Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-11-05
A MAN uNDER LIE BED.
A Philadelphia Woman's Fright at the
Mere sight OF Pair OF Boots.

Ii will perhaps not startle mankind
generally to learn that there is a lady
residing somewhere on the west side
" this corpulent city who looks under
rr bed every night before she blows
cut the gas to see whether some bold.
had aaa has not come in unawares
and is lying in wait to see where she
puts her false teeth. She has been do
ing thi- for no living man dares say
how mtlN summers. Not because she
has any uuiyr,H TO a man, for she is
unmarried at aas not altogether sur
rendered hoe hp5 she very properly
objects to mau under her bed AS
there are probably very few women ~
New York who look under the bed be-
fore retiring ills one is sufficiently
designated when I say she resides in
a fashionable quarter under the pro-
tectiug wing Of n male parent and two
bachelor brother Her maid sustains
the relation of picket-guard in n small
communicating .,Cm.
One of the bachelor brothers is of a
convivial turn of mind and is liable not
30 come home Vi; hts. The first black
bass dav of the season the cornwall
brother we. Gshing. The motion
of the water during the day had the Ell
feet of curiously turning his head; so
that when he cane home early in the
night he began to dIvest himself of his
dshing garments as soon as he got in
TO the hall, hanging his piscat1rial
coat on the newell post and distributing
Al g . 4 l..Ft
he went up to bed. This saved valu-
able time and will serve as a pointer to
tFese who are rrore to fall into bed
9TH their boots on.
1t so happened that the maiden sis
Ter was doing the society act around
the corner and came in later. accom-
panied by her maid. The former at
once discovered the strengthening
coat flung round the newell post and
almost tainted. But the maid is of a
more masculine build and tempera-
ment and came out strong in this
emergency.
Its somebody in the house, ma'am,"
she hoarsely whispered. Don say
word an wen get him himm
"But, Laura Laura! just think
don't want him" whimpered the mis-
Eress. "Indeed, | can't 70 up there"
"Then you stay In the drawing-room,
ma'am, and I'll go up aua wake &r
Charles"
mo, no-he might be in the base
ment this minute packing the silver.
I'll go with you, Laura. I'm such
coward and you're SO strong and
brave~
They stole quietly upstairs. At the
head Of the first fight they came across
another old garment
Its his vest, said the maid, land
here's his cap" she added, picking up
the ill-smelling headpiece between her
thumb and foreinger Oh! it smells
of fsh?"
"Oh, dear! He must have expected
TO stay all night"
They hesitatel just a minute and
listened. The customary snore from
the next floor back was reassuring.
at do sound nice, said Laura. Mr..
James y in, anyhow, and that's more
than we have any right to expect"
Both women braced up. 81 don't be-
lieve no burglars come in and throw
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ed from the back bedroom. They
telescoped on the curve and went
down with nois~ like putting in the
winters coal.
"Oh, dear! Why, Mr.. Charles"
eroaned the maid. Don't shootm
"You COMPOUNDED fool" yelled the
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