Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-08-15

back of the store and upsetit. There was
veil and a scramblir', and I heard the
back-door slam. Then I knowed what my
other chum had been doing. He had been
hiding under an empty barrel, and when,
he was discovered had made break and
he got away, too, but was arrested couple
of days later. He was chased for half
mile, and when the fellers came back to
the store they started another search.
They fairly tore that store out, and ex-
pected every minute that one of them
would think of looking on top of the
shelves, but they didn't, and my worry
ceased when they let up.
"I Just laid there and listened whilst the
old man told the story to somebody he
called judge The old reprobate said
that he missed over 800 and three watch
es, besides the cigars and the cider and
beer. He said that he was woke up bout
o'clock in the morning by a burglar-alarm
goin' off, and he found that the door of the
store had been opened. He went round
and gathered dozen neighbors with guns
and pistols and came down to the store.
He swore fired at him when | looked out
of, the broken pane, and that he heard the
bullet whistle past his head just as he
pulled the trigger of the gun. Now, you
can imagine that this was mighty pleas
ant for me layin' there on top of that
shelving in the dust and hearing him lie.
After had been there what thought was
four hours, and was all cramped up and
stiff. I yentured to twist around little,
and found that I could see down through
q thin crack in the cornice, and caught a
glimpse of little clock in front of mus
tard can. It was just halfpast seven
O'Clock. I thought the clock couldn't be
going, but after watching it little while l
saw that the hand was creeping around:
I laid there listening and watching that
clock all day long. l came to the conciu-
sion that the old man had been olllng the
wheels of the clock with cold molasses. l
never saw such slow timepiece: At sew,
enteen minutes past nine O'Clock L heard
the old man tell neighbor that ne had
found two loaded revolvers in barrel OF
rice. This was surprise to me-. but 1
couldn't tell whether he was lying or
whether my chums were heeled ana had
chucked the guns away rather than to be
caught carrying them. got awful dry
and wished I had thought of fetchin' q
couple of bottles of beer with me. This
reminded me of the cigars in my pocket,
and by moving very 'cautious-like man
aged to get my hand up to my breast,
pocket and get one of them. / chewed
half of it and felt quite contented for
while. After I had been there about two
weeks, it seemed, a man came in and
priced some tin milk pals that sat on the
TOP shelf on the other side of the room,
where could see 'em plain. The clerk got
a ladder and set it against the shelf, and
I crowded down as close as I could. He
climbed up the ladder so that l could see
the back of his head, and took down one
of the pals as he turned round on the
ladder. could see his eyes, and thought
he must see me, but just then the custom.
er said that the pals was too dear, ana
the clerk slammed down OFT the ladder
and told the man to 20 where ne could
get 'em cheaper. I admired the clerks
sand, for I could tell by the customers
voice that he was a miserly .codger.
hoped nobody would want any more milk
pals that day, but the thought Of it kept
me in fear all day, and always felt re-
lieved when 1 heard customer leave
without pricing them. l watched that
clock and concluded that some of the mus
tard from the inside of the can must have
leaked in and got mixed upwith the mo-
lasses on the wheels, for it seemed to be
going slower and slower all the time:
But the longest day must have an end
some time, and I felt glad when / saw it
turning dark and heard the whistle in the
mill blowing. Then came two hours OF
listening to villagers sitting. round the
stove and talking bout burglars. l be-
lieve they raked up all the burglar stories
that ever happened in the country, l
heard the clerk offer to sleep in the store
that night and came near groanlng, put
he was laughed at and told that lightning
didn't strike twice in the same place. ana
that robbed the place the year before and
made the old man put in the burglar
alarm. The lamps were so placed in the
store that couldn't see the clock, and l
lust had to lay and guess at the time until
T heard a fellow say: well, / guess l
must be going. It's half-past seven.'
Then the old man remarked that ne had
had long day of tand might as well close
up. Long day, indeed! Wondered what
he would have thought of it If he had
been laying on the top shelf all day, with
a taste of sour mince-lneat, sardlnes and
beer rising in his throat every few min
utes.
cat s o'clock, about, they closed the
store and went away. l stayed on the
shelf about ten minutes, and then climbed
down. I knew was taking risk, but II
was sure of being caught and hung, l
couldn't have stayed there quarter of an
hour more. The first thing did was to
get some beer and crackers and cheese,
which took into the cellar and eat. Then
began to look around for way to get
out without ringing the alarm. l know
something about 'lectric work, and soon
found out that the system was open circuit,
so monkeyed round till found the wire
and fixed it ready to cut when got ready,
to 20. Then I got flour sack and filled
it with sardines, canned goods, crackers,
cheese and things, chucked in the last two
boxes of cigars, some chewing tobacco and
bottled beer, and after cutting the wire l
shot out of the door, and struck out cross
lots for the woods. got to the house OF
an old chum, and we had a good time for
two or three days.
81 tell you, after being shelved for
day, the next few days slipped along as II
they were creased"
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