Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-07-09

cOulu not De everyWhero.Rt once.
You see, SIR he said, it's just this
They plan robbery, and work accord
ing. By a little watching they get t
know our, time for being in eyre,
street, for tce can't work at random; w,
must have our regular beats, so as +
check the men. Well, sir, they sees
man out of such and such street, ant
they know how long it will be befor
he comes back, and goes to work in tn
meantime.'
A fortnight slipped by, during which
l worked hard at the Blue Bellies,
and the burglars rested, for we hearl
no more news of their depredations
when one day our studio was entered
by q brigand-a swarthy-looking, black
bearded fellow, in olive velvet, very
much worn, and soft sombrero. Ht
looked regular burglar of the Ions
knife, but it was only Tom Norris
who come straight to us from Spain, af
ter six months stay. And a treat il
was, can tell you, to look through hi:
portfolio of sketches a la PhilipSsuch
dark-eyed girls, such muleteers, such
naked children tumbling about among
melons and grapes! Then there were
fat friars and lean nuns, Moorish gate
ways. and bits of sun-scorched rock;
and we were just in the midst of ouI
ecstacies over a Spanish inn among the
, mountains, when thought struck me,
and Ieaid:
sleep?'
% somewhere in Charlotte street,
he said;' L haven't thought about il
yet.'
Milly and I exchanged gIances.
Ours is only little iron bedstead,
and scrap of CARPET on the floor; but
My dear fellow he exclaimed, "a
clean railway rug and a floor where
you can say that insects of q virulent
disposition do not hold carnival would
be a place where ! should sleep in
Bliss
So it was settled Tom should stay.
AS the soft spring evening closed in
we had grand debauch. Milly bro't
out the great glass jug, into which was
emptied shilling bottle of claret and a
bottle of soda water; while, after
throwing up the great heavy plate
glass sash of the studio window, we sat
and smoked the Spanish cigarettes of
which Tom had broughta a store.
There was so much picture lore to
canvass that it was II O'Clock before we
we were all snug in our rooms. Then
l said my catechism, and we went to
bed.
By-the-way, may as we'll explain
that my catechism is repeated to Milly
every night, and the questions are
somewhat of this kind:
Are you sure the kitchen fire is
quite safe?'
Did you turn off the gasp
Was the studio window secured?'
Has Mary put out the light?'
Et cetera, ct cetera. Then ! put out
our own, and sleep fell upon our roof.
l was just busy paying the Spanish
woman for the great, luscious water
melon she had sold me under the walls
of the palace, when a fierce brigand
fellow presented q formidable bell
mouthed trabuco at my head, and babe
me give up my cash. closed with
him in fierce struggle, but it was all
in vain; he shook me and tossed me
about as he liked, and all the while he
kept on saying:
Fred! Fred! Oh, pray do wake up.'
sEh? What's the matter?'
1'm sure there's somebody breaking
imp
'Bother!'
was drawing the clothes up over
my ears, when Milly began to sob.
'Oh, pray believe me, dear. There
is indeed some one getting in.'
Didn't you send me down stairs a
month ago because the wind ratified
tho front door2, urnulod
Yes, yes, dear; but Pm sure this
time.' .''
so you were when it was only Mary
snoring up stairs
But listen, dear, YOURSELF
80 L did when the sweeps came next
door at six O'clock
But heard it as plain as possible
heavy, dull noise, and then a sharp
snap, like q window fastening forced |
back. i am sure it is thieves
, My DEAR / said quietly, you've got
burglars on the brain. / shan't get
up, so that's fiat. Go to sleep; no one
will come here.' sri.. : r."t-
Then let me get up, and get light;
I'll 90, DEAR .s-.ft,1 .D;g-r
Madam, my manhood's honor
Bang! There was a thud which
shook our window, and strange, CUR
Cling noise succeeded it, but smotLered
md mnfaed, as if some one was being
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