Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-06-21

why we didlss, said Uncle Bo ,bsA sa1 lmo
ly. 'Listcn and I'll tell you ali about
"'Teddy Gordon, my school chum,
was the swiftest runner in Pokesyille
Ono Fourths OF July he captured no
less than $50 in prizes. Next morn.
ing met him coming down tho
road.
"'Hcllo, Teddy said I, .decidod
what to do with Your money yet?'
Yes. no repiiod, I'm going into
Tho burglar business.
"'Tod Gordon, havo you clean gone
out your sensos9 What on earth do
you mean?'
Exactly what say replied Tod,
calmly. Tvo got my eye on IN easy
house to begin ON, and look here, Bob.
J m going to tako you into partner.
ship.
Vol, not if know it, soid +. nv
eyes opening wido with amazemont nj
Ied's GOODNESS. In tho tho first plnco
it's dead wong, and in tho second it's
very dangerous.
"'Oh, 1 guess you'll join in this en-.
torpriso NIL right, responded Ted.
with smile. Now, LISTEN
Looking cautiously about to 500
TINT There wns no chance of being
overheard, Ted unfolded his plan.
"'Why, it's q splendid sohemol' I
broke out, presently. OF course I'll
join you. And look here, Tod, tho old
Indy hasn't got my bulldog or any
ihingr and 1 don't believe Bho ovon
looks her doors nights. Como along
now, and lot lis got together our
things
''And arm in arm We strollod down
tho street, maturing our plans rs We
went.
''AIiss Judith Brown or Aunt judy
ms Hhe was Often called, lived in n
somewhat dllnpidatod little oottnpo
about half q milo down the road. Tho
poor old lady had recently fallen upon
OWL times. Tho 800 income with
which she had for years managed to
keep body md soul together was sud.
denly out down to ono.hnlf TINT
amount. And 60 mako matters vet
worse her eyes began to fail hor, 30
that sho could no longer Md to hor
small income 10y her sowing and fancy
work. SO altogether mattors wcro
looking about rs blnols and gloomy MS
they we'll could.
1.-THE carpet in her little sitting
room was very thrcadbaro, tho oliuirs
old and rickety, aud rs for tho table,
Ii could Honroely support tho fow
cracked dishes her frugal meal 10.
quired her to put upon it.
Occasionally Aunt Judy had n
lady visitor, aud thon with what NOR.
LITIGATION tho poor woman was com.
pelled to sot before hor caller ohippod
cups and saicers aud to warn hor not
to benz too honvily on tho chair upon
which Bhe was sitting, Gully TOW Of
her acquaintance know.
ffilly,' Bho snid ono evening to the
little girl sho kept moro for company
than anything else, 'rllly, tomorrow
whom you go down to tho grocor's soc
If he won't give YOU another Hoap box.
Wo must Bnyo tho ohairs for our call.
ers.
''fhis evening after tho Fourth she
was foeling very .hoartod, in.
decd. It lookod ms though sho would
havo to openly appeal to charity, and
this she had mover boon driven to DO.
fore. 1t was SO hard to do it, 10 hard.
IA littlo after she and Tilly retired
to thoir chamber up undor the caves.
and soon they wore fast asleep.
l,1,l n II
and still, q wagon drove up, and turn
ing out from tho road stopped on the
other side OF Aunt Judy's back yard
fence. Hero it lay completely hidden
both from tho house and from the
street.
"Three minutes later Ted and I poked
ont our heads above the boards. and
seeing that no ono had been distu, bed
we climbed lightly over and crept up
to the back door. AS we expected, II
was only on the hitch, for If there
was anything that Aunt Judy had mo
occasion TO fear il was the midnight
thief.
."Once inside tho house wo drew
down the blinds and lighted our bull.
eye lantern. The old cat looked mn ut
us in surprise from tho kitchen hearth.
and then, evidently considering the
idea of burglars too absurd to enter.
tain for moment, again dropped of
to sleep.
"In the kitchen we quietly removed
our shoes in true burglar fashion and
crept forward. The scene of our Old.
erations was tho sitting room.
'Histp whispered Ted, gently,
now. "If we are discovered, we are
found Tho situation lent the ches.
nut fresh pungency. And it was as
much as we could do to keep from
bursting into 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 chr.
ried them to the back door. After
that we took the table, and then with
much difficulty We lugged the old sofa.
Next VIC took q couple of armfuls
each of odds md ends, and finally
rnluokin0 nm tho t1,.aa,1hora