The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-09
SCARED JUST 4 LITTLE.
The Result of a Husband
Staying Out Till
Midnight.
YOUNG LADY'S DILEMMA
The Fright Experienced By a
Newly Married Couple in
GreenvilIe One Night.

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fenced by prominent G~reenvills residents
has brought forth a number of other
stories.
Mrs. Sullivan, wife of Secret airy James
E. Sullivan of the A. A. u, was seated
in a back room on the upper floor of her
residence. then on Pear sail avenue. late
one evening: She was awaiting the ar
rival of Mr.. Sullivan. AT length she
heard the Welcome SCUM of his footsteps
ascending the stoop, The door opened
and closed, the footsteps. after q little
hesitation. assembled the stairs and came
to the door Of the room. seemingly. Mrs.
Sullivan closed the book she
was reading. The dog, an intelligent
New Foundland rose, stretched himself
and walked to the door wagging his tail
exp~ectantly. The door failed to open and
the footsteps did not move FROM the door.
In fact they were never heard
a rain. The evident mystiication Of The
dumb brute was wonderful to contem-
plate. His antics expressed the disap-
poinJment n chagrin ne doubtless felt.
It was hours before Mr.. Sullivan re-
turnel and. he Of course knew nothing
about it. The mystery was never ex-
plain d satisfactorily.
There was cause for fear in
this case. In many other cases
where panic makes itself prominent In
breasts of GreenvllIe people there Is not
so much cause. A whole family. armei
with every conceivable weapon. made a
tour OF their, house recently In the dead
Of night. They were disturbed by a
peculiar pounding on the side Of the
house. The cause proved TO be the fruit
OF a row of mock.ofauge vines, which
were swung against the weather board
ing by the rising wind.
LOCKED OUT IN b RAIN.
Another ANONYMOUS Incident was that
Of a young lady OF a we'll known aud
nltra-respsctabie family. Sns had de-
cided TO remain at a friends house in
New York city all night. but changed her
mind. She reached her house at about
ten minut before midnignt. Her
mother WAS known even to the neigh~
bers for her fear Of burglars. she anti
cipated a little difficulty in gaining an
entrance to the house. but far from anti
cipated what followed. The old lady was
alone IL the ho"ss, aud the daughter
rang the bell for her to open the door.
Her mother did not answer tue bell.
She rang again and again, aud again.
but still there was no reply. Mean while
the clocks struck twelve. She did not
hear them, however; she was
busy with the bell. She continued to
japgle that bell for a half an hour.
for she know ner mother was inside.
inen sns Varleu the uOnotong uY scrap
ing mp some small stones in the street
md throwing them at no uppsr win-
dows. She soon desisted from this, for it
was raining hard apd the task was not
very pleasant in consequence. Then she
tried the shutters of the trst Fl Dor wins
dows. They were securely locked.
About the time the clocks were strik-
| ting one O'Clock her remarkable patience
became exhausted. Tn young lady was
wet to the skin and ready To cry In de-
spair and discomfort.
She inserted her umbrella In the opaa
iron work screeus GU the door and broks.
4 hole in the pane Of glass inside,
| Through this she nootet and shouted for
what seemed to her an age. At any rate
she was quite hoarse before she got
through.
Filally. after she mad spent an hour
ana a half III the wind and rain vainly
trying to induce her mother to open tile
Ioor, the lady came out into the hall and
and inquired in trembling tones, rs that
you, Jenuie?'
Yes, yes. Open the door," she
answered.
II don't belleye YOU. Il doesn't sound
like your voice."
"Oh, you wicked old woman. You
cruel. hard hearted wretch:" was the
daughters only answer. Not smother
word did she say, even after the door was
opened. but marched strnightway to hsr
room and locked herself in. For a long
time she would noe forgive the joke she
thought had been played on her. What
agoniss of fear the poor mother suffered
in that hour and a half will never be
Known.
MARRIED q A SHORT
One of the best of the storie, is also
given out anonymously. Tha parties
concerned are we'll k own in the Green
Vile section. and the story itself never
before came out.
The Smiths | was in tructed to call the
family; the other individual shall be
Known as Uncle William. which is very
near the name he was known by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were a young
couple OF a very imaginative turn of
MUD. In the fancy that innu nefabls
burglars were eternally and perpetually
seeking an opportunity to force su
entrance to their dwelling, their imagi>
nation held full sway. Que night Mr..
| Smith. q few hours after retiring and
somewhere in the vicinity of midnight.
heard a peculiar sound on the floor of tbs
house. His bedroom is on the second
floor, and heat is srnDlied by means OF a
register connected with a stove on the
lewer floor. 10 this Mr.. Smith applied his
ear in order to determine. II possible.
what was the aus of the noise. For y
moment all was silence then very dis
tinctlY he heard some one moving about
the lower room. line person WnOSTer ne
was, evidently had no light for as he
CROPPED his way about he seemed TO come
In contact with some piece OF furniture at
almost every step. The sound was that
of stealthy steps with plenty of noisy
dumping about.
MRS. Smith," said the head of the
house. in q whisper which" poorly sup
pressed excitement struggled hard to
make a yell, there's a burglar down.
stairs. / hear him moving about the
room."
'Oh, let me sleep, John. you're always
hearing burglars in the house."
But this is q real one. nay dear; just
come to the register aud listen.'
Mrs. Smith, after much per- uasion, WAS
induced to apply her ear to the rude form
of telephone.
II almost shrieked," she told me re-
Gently. when [ heard some oue stumb-
ling around the dining room. While /
still listened, the sound ceased. What
shall we dor asked my husbanL Let us
both shout down the reglst ,r for him to
get out, and perhaps he will make his
escape | answered. Actiug OF this adj
vice. John screamed down the tube.
Hey, get out of there There was no
sign that the command was heard. on,
we know you're there, and you'd better
get OUT John yelled at the to2 OF his
lungs. Immediately there was a rush of
feet across bare boards-the kitchen was
uncarpeted-a prodigions crash Of tin
ware and the sound of q wiudcw be ing
raised with a knife. John and