Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-10
BURGLARS ABOUT.
Green's Terrific Encounter with a
Brace Of Craeksmen-A Night OF
Horror I'm an Eageiiefd Household.

The burglars and hOasebreakers thought
few weeks since, that Edgefcld was The
incest place for them to ply their vocation
without danger Of being found out and
punished, as the town boasts of no blue
coated policeman to disturb them with sig
nals that suspicious characters are at work.
SO house after house was entered and
ransaeked, and still no arrests were made.
very Jew dwellings escaped visit. The
largest locks and bolts failed TO keen the
prowlers out. The weary merchant tired
out with his days work was awakened at
midnight, and was kindly permitted to con-
eentrate his gaze into the barrel of a re-
yolyer, and count the bullets that
were partially concealed In the evil
inder thereof, and sweetly contemplate
the result should the fingers that so gently
toyed with the trigger, slip little or press
too hard.
The very thoughts of such a calamity
hlled his soul with terror, and while his
hair brlstled with alright, his legs were so
weak that he found il impossible TO move.
so ne tried to gently kick his wife's shins
to that the partner Of his joys could take
stock IN the adventure, and look at a
masked burglar and scream. But that
worthy LADY did not wake up worth cent,
and the weary merchant enjoyed il all
alone. Meantime an aecomplice was gath
ering up watches and jewelry and all the
valuables that were within reach.
The hardware stores in Nashville reaped
harvest-such sale of belts and locks
was never known. Pistols were bonght.
shot-guns borrowed and fierce dogs turned
loose.
For the past two or three nights there
has been wild rumor in circulation that
the craftsmen have commenced operations
again, causing certain citizen of that
burg, whom we'll call p. Green, ESQ.,, for
snort, TO put bolt on every door and win
dow. lie was naturally careful, and vain
ly tried to imlseSs on Ms. Green the alb
solute necessity Of watchfulness and care
while thieves were about. That worthy
lady scoied at the idea of thieves, and said.
"Mr. Green, L believe you are afraid of
your own shadow-you are getting nervous.
TO TO BeerSheba and leave the house TO
me, if you are afraid. We have lived here
for years and have never been robbed vet.
We have nothing that a thief would take.n
Mr.. Green's mOther-in-law here spoke
up-"Mr Green, you get me broom stick
and W II place it by my bed, and if any
burglar comes around here, I'll make him
so sick that he will wish he had never ven
tured near this house. You 90 to Beer
Sheba awhile; your liver is out of order and
it makes You scarey."
This settled ii. Mr.. Green said no more
but prayed that one small burglar might
come and scare the folks a little. His
prayer was answered early yesterday morn
in:, though two came instead of one.
1t was A. NJ. Mrs. Green due her eI-
bow into Mr.. Green's side. "Get up.n
said she, 81 hear something" He hastily
slipped out Of bed and, puttingon his pants,
went in the dining room and found that a
lamp that had nearly burned out. was
making queer sound. Fixing it. he was
about to seek his couch, when suddenly he
heard footstep and a whisper on The
porch.
Said he, "Mrs- Green, do you hear
that?"
'Of course | do said she; ''that's why l |
woke you up"
He made two skips to bis mother-in-law,s !
room and found that lady sitting I'D in |
bed, her eyes ready to drop out at the |
slightest tap on the back of her head. |
They have come" said he; ..burglars are |
here now" The old lady looked as if she |
would like to get under the bed.
Mr.. Green stepped back to his wife's |
room, took pistol from under the pillow. |
cooked it and told his wife 20 keep an eve !
on the parlOr door, and if they come in that |
way 10 shoot.
Taking another pistol from under the |
mattrass he went to his mother-in-law's !
room at the end of the porch and listened. |
The thieves tried the parlOT door, then the |
bedroom door and finally came to the glass /
door on the end Of the porch that opened |
into the mOther-in-law NrOom.
Mr.. Green saw that bis wife was sitting
up in bed with the cooked pistol in her /
hand watching the parior dor, and he made
ready for the contest at the glass door.
In tones of thunder he shouted. as he /
saw them try the door, sIf YOU don't want
a skin full of bullets you get offthat porch
quick, YOU hear mer'
Just then apistOl shot, wOman's scream
and crash of broken glass were heard.
Does anybody expect human nature to
stand all that at A NJ? Mr.. Green wilted:
it was too much.
MOther-in-law made a quick and hasty
plunge, sending the bed-clOthes high in the
air; a pair of bare feet flashed in the air for
a moment, and were then lost to sight un-
der the bed.
Mr.. Green made a hasty dive, and went
under the bed from the opposite side, when
their heads met with fearful crash.
Mother-in-law said: "Br. Green, if, in
sweeping mp in the morning, you find any
pieces of my skull, don't sweep the pieces
out. but take care Of them, and maybe /
can get them replaced
@You bald headed goat said she, '1f l
only had broom-handle would wear you
plumb out; you've busted my head wide
open"
Mr.. Green slipped out. All was STILL
They had gone. So he crept along and
went to his wife's room. No one was in
sight. Thinking Mrs. Green was under
the bed, he spoke up lOftily, the better to
impress her with his bravery. ''COme out
from under the bed and don't be so ridieU-
ous." Just then the door opened slowly and
l pistol was poked out. Thinking burglar
was hidden there, Green made quick
,pring, and yelled, "LOok ont, don't /
shoot" and made a dive for mOther-in- {
avs bed, and under it he went. {
Mother in-law herad the yell ard saw
Green coming, with terror in his face. She
vas so bewildered that she tried to turn
wo ways at once and got tangled and fell
,ver chair. Then, making a nasty dive,
he went under the bed, scTaping half the
kin off her back. All she could gasp was,
Laws massey"
Mrs. Greens tayed in the closet until
Green finally mustered up courage to go to
Ter room and call her, when all was ex- n
ilained. ;
Green's wife said the pistol went off it :
elf. and if Mr.. Green did not want to
ave hole shot in his best mirror he /
ught to know better than to give her h
oaded and cooked revolver to hold.
Mother-in-law had 10 have two porous
lasters and bottle of arnica; but neither ,
nor Green have, as Vet, said
much to enquiring friends as to the part
hev took i'm the adventure. j;
THE MIND AT THE EN- !