The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-03

cautiously emerged into the hall. Day
light was momentarily becoming brighter,
head of the stairs and looked down. At
about the same time, Mr.. Filkins, having
failed to find his towel, started to come up,
two steps at a time, with his night shirt
under his arm. Bent only on regaining
his apartment he failed to perceive MIR.
Crasher until he had rushed plump into
his arms. while his momentum was so
great and his onslaught so furious that
Mr.. Crasher, unable in the uncertain light
to distinguish anything but stark naked
man coming at him with the apparent fe-
rocity of a wild beast, dropped his pistol
in terror, and turning tail, ANONYMOUSLY
fled down the hall in the direction of his
own room.
Good graciousl" thought Mr.. Filkins,
"the boarders are getting up"
DESTROYS only of reaching his individual
sanctuary, he continued his headlong
course to his own room, and brought up
against the door with a crash. Maledic-
ton and confusion! In obedience to an
instinct acquired through long residence
in boarding houses, Mr.. Filkins had, on
first leaving his apartment, locked the
door, and had left the key in the bath
room.
Chilled to the bone, Mr.. Filkins stood
for moment looking at his chamber door
in despair. But he had little time for re-
fiectlon. Hardly had he given the knob
a single exasperated wrench before the
uoor vi MISS iapi'na u "snyi iooni y, i'nr Nr
Y openea, anu .hat iaay, wno was Tns vi
the earliest Oh risers, steppeu IoIth, ciaa IN
s,,.Ia and s,"oJ ~,p rsHeaIed lie an .na,iaI :
80 60 M E;,t;r,s hor,;f;ad ra,a
"Madamer' exclaimed the excited Mr..
Filkins hastily wrapping his nightshirt
..SS In 49,, ..a;no hn,,sa
NE a ,ha ho,e e hs,h ofen ro,s;na akg nU%se' nd
~ I,,,a ,af, ,ho Lev 20 nv soan disb down
snd I've ie,t ,h sne Key my soap asn H;da m
somewbere for Heavens sake, Hide me
and III he vnur everjas,;ng debtori, and
M F;ik;ns Wont down On Iis Knees and
cIasned his hands in snnnlication
Mis- Tabitha took in the situation a, a
u,arna 81 co. har o,,>or,nn,,u Thon,h
3 veal and nn,ro,ected woman she was
a verv Nanoleon among stratecists. Here,
a, last was her chance Here within her
grasn' Law the fruition of her hone SO long
drat- She would obtain revenge now for
the slights mt unon her Inv the German
student and the chronological professor.
"Mr. Filkins. ~ She exclaimed. setting her
back against the door, ION one condition
vou can rnter nv denartnfentn
..Name;,, name !, I" cr;ed E;,k;ns breoL
;nr on, now in a cold nersn;ra,;nn aSome.
hndv nS us ;s n com;ne in & Re np;ciI a. % he on;cI y,
.Narrv me rs she renlied soiemn1v 40
Filkinsi Dear Mr.. F'ilkins, / long have
loved theer'
Miss Crasher clasped her hands and
rails ed her ewes to the ceiling. "Promist
to be mine and | will save thee" she said
with The air of a soyercipn granting Iif,
at the stake.
81 can't o. Lord, can't exclaimed
Mr.. Filkins, appalled, at the awful pro
spect "I amt fit to marry I'm too Young
really can't do it."
Then I shall screem."
| Don't, don'ti o, dont!" exclaimed Mr.
Filkins, in an agony of entreaty.
II willr' and suiting the action TO tn,
word, Miss Ta0itha gave vent to a serie.
of most piercing shrieks which penetrated
every part OF the house.
| This proceeding had its effect, for foot
steps were Immediately heard above ano
below; doors were thrown hastily open OF
all the floors, and excited voices reached
MIR. F1lkins ears.
| "I'll do It." cried poor Mr.. Filkins, al
do it. It's dreadfully sudden, but I'll dc
anything. For Heavens sake, open thu
door.
| "Swear it," said the relentless Miss
Tabitha.
."I swear it on my bended knees" sait
Filkins.
"Ouick, then" said Miss Crasher, "ge
under the bed. Now, then-ha-har" ant
the lady pushed Mr. Filkins into her room
closed the door on him and turned the ke,
in triumph. Victory was hers at last.
But Miss Tabitha's screams had aroused
i fho hnrrcahnl6 Thax- haA a1 fl,a or
of Ma. Crasher almost as soon as he hae
regained his own door.
aMr C,a.berp exclaimed his wifi,
.tbey,re nnrjer;no vonr s;sterTah;tba
r. ,rne ~, ,raS,s.d Grasber s;nt;nG .,
the floor att will he our turn nextn
Mrs. Crasher leaned ont of he'd i'm ind;g
nation. CollarinT the nusil,animon
Crasber che I;tersI,v SHOOK him to HI;
foo, ~ this time he other occnnants q
the house were ali astir and came fiock
;no mt ,ho holI In ova,,, s,,,,o ~ crs,,,n,,
f.,,, III tt. daonan,,. @ ~ ssns,9r;a2t tha ~ a;,,,,I
nIod;a,nr;aI NJ C-asbar a,,hnIdad h,
these re;n ;nfnrcenents & s racoxerad h;S n;s,oi
anJ tho assa,nh,oJ common, da,arI,;r,ol az
70 c.nt,,re tho hnro,ars pr ner;si, in tb,
st,emnt advanced In q body tn,rari Mic
Tah;,ha,s roon, To ,be;r g-est as,on;sh
r,ent bouever tbev mot that Isdv serene
iv descend;ng the stairs
aWbv what On eartb-wbat does nj
tbis mean -, she asked glancipg wide
eyed over the trembling host before her
"You-you are not dead ~ faltered Mr.
Crasber IooL,ng az her donh,f,,iiy
..neadi No ;nJaadn
.Thara .ra 80 h,,rI,i.rs :, ,ho ho,,.o
eie aie no oursiars III uie house
'ne eInd..a , s 49,,
.Rut the screamsi SurcIy Il WAC yo,
who screamed lust now.n
"Screameds o yes. so I did. II WAS ,
mouse-a horrid. dreadful mouse. II rar
right nm the stairs. and friphtened me hal
to death
"a mouser, exclaimed Crasher-",
monsei We'll that was the biggest mous,
7 ever saw II nearly tnocked me down
Must have been at least ten feet high