcsolu-
ZION a-h!.'S s. nators Clayton and Dorsey to
reign their seats in the Senate Tho rcsolu-
tin, was referred.
TIM report that Gov. Moses, of South Car
DINA, has submitted to arrest, is incorrect,
Instead, he lias got ont IL warrant for the mr.
rest of the sheriff, charging him will, illegally
seeking TO arrest the governor. The sheriff
had cd
Hon. HENRY PAGE. State Treasurer of Ar,
kansas. has resigned.
NEErHA;oN CniI.E';E, situated at Cross
Plains. Robertson Co., Tenn, Was totally dc
stroyed by fire. As there had been no fire
about tho building for several days. it il sup.
posed to have been the work of an nccndi
AIRY. Loss, s1o,ooo. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that the Young lady students could be
Induced TO leave the burning building in tilcil
,,iSllt-clotllcs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
THE HEIR or a SttpTrISH TERRACE

TIE HEIR OF a SCOTTISH PEERAGE
is serving incog in the Patent Office.
and u German Countess works in :n
other department. She is I'm American,
and married against her parents wishes,
Il young noblcman connected with one
Of the Legations or C"nsnl;,tcs. They
went to Europe soon after, but not I'M
I'll she had tasted SORROW enough. What
her life WAS there, IL" one knows. She.
returned t." this conntry in four years,
bringing her two children with her, and
wSolv'd to work for them and herself.
Her husbands relations would have
supported, her on condition that she
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
WASHINGTON SKETCHES.

The Unwriiirn Histories Of I,run men,
l:mploycs.-i1O,S lsnitIc.>rnrrr<l Veterans
Earn ittancc-licrOic Women Toiling
:; for lBrcnd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-23

Sea Of water. repeated Mr. D. why.
the woman must be dreaming yet! VIII
you wake up!' and he began pounding
and knocking again. with redoabled Wig.
or.
I'm coming. tell you.' screamed Mrs.
D.; and feeling around the wall she soon
put her hand on the handle of the closet.
door. which. suppcsing it to be tho room
door. she unlocked aud opened vide
But as Mr.. Dewberry was not in the clos
ct he did not come out Of it. and Mrs.
d. perceived nothing but inky blackness.
Whereupou she damned the door to,
and. ustering fearful scream. immediate
" crawlra under the bed and went iutu
Mysteries.
BY this time Mr.. Dewbcrry had come
TO the conclusion that the robbers were
in his wifc's room SO. rushing down
stairs. he tore open the front door aud
ran out on the pavement. screaming mur.
der fire thieves! aud everything else
he could think Of, a, the top Of his voice.
A policeman happening along. Mr.. d.
collared him at once. and. telling him an
incohcrent story Of robbers killing his
wife. franiically led the way 70 his bed
room door, where the hysterical sobs Of
Mrs. d. were pitiful to hear.
A few well-directed blows from the
policemans club soon broke open the
door. and Mr.. Dewberry rushed in.
Where are you, Susan Z he demanded,
staring round the room.
.IIerc, James, answered Mrs. D. po-
king her nighicarpcd head from under the
bed, and diving back with a scream a.
soon as she caught sight Of the policeman
and soo,-begrimed Dcwberry
Well, wcll.' said the policeman. in
disgust. L don't see your robbcr. You'd
better come down and lock your door.
Sir : and once more the shivering Dew
berry dccended the stairs.
by this time his cries Of Fire had
brought two engines to the spot. and when
Mr.. Dewberry appeared at the door with
his light the fireman. mistaking it for the
flames. instantly turned the full force of
his hose directly at the person Of poor Mr..
d.. and before the policeman could cx-
plain. Mr.. ID. was swept of his feet and
douscI from head to foot.
In pity. I will draw the curtain over
the rest of that wretchcd night but the
last I heard of Mr. James Dewbcrry he
was sick bed with an awful cold, and
don, wonder at it.