The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-15
lIr. Jenkins's Alarm.

"Zach! do you hearp OH dear, thore's
obbers in the house as sure rs Pm alive"
ried Mrs. Jenkins, in n low, timid voice.
Wake up will you Oh. Lord all the
lew silver Is down stairs there's all tho
,rnnments on tho mantle. and the new lace
| urtains-they1l be sure to take those I;
| hey1l spit on the new carpet. and wen DO
ruined" groaned Mrs. ].
She struck her hands against Us back.
put there wns no sign of awakening. She
struck again-harder this time.
"Wazzer matter with youp Lay still.
win you ? cr-er." drowsily muttercd j.
Zach, Zach. there's robbers in the housed"
Hoy her waz Eat yer say exclaimed
Zach, as hc raised himself on his elbow.
Robbers down stairs don't yeu hear
them There. hear that" 0t JNA
yes. but what do you want me to dor"
said j., nov fully awake.
"why, go down and hunt them out. Yer
amt afraid, are yerf"
mo, Amanda, I'm not afraid, but there
is no sense in my going down. Suppose one
Of them should be laying behind the door
at the head OF the kitchen stairs. and. as l
attempted to pass. should brain mea Pleas
ant to think Of. amt it ?" shivered Zach.
There's no need Of my going down now.
Amanda" went on Zach, "they must have
gone; 1 don't hear them"
"There's that noise again; now Zach
Jonkins. l want you to go down, or il you
don't ! will. and will tell all the neighbors
what a nice coward you are. Win you gof"
almost yelled Mrs. J.
an go; but I will say farewell. Lot me
kiss the baby. for I win never. never soc It
again. In ten minutes / shall be n corpse"
Nov, old man. you jist git out Of bed
and 90 on down, do you hear, you shivering
cowardP"
"O-ooch, it's cold,'' exclaimed J., as he
put his trembling foot out Of bed. where
are the matches2"
ION the bureau"
"DAltake that rocking chair. it's always
In ones WY" cried J., groping around In
tho dark. al can't find them-dcuce take
that pini" 1875
"Now. IL you want TO find them, they are
afraid to-"
1--WE got them" was the surly reply.
well. light the gas here and go down.
and don't stand there shaking like Q leaf"
Amanda. we've been married nearly
fve yearsf haven't 1 always been . good
and true husband to You. bought you new
hats that cost ten dollars each. and striped
stockings at two dollars o pair. and pin
back dresses. and h~igh.heel bootsa And
now you would have mo 60 down there and
get murdered-nay. don't interrupt me
murdered. l say, most foully ; yen. slain in
the most horrible manner struck on the
head with the furnace crank and knocked
senseless, throat cut from ear to ear, eyes
blinded with cayenne pepper, and then stab
bsd to death. Farewell. l forgive you.
Tel tho baby boy when he grows up
that his father loved him and that he died
btAyely; knowing that a set Of murderers
uns in his house. he got out Of bed. went
dovnstairs,and defantly faced them .butw was
ovar-powered and killed. ] don't owe-"
Here, Zach Jenkins, I don't want any
more Of your ~eloquonce. Yen got TOUCHDOWN
my way and find out what's the matter
We'll. IN 60" said tho almost ~fainting
man. as he moved toward the stairs.
shivering. sinking, and guaking with fear.
go on" exclaimed Mrs. 7. rs she fol-
lowed him to the hendof Die stairs,
j.. now slowly descended to the hall and
lit the gas therein. and being urged on by
Nm. j., moved toward the basement stairs,
bft hearing d noise, jumped. turned. and
Ei4 quickly VI Stair again. opened tho