The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18


crossed the river, and enquircd at the
baggage room in reference to each
aud all black leather travelling bags
arrived that day, took notes of where
they wcerc sent, and set odt to fol-
low them up. In due time they
reached the Continental, and as luck
would have it met the unhappy bri-
dial party just coming down stairs in
charge of the policemen
Whats all this inquired the
Captain.
oh, couple Of burglars, caught
with valiac fall Of stolen property"
"A valise-wh.t kind of yaise?"
a black leather ralise. That's it
there
Here, stop. Halo. Policeman.
Landlord. it's all right Your
wrong that's my valisc. It's all a
mistake They got changed at the
depot. This lady and gentleman are
innocent Here's their valise with a
night-eap in it."
Great was the laughter, multi(ari-
Gus the comments, and deep the in
tercst of the crowd in all this dia-
logue, which they appeared TO regard
as delightful entertainment got up
expressly for their amusement.
Then you say this ere is yourn."
said the policeman, relaxing his hold
on the bridegroom and confronting
the Captain.
"Yes it's mine"
And how did you come by the
spoons ~
Spoons, you jackanape. said the
Captain. Pistols -dueling pis-
tolls"
DO YOU call these Distols' said
the policeman, holding up one Of the
silver spoons, marked IT. T."
The Captain astounded, gasped
.I''s the wrong valisc again, after
all?"
"Stop! Not SO fast" said the pc
lice functionary, now Invested with
great dignity the importance of the
affair he found himself engaged in.
'.IfsO be as how you've got this
lady,s valise she's all right and can
20. But in that ease this is yourn,
and it comes to you to account for
them ere stolen spoons. Have to
take you in charge all four of ye."
"Why YOU impudent sc0undrel :"
roared,the Captain. IN see you in
| wish | had my pistols here;
I'd teach you how to insult gentle
man :" shaking his fist
The dispute waxed fast and furi-
Gus. The outsiders began to take
part in it, and there is no telling how
it would have ended had not an eX
plosion, followed by heavy fall and
scream of pain, been heard in an
adjoining room.
The crowd rushed to the scene of
the new attraction.
They found the door was fastened,
1t was quickly burst open, and the
mystery explained. The thief who
had carried Off the Captains valise
by mistake for his own, had taken it
up to hi. room to gloat over the
booty he supposed it to contain,
thrust his hand in after the spoons.
In so doing he had touched one of
the hair triggers, and the pistol
had gone of, the bullet making a |
round hole through the side of the
valise and a corresponding round
hole in the calf of his leg.
The wounded rascal was taken in
charge first by the policeman, and
then by the Doctor and the duelists
and the welded pair struck up a |
friendship on the score of their
mutual mishaps which eliminated
IN supper, where the fun was abun-
dant, and where it would be hard
TO say which was in the best spirits
the Captain for recovering his pis-
tolls, the bride for recovering her night
cap the bridegroom for escaping the
station-house, or the duelists for es-
Gaping each other All resolved to
mark that day with a white stone