The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-10

mare Is stolen before locking the stable.
Well, it was one night abou.la month ago,
that, after locking up the house as usual,
| retired to nv room, and, disrobing this
lovely form of mine, crept into bed. I
had Just, finished my first nap. and turn
ed over for the second, when the door
bell rang. And how did it ring. Egadl
/ thought they would pull it down.
mistake my house for the doctors? I
didn't stop to think, but, throwing on
| nv clothes in the shortest possible time
rushed down stairs and threw open
the door, holding my revolver straighs
"A note for you, SIR said small boy,
handing me folded paper. My first
thought was that it was a telegraph
dispatch:
mo, sir" and the boy vanished in
| the thick darkness. Closing the door
| tore open the note and read:
Mr.. McSivers: Your daughter will elope
| tonight with Tom Bunsby, if she has not
| already If you find hel Mt in her room,
run to the hotel--room Is, first fl ght.
| Adi,u. JOE KERR.
All the tiger in the McStiverses was
al oused. l dashed madly up stairs, and,
throwing open Julia's DOR, rushed in.
| Alas! I was too late. She was gone
IN bed that night. j did not continue
the search there, but flew on the wings
Of the wind out Of the room, out of the
house along the street, till reached the
| Falmouth hotel. Tue clerk vas doing
in the office. and did not see me when /
entered. did not speak but crept eau.
| tiousiy upstairs and along the corridor
until / reached No. Is.
| "Death to Bnnsby" muttered through
| my c.inched teeth.
| Oh how terocious / must have looked.
| My blood cur les even now while l
| think of 1T. ] knocked at the door,
| IL Will call him out and shoot him in
| his tracks" said /. "I'm insane now.
| Mcfarland was nowhere compared with
me, and no jury will convict me-" But
| no one answered the knock, / tried
| the door. Ha, it was unlocked. / en-
| tered the room. The above four words
| are of terrible import, and | want you to
| consider them we'll. The gas was burn
ing, but all was still, save the soft
| breathing of a sleeper, whose face was
| hidden from me by the curtains Of the
bed. / sprang forward, tore open thu
curtains, seized bare arm. and with
| the celebrity Of lightning, yanked the
| sleeper into sudden wakefulness. The
ex-sleeper screamed, yelled once, and
| then, with musical groan, fell to the
| floor, tearing my hair as | went.
"Roderickp said screamer.
| "Oh, leavlngs where am /? Ma
| Mary. is it thou? Where isis Buns
| by?"
dead"
| "And you?'
"Im widow; and you?''
| "Im-Im widower," / answered,
! with proan.
~ always loved you, Roderick," said
| she.
"And You are just as handsome as
| ever" said l.
you've acted very improper to-
INTERNALLY So" said I. where is
| your SOM"
Il know not. He loves your daught-
| er and she loves hlm-and love you"
| Mary blushed. considering that she
| was in very light costume it wasn't
strange that she shoud.t
And Bunspy's dead"'
"Bunsby's deadr'
"Mary," said |, "may 1 be second
Bunsby-that is-oh-ahl will you be
| mine?"
| She threw herself into my arms. Just
| then heard footsteps; l turned and
| saw Tom and Julia standing at the door.
The deuce. cried Tom.
"No, no, it's my fatuerl'' said Julia.
"Oh, father, won't you forgive u.s."
| There was a queer twinkle in her
eyes when she SAID that.
Forgive us for WHAT
''For marrying Tom, l"ll promise not
| to do it asaiu;,"
"And will you forgive me for marry
| ing his mother, as l mean to do to-mor-
| row."
| "Oh, will you, pap
| 81 will ii anybody'll tell me who wrote
| that note to me tonight" said |.
81 wrote it, replied Tom, with laugh.
"Juiia was hid i'll the closet when you
went e, her room, aud When, YOU went
out Q! the house she followed you,, met
ne. the minister was waiting, and We
were quickly made one flesh. But how
came you in this rooln?'
the note said | should find yoa here"
"Yes; thought yun would like to see
my mother, though she DIDN'T know
YOU was coming. But how did you get
| iu?"
II forgot to lock the door" said Mary.
Chow lucky" said l. we'll have an
other wedding tomorrow. And now
| good night"
| kissed Mary and the dear children
| bless them-and then, taking my hat
returned to my home, much happier
| man than had been TOR years.
There was a wedding next day, quiet
| affair and then short tour.
| At present we are all at home-Tom,
Julia, Mary and land if you don't be-
| lieve my story just come down to Tad
| mouth and inquire. Everybody knows
mo hare