The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-05-23

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hat was m awful thing to do"
"Not such a very awful thing the
way we did it, said Uncle Bobs, calm
v. "Listen and I'll tell you all about
{.
"'Teddy Gordon, my school chum,
vas the swiftest runner in Pokesville.
Jne Fourth of July he captured no
ess than $50 in prizes. Next morn.
ny met him coming down the
:oud.
Hello, Teddy said I, decided
what to do with your money veto
"'Yes, he replied, I'm going into
he burglar business
"'Tcd Gordon, have you clean gone
)ut your scnscs? What on earth do
yOu mcauY
Exactly what | say replied Ted,
'almly. Eve got my eye on an easy
lousc to bcgjnon, and look here, Bob,
I'm going to take you into partner
ship.
"'Well, not if | know it, said ], my
eyes opening wide with nmazemcnt at
Feds GOODNESS. In the the first place
It's dead wrong, and in the second it's
very dangerous.
"'Oh, | guess you'll join in this en-.
tcrprise all right responded Ted,
with u smile. Now, listen.
Looking cautiously about to see
that there was no chance of being
overheard, Ted unfolded his plan.
why, it's splendid scheme =
broke out, presently, 'Of course I'll
oin you. And look here, Ted. the old
lady hasn't got any bulldog or any
thing, and | don't believe she even
locks her doors nights. Come along
now, and let us get together our
things.
And arm in arm we strolled down
the street, Ii aturlng our plans rs we
vent.
"NIiss Judith Brown or Aunt Judy
is she was often called, lived IN Il
somewhat dilapidated little cottage
about half mile down the road. The
Door old lady had recently fallen upon
evil times. Tho 500 income with
which she had for years managed to
keep body and soul together was sud.
amount. And to make matters yet
worse her eyes began to fail her, SO
that she could no longer add to her
small income ly her sewing and fancy
work. So altogether matters wer,
looking about rs black and gloomy as
they we'll could.
"The carpet in her little sitting
room was very threadbarc, the chairs
old anl rickety, and as for the table
It could scarcely support the few
cracked dishes her frugal meal re
luirod her to put upon il.
Occasionally Aunt Judy had
lady visitor, aud then with what NOR
titicution the poor woman was com
pelled to set before her caller chippct
cups and saucers and to warn her no
to bear too heavily on the chair upo
which she was sitting, cnly few o
her acquaintances knew.
"lilly,' she said one evening to th
little girl she kept more for compau
than anything else, 'lilly, to-morro'
when You go down to the grocer's Sc
if he won't give you another soap bo,
We must save the chairs for our cal
ers.
This evening after the Fourth 81
was feeling very down.hearted, il
deed. 1t looked as though she woul
have toopenly appeal 10 charity, an
this she had never been driven TO b.
tore. 1t was so hard to do il, 50 har,
"a littleatter 5 she and lilly retire
to their chamber up under the cave.
and soon they were tust asleep.
"About 10 o'clock, when all was dai
and ill, wagon drove up, and turn
ing out from the road stopped on tt
other side of Alnt Judy's back yal
fence Here it lay completely hidde
both from the house aud from Il
street
"lhree minutes later Ted and | polg,
out our heads above the boards, NJ
seeing that no one had been distat b.
we climbed lightly over and crept I
to the back door. As we expected,
was only ON the latch, for ii the
was anything that Aunt judy had
occasion TO fear it Was tue midnig
thiet.
"Once inside the house we dr.
down the blinds and lighted our bu
eve lantern. The old cat looked up
us in surprise from the Kitchen heart
and then, evidently considering t
idea of burglars too absurd to ent'
tain for moment, again dropped
to sleep.
"n the kitchen We quietly remov
oar ,hoes in true bar ;lir fashion "a
crLpt forward. tn, s,ene o: our c
erations was the sitting room.
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