Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-27

off before YOU went in. Then YOU can
hand the box out the back window to
mel can climb up high enough to
reach it-and you can scuttle down, and
well be off, having the best rig on
Williamson Green that ever heard OF
in my born days.
81 was very active boy, used to
climbing and all that sort OF thing, and
| had no doubt that could easily get
into the house, but / did not fancy my
fathers scheme.
"'Suppose,' 1 said, that Mr.. Will
hanson Green should wake up and see
me, what could say? How could l ex-
plain my situation%
"'You needn't say any thing said
nv father. If he wakes up blow out
the light and scoot. If you happen to
have the box in your hand drop it out
the back window and then slip down
after it. He won't see us, but If he
does he can not catch us before we get
to the boat; but If he should, however,
I'll have to explain the matter to him,
and the joke will be against me; but l
shall get my instruments, which is the
main point, after all
81 did not argue with my father, for
he was man who hated to be differed
with, and l agreed TO help him carry
out his little joke. We both took of
our shoes and walked quietly to the
back of the house. My father stood
below, and climbed up the trellis I'M
der the back window which he pointed
out. The window-sash was down all
but little crack to let in air, and
raised it so slowly and gently that l
made no noise. Then, without any
trouble at all, got into the room.
81 found myself in moderate-sized
chamber, into which faint light came
from door opposite the window Hay-
ing been several hours out in the night
my eyes had become SO accustomed to
darkness that this light was compare
lively strong and l could see every
thing.
"Looking about me my eyes fell on a
little bedstead, on which lay one OF the
most beautiful infants ever beheld in
my life. Its golden hair lay in ringlets
upon the pillow. Its eyes were closed,
but it's soft cheeks had in them rosy
tinge which almost equaled the color
of its dainty little lips, slightly opened
as it softly breathed and dreamed" AT
this point saw my wife look quickly at
the bedroom key she had in her hand.
/ knew she was thinking of George
William.
81 stood entranced," continued the
burglar, ''gazing upon this babe, for
was very fond of children, but remem'
bered that / must not waste time, and
stepped softly into the next room. There
L beheld Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson
Green in bed, both fast asleep, the gen
tleman breathing little hard. In
corner just where my father told me
should find it, stood the box upon the
table.
"But could not Immediately pick II
up and depart. The beautiful room IN
which / found myself was a revelation
to me. Until that moment l had moi
known that had tastes and sympathies
of higher order than might have beer
expected of the youthful son OF boa
builder. Those artistic furnishing:
aroused within love of the beautiful
which l did not know possessed. The
carpets, the walls, the pictures, the
hangings in the windows, the furniture
the ornaments, every thing in fact i'm
pressed me with such delight that
! did not wish to move or go away.
Unto my young soul there came
longing. 'ohr said to myself, that my
parents had belonged to the same so
cial grade as that worthy couple repos
ing in that bed, and OIL that /, in m,
infancy, had been as beautiful and a
likely to be so carefully nurtureC
and cultured as that sweet babe in thu
next ROOM 1 almost heaved sigh a
1 thought of the difference between
these surroundings and my own, but