Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-13

tffom the harrington Emrkege.l
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Posonoy, while
trance OF Mrs. Posonby, who came In 70 say
la sne was going to take tea win Hrs.
Aloerosck and would not be home until .
the mat At the front door 40 that he could let
nlmsen In when he went home, and ne had
better get his supper down town. Their son.
Now, IL so CHANGED thai while Mrs Poson-
by was thus explaining matters 10 her mas
band her hopeful son was making Desperate
whistle up nom the entire neienborhood' 10
get AZ rat he had seen run unaer Tire frnnt
porch. Master Posoaby punched with a long
the nine cogs, deployed st Irregular inter
walls around The porch and along the verbena
bed, scratched with might and main. yelp-
Ing Historically as they scratched, aud pans
ing nom their labors now aud then 10 n GIN
over The question which had dug the deepe<t
hoie. 10 the tmmeasurable delight Of Master
soft light OF sunlight faced into the misty
gloaming, he remembered trait he mad been
told 10 lock up and join mis- ma at her friends
ne pnt tne Key under the door mat, aud then
with bis head still set on capturing that rat
ne brought around an old steel trap, wicked
as dynamite, and having baited NJ liberally
SCI II and placed IL on the porch for the bene-
NJ OF The rat when II should come out Taen
he carefully dismissed his allies aud stoned
them IN different directions lest they should
go back 70 resume the siege aud fail into bis
Mr.. Posonby did not come home until
quite late; not I'M It'll his wife aud son mad "a
turned and retired, tired OF waiting for i'm
AS the house was quite dark and quiet when
he approached IL, he naturally supposed his
spouse had been detained later than she ex-
pected. BE felt under the door mat Tor the
Key, out as that useful little "open sesame"
was In the lock on the inside Of the door he
couldn't md &c. He felt further under the
mat, ana then thinking he might have push
edit away, began 20 feel around the porch for
IL, sweeping bis hand out In circling swoops
accompanying these cratic movements
with sundry EXPLANATIONS and mutterings.
his hand into something that lifted him Ia
bis feet. A terrible, cold, vicious Something
that shuts down on ais hand like a wild
beast and just raised him up until only his
tip toes touched the porch fioor. The wal
that broke from his pallid lips silenced an
the dogs In the sixth Ward, and woke up
his vieilant beat on top OF a salt barrel iusi
around the corner with his eyes shut ID
Weakened his son, who thrust hts head out OF
the window and shouted ssfire." ia the most
command. IL reused his wife from her
peaceful slumbers, who thrust her mead ont
oianother window and screamed "thieves!"
win All the full piercing vigor OF her wom-
anly voice. IL Weakened his neigh bors In botb
directions, who leaned out of their wIndo as
and shot at the suffering Mr.. Poson6y, who
$1,000 on the porch, dancing about In an &C.
stasy OF agony, bowling at every lump. Ia
moment he became calm enough TO fuves-
tsate; he removed the trap, explained. AMI
Was admitted to the house. lie explained 20
Mrs. Posonby, as she bandaged hts wound
ed hand, that he thought sure IL was
SNAKES" aud when that good lady rldIcul-
Ell the Idea, and said there were no snakes
about here, he shook his head YEARLY, aud
looked at her oct Of the corner OF his eyes
with sweet, sad smile.
A WOULD BE SIGNER OF THE DzcLARA-
TIoS.-Mtc1sel j. Sullivan, OF New YCrK,
yesterday crept stealLaily into Independence
Hall, Philadel phia, with chlsels aud wedges
and mallets concealed beDeatn his clothes.
Arrived In mont OF the safe contain ming the
original document OF Independence. he rev.
eTently dofed his nat and dropped upon his
Knees. Toe tools were produced and chisel
was about being inserted back OF tue safe
door, When two officers bounced upon Mich
ael and hustled him TO The Central. To AL
oermau Carpenter he explained that ne
merely desired 20 sign the Dec aration OF In
dependence. he thought he could outrlvaI
Jonn hsncocss extensive signature. He
liyan Is slightly insane.-TPaA Er.
A MoTHER's SEARCH FoR HER MISSING
CHfLD.-Ars. Jennie ScherKia, OF BrookIyn
whose little girl five years old was ana ucted
last September, and who kept up a constant
search for her ever since, thinks she has n
clue 10 the whereabouts OF the missing one
and as obtained the ALI OF Justice R,leY
In the search. The child formerly boarded
In the family OF Mr.. Henkle a saloon Keeper
aud they became so much attached 20 IN that
they were loath TO give IL up. Mrs. ScherkIa
AYERS now that sister OF Mr.. Hen kle has tina
child, but she has not yet been able 10 dad
where the woman lives--(M y. World, i2fh
@Mrs. Meyer OF strausstown, Pa, who is
eighty years OF age, walked seven miles Co
lead q dance.