News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-03-12

urely manner toward the bed, cycling
me stealthily while it advanced, and
having reached the bedside stooped
down and proceeded to draw out from
under the bed the blankets of which it
had despoiled me at very early stage
of the operations.
Upon these blankets it tried to find n
comfortable resting place, but after
turning and twisting uneasily for some
minutes, emitting short grunts Of i'll
temper and dissatisfaction, it got up,
and to my horror lay down on the bed
across my feet! The discomfort and
pain were almost unbearablc, but fort
unately after short time the baboon
rolled further down the bed, and Law at
| the very foot with it's face turned in nv
direction. Its regular breathing soon
showed it was asleep, but remained in
an agony of fear lest some movement of
mine should awaken the brute.
How the remaining hours ofthe night
wore away l knew MOTTO me they
seemed inte~,=iaabIe. Bat wlfea tlia
sounds of the awakened household
made themselves heard my terror in
creased, for I feared that the baboon
would certainly be reused and attack
me. Still it slept, and still l lay and
watched it, until Hanna's knock Mt my
door awakened me to consciousness
that this could not go on forever.
In n very low voice babe my maid
call Mrs. Ardagh; and when Marian's
voice was heard outside demanding
anxiously what had happened / hur-
riedly explained the dreadful situation.
To my surprise she exclaimed in what
sounded almost tone of relief: ''Why,
that must be Mollyl Oh, how pleased
Tom will be! Please lie quite still until
fetch him." My feelings while I lay
and awaited the end of this most un-
pleasant adventure may be better i'm
agined than described, but at last Mr..
Ardagh's voice was heard outside the
door calling in tones of authority,
''Molly, Molly, come here"
The baboon sprang to her feet, gave
a startled glance round the room, and,
rushing to the fireplace, made its exit
as it had made its entrance-by the
chimney. When the extreme tension
was relaxed my nerves gave way and l
tainted. Mrs. Ardagh and Hannah,
having forced the lock off my door. ap-
piled restoratives, and after some time.
l regained consciousness, and was able
to hear detailed account of the capt
ure of the baboon, which Mr. Ardagh
accomplished with much difficulty.
Her escape had not been discovered
until late on the night of my arrival,
and the idea of her being in the house
had never occurred to him, as all the
doors and windows were carefully fast
ened, and the chimney never suggested
itself to him as q mode of ingress,
though it had evidently appeared to
the fancy of Molly.
Many of my possessions which had
been appropriated by this l1leptomaniac
baboon We're restored to me, but my
watch was hopelessly damaged in
Molly's ascent Of the chimney. In the
pocket of her tunic was discovered
with my trinkets Marian's bracelet,
which had SO mysteriously disappeared,
proving beyond doubt that Molly had
made her escape much earlier than was
ct first supposed.
l stayed at Ballynaghader only long
enough to recruit my strength sufi-
ciently to travel, and then started for
home, accompanied by Marian. For n
long while my nerves did not recover
from the shock they had sustained.
Every one was very considerate about
it, even my brothers did not chaff me,
as l had dreaded they would, and made
very few remarks anent my want of
"philoprogenitiveness" when l begged
to be excused from accompanying
them to the Zoo.-Belgravia