Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-03-17
eRrs BURGLARS.
FARMER stebbins and His wife Get =
Terrible Scare from Strahecrx.

warmer stebbiBs and His Wife Get n
Terrible Scare from strahgers.
fariner Fri Stebbfns, fast asleep after
bis hard days work in the field, was sud
denly reused to semi-consciousness by a
lcad crash. just what or where the noise
was did not appear, and, after little vain
listening for further disturbance, the tired
farmer sank again into slumber. A mo-
ment later he was once more roused-this
time most thoroughly so-by his wife's
voice whispering hoarsely in his ear: "Eril
Eriel wake upi There's somebody down
suller trampin' roundi Don't you hear
umfr
Err did hear some one moving somewhere
In the lower part Of the house, and he in
stantly slid out of bed ready to do battle.
somebody in the cellarl He'd show 'em
thing or two worth remembering" With
these warlike thoughts flashing through
MS MIND the farmer slipped on his trousers
and stole softly down stairs to the kitchen
The noise in the cellar sounded very loud
now, but not at all like tramping; rather
IL was combination of scuffiing and
scratching with a queer stopping sound, as
oI some one padding in water.
En- was taking down his loaded gun from
its hooks on the wall just as another crash
sounded through the house. This time the
sound was unmistakable; pan of milk
nad been knocked from the table to the
stone noor. The angry farmer cooked his
gun, hurried to the cellar door, threw it
open and then-stopped short.
The bright moonlight streaming In at
the outside door Of the cellar showed five
or six half grown pigs making feast of
the milk, which was streaming over the
floor.
Fri at once understood the situation.
The pigs, which were pastured in the or
chard about the house, had found their
way to the outer door, pushed it open and
entered the cellar. The only thing to do
was to drive them out.
So, putting his gun back on the hooks,
Eri started to eject the intruders.
| Now If any one terrestrial quadruped IL
harder to drive than all others, that quad
ruped is pig. However, as the farmer
was experienced in pig driving and thor
oughly in earnest, he soon got rid of all
except one brute that steadfastly refused
to go. He would charge full toward the
open door, but when within few feet oi
1t would suddenly dart aside and rust
back to the farthest corner of the cellar
When routed from this lurking place ht
would repeat his former maneuver with
just enough variation to render impossible
any attempt to stop him.
After three or four such experiences Err
began to get excited. He would have beater
the pig, but he had no weapon of any sort
At last, however, he got near the brut.
and, raising his foot, kicked him heavily il
the rear. Alas for Eril he had quite for
gotten that he was barefooted.
As result he nearly broke all the toe
Of his right foot. The kick, moreover
frightened the poor pig so badly that h
suddenly made bolt up the stairs towar,
the kitchen.
Now it happened that Dame Stebbins
armed with an old boot and carrying
talllow candle, was just coming to her hus
bands assistance. There was fine com
bination of screams, squeaks and grunts
followed by several heavy bumps, as tn
the woman and pig rolled together dow
the stairs and into the puddle Of mill
below
At this ludicrous sight Fri burst int
laughter, whereupon his indignant spous
soundly berated him for his hardness O
heart, declaring that he would laugh if sh
were to break her neck.
While the farmer was pacifying hi
angry wife prudent piggy slipped quietl
out of the door and made good his escape
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