The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-25
HE WAS BRAVE.
And in Moments of Danger Had No
Fear of Brutal Burglars.

Fear Of Brutal Burglars.
The Brownsmiths have not been
married long They live in a subur-
ban town in the Queen Anne house
to which they are in the habit of in
vitiug their friends from the city,
apparently for the purpose of telling
them how we'll the trains are ar
ranged and that they intend to raise
all their own vegetables next year.
Mr.. Brownsmith is also in the habit
Of telling his intimate friends Just
what he would do in case he should
discover burglar on his premises,
aud his wife has been known timidly
to express the hope that Henry
would contine himself in such case
to iuilicting merely moderate injuries
upon the would be marauder.
The other night she was aroused
by sounds proceeding from the
lower part Of the house. The long
expected burglars had arrived! Her
husband was sleeping the sleep of
the suburbanite by her side, and she
shook him, Whispering tragically in
his ear: Henry. Henry; hear some
one moving about downstairs"
/ "Um-hm."
"Henry, Henry, wake up! We will
be murdered in our beds"
The response was a murmur in
which the only articulate words
were "thr cat"
"No, il isn't the cat. Oh, why did
| ever leave my comfort able home,
where there were burglar alarms at
every window, and come out here TO
be murdered in my bed'"
To which Mr.. Brownsmith, net.
tied aud wide awake, made reply in
sarcastic tones: But, my dear, you
are not murdered yet; when you are
II will be time to complain"
This is no time for joking, Henry
Brownsmith," retorted his wife,
land | thought you intended To
steal down and surprise any burg
lars who entered the house. over
whelm them and march them to the
station house"
But Henry displayed a singular
caution not in keeping with his
words. You see" he explained,
1--WE don't know how many may be-
down there, and"
"But, oh, Henry, my new bonnet
| left II on the library table"
"Never mind, my dear" with a
Z ,,.,.u H.. l,;ll - al, A. "a, L.. a., m a,
take that, too. Besides, you ought
nj TO be So careless
"Oh, Henry, how can you be SCI
cruelI But why don't you go down
and scare them Off"
"All in good time, love. II is best
TO NOV. cautiously in these cases
Besides-ah -my-my life insurance
policy has run out. ! do no; feaI
death myself, but the idea III leaving
you penniless
ooh, Henry, how brave you ar.
But perhaps Il is only tn. wind"
"No, ] am sure that il is burglars
aud will go boldly down but pro
mise inc that il am killed you will
! not marry that abominable cousin %
yours"
OH, Henry" weeping, don't 70
don't be so rash. Never mind abou
the bonnet-it was not 81 very be-
coming after all"
Very true" with alacri,y. "Be
sides, IL were killed you would hav,
To wear black one"
Wees. Oh, why doesn't some
body come along! We could call fol
them to send the police. What tim,
is il, Henry"
At this Henry, glad Of diversion
began feeling under the pillow
suddenly he sprang out on the floor
r crying, by George, il isn't there.
must have did leave il on tn,
parlor mantelpiece after | wound i
up. ! say, this is an outrage; tina
! watch cost $40. I'll go down and
Here he began to search for hi
clothes.
At this his wife began to wea,
wildly. "Oh, Henry, don't go, he'll
kill you. Oh. there he is coming up
stairs now"
And, sure enough, Their heav.
footstep was heard coming up tn
stairs, and Mrs. Brownsmith rapid
got behind her husband.
"Who--who are your and what d.
you want!" he called, IN rather shak
I tones.
ITS me-" replied a familiar ant
injured tone, AN breakfast is read
rs ye told me; h train'll go in three
; quarters Of an hour"
"Oh, Henry, cried his wife, =
forgot all about it. You see | wan,
ed tn 20 into town and do SON
, shopping and ! thought woul'
! take the b O'Clock train, so | toll,
the girl to have breakfast, and--ol
Henry, il you continue to use sue
language | shall certainly 20 HON
10 mamma. - Chic"go Tribune.