St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10
TERRIFIED ev A LAWN MOWER.
rhriiling Experience et Brave Yeeng

rhr,i,ine Experience ef 6 Brave Yeang
"Yes," said the young man with the
blond mustache. that was terrible cx-
pe e-ience had last night"
.And it was really bu,glars?" asked
one of the young women, with shudder.
nnl she looked over her shoulder with
glance of terror. a. though she ex-
pected to see behind her ruffianly-lOok-
ing fellow with q black mask on his fece
and a cooked revolver in his hand.
.I'n tell you all about it, ]" replied the
man with the blond mustache. 1t was
evident that he understood his business
and did not intend to give away the de-
nouement Chats French, you know. for
"snap'O until he could do it in true dra-
| matte fashion.
"rn tell you all about it." he said.
Everything was still as death, or sup
pose it must have been, for l had been
sleeping like log, when was suddenly
aroused by a peculiar rumbling sound
II was like the noise of an approaching
| carriage. 1t grew louder and louder un-
| til knew it was close at hand.
| 1T suddenly occurred to me that it
was burglars. and that they had come in
a wagon, the better to get away in i
hurry in case of a chase by the police
and for convenience in carrying OF
their plunder.
Il leaped up on end in bed. and sat
there listening and-yes-trembling for
the situation was not pleasant"
"Oh, it must have been horrid!" ex-
claimed the young lady who had spoken
Itefore. 81 know sha'n't sleep q wink
tonight"
II sat there listening and listening.
continued the man with the blond mus
tnche, "but not sound did hear. All
was as still as the grave"
II wish he would not talk about
graves" murmured the young lady
aforesaid; ''it is ghastly enough without
that"
"All was still as it could be. resumed
the story teller, intuitively changing his
simile. for he had not apparently heard
what was said. "All was still as it could
he. but all of sudden my ears were
pierced by a sharp click"
sand so it was burglars, and they
must have been right in your room. too.
remarked the young chap with the big
headed cane. 'Did they kill you? No
of course they didn't do that; but die
they-what did they do, anyway"
"Hush!" exclaimed the young LADY
with the fluffy hair. Oh. dear! It make
me crawl all over. can see it all; on,
of the horrid creatures was outside will
the horse and wagon and the other. thu
biggest and the most ferocious one, hat
got into the house with billy or jimmy
or one Of those awful things they Civ
| net names to, and there he was standing
over you with q pistol in his hand
and"
!: 'Not exactly" broke in the man witt
the blond mustache. "After little
began to understand the situation"
"And you leaned out of bed and lai
the miscreant dead at your feet?" sug
, eested the girl who has aspirations TO
/ the stage.
|. "No; why should II" replied Rlon
Mustache. ''or, indeed. how could 1
, When heard q second click I got ont
the racket. 1t was Urliburd's cor
, founded lawn mower. He's tn
greatest fellow you ever saw for gattin
up hours before daylight and pushin
. that beastly lawn mower of his all owe
his place"
, "And SO it wasn't burglars. after all
murmured the young lady. who. awhil
: ago, had felt herself unequal to hearin
: the story.
E Another young lady expressed tn
/. opinion that It was ''real mean" and tak
I it all around, Blond Mustache woul
better have kept his yarn to himself
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