Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-21


depth. But they hung all their pic
lures. their bric-a-brac furnished the
rooms more fully than it had done their
old parlors, and there was no running
up and down stairs to do. In TACT
they were 50 delighted that Mr
Through had to run out and bring up
an old friend or two to see how nicely
they were getting on.
They retired late, bat no sooner had
Mrs. Through fallen asleep than she
dreamed that some one was occasionan
striking her a sharp blow on the top
her head with a hammer. She finally
escaped the blows by waking, but al
though she felt them no longer she heard
them distinctly: and they came with
such moDotonous regularity, about one
in five seconds, that Mrs. Through was
sure she would jump out of her skin u
they did not stop. At last she perform
ed this impossible operation as nearly
as she could, upon which her husband
reclaimed:
ooh, Kate, are you awaken What
do you suppose that noise isg' -
Goodness knows" whispered Mrs
Through, "but its dreadful. Where do
you suppose it is ?"
There was some disagreement on this
subject, so husband and wife sat up IN
bed and discovered it was directly over.
their heads.
perhaps they're putting down car
PETS" suggested Mrs. Through.
Lets hope they haven't many
then,' said her husband.
1t seemed they had not, for after the
noise had lasted about an hour, and
Mr.. Through had begun to dress him.
self so as to go up stairs and remon-
strate, the torment ended, and the
weary couple dropped asleep.
But the next night the same mystic
rious noise began just after midnight
Mr.. Through calculated ''GhostsP' in a
sepulchral tone, upon which his wife
buried her head in the bed-clothes.
Suddenly Mr.. Through sprang into the
middle of the floor, dressed himself,
took revolver from bureau drawer
and, in spite of hoarse whisper Of
Don't from his wife, went upstairs
and rang the bell of the fiat overhead.
The door was opened almost instant
ly, and, Ebrou yh felt rather ashamed of
himself, for in front of him stood little
woman who seemed entirely composed
and was neatly dressed while he felt
that his face was wrinkled, his hair in
disorder, and his clothes awry. Never
theless he proceeded to business by say
ing:
~I'm very sorry to disturb you, mad
am, at such an hour, but there is a
most peculiar noise seems to come from
your apartments am the tenant OF
the floor below-I feared perhaps a
burglar was atswork here"
"Noise p''said the woman. Burglar ?"
"There it is nowl" exclaimed Eb-
rough, as the dreadful blow-not loud,
yet quick and hard fell upon his ear.
THAR said the woman. "Oh, that's
only the drum"
"Drum2" echoed Through
"Please come in a moment, sir, and
I'll show yoa," was the reply. Through
entered and was shown into the front
parlor, where he was simply paralyzed
by the spectacle that met his gaze. On
large rug, spread en- the floor, were
arranged inclined planes, ladders, hoops,
balls, barrels and trapezes, all in minia-
ture, and over and through these four
little dogs were doing tricks. some quite
difficult, their changes being regulated
by taps upon drum, which was beaten
by an inoffensive looking man. whom
the woman add. essed as professor"
Il suppose you've seen them before
sir; though, of course, you wouldn't
recognize the two smaller ones. they
being only learners at present"
II can't say that | have" replied
Ebrough, when recovered his tongue
"Why, how strange said the