The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
the hall floor and upon the dreadful oh.

the hall floor and upon the dreadful OBJ
jcct.
"Oa gracious" screamed Mrs. Peak,
vino had ventured out into the upper
hall once more, to watch anG direct opera
tions below. "It's gethered all up in
heap, ready to jump. Shoe"
Down went the fire shovel, which she
had seized for self defence, landing in
the midst of the disturbed coils, which
suddenly Strengthened out.
"Kill it, it's comm straight after
me, she screamed, and dartcd back te
her chamber
II don't secs you can do anything
but shoot it, after few NON ents spent
in parleying, during which the creature
lay motionless.
4" Zek1 Peak, don't you fire neither
/ don't want them hall walls all spat.
| tered up with that critters thrashin
round" exclaimed Mrs. Peak, pcerina
out from her retreat with change OF
mind as to the fate Of IL. I" 'Taint NOV.
in now, ketch it,"
"Ketch it! Who's agoin' to do it, I'd
like to know. Pears to me, Nancy, il
you're so fierce all Of sudden bout
ketchin' it, you might come down a stci
or two, ter show body how. I'm gittin
tired a.foolin' :" Mr.. Peak returned, i'm
patiently.
"lll kctch It"
The shoemaker's son had thrust hi,
body far through the window ~ la
spoke
Joe aint 'fraid o nary thing livin''
asserted his father, admiringly. "Jc,i
onlock this ere door : soon : you git
in. 80 : You can run IL you wantcr,' he
advised
"Lasscr it," added another, pushing
the rope in after aim.
But Joe, inside, refused the rope. and,
following his fathers advice, flung open
the door, into which the crowd outside
pushed its way, while he boldly advanc.
ed toward the object lying ut the other
end Of the hall
80 Joe. be kcnrful Don't you tech
il :" warned Mrs. Peak, "a be suddenly
stopped oyer anl brtvcly graspc1 it.
"Landy massey, il hc haiut got it--by
the--tail.' she cadcd in Il hystcrical
,crcnrn.
"llctc's YOU" escaped boa, Mis- Peak "
hc shouted, "a, with dcXtcrous twirl,
he wrapped the long black folds about
himself, and stepped back into the full
view OF all present.
"Oh, my SUI alive II 'taiut my
grludmother's old fur boa
Mrs. Peak, halfway down the stair.
case rs she caught sight Of it. turned
sharply with the exclamation on her lips,
AM fed rs a loud burst OF laughter
broke from the rescuing party.
can it 'scaped' from the upstairs
bannlsters, where she hung it Yesterday
Ter an airin'. Much obleeged to you all
fer yer help in captcrn' the critter," was
all that Mr.. Peak said rs he flung the
fur boa back in the corner and grimly
closed the front door on the laughing
crowd.
".IeSt to think what rccdic lous mess
you've got Us iutol' nc exclaimed, re-
proachfully, as he lay down again. TO
think OF my goin' down the watcr.spout
and wakin the hull neighborhood up,
Jc'' fer your grandmother's old neck
tiXin's}"
Dil, L'k |, MIS-, IPnS r"'n"""'''
with more humility than usual, 'it
might "a ben 'tother one. You know
I've hccn lookin' fer it ever sence thet
cirrus'
That's jest :" he returned, sharply.
"You was sot TO go, an softer to come
nome, an sottist a-lookin' fer boa, an
YOU see whats come of IT,"
"Well, | found one, too, didnt l."
she retor,ed. "But, Zckl Peak sac
continued, decidedly, sitting up and care.
fully relying her nightcap suingS, "Im
sottern ever jest nov bout auothc, thing
Iou couldn't hire mc 10 wear thct thing
agin. It gives me tn magrm' jest
'hinGin' of it. 'Taint no usa talkin'
'rwa, ie't 4 special prov 'dcnce 'twa'n't
the circus one.
The real boa was found by the manage
mcnt the day that lis disappearance was
advertised snugly coilcd up in An over.
looked box outside the tent. It was not
missed, therefore, from the combinations
attractions; but none OF these in any
form ever again proved sufficient to over
come Mrs. Peaks objections to menag.
cgic. - YOGhS CympdHi0H.