The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22

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Mrs. PEAK snooS her snoring hu.jOnd
That night to ask the question. There
! was no answer. "Anyway them chick.
ems air safe she remarked to- herself.
abandoning the attempt to waken min.
/ "Iek'l Peak, say, wake upw
! il was u full hour late: when his
! energetic wife cried thus again in his
cars, cutting off snore abruptly. md
causing him to start up with an aiTrighted
gasp rs she vigorously nudgei him
"Landy Goshen, Nancy Whore
what-whcw! What a sweat IN in!"
He sat upright. II was bill.pos,en' fer
that Awlpaws concern, an I'd got the
camcls an giraifcs upside down. when
the plaguy things let all their feet fly
right in my ribs. Did YOU punch me,
Nancy! What you WANT"
II want you to listen. there's some
thin in the house, she brcathlessly au.
swered.
Pooh Jest your imaginn'' Quit
your fussu' bout snakes an things, er
/ you'll be ras,l'n' with more'n hev. GO
to sleep an don't punch me any more"
But there is ! heard it. Some.
thin droppin', she persisted. But MIR.
! Peak had taken his own advice and had
/ dropped again TO sleep.
Not satisfied, but hearing nothing
more, Mrs. Peaks courage rose to the
/ poin, of investigating for herself Quietly
slipping out oi bed, she opened the
chamber door and tip'oed to the stair.
railing whirh overlooked the long, old
/ fashioned hall below.
The moon .houc in through the narrow
windows on either side OF the doc. at It's
end and threw its pale ligh; within, 50
, that, as Mrs. Peak perrcd down into the
/ open space, it was easy 20 see all there
WAS 90 he seen. And what she did see
curiIcd the blood in her veins.
"Hckl"
II wa, an uno,r.hly shriai which
aroused the lonc.suIcring man this time.
"What on nirth j., j.; now, Nancy" hc
exclaimed, hAl..da1si by the sudden
awakening.
60, Zck1 Peak! said 50, an it's
happened. rs down there"
"Wn,t's-down- where" he de-.
mand"i, testify
That sgapcd boa Down in
oar-fron. hIi--'his blessed minute"
she managed 10 articula,c. "Git right
uu. Mopbc i''> ciimbin the stairs right
HOW. Hurry on your clothes; here they
Ur.
~ didn't knows they clumb, he re-
piled, uervou'ly, reaching for the gar
tnup.s .h, .,.;,..lt, l,,,,, ,,,,,, ,l. bod
"Cmmb! They can do anything,
tell you. Don't get out there" she
screamed. ~, she started for the door
tive got to SEE were It's.
lie flung opea the door and stepped
to the railing, followed closely by his
wiir, clingiug 10 his suspeudcr. There.
below him, partially l,no:ted in graceful
coils, certainly lay a long black object.
Don't you stir "a step down there,
Iek'l Peak, losS'n you want to see me
worse'n a widder fore your face an eyes
she exclaimed, and seized him by tine
arm, II, he took one step downwn.".
"Glt the u"ignpurS."
"!low m "oiu' to Git ncighbu, lcs,'n
ldo 20 down there, I'd like to know
he returned, hcSitaung.
"Git ou- % the winder Oh. who'd
e. thought it! jest rs cyprcted!" she
moaned, inconsis.ently, the next mo-
mrnt
Pears to me its mi,ey still. Sure
its the; snake, Nancy
sure Aint il plain TO be SEEM DO
You want it to kc;ch you fore you'n
bIcaye il, Tno''s the way they do
play tncy'ra asleep an grab you mp with
their iaii--ln' seq where that tail j., - she
added, ,onvluciugly.
SIrc enough, behind the coils ,ralcd q
tail in clos" proximity TO the lowest stair;
and Mr. Peck p;Idcnty allowed his
wi!c's coGnSa. 20 prevail.
Outside the rhamucr window WAS the
wooishcd roof, which ,iop,d down to
.ong board, which in turn ended in the
uig rain-bayral. Down this he cautious
~ crcp,. Narrowly escaping a plunge
in ia" water he managed 10 rcacn the
ground, and stood Undecided.
Tain; so late but there's folks at the
grocery. Call fer help an don't you
leave mo here alone, sas directed, from
the window above.
"!Iaiio." he finally called ont.
"Nooodyli ucycs'lI hear that in all
creation, Lopicr' Hoo, t:..rc' Help,
help"
"Why, Nancy, folksNl surely think
you're on the p'ni, @; bcin' murdered.
An ajnt we! What's the ditT'renca
tween h.iu' cp' 20 piece, an bein' swa.
.crcd hUli, I'd Ike TO know, Don't yol
20, Xa&N,' she implornl,
There was 40 need OF his going. Mrs.
Peak .hriil eric, had reached the near
grocery, and group Of men and boys
issued forth in response 10 them and
rushed 20 the mouse. \ fcw dcprccatury
word, from Mr. PatE, intcrsp-r'od with
, explanation from Mrs. Peak, enlightened
them as TO the danger of the situation.
"Gir club, advised one.
~; may take a gun" said another.
"Llsso il an take it alive-;here's the
reward third thriftly suggested
while Ms. Peak urged them TO "do
something gigh; oii "
In short time collection of articles
with which the boa was either 10 bc cap
turcd or killed WAS a. the back door.
"Letus in, Nancy" shouted her nus
band