The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-07-15
lIr. Pssslby's Adventures

From the Burlington Hawkeye:
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Pcsonby,
while busy in his Office, was sur
prised by the entrance Of Mrs.
Posonby, who came in TO cay that
she was going to take ten with Mrs.
Bilderback and would.not be home
until . O'Clock, but she would lease
the key under the mat at the front
door 90 that he could let himself IN
when he went homo, and he had
better get his supper down town.
Their SON, Herbert, would accom-
pany her.
Now 1t 80 chaneed that while
Mrs. Posouby was thus explain
ing matters to her husband her
hopeful son was making desperate
efforts, assisted by oil the dogs be
could whistle up from the entire
neighborhood. TO get at rat ne
had seen run under the front porch.
Master Posonby punched with .
long pole and scratched end dug
with . hoe, and the nine dogs, de-
ployed at irregular intervals
around the porch and along the
verbena bed, scratched with might
} and main. yelping hysterically q
they scratched, and pausing IRON
; their labors now and then to agh'
over the question which had dul
the deepest hole, to theimmeasura
bic delight Of Master Posonoy
But q the sun went down and tn
soft light Of sunlight faded int
! the misty cleaning, he remember
4 cd that he had been told to lock ~
|. and ioin his ma at hsr frlend''
!. He nut the key under the 400
|. . mat. and then with his head sti
:. set on the capturing that rat' p
" brought around an I'D steel traI
wicked Is dynamite, and havin
:. baited Il libcrally, cot 1t %
\ !, placcd Il on the porch for q
I, benefit Of the rat when II shoul
. = come out. Then he carefully a
:, - missed his allies, and stoned the
= IN different directions least tns
4 lshould 70 back to resume the siel
- and fall into his torpedo pit.
Mr.. Posonby did not come hon
until quite late, not until his WI
"A and SON had returned and retire
:. tired OF waiting for him. As =
=, - house was quite dark and qui
=. when he approached It, he nstuf'
! ~ :. " supposed his spouse had be
. - detained later than she expects
~ 3 He felt under the door-mat for
:. - kew. but ss that useful "open
- y sane' was in the lock on the I !.
~ ". side Of the door, he couldn't q
~ Il. He felt further under the m
and then thinking he might hs
pushed II away, began to
the around the porch for II, sweep
ely his hand out in cireling swoo
ow accompanying these erratic mo
vas ments with sundry exclamati'
on, and mutterings. In one o. 70
ng- vigorous sweeps he thrust his ~
nd, into something that lifted him
ent his feet. A terrible, cold, vici
the something that shut down on ,
Dps, hand like . wild beast and
lens raised him up until only his
lth toes touched the porch hoor.
for vail that broke from his pallid
cap silenced al the dogs In the 81
nds. ward. and woke up . private ny
wstchman who was pacing his :
hese liant beat on top ofs salt be-
on iust around the corner, with
, has eves shut. It wakened ! his y
'fe.s Sow % and shouted "firc y y
this MAJ most stentorian tones that 9 y
paid ,,sy' nfff wears can command. Il !
nept, I "a his wife from her pesceiul . :
- ~ hers. M a. who thrust her bead o
- = snothor window and scres
Dtary ssth;eves y with oil tho full Z
Ances ,ne yieor other womanly vole
han ,-skaSsd hls neighbour IN BOT
1901 ,Sc4ioSs Who leaned ous q
lonsy ~" So~e ana ohot q ~ soa
peoW' ~. P6oonty wne eeooo g.
/ ~ norok. dooe(n9 aboo9 q -
1boon cf e46oy, hoN li1g = 90
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