The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

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OF course zone of us believed q word
of this last statement; but the whole
tenor of the conversation made us all
timid, and we drew back q little when
Aunt Betsy called out
ats one minute of nine! Go right
up stairs now! Emery shall show you
row.
We never argued any point with Aunt
Betsy so we went up, and three of us,
who usually occupied two rooms, got
into the high-post bedstead in one of
them. We did not blow out the light
till we were all in bed, leaving II pray
crs to be said on our pillows. Those
were sleepy nights, and it was not long
before we were all dreaming over the
pleasures of the day. The moon rose
high and shone in our faces, and made
shadows on the wall of old faces and
eagles, of camels, and castles, and grot.
toes, by the dancing of the leaves and
the swinging of the branches; but We
did not see them then.
The old clock on the stairs had rung
out II, and the ship that rose and fell
on the painted pillows on its face was
still tossing on its short voyage, when
we were startled by a clanking sound
and a low voice in the room. We start
ed to our feet in alarm; and there in
A., .~.lll, 80 thn ,oay, ~ thn I,rinht
moonlight, stood u glittsring form,
brandishing a sword towards the bed.
"Unc'e Ben! Emery! Prissy! o!
o! That's the British officer! o! o!
on
These were the cries that rung
through the broad old chambers and
halls, and brought our terrified uncle
and aunt and their "help" to the
rescue.
"Who in the name of Aatur be youp"
cried our old-fashioned uncle, grasping
/, the slowly-retreating figure by the arm.
"Why, Mr.. Warner, don't shake me!
It's only poor Nose, and he isn't a do
in no harm. Look, it's only me, sir
me, that loves you"
GLOW did you get here from your
shed-chamber?" cried Uncle Bon, ter.
: ribly angry with the simple creature.
81 got out of the shed-chamber win
, dow, sir, and crept along top o. the
' piazza roof"
. "What for?"
,, "To show ZEN the British sojer's Goa,
, and sword. | heard Emery tell ZEN
about him, and the uniform in the gar
ret. The cross moon kept maxim face,
at me, so't 1 couldn't sleep, S oIthough'
" I'd get at the things, and bring 'em il
; here to show 'em. But l got sort o
', confused, and didn't know where l was
nor whose sword I'd got, nor what
, was goin' to do with it. l did ito please
= 'em, sir"
"Poor old Moses!" said our kind un
. Gle; "you wouldn't harm a kitten
Come, now, 60 to bed and try to sleep
=, because you know you're going to picl
: u up the potatoes that Emery digs to
morrow"
% "Yes, SIR" replied old Moses, "i
you please. But can't they see the so
jer clothes now they're here, on me
!. fore goP"
"No, Nose; you've frightened tn
e little girls enough now. Leave the uni
- form in your room, and don't go int
Is the attic again tonight, or you'll set tn
- house afre."
"Well, sir; but the moon makes "
faces at me, and shakes his fists in m,
III face, and throws things at me, and In
Is afraid of him. What's the use of hay
~ ing moons, sirP Lanterns is just a
.e good" whined out the old man.
is Poor old fellow" said my uncle
's "you may go and sleep in the empt
bed in Emery's room. But you nee
OF not be afraid of the moon See here
us what strange shadows it is throwing o
We this wall; there are faces, and bird:
IL and ships, and camels, and can't tie
nd what all; but they can't hurt you, 'caus
ne they are only shadows"
And saying this he marched our poe
friend out of the room, saying, as b
up did So
ellie still as mice, now, children, fo
there isn't a British sojor nearer tina
no Canada; and Aunt Betsy shall come Il
and sleep with one of you in the b
chamber, and you can leave the doc
'or open between yours and that; and
re she's a guardin' any body, they're sa
Fy' enough, l can tell YOU"
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