The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-20

Uose Underwood Tells the story ~ Her
and Her sisters Adventure.
Rose Underwood and her sister Fanny.
and several Of the other girls, were
clustered around the stove at recess. II
was cold day, and some OF the seats
In the old school-house were none too
warm, and there was generally rush
for the stove at recess. A few boys
hovercd shyly on the outskirts OF the
group and listened to the girls chat
ter. II was rarely that boy dared
raise his voice. However. to-day one
Of them happened 70 be remarkably
wise upon a certain topic which was
agitating them all so he had spoken quite
Mt length. with the bushes mounting
higher and higher in his chubby, hon
est face. There had been a burglary
the night before in the village grocery
store. and his father kept the store, 50
OF course he knew great deal about 1t,
and had right TO speak.
Rose Undcrwoods sister Fanny look
ed significantly at her when there was
lull in the discussion. Say. Rose,
tell them about your burglar. said She
| Rose colored up and laughed 1t
isn't worth telling"
| ..Yes, it's. too. Tell it Rose" All
| the others chimed in. Tell II, Rose
that's a good girl, now do"
| .Fanny can tell it just as well as l."
said Rose. 1T was her burglar as
much as mine"
20. Rose, you know 1t wasn't. cried
Fanny. You know you did the most
OF it. Tell II. think you might"
Rose smoothed her white apron down
over her plaid dress rcilectively. well,
II isn't worth telling" she said again.
..All there was about. it happened be-
fore we came here TO live. you know;
when we lived in Grover. ! wasn't but
twelve years old and Fanny was only
ten and a half. Well. one night Mr..
Green es.me for mother TO watch with
Mrs. Green's sister. She was real sick
with fever, and they were all worn Out
at his house taking care OF her. And
mother didn't know just what 70 DC
about II. You see father had gone
away. He was out West, going % b
gone six weeks--he'd been gone four
fhen-and II she went she'd have e
leave US children alone in the house.
There was Fanny and little Abby and /
md we'd never staid alone in our lives
1 was kind OF afraid. but Mr.. Greer
looked dreadful anxious, and ! SPOKE
mn and told mother to CO. l said
wasn't mite afraid. and ] tried Y
; think wasn't.
well. mother went. and just as sooI
NJ she got out of the house we locke'
up. We all got together in the sitting
: room and played dominoes. and poppe'
: some corn. but we felt awful Lonesome
} We went TO bed in mothers room. tina
opened out OF the sitting-room, and v
: slept three in the bed. because none
Us dared TO sleep alone.
II suppose We must have been asleef
because il was quite late. but all Of
sudden something walked MS up g
|, right up and listened and l felt Fam
: shake. What's that says she graf
!. bing me. Hush said ]. We all LIS
I ened. and We heard il again. We kne
4 what IL was in minute then 1 sui
I nose we were too much asleep befor'
: Somebody was pushing up the kiicne
2 window. II went hard and y KIND
= grated. We'd put sticks under an y
|. windows but that. and that stuck 80
!. didn't think anybody could open ~.
y .It's the kitchen window, says
y and | jumped right out Of bed. Come
= savsI quick And Abby and Fanr
= never said a word: they just scramble
! ! out Of bed and tagged :ght after m
= Ard few M stairs. and up the at
y stairs. You sec. IL flashed into my he
= FRAT : burglar would never think Of
= mo No 70 the attic. for he'd know the
\. wouldnt be anything that he want
Z there. nothing but old clothes a
q things.
..When we got into the attic {
= moonlight was coming In the windo
20 We could see quite well. and the
was an old bedstcad with some I
quilts on il in the corner. and we J.
RI rot into that and covered as up. hes
ny and all.
II ssThcn We lay there. and shook.
NJ were terribly scared. but little 40
M never cried. and she was only se'
years old. Well. we staid there ~
iey awhile. before We dared peep out r.
IA under the quilts, hut finally poked
- head out = little way. Then begun
y. snifY, and ! made the others poke n
,oa heads out and see Il they didn't ~
Ice. something. And. surc's YOU Nv.
2. could smell ham frying. We could
,rr believe Il az first. but we did.
10 .well. We laid there and smclled
.ou. ham frying. and got usore and m
uneasy. II seemed to me | hadn't ,
,tly very spunky, and ! thought q moth
,er, silver spoons. and her gold breast-!
vho and my gold chain, and Abby's 81
he CUP that she'd had given her when
ses. Wa . baby. and wondered Il ! con!
viii do anything 70 stop the burglars -
hest them.
ago s.rinally got up. Fanny and 4
vero most scared % death 70 nave