The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-07-02
GRANTsvILLE w. VA. TUESDAY, JULY 2 1885,

now. eff We are discovered, we are
found The situation lent the ches.
nut fresh pungency. And it was as
much as we could do to keep from
bursting into n roar of laughter.
We got our risibilities under control,
however, and set TO work.
Gathering up as many chairs as we
could bear off without noise we car.
ried them to the back door. After
| that we took the table, and then with
much difficulty we logged the old sofa
Next we took couple of armfuls
each of odds and ends, and finally
plucking up the threadbare carpets
| by the roots we bore ii off, chucklin3
to ourselves for we had completely de
nuded the room.
Pulling on our boots we now car
ricd our booty out to the wagon and
then-well, half an hour later Ted and
were along the road on our way
back
" 'Hn la ha ! 1 ronred ns soon as
we were out of e0rshot, that's the
greatest lark ont oh, but won't the
old lady be surprised thought
lied was more serious. He evil
IDENTIFY felt his responsibility as origi-
nator aud hacker of the affair. Il
say, Bob he whispered, what do
you suppose they'll say if we're found
out?'
'rhe only reply 1 could make was
another scream OF laughter.
"Whon lilly came down in the morn
ing to light the fire her eyes almost
popped out Of her head with amaze
ment. AS soon as she recovered her
self, she rushed upstairs. On reach
ing the first flight. however, sh,
paused as an idea entered her mind,
and stood leaning against the bannis-
ter. Then with a broad grin, for her
decision seemed to amuse her greatly,
she ran up and burst into Aunt Judy's
room.
"'Oh, missile! missie' she cried,
it's all gone, missile. The robbers
have token all your furniture. It's
all gone, missile, even to the carpet
and spoons and everythingn
"Poor Aunt Judy was a sight to be.
hold. In trembling haste she threw
on her wrapper and hurried down
stairs.
Pushing open the pnrlor door the
excited old lady received shock
which well nigh took her off her feet.
There before her was brand new set
of furniture, chairs, sofa and table, and
the latter spread with nice white
tabieclCth and with bright new knives
and forks and spoons. and pretty cups
and saucers upon it, the like of which
she had never expected to see in her
little home again. In the centre OF
the room was nice, large rug, and
stuck up in the corner was roll OF
handsome carpeting sufficient to cover
the border OF the floor that was vet
exposed.
"With quick glance the tstounded
woman took it all in, and then she
dropped,on her knees aud sobbed aloud.
For some minutes she remained thus,
her head buried in her hands, and
then, rising, her face greatly bright
ened, she said simply: Make some
tea, lilly; we must christen our new
new tea pot.
GAS lilly lifted the cover of that ar
ticle something green flashed to her
eye from the inside. She shook it
out.
&" oh, look, missier she cried,
look here. Money See! Ten, ten
and FIVE SO. Ga, missile, this is
just great. The Lord is good, isn't
Hep
Yes, child, replied Aunt Judy
and then the old pride coming sud-
denly upon he, she said: But well
have to find out who did it and send
them back. We mustn't keep them,
lilly. It's too much like charity.
"a little later when the minister was
going by she called him in to advise
her. No matter what his arguments
were, he hud well-nIgh persuaded her
to accept the gift without question,
when lilly clinchcl matters.
- Sides, missile she said, Offering
her speech as n supplement to thl
minister's, the burglars got your
/ furniture, hain't they Time enough
to give mp the new things when they
/ bring back the old ones.
III will keep them, sail Aunt
Judy, smiling, and so the thing was
settled.
eyes, the newspapers got hold of
the af'Iir, aud pretty soon Teddy and
we're known all around town as The
Blessed Burglars. But before this
happened the minister ut Aunt Judy'5
request hal inserted this little item:
'REwAgO OrFEgED.--Auy person
giving Information concerning the bur.
glars who entered the premises Of Miss
Judith Brown ON tho night of July 9TH
viii receive Thousand thanks. As
for tho burglars themselves, Miss
Brown would be greatly pleased TO
have them cnll upon her some evening
while she lis awake 90 receive the graf
itudc their kindness aud consideration
deserves '- Omaha Bee.