Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-11-27
1T WAS a LAWN MOWER.
Thrilling I.psrlense OF Brave Mi


Thrilling Experience of bravo Mnn
Endod In Disappointm mcnt.
"Yes." said the man with the blond
mustache, that was u terrible expert.
ence had last night"
"And 1t wus really burglars?" asked
one of the young women. with u shud.
der, ana she looked over her shoulder
with glance of terror. as though she
expected to see behind her u ruilunly-
looking fellow with u black musk on
his face md cooked revolver in his
hand.
I'll tell you nll nbout It," replied the
mum with the blond mustache. II wns
evident That ne understood his bust
ness and did not intend to give away
the denouement CHATS French. YOU
know, for "snap"0 until he could do 1t
In true dramatic fashion.
"l'll tell you nll about IT," he said.
Everything was still us death. or |
suppose IL must have been, for | hnd
been sleeping like log. when I wns
suddenly reused by peculiar rumbling
sohnd. II WINS like the noise of an up
pronching carriage. 1t grew louder und
louder. until ! knew II was close at
| hand
1T suddenly occurred to me that II
was burglars. and that they hnd come in
wagon, the better to get AWAY in a
hurry I'm cnsc OF chase by the police
md for convenience In cnrryinr off
their plumber.
VI lenpcd up on end In bed aud snt
there listening nnd-yes. and trcm-
bling. for the situation wns not plcns-
mt"
"Oh, H. must hnve been horrid!" ex-
claimed tho young lady who had spoken
before. II know ] shnn't sleep u wink
tonight"
VI sat listening and lietening." con-
t'nucd the mnn with blond mustnche,
but not sound did hear. All was
still rs the grave"
81 wish he would not tnlls nbout
graves" murmurcd the younn lndy
oforcsnld; ut Is ghastiy enough with.
out that"
"All wns still ns II could be-" resumed
the story teller. intuitivcly chnngina
his similc, for he Ind not apparently
heard whnt wns snld. "All was still MS
II could be. but all of sudden my carn
were pierced by sharp click"
"And 10 II wns burglars. and they
must hnvc' been right In your room
too" remarked the young chap with the
big-hcadcd cane. "Dld they kill you
No. Of course they didn't do that; but
did they-'whnt did they do, anyway? ?'
"liushi" exclaimed the yonng lady
with the fluffy hair. "Oh. dear. ii
makes me crawl all over. I can see Il
nll; one of the horrid creatures wns
outside with the horse and wngon, and
the other, the biggest nnd most fcro-
cions one, had got into the house with n
billy or Jimmy or one OF those nwful
things they give pet nnmcs TO. nnd there
he was standing over you with pistol
In HIS hand, and"
Not exactly" broke In the man with
the blond mustnche. "Aftcr II little |
began to understand the situation"
"And yon lenpcd out of bed and laid
the miscrennt dead ut your feet 2" silg-
gested the girl who had aspirations for
the stage.
mo. why should ~" replied Dlond
Mustache. cor. indeed, how could II
When heard n second click got onto
the racket. IT. was Urliburtl's confourd-
ed lawn mower. lie Is the grcntest fcl-
low yoi ever saw for getting up hours
before daylight and pushing TINT benst-
ly lawn mower OF his NIL over his place"
and 80 it wasu't burglars. nftcr all 2"
murmurcSl the young lady who awhile
ago had felt herself unequal 10 hearing
the story. :.
Another young lady expressed the
opinion that II was "renl mean" and,
take IT all around, Blond Mustache
would better have kept his yarn TO him
self.-Boston Transcript.