Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-07
TACKLING A BURGLAR.

weepin' an a-wailin an naShln OF our
teeth, to speak paragorically, over the
Disappointment of our hopes, that Miss
Petilish popped down on us "like wolf
on the fold" as Jonathon said. (She
boxed his years fur it though. and then
he pulled off her artificial bang, an they
tlssled, an fit, an skrimmaged round
an I'm afeared famed the cat fur life by
tro,nping on her left hind laig, afore
had time to ask her to lay off her hat
Miss Petifishes hat, not the cat's.)
But at last. after they galloped round
the room fur ten minutes or so, like a
, couple of colts with the blind staggers
Miss Petifshes breath give out. an she
began to wheeze; an so finally she Topped
down into the big wooden rocker, an !
got chance to say howdy.
"Wal, I've been tollable myself" says
she, but Aaron hain't been none too
we'll His constituency want never
none of the strongest, you know, an I'm
afeared he's a-goin to git somethin
serious. He's so powerful narvy, you
know. Why, when he's a-copyin' some
papers, or a-readin' in his law books, he
cat abide the eastest mite of noise, an
| hev to go into the next room to prac-
tie on my catarrh An mebbe you
wouldn't b'leve it, Belindy," says she.
but if a little comp'ny drops in an we
happen to cut round little, jest for fun.
like me and Mr. Bluegrass here, he ack-
shily gifts in temper. an rares an
pitches, an sometimes he cusses a blue
streak if we run ag'i his elbow, or jog
gle him, Oh, he's got powerful TEN
per, Aaron has! often feel sorry Quin.
tilly has married SIGH a temperate man,
but it's too late to ondo the mischief
now
After we had eat supper. Jonathon
says:
Seem you've got comply Belindy,
reckon | mout as well go over an tend
the Farmers Lyance,"
An says |:
$50, if you're a mind ter; but don't
set down on Il log an go to sleep comm
home, like you done the last time you
went"
mo danger" says he. ''Tll ride ole
Beeswax this time, an if do go to sleep
| u.
So he went an saddled his nag an rid
away.
Dave had went away that evening to
see Eli Tucker over on Ager hill, an
want a-comin' home till the mex dav
an so we put Miss Petifsh to sleep with
Liza Ann.
We didn't none of us set up very late
7 hoI ,,'t
heared quare noise in the Kitchen
| knowed 'twant the cat, fur had put
her out last thing afore laid down, an
thinkses |, Its Il burglar, sure shot"
While was a-studying about it Liza
Ann an Miss Petifish come a-husting in
as white as two sheets.
"Oh, maw," says Liza Ann, "ther's
somebuddy in the kitchen? kin hear
EN- steppin' round an a-stealin' some
thin out of the cupboard"
An with that jumped up.
"Jonathon's wallet is on the top shelf
says |, AN it's got silver dollar an two
bits in change into it,
An grabbed the lamp in one hand
an Jonathon's walkin' stick in the tother.
II.
Come on said l.. Both of Won
ketch up weepon of some kind, an
help me tackle him He'll be skeered of
so many wimmn."
An Liza Ann jerked the bootjack from
under the bed, an was a-follerin' me
uemblln like leaf, but determined to
save her paws wallet or parish in the at,
temp
But Miss Petifish ketcht a-holt of us
both, an hung on fur dear life.
"Oh, says she'll you goin' to tackle
a strange burglar with only your night
gownds on? Mebbe he's bachelor an
unmarried" says she, IAN | wouldn't
IKE to make his acquaintance without
my dress on"
But he'll git away" says l, "if we
stop to dress"
but she wouldn't hear to nothin', so we
give in, an slipped on our dresses an
started ag'in,
but Miss Petifish wasn't ready vet.
Il amt got my shoes on" saws she
AN | wouldn't go barefooted fur nc
money"
vi ohcdSS, OUT waited
NOW. come on, SAYS
But instid of coming on she flew over
20 the bureau an begun to smooth her
halr an fix her bangs. an even tuck ?
starch bag out of her pocket an begun
to powder her face
an there was me an Liza Ann on pins
una needles fur fear the burglar would
st away. an her a-powdering an prink.
III IKE she was goin' to play party, OF
was gittin' ready fur a full dress desep
Ilon. jest think of it,
An come to look at her. she hadn't pu
ON the dress she wore down, but hat
shipped on her new pink tea gown sh,
mad brung along in case the was any
thing going on.
lswan | was mad.
iou KIN go or stay" says l, at last
OUT amt a-goin' to stand here an b,
robbed no longer"
An started ag'in.
m a-comin, says she, "but CAM
ma stick of no kind"
! lake the poker" saysI