The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-02-23
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) nnindFfon the. Detroit Free Press, ls.s5,
Mr. uBRsserr who lives OF. Ninth ave
me, has a Son about twelve years oldl
named Clautlius, and tie otiIer evening
this boy receivei PERMISSION to allow .
,i1oysto stay all night with
him. lIaTpeaekl people sleep dom stairs
ia the, sitting room and the, boys were
put into a room direcllv above. Wien
they Went uIs stairs Claafiuss had the
cloahestline under bis coat and the peighs
horis bow had o mask IN, his, pocket. ~
-rhey.didn't kneel down and say their
prayers Ike gond boys and then jump
into bettana telI benr stories, but ss soon.
Ias ibe door was locked TIE Brasssr bo,
remarked: 2 ''1''s'i 2 s,i' 2 sA
.sYdu win see more fun around here
torHi9ht than you would ON q ten-aere
lot!Y YaHps frsi9 nj sg!isEH sgg43 sr5y..e
From a closet they brought out a cast
off suit of Brasser's clothes, stuffed them
with whatever came handy, tied the mask
ana an cid straw hat on for a. head; ;saud
while one boy was carefully raising the
window the other was tying the clothes
line around the. "man." The image was
lowered down in front OF the sitting
room window, lifted upsand down once
| or twice. ard old BrasseIr was heard to
leap eut;ofabcd with agrent jaf. He was
ljust beginning to dcze when he 5eardf
sounds under his window, and his wife
suggested that twas a eoHsin the yard
He gotiup pulled the curtain away, and
| as he heheld man standing there, be
shouted out:aiilH sfsi fsfq Ecde, gsi
'i.Great bottlesirbut it's a rebbet! r and
he jumped into hea.eoYsa 9fli II rassg u
"Theodorius Brasser. are you r fool p
screamed the wife as he monopolized all
the bed clothes to cover up his head.
"Be quiet, yod old jade. you pshe
whispered ;sssperhaps he'll,go away !pa'si
| trDon't you call me sjader' she, re-
piled, reaching over and trying to find
his hair. 'Git up and git the gun and
blow his head off, a55s ?
'aO6! you 40 il !s.' einei;sisaepg gaf,
dsGit,up, YOU old>eowardss She snap
! ped. OH never live with you another
day if you don't do it tI"-..
'B5asser turned qp the, the lamp, amp, sat gp in
| he'd. and cried out: ~
asfs that y66S yy666S, fbovs Y'aes 'oaso s'I.. !
| e&Mercy on mei! git npga yelled the
wife, as tie straw man was, knocked
against the windows as1 s,i. .sllss1 .r,,.,
a..I'll blow his head off as clean as
milkr' said Brasser in a loud voice as be
Got up. He struck the stove three OF
| four times, upset % cllnir. and reached
behind the foot ofuthe bed and drew nnl
an old army musket. i.s.s yi,is}. ....,
| snow, then, for bloodg9 he continued
las he advanced to the window and lifted
1.-THE curtain i'ssEiaah s1f'slis
5rhe man was there, face; close to- the
| glass. and. he had such O. malignant ex-
Ipression of countenance that Brassel
aKill himl Shoot him down. you old
noodle head y screamed the wife.
II wilI-by thunder, I viii! replied
Brasser, and he blazed away and tore
out nearly all the lower sashgaaf bss
. The hcvs ,nnstairs uttered q, yell and
a oroan and. Rrasser jumped to the win,
dow to see # Tie IbeInnTn man was as down. He
wasn't He stood d9rright there, and shc
Mar3s ! tean n B,asses, iotauilsl Il Il
nig il;.t5e'sDcamina' Sr in iSssIperRee ..,bovs l.
hol neri,ce n roared the old, man. -.
The tattered curtair 'pernitted Mrs
Brasser. to catch sight 81 4 ii man al Jumping
np 5ia6ifl and down. ST ana SIC yelled ifgsW
gs sfgaint and ,beidmnesi ID lBoys !--per,
lice .Yshe1 replied, : wolopings The sheet
iron stove with the poker, -... .,...,:,
."Don't you dare talk that way to eme!!'
shrieked the old woman recovering gqfsm
| her desire to faint.
ssPo.taecn I Pr! !jeere r nov carne ffom
lthe bows up9 stairs, and While one con-
tinued to shout tue Iother drew 'she man
up,sore ninl iiuip11oes htiSi guy .Ssss WY