The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-23
THE MISTAKES OF A NIGHT.

| places a cnurcn, pOslumce, COuIi'
of stores, and district school; the
said school being taught by younl
| lady who had a widowed mother an0
brothers and sisters to assist:
For the sake of economy, Miss Eva
Stanley boarded around among the
scholars, and was considered para
| gon among teachers.
The last week previous to the holi
! day vacation she had been boarding
| with a Mrs. Carpenter, who was max
| ing gigantic preparations for guests
she expected from New York.
You never met my brothers, Eva,
she said, and then began to give the
pretty young teacher a description OF
| them. There Sam, George, and
johnny, the youngest; and such times
as they have when they get out here
to rest and rusticatc. as they call IT.
But, dear me! | don't get much rest
or peace, for they are like lot of boys
let out of school. Such tricks and
pranks no one ever saw. The last
time they visited me all together, j Ohm
and Sam actually cut a pane OF glass
from the window and pelted George
out of my best room with snow, lou
see there is always a regular strife for
that particular room, for the bed is a
spring one, and they say they don
sleep in any other in the city. But
they don't get i'm there this time, that s
certain; for | intend to keep you in
that room, and so end the controversy.
| am so afraid that they will break or
ruin something that | am glad you are
here. 1t may keep them in check a
little"
II had just as soon occupy any other
room. Mrs. Carpenter, and do not
wish to incommode your brothers
have no right to do so.
mo, you shan't. Eva, peremptori
ly exclaimed her hos tess; land what
is the use of your going home vaca-
ton week? You can stay here just as
well as not, and do up your sewing on
my machine. Your mother has
mouths enough to feed, | guess, and
won't miss yours.
The subject was dropped, and the
entire household retired early, for on
the morrow the brothers, young, ar
dent and full of life, were to be there.
But without sending any word of their
intention, they had concluded to take
the evening train, which would land
them at Hollythorn about bed time.
George and John did SO, and when
safely seated in the cars, began to
speculate about the absence>ot Sam.
No reason upon earth why he
should not have been along. said
George.
No, for he told me this morning he
would certainly be on hand, John.
81 can { make it out, unless he has
taken the five o'clock train, by mis-
take
Not a bit of it, laughed John,
who fancied he understood the entire
programme. 1T is more likely he
took that train to get into Hannah $
spare room, and make us take up with
straw ticks and feathers.
Il didn't think of that, but | reck-
on YOU are right. We must contrive
to get him out somehow.
''Bet your life on that.
The brothers lut their heads to-
gether and laughed merrily over some
| scheme for outwitting Sam, and ac-
| cordingly, when the train reached
| Hollythorn about eleven o'clock, they
approached the house of their sister in
a very stealthy manner
Climbing the fence in the rear, they
softly opened window and obtained
access to the pantry, where they de-
molished mince pie and quantity
of doughnuts. Then, with appetites
appeased, they removed their boots
end prepared to investigate ''the best
room stole along the hall, which
was dimly lighted by the moon, ascend :
ed the stairs and reached the door
The faint rays of the moon disclosed
a chair piled with clothing, and they
could distinctly trace the outlines of a
form beneath the bed clothes, and had
not the remotest idea but that Sam
was enjoying sweet repose upon Ham
nah's best bed
4 few whispered words were ex-
changed, and then as softly and lightly
as if shod with down, they drew near.
"All ready" whispered George
Quick as thought, they seized upon
the form of the sleeper. bed clothes
and all, bore it swiftly down the stairs,
out into the snow, and were just about
to deposit it in huge snow drift.
when shrill scream broke the still
ness of the night, and Q horrori-it
was that of a womanl And in their
CONSERVATION they dropped their bur-
den plump into the middle of the
drift.
Good Heaven, exclaimed George.
1T isn't Sam, but some woman, as |
am a sinner, and she has tainted. Run
and call Hannah"
With admirable presence of mind
he lifted the limp form of Eva Stanley
and carried her into the house. But
her cry had already been heard, and
the inmates came running into the
hall lust as he appeared.
George! john for goodness sake
] what does this mean, and whom have
you there? asked Mrs. Carpenter in
| a breath.
. Blessed if l know" began George:
thought 1t was Sam, so We concluded
to give him douse in the snow. for
getting into the best bed and trying to
euehre US. Quick | believe she has
faiuted.'
Just like you,' scolded Hannah.
as she assisted in depositing Eva once
more upon the bed from which She
had been so unceremoniously taken.
Beginning Your tricks upon each
other before you fairly get into the
house. Clear out now,''
Long before she was done with her
tirade her discounted brothers had
betaken themselves down stairs. where
they almost went into Mysteries over
the joke.
"A pretty kettle of fish, said
George. rolling over the floor and let.
ting off peal after peal of laughter.
Il should think it was. renlie5
John, holding his sides. 20 nv But
what the dickens is to be done about
II, and who do you suppose she is,
George
Some guest of Hannah's. of course.
and young and pretty at that. l dont
know how 1t is with you. but l feel
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