The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-04-14
his threat into execution, but for

his threat into execution. but for
the appearance of Hannah, who at
once asserted her authority.
B -fYou are not going a single
step, John. l don't wonder you
feel ashamed of your selves.
What on earth possessed you is
more than / can tsll.''
THAT'S right, Han; pitch in,
scold aWay;I'l take any amount
Of talking just now. am as
meek IS . lamb. But who is it
we've played 80 shabby trick
onT' replied George.
ssTrick! I should think il was.
Why it is Eva Stanley, our school
teacher and this is her week to
board here. / don't believe the
poor girl will get over her fright.
It is too bad; / shouldn't wonder
If she had taken her death, being
dragged out OF a warm bed this
time of night and dropped into
snow drift in that fashion. No
wonder she cried, poor thing"
"Cried, did sheT repeated
George With grOan.
sTshould think she did. I just
took her in my arms and let her
have her cry out, while / explain
ed to her how she happened to be
mistaken for Sam and became the
victim of your mad pranks. -
THAT was neat in you, Ham,"
said, George. 81 an awful glad
you Rugged the poor little thing.
Wish you had given her q brother
ly squeeze tor me-'pon my hon.
or l do"
"And how on earth do you ex-
pect us to stay and take the con-
sequence sTs asked John begin
ming to look serious. .sbszi
al am for taking myself off in
stanter. had rather face a
masked battery than this teacher.
after making such fools Of our
selves, 80, asffz .for4s So
81 don't care if you had" ans
wered his sister, Indignantly.
."The only way to do is to stay
and brave it out, both of you, and
apologize for your rudeness."
"But Sam, how the deuce are we
10 getalong with him? You know
well enough, Han, we shall never
hear the end of it from him."
eff you two can keep the secret,
I'll find away to silence Bridget,
and it is a subject Eva will not
care to have discussed, and fortu
nately my husband is away from
home. SogO to bed and rest con-
tented"
She showed them TO the bed she
intended them to occupy, and
soon the house was once more
hushed in slumber.
Meanwhile their brother Sam
had reached the depot few min
utes too late. He found the train
he was to have taken already gone,
but on consulting . timetable he
found that another train started
two hours later, and so decided to
take it. He figured to himself, as
he impatiently crowded into an
empty seat, and was being whirl-
ed along at a rapid rate, how snug
ly his brothers had ensconced
themselves in the best bed, which
by right belonged to him, he be-
ing the eldest; and contaminated
a plan to get even with them.
Sometime after midnight he was
deposited at Hollythorn, and
reaching his sisters house he
secuted around until he found a
way into the kitchen, where he de.
posted his luggage, and removed
his boots. Then he quietly stole
up stairs and opened the door Of
the best room. "Sure. enough
thought he, ssmy fine chaps, you
are in cloverv For there were MOI
to be mistaken signes of the room
being occupied.
To think of coping with theil
united strength by dragging then
forth was not practicable, but
there stood the pitcher of water
and he knew a good dousing will
the icy fluid would bring then
out quick enough.
He lifted the pitcher, approach
ed the bed, raised it and suddenly
, dashed the contents upon tn
sleepers.
II Such a torrent of screams as b.
, never before heard rang through
/ the house, and before. Sam cOulC
: collect his scattered senses tn
door opened, and Hannah, Georg,
and John rushed in, clothed il
I scanty apparrei-Hannah with
> frightened look upon her face an,
} q lamp in her hand that reveale,
the entire scene. t~
There, sitting in bed, with he
f hair dripping like a mermaid, he
{ night-dress deluged, her face co
0 orless and looking terror, was thu
y young school mistress; and ther
E was Sam, with the empty pitche
; in his hand, che very picture o
imbecility, staring around like q
= idiot at the havoc he had made
! Hannah, George and John instant
4 ~ understood the situation; an
the latter, at the command of thei
sister, dragged Sam away, Will
: she assisted the drenched and tel
= rified girl to dry clothing, and the
= took her to her own room and bed
and explaining for the secon
;; time, the mishaps ofthe night.
: "I'n keep you with me, nov
o my poor child," said she, thong
2 with difficulty keeping back he
: laughter. The boys are NIGEL
r come up with at any rate; and
, it were not for your being so tel
r ribly frightened, and the way m
best bed has been used, I woul
4 not care; but you are safe now,
Hannah kissed her charge, an
, went down TO see the boys, WIN,
a as soon as they were fairly shut
the regions below, began to a
d preciate the joke; and now th'
r Sam was as deep in the mud I
# they were in the mire, gave him I
quarter.