Evening journal., 1899-07-07

ana DOWl tncu q CT hIle dhpudll " 'he
park,
They for an outing yearned, TO round
the day of weary toll
l, dreading the dull house, devoid Of
chick or child,
Or loving wife,
Whose absence still / mourned-
Took plots and plans, and hied me to
a neighbor's house,
On business bent
Waving adieu to Grace and Alice, as
forth they went
To take their trolley ride
Deep In my schemes of rearing blocks
and palaces.
The door bell changed a summons,
And was startled from my dreams
BY seeing the girls, with wide eyes
glistening
And checks gone pale.
With ashy lips and breath that seemed
would never come,
They painting told, that as they sat
In happy mood. with qrket mien,
A noise most awful from the pantry
came.
"This time" said Alice "'tis bur-
glar, sure"
To soothe the maidens in their fright,
said:
you are mistaken, child II must
have been the cat"
But, no." said Grace "the cat was
lying in my lapl"
'Tis ever thus, said Alice now,
'Im tired of such a lame excuse,
We never have tale to tell
OF burglary, or villains bold,
But we, forsooth, must be put off with
such suggestions;
Perchance 1t might have been COW;
The dog but snored; again It might
have been the cat
] know this was a burglar sure,
/ heard him jump from off the sill
On to the floor, with all his feet.
Naught could have made q noise like
this,
Save a big man,
With all his weight, in heavy boots"
All we'll" ! said, 1T might have been,
For always do they enter so.
What did'st thou then, when thus in
vaded was thy peace?"
Why then, said Grace, Il spilled the
cat"
And ]" said Alice. tracks did make
For the front door, and threw It wide" "
Il followed" Grace chimed in. "and
then we flew lin unison)
Ont through the gate. and up the
street,
And staggered to this spot in dire dis.
tress
With gentle speech soothed their
fear.
Until again their nerve they found.
/ gently led them back again,
And strengthened them,
BY telling how we'd catch that thief
And strangle him;
Or raise a rumpus in the street.
BY sending in police alarm.
With gentle touch we op'ed the dool
And pressed the button for a light.
Down thro' the hall in Indian file,
A ''rubber-necking' as We went,
We reached at last the dining-room,
And called a halt
Said Alice-with her bated breath
When l looked back ere 1 did flee,
saw light, the kitchen in.
As though a bulls-eye had beer
flashed;
But now. she looked out through ,
crack-"I see it not"
made a rush, and then threw widl
the kitchen door,
And through this portal peached m,
arm,
And touched the button.
Making light Of the affair.
In solitude the kitchen lay, a sight 70
snakes.
With All ifc dfrbo- ..4tfr .,,......-.,
And bits OF food, and scraps about,
Which might have made a feast
For burglars bold, secre or more. ,
But all untouched
Ane then knew IL was "a fake."-
This story Of a burglar bold.
And sore my heart, that ruthlessly
1 must sit down" on Alice's yarn.
On which her heart she had so set.
AS now they saw me, still unscathed.
They following on, / to the pantr
bent my steps,
Perchance my knees
Where, hoZrorsl There upon II
foop.
It's three legs stretched out stiff al
straight.
Prone on its side. and rigidly.
With not a motion in its frame,
There iay-good heavensl Could it b.
The green-clothed, covered peach-bl
stand.
Which holds our kodak, when we pl
lures take
o, for one ray OF sunshinei then, o
snap to get
OF two composite faces there;
For on the film the rays might linn
Expressions Of e-v7ectancy,-
Deep vengeance, mixed with fear a
hate,
But mostly--of disgustingsy.
$50
A LAWYERS BLUNDER.
Ex-Deputy Attorney General Thon
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