Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-28


you are, yea little know clasps his hands, and
IN doing SO drops the basket A lot of silver
tumbles on the floor. Hastily recovering
himseif)-Confusionl Listens attentively. /
After all, no harm done. To continue.
am desperately in love with Miss
Sutherland, and so, / am sorry TO saw.
is Barrett, also Jarrett, likewise Gar.
rett, guests with me ut Mr.. Sutherland,s.
Until now no one of US could claim any de
cided advantage over the others. But dav
before yesterday we all go out for a sylvan
stroll. Miss Sutherland insists on feeding
the swans, and while doing SO falls into the
pond l, who would die for her anywhere
and on the slightest notice, don't see it But
Barrett does and pulls her out | point out
the fact that the pond is only two feet deep
at that particular place, but Barrett, never
tbeieSs, becomes hero, and Jarrett, Garrett
and myself go into the background. Then.
yesterday we so on picnic. Miss Sutherland,
while walking with Jarrett, is attacked by
snake-boa constructor, according to Jarrett,
who dispatches it and thereby wins her un
dying gratitude. Garrett and myself 60 out
70 look for the monster and find a harmless
little garter snake. Neither of them will ac-
knowledge it, however and Garrett and |
nave TO apologize. This morning we try
nttie target shooting. Garrett goes blunder-
ing around md gets shot in the leg by Miss
sutherland I'd have shot him myself with
pleasure, Hiss Sutherland is tenderly re-
proachtul all day, and am voted a brute
Tor saying II served him right / can't stand
tins any longer. Not to be hero argues
that cannot be one. l. therefore propose to
maze my own opportunity. At great per-
rNnl n 2Ie1l.rr font Il -.
awake u:itl every one else is asleep ! have
secured the basket OF family plate and am
now about tn III .terialize a burglar. aGatbers
up the silver and ties it up in tablecloth1
There. Now for M pistols. ,Cautjouslv
leaves the room. The door of the buffers
pantry onens and Air. Willie Vilter, profes-
sional burglar, steps into the roon.)
Mr.. Nilter llrtistically hefting the bundle, |
-Wot willany this is OH NV ewes. vii.
liam, but 'ere's richness! Shoulders the
swag and is about to depart. The door
opens and Mr. Viiter has just time to reach |
the pantry ngail when Mr. Norris rushes in |
fires both pistols, and throwing up the win |
dow with bang that takes all the elas, out |
of it, begins an indiscriminate fusillade /
The household in various STAGES of un,lrcss
rush in and contemplate the scene of car
nageI
Mr.. Sutherland texeitedlyl-Wb has han
penedf insist upon knowing
Mr.. Norris tsententiously)- -Burglarsl Miss
Sutherland screams ard is simultaneously
by Barrett. Jarrett and Garrettl
Mr. Norris-Fact, assure you. Heard n
noise down here and resolved TO investigate
Caught the fellow doing up the plate and
and went for him, He broke away and
jumped through the window Must apolo-
gize for shooting in the house. Scared Won
all awfully, I'm afraid Shouldn't have
done it
Mr.. Sutherland truefully contemplating
the fragments of a Sevres vase)-Well, per.
hans not
Mr.. Norris tcheerfully,-Anyhow the silver
Is safe
Miss Sutherland-Yes, but where is it,
Looks around fearfully.l
tIsrre1t With great unanimity,-That,s
Garnet % 50. Show it up.
Mr.. Norris slightly rattled)-oh, the
put il there-that is to say, the
burglar f}reaEs or ;;bruptly and begins to
,olish his brow with handkerchief)
Barret:
Jarrett Humphi
Garrett ]