The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-13

REAL BURGLARS.
Cousin Sadie's True story of u Castle and
Many Thieves.

Cousin Saaie's True story of Castle and
Many Thieves.
20 Cousin Sadie do tell me a story.
p,easf do coaxed Fred. I've broken
my top. and mustn't bounce my ball in
the house. and my engine wen't run, and
| guess its going to rain about week.
Oh. dear
What If my story-maker won't rum
said Cousin Sadie. I'm sure I've told
all the ola ones six times apiece at
least"
Cant you possibly think Of just one
nloreo'' begged Fred. Seems to me If
had good >torymaler right in my
head. I'd keep it running day and
night
..Oh Fred. wish yon had one. bnt
twonld surely run down sometimes.
Well. if you really must have story,
what shall it be abonto'
'.Oh, castles and robbers ard all
that" cried Fred. land secret doors and
dark passages and dungeons.
well. let me think Il minute. said
Cousin Sadie. We'll see ii the story
maker can be wound up and oiled once
more.
So Fred sat eyqectant and qnet, and
it was 50 still he could hear the cat
pnrr, and n stray mouse nibbling softly
in some distant corner. until IT last
Cousin Sadie said: Il know true story
about robbers We lived right among
them once.
Good. good cried Fred. Where
was ito''
AVE had moved to a house in the
country" She replied. .Shail | call il
a castle"
please do said he. 1T sound more
like real story.
well. then. we'll have il rea! story
fashion. Once upon a time we lived in
d great castle high ON a hill There was
"A lovely grove around it. and tn. birds
sang in the trees. and the breeze blew
fresh and sweet all day long.
1T seemed like the safest and quiet
est place in tile whole world. but when
night came. just when it should haze
been most pleasant and peaceful. there
were strange noises to be heard all
through the castle. and after We We're
in bed there were quick. stealthy foot
steps and in the morning we found we
had been robbed
..Nhat. really. Cousin Sadie. NoM
know you said this was a true story.
And We're you all killed and murdered
in your beds. too
Not So bad as that" said Cousin
Sadie. laughing. But we We're really
robbed. And the worst Of it was we
found there were winding passages and
secret chambers in our castle that we
knew nothing about: and finally II was
plain enough that whole elan Of bold
robbers lived right under the same roof
with us
..Whv. Cousin Sadie. What il story,
maker you've got
..Oh. that wasn't made in any story.
maker That's really true
.sThc governor of the castle that was
grandpa. you know offered rewards t
anyone who would bring the rascals I,
Justice. But that was al the good il
did. Those robbers inst came and took
their choice of the best we had every
night, and then hid away in safe places
where they might laugh at rs If wetried
To follow them.
I'VE could hear them dragging away
our things. and quarreling and over
| them in their dens.
Il tell you. it fairly made my blood
run cold. There must have been II
least twenty of them. To judge by the
noise hey made
.All our locks and bots We're no help
at all. for you know they were in the
sane house with Us And as u fight
ing them. what could we do against sc
many
Il don't see what yon con'd do" cried
Fred but it don't hardly seem like
trne story. Cousin Sadie. What did
You doo'
.Mell. I'll tell you, Freddie. W jus,
got q good eat. YOUTHS Companion.