Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08
SUNDAY SALAD.


aches Of the wholesale liquor house of
Messrs. Casey q Swasey. Charlie
pleads guilty, but says the boys have
stretched tho Joke until there Is little
truth in 1t. II appears that one day
last week Mr. Sw9sev completed apur'
rbaee of over S55 900 worth Of liquors
at "A great bargain and in the evening
of the same day, he, TOm WO d and
Jerry Leblanc, who are connected with
the house, we're celebrating the puT-
chass and washing down their y
with sundry bottles Of Ciiquot,
Munm extra dry and Other wines,
aud by the time the contents OF the
ltst bottle trickled toward their hearts.
they were In splendid tim to resist all
burglars and spoOks. Tue cOrpOreAi
spilits they had ~ lovingly and con-
tentedly swallowed, made them brave
enough to face All army Of incOrpureal
ones that might invade the premises.
~
The hour was approaching midnight
aud there WAS a lull in the SOUND OF
falling cofks, when j try said:
"W hats that noise? There's some one
in the II Juse."
II don't hear anything" said
Swnsey, with his right fore finger
curled around his right cara hault
his slight deafness has led him into.
II do,u baid Woods, land by gum
thereisa BURGLAR ia the secOnd-stlry."
Rate bang.dapg!" came crash
from he second floor, and the faces OF
Jerry and Woods became pale with
excitement.
You fellows are fooling me- said
SwAssy, with his finger still around
his ear. But they soon convinced him
that the mouse Of Casey & Swasey was
in the hands of an enemy, and that
measures must be taken 10 expel the
intruder.
Rattle e.bang,n went the noise
again, and while Jerry and Woods in
ptlnctlytly went for their weapons,
S Uasry stood unmoved amid the scene
OF impending danger.
After short consultation II was de-
cided 10 10 aud investigate the cause
Of this hsse disturbance of their mirth
aud flow OF spirits Woods, with his
martial bearing, led the way up the
stairway TO the second floor, and In
his hand cleaned the polished surface
Of IA No. AZ Colts Swasey followed
close at his heels, with "a cleaning
hatchet firmly grasp ed in his right
hand and his lett applied to his ear
he was conscious Of danger be he heard
IL not Jerry brought up the rear, aud
with the savage bung-starter In his
fist, no looked every inch as redoubt
able as FHlstatf haranguing his sol
dieTs
Slowly and cautiously this war.like
trio assembled the stairway anC
stood GA the landing at the top. Th'
dim gas light, ascending from the lilu
minated office, cast weird and start
| ling shadows athwart the boxes anC
barrels etIewn in profusion Slong the
floor, All was still as death. Not
mouse stirred to awake the echoes o
the night. Shad's giant pictur,
grlnned at them from the front wall
and they were about 10 descend to In
Office and "hrace up" again wheI
"rnttle.te bang. bsng'dong' came
crashing sound at their very feet.
Jerry says he don't know who got {
the Office first, but in about two SEE
| unNs anu u hhlA uAl thitC NNAS NiSi'
formed into triangle and lookin
into EACH others faces, while from TIA
second lloOr there issued many repet
tons vi the horrible noise.
~ didn't hear anything" said Swi
sey, land you fellows are trying TO foC
me-"
1 Jerry said there were about doze
men up there, but that he was goin
10 see who they were IL
cost "a law suit In Hades. S
again they marched In single file an
when they had arrived on the secon
door again they stopped and listened
and heard faint voice close to the
feet. Three pairs Of eyes were turne
In the direction of the sound and the
their gazes met and sickly smi
spread over three faces For momeI
not word was spoken until Swase
broke In with, ~ reckon its time f
you fellows TO set 'em up"
sss
The mystery was revealed and Il
trio descended once more to the oific
Woods led the way with his No.
swinging car elessiy by his side, 5 was,
was next tut his hatchet had bet
| mug iuJD the udTh ItUfssSh VI Luo 81
ond iloor, Jerry brought up the rear
sans bung starter, sans fear, sans eN
, crythiug but u broad smile.
"Who the devil put that turtle U
| there said Swssey, as they regain,
the otfico and he stood with bottle
: Cllquot in his hand
: "Jim Mason" answered Jerry, "a
went fishing yesterday and brought
home with HIM"
The rata had attacked the turtle al
y in lighting over II had made the u
earthly noises which cau.ed Swase
Woods aud Leblanc 70 think burgla
were In the building. They each Co,
| an oath not to tell the joke, but su,
things wiu get out and find their WI
) into print.
] Mrs. Benton has decided to produ
, Aladdin here with children early
! April. The play will be mounted
magnificent style, the scenery alone c,
q! ting over thousand dollars and bel
the most gorgeous ever unrolled in Il
d state. The event will be a grand TIRE
for the children and young poop
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