Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-02-13
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| A long time he ponderesl, al last smile
OF Joy illuminated his face. That night,
after his wife had retired, Mr. Monsei
slipped ont aud carried that hated green
| object 10 the front gate, Presto, IN the
morning the corpus deficit would be gone.
The highway was full Of robbers, who
would steal anything and everything.
He would make big fuss about the
loss, but take good care not 70 buy q
second sawjack.
He slept the sleep of the Just until
about O'Clock In the morning. 1t was
still dark, but his anxiety to assure him.
self OF the loss OF his trouble caused him
20 sneak out and reeonnoiter. The saw
Jack was still there. Mr.. Mouser whis-
pereti-not n prayer. 'sOh, well. there ia
time enough still between this hour and
daylight for theft 10 be committed. y he
mnttered. II was the voice OF Mrs. Mouser
that awakened him Ia rsme for breakfast.
tie glanced ont of the window the first
thing. oh, how brightly the sun shone,
and the sawjack CLEANED up at him In
all It's ferdant beauty. No robber hand
had carried 1t away. A fearful sigh
escaped the Mouser bosom
You must saw some wood for me be-
fore You 90, DEAR said his wife.
What. more woods''
"Nes, dear; recollect you only sawed
one stick last evening"" rcjoined Mrs.
Mouser meekly, but wicked gieam OF
mischief played about her eyes and
mouth.
Mr.. Monser ignored her reply. and
hastened to town with his pretty tools
with a vigor born of awful fury. but way
down In his soul voice groaned, that
saving jack must goi
Where whencef howl
Mr. Mouser was q man OF resources
Twelve O'Clock, midnight. A burglarish
darkness and silence hrooded around as a
man stole hence from his conch. and,
grabbing his trousers, left a cozy bedroom
little later the only other active Great
ure about, feline prima donna, might
have witnessed sorry sight: "A solitary
man marching downward. clutching In his
strong right hahd beautifully painted
green saving jack.
Soon he returned. The saving lack.
where was It'll
Mr.. Mouser rose that morning I'm most
delightful frame OF mind.
'Lfzbeth, my dear little Lizbeth,n - he
exclaimed, friskily, II am going to work
In earnest today. lam feeling fine, much
better than / have for some time. Here,
feel this arm. How IS that for muscle, ehs
That's what saving wood has donep'
LiZbeth bliuked sadly, but looked con-
tented. Mr.. Mouser FASTENED out to s.fiip
of stick or two before breakfast but
soon came In looking quite angry and
puzzled.
'.What In the world has become OF that
jaekg' IL was gone. ,'Such infamy-to
steal ones very implements of toil!n he
cried in rage, as he sent for the old wood
sawyer again.
MIR. Mouser, of course, grieved over his
loss but managed TO conquer the regret
sufficiently to display some Of his old wit
and mirth
But this good feeling received a sudden
check the morning after the burglary Of
the Jack
lie had just opened the daily paper.
when his glance was arrested by q leading
paragraph.
'.Lizbeth, look at thisp'
Mrs. Mouser became alarmed. Her
husband was pale as death and trembling
In every limb as he handed her the paper.
She read:
broken into night before last and a large
sum of money and valuable plate and
jewelry stolen. The robbers en-
they removed the iron grating. while
standing on a singular looking wooden
object, recognized by old fashioned eoun-
try folks as .sawbnck. Ii is painted
n light green, and will doubtless prove q
valuable clew toward tracing the mis-
creants. A thousand dollars reward la
offered for return of jewelry or informa-
ton leading To the arrest of the robbers. -
why this is splendidl You can at
once notify the authorities that the siack'
IL yonrs-the thieves who carried IL
Off
.0h, my-oh, myr' groaned Mr..
Monser; don't talk TO me about thieves
81 may be arrested any moment when
they discorern- !.
Discover whats How can they arrest
an innocent man because he owns an
article stolen from him and used by
wretohesn-
'Oh, fizbeih, may not even be able
10 prove an alihi. On, what shall dol
tell Jun wife, l am entirely inno-
cent
..Ahl we nab you confessine, my fine
bird, rude voice here interrupted, fol-
lowed 10y the entrance OF the minions OF
justice.
Mrs Mouser begged, cried, storned
anu 1nlpiofed. MIR. M0user was mute
and totally crushed, but the bold mlnions
OF authority led hnn away to a dungeon.
where he languished for three DAYS be-
fOre his friends could obtain hearing for
him In the meantime the real cnlprits
had l'eeii caught, but the law required an
explanation OF the language that APP
peared to the police like question OF
completely, notwithstanding Mr. Mouser's
unqnesiionable social standing and per
feet respectability.
The court room was crowded with his
friends and neighlors Ills wife eaxed at
him tearfaiig and lovingly. but Mr.. Mouser
was very much cast down. There was no
escape. lie had TO tell how iistasteful
wood saving hnd proved 10 him. how he
feared the ridicule OF wife and friends II
after all the buHsting he gave Il mp. But
when he related his midnight elopement
with his green saving jack, even the
court joined In the broad smile that
riPenel into roar Of laughter from the
less digntfied listeners. The crowning
humiliation came, however, when he left
the prison for the coach TO DO taken home.
tn re he saw the green abominati0n rest
Ing at the drivers feet on tha front Of the
carriage. Ills wife has not stonped laugh-
Ing yet nj his midnight adventure. -
Adapted from the German, by Mrs. Miles
Il. Mcnamara In noslon Budget.
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