, 1876-06-26
nIr. 1+nnsonby'a Adventure.

Yesterday nftcr,oon Mr. ponSnnbv, while busy
~ Ills oliire. was surprised by tile cntraIltc pf
Mrs. ponsonly, ~l.0 rasnc III to sny TINT she was
would not lie lo'ne til q oclor,k, but rl,c would
lrlyc the kcr lt,,.lrr tile lnat ut the front duor
81 that fIe could let himself IN when he went
hnmr, an1 lie Ind bcttrr !ct Ills supper down
town. Their sun, Herbert, would accompany
Arr.
Now, It 20 CHANGED that while Mrs. TonFonby
WIS ~ explaining mntters to hrr liltslatul hcr
hopeful son was making desperate, t!lorss, as
sisted by ut tc tl0gs hi could whistle VI, frDm
tile entire nctghh1riiuM!, to get at rat be lln1
nccA run ut,1rrtlIc fr1t W'rcls. h!astcr Tnllfnn.
by punched With Ion. polc aud scrapcd md dug
With a hoe. and the niue doEa dcpuyet! 1t r.
regular Intervals around thr r,Fcl md A!9ng thc
yrpug Historically as they scratched. aud palIa-
lug from their laors nov aud thin tn fight uyer
tic question whcl! l.al tauy the deepest hole, to
the lInnlcasrrnhe delight Of Muster l'nso,,by::
sunlight fa,irll Into tile misty Elnan[nE, lie re-
1cinherc that liz tias1 het,l tu tn lock up ai,l
join Ills ina nj her friends. llcr.t tlle key uncr
lic tlnr.,at, a,,tl then with 'lis head stt ecton
steel trap, wicked as dynamite, aud, having
buIttl IL flIcra!y, sct 1t and placed It OH III,
porch for thy hcttedt Of thG Tat when u sltould
!o1ne nut. Then DC clrcinlly s'!stnisscd his al-
lies, an rtop'! tllr1n III different directions lest
they should 70 bark to fesl'no The 6fegc Rill fall
,ntn l,ls torpyl'o pt. -
Mr. Posuiby did nut come home nntif quito
latr, not until his wife and snn lla1 returned
ninl retired, tsrtl IT waiting for him. As tho
house was quite dark mil quiet when lo a(,-
preached II, he naturally supposed 1la srouku
fat tec,l detnined latrr than slic cxpcctcd. llu
felt under the tonr-tnat for the kGy, hut as TINT
useful littlo 9'npcn seErla,uc" Wns III the lorls
nil the Inside uf the dOur, hg couldn't find 1t.
lie felt further ninter the tnat AMI tth, think.
Ing he might have pushed It aWay, lrgau TO feet
around thu pnrrE for II, sweeping his liaI!s out
in cIrclinE swunpF, accompanying these Grsatic
tt'r1nEs. IN one OF thuso vigorous sweeps u"
thrust Its l,ani Into something TINT lifted him
II hts feet, terrible, cold, vlrlnk something
Tint shut .own Oh Ills lunl Ike wild beast,
nn Just raised him up until only Ills tip-toeH
touched thu },urch flour. The wall that lruku
from his Inlll1 lips sencv1 all the dngs in tho
Sixth Ward, a,l.f woke up private night
tnp vi salt barrel jst uruul,d the corner with
| hls eyes shut 1t wnkenrl Ills sui, WIN thrust
his lead out If thu window usA shouted rc!"
iu tH must stc,lturun tulcH tf!ut ypntfl Of II
years ran command, It rouacsi ftH wifi fr"1ll
her peaceful slnu,crs, who thrust her lead nnt
| III ainltlier window and screamed "thievrsi y
will. u!l tue tall piercing y'E"r ot her soan'y
| tIa, who leaned out uf tllclT windows anu shut
| al thu suffering Mr. h'sonby, wlu et"ot IN tn
| porch, ,laueing abuMt III ntl ctftnSy OF nEotIy.
/ bowling III eyrry jump. Il, a mnn,rnt hu be.
| talne rulln enullgll to Investigate; hc removed
the trap, explained, and WIS admitted to tho
| i,uuse, IIu explained tn Mrf iDnsDnby, us Hliu
bau.iagcd hIs wullml.rl hand, that he thought
rlcIletl tho irl,, ami sAil there were slu aakc1
nlA,ut ilrrc, ho tlinok hls 1ua.l wenraly. aEal
l.pkll q. her tllt Ut tile corner vi ILL 3us WiLh
| q sweet, sud sta!le.