The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
LOST IN CH<UTAUQUA.
Advantage OF Having Ono Citizen wbe
strys Up Late.

I
-we spent the summer vacation at Chautauar,
this year" remarked a happy young HUSBAND
and father After the Assembly Is closed anC
the ruah Is over It's very pleasant place TO loaf
Some friends Of ours had cottage near our board
ing place, No we had cOngcnial company. Tn,
place IL as quiet as one could possibly wish. sc
quiet, indeed, that tho one person who was In tn,
habit Of staying out o nights was known by
name 10 all the regular inhabitants Of the place
"Onc night my small son happened to wnken al
about nidnight-n very unusual thing-and as
my wife was up quieii. him We noticed. To our
amazemrnt q light shining onto the ceiling Oi
our room. The reflection passed across the cell.
ing and disappeared for a moment only TO reap
pear an instant later. this time throug different
window
What In the world can that be7 asked my
wife
Cant say. I'm sure replied l. Somebody
looking Tor the doctor. maybe
-'liut he dosnt live about here, objected she.
THERE there's the light coming in through that
other window again can see lamp or II Ian
tern down In the road; but whoever is carrying
Il seems To be moving about without any pariicu-
lar aim in view
Its pretty dark night TO have anything in
View | remarked smartly. 4 rather think IL
must be that man Morrow was telling me about.
who stays out so late al mig It, that hr has a rcpu
tatnn for It. Wilcox his name is; he Is said 10
enjoy wandering abou, In the darii after every
body else IL in bed
Just then the reflection appeared dancing on
the wallis and the ceiling from an entirely new
quarter Our young hopeful pcrcciving H. re-
fused TO be quilted hu, bcg0n 10 try 10 chch tho
elusive rays and persisted In tn. attempt. regard
less Of the wakcfunrss enforced upon all by his
efforts And the glimmer Of light rcapprarcd
pcrsistonily at intervals until 3 o'clock, when at
last darkness rcigned and We all went To sleep
again
The next morning I went over To Morrow's
AZ usual | found him in state of suppressed
amusement not unmi Ncd viii druwsinesS When
Mrs. Morrow came III, the latter symptom, uu.
accompanied bv the former, evidenced itself IN
heavy eyes and generally tried expression !
81 feel all used no this morning Baby took
notion TO be wakciul for about three hours last
night and that means that The three of us are
vakclul Aud some idiot other seemed To
be patadlng around for pleasure with light al
4 stopped, interrupted by glance Of inlelli.
gencs exchanged brtwecn Morrow and his wife
glance that was followed by burst uf laughter
from G1u, In answer To my inquirlng eApres-
Mrs Morrow had bad night tom fact We
wow. John, lie, mo tell IT, in,erposed Mrs
Morrow I know how things happened, better
than you do. anyway. You know, she con.
and since nv daughter has been iii So much
am particularly easy TO rouse asst night at
about midnight heard people talking OUT in
crpt Sam Wilcox, to he out at that time of night
that was broad awake in an instant. wondering
~ha, could be tho matter | heard one OF the
voices distinctly az attention was called TO the
light ALWAYS keep burning in the hall
.'i hese people are SUI up said the voice. and
at the back hall door OF course thee was moth
ing 10 DO BIZ, go down myself, for diin't want to
wake MI Morrow. and so down went. aud after
popping through the glass door at the two faces
visible visible IN the lamp light opened and asked
","'iood evening" said ono OF tho two women.
--Good evening" | replied What can do
Can you direct us to Isaac Browns" inquired
tie other woman Now Mr. Brown lives in tho
=, s,,"rt one elocs up ! described the VA,
a I'D grsiirulated and finally let them take tho
Y mp alnn: With them, as the night Was so dark.
Wtod ynu believe IT, they had hardly reached tho
rod before they struck out in exactly the opposite
to coll to them, but the door stuck. and before
could get II oIcn the light had vanished. l went
oae!, ul'tslts bu, before could cnmGose my srli
to sleep there care a beam oi light through the
siGe "lndo" spranR up and looked out In time
To- See ne light 60 bGbbing along toward the from,
watched t> haiirg progress on M tho reed
tdleapp"aret for a few m"mrnts nnd s,Art"l back
6aIk v, be When caugh, sight Of the rays again.
sleep was. Of COurs", uu' of he purs len, end
tho thought Of hoe Two women wandering a out
In pi "'i.dArh might, like hr uuWs' Virgins with
only nay hhIl lamp n iiiumind G h" gloom left me
no p"arr. ~ last heard Mr.. Morrow cough
and IN rushed 10 tcli him my 'rouflcs. and fo"nd
hi@ watching the lieh'. Which was nov visible
from ifc heck windows The poor creatures
w"rr evidently wandering in c.r,.'s HI rrurr
lost on ,hr prpifIr Nrll II finally lprhnr uutie
excl inc, and utterly lLdicruuS w kept srrInr
about Nyni window - window CT .,'ung sigh Of
me ~ '" spa IL down he rOad. 'htn lrIgh'cr
lighI nrlrThone FIRST from one direction and then
ano her. un'il finally, near morning We LOST - hi
AMI theV ~, down somewhere to wall for morning
We might A. we'll have had n wake. said l.
as soon as cOuld speak Tor llugh'.r Just then
| caught sight ~ an Old man passing the hous~,
carving lamp in his hand. and Looking about
douhlluliy.
* , ma, you,Iamp Mrs Morrow asked.
the door and hailed the old man from the ycrnndhh
DID 'hoSr folks hnd your house las, night
Mr.. Hrown' she cried.
WAL now, was II you lent en- his lamp he
draw Vow VI isSy moughtvr tot me- was
Won. hu' ] s'D1S~ twas thrt dark she didn't know
nawthin' nor nohodv. MISSY. she's my SISTER,
nobody 10 r"" her Of course. I dunno what
Sh- Mis- Parsons d a done II II hadn't tern
Ter cc''.r this light Mis- Morrow As twas
Ihev must n sD"n' good two hours A'Spiorin
these grpuris, n dunno II sdr'd a hccn home
yet = II hahn, a been for Sam wilcox hnfi, a.
s'aving on nights u" saw hat light bohrn'
tound, n came IN = investigate, n he bought
IN" gals hom-. Pears q though theys some
good in bad habits, after nl--enywnys, some bad
hairs
Which Is after all only another version Of It's
an Ill wind and SO on"