The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-26

The Fun he Made for Neighbor's
Boy Disturbing thc Old Folks
A Good shot Smashing Glass
and Accusing n Policeman.

and Arousing I'OIlcchi"hs
Detroit FREE Prss.
Mr.. Bras.cr, who lives on Ninth ave-
nue., has "A son about twelve years old
namcd Claudius. aud the other evening
his boy received permission TO allow a
uniyhbor's boy 10 stay all night with him.
The old people sleep down stairs ia the
si,tinp.room, and the boys were put into
n room d, rrclly above. Wien they went
nm TO bed Claudius had the clothes line
unaer his coat, and the neighbours boy
had a mask in his pocket. They didn't
kneel down and say their prayers like
good bows and then jump into bed and
tell bear stories, but as soon as the door
was locked the Brasser boy remarked :
You'll see more fun around here to-
night than wonld lie on a ten acre lot.'
From a closet they brought ont cast
off suit Of Brasser's clothes, stuffed them
With whatever came handy, tied the
lrn.f and an old straw hat OIL for head,
..' r lie one boy was carefully raising
a.s widow the other was tying the
a..fes. me around the "man.' The
..e1 Is. lowered down in front of the
sift.ut--rDom window, lifted up and
soe. al 20 ., twice, and old Brasser
e 1 to leap out of bed with a
i lie wa Just beginning to
ae head something under
.n8cW, aud Ms wife suggested that
t1sr cow "a Sic yard. lilo got up,
..afeD t4- .ag.4iu away, and as he be-
ia f.lN.A aianding there he shouted
eat
Great bottles. but it's robber." and
be ,mpca into bed.
lheuGorius BrasSer are YOU fool y
.o~eamcd tLe wife as he monopolized all
ITO bed-c.OtAes TO cover ny his head.
l5e ga u, you old jade, your he
INSPIRED perhaps he'll 20 away!"
Don't you call me Jade !" she re-
Died, rcach hing over and trying TO find
his hair. "Oit up and git the gun and
blow his head Off,
COIL you DO 1T"
"Gitup, YOU old coward, she snapped.
I'll never live with you another day ii
you don't do i'll"
Brasser turned up tho lamp, sat mp in
bed, and cried out:
Is that yeu, boys?"
"Mercy on mel git up!" yelled the
against the window.
4
milk :" said Brasser in loud voice as he
got up. He struck the stove three or
four times, upset chair, and reached
behind the foot of the bed aud drew out
an old army musket.
Nov, then, for blood ~ he continued,
as he advanced to the window and lift
ed the curtain.
The man was there, face close to the
glass, and he had such malignant ex-
preston of countenance that Brasser
jumped back with a cry OF alarm.
Kill him! Shoot him down, you old
noodle-head I" screamed the wife.
Il will, by thunder! will" replied
Brasser, and he blazed away, and tore
out nearly all the lower sash.
The boys up stairs uttered o yell and
agroan, and Brasser jumped for the
window to see If the man was down,
He wasn't. He stood right there, and
he made u leap at Brasser.
Hes coming in !--perlice boys =
no! perlice!" roared the old man.
The tattered curtain permitted Mrs
Brasser to catch sight Of man jumping
up and down, and she yelled.
"Theodorius, I'm going to faint!"
faint aud be earned! Boys! per
lice u he replied, wolloping the sheet
iron stove witt The poker.
"Don't you dare talk that way to me Y
shrieked the old woman, recovering
from her desire 10 faint.
"Pe-eece! Po-leecew now came
from the boys upstairs, and while one
continued to shout the other drew the
man up, tore him limb from limb and
secreted the pieces.
Several neighbors were aroused, an
officer came up from the station, and q
search Of the premises was made. Not
so much as track i'm the snow was
found, and the officer put OH an injured
look and said to Mr.. Brasser:
"A guilty conscience needs no accu-
serv
"That's sor chorused the indignant
n1iThbors as they departed.
p ir. Rrasser hung quilt before
tl Aattcred window be remarked to
ID. wife.
ow see what al old cundurango
yol made Of yourselfr
DON'T fling any insults at me, or III
choke the attenuated life out of you Y
shs nlied.
"And the boys kicked around on the
hai shAcked each other in the ribs, and
"i'd rather be boy than be Presi.
dentw
~ The members of the United States
senate whose term expire March 3. 1875.
and who took the back pay and refused
% refund. are tho following. Boreman.
az WpEf NftDiufa E.p.r,.io q ~.