The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-11-16
SCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1900

and fast, and now needed the assist.
ance only OF some passerby to take her
prisoner bodily. His voice reached
her but indistinctly through the heavy
door, but she could hear her ame in
muffied tones: "Miss Mary Jane, Miss
Mary Jane, open the door" Not much,
but how to manage to summon aid?
The large brass dinner bell, used in her
fathers day, would be the thing, and
in moment she had seized the heavy
thing, and with the revolver still
clutched in the other hand, rung the
bell first at one window, then another;
surely some one would hear and come
to her rescue, and as the seconds drag.
ged along for what seemed hours, but
was in reality only a few minutes, and
she saw some one coming across
NeighbOr Smiths lawn, she rang hard.
er and louder. What if her prisoner
should burst the door and escape?
Come quicker" she shouted, "come
quicker, and take him away" BY this
time Jonas Smith had reached the
kitchen door, followed by several more
neighbors who had also become aware
of something unusual in the noise
and cOmmotion.
Take who away?" said Jones, ad.
ding, ''you had better take that fire.
arm away or you will be shooting
yourself or one of u.s."
Burglar, entry closet" gasped Mary
Jane, and handing him the revolver
collapsed on the kitchen steps with.
out another word or explanation.
Muttering something about "noist
enough for fire" he truged in, follow
ed by the rest, and arming himself or
the way with the kitchen poker be
sides the revolver, he made straigh
for the entry closet.
"Stand around" he shouted will
an air of military command. "You
Deacon Adams, unlock the door, ant
you, Seth Fisher, open it. while tn
rest be ready to seize and hold tn
rascal"
No sooner said than done, and il
| lncc lima thnn IL fnkoc tn fn11 a,
pairs Of hands seized the occupant 0
the closet, although, strange to say
he made no resistance, but exclaimed
"a nice way to welcome home an olt
| friend, threaten to shoot him, loci
him up, and then when nearly suffo
Gated lberate him in this playful man
ner; don't you know me, boys?" as h,
met their look of blank amazement.
"Why, if it amt Sam," shouted
Jonas. absently extending first th'
revolver and then the poker for 1
friendly handshake and then flourish
ing them both at the rest of tht
crowd
"Why, so it is" exclaimed Seth, and
b. this time Mary Jane, having re
covered her breath and hearing the
conversation, nearly tainted when she
realized her mistake.
After mutual explanations and the
rescuing party had at last departed
Mary Jane and Sam, for he it was
though much changed by additional
flesh and a heavy beard, sat down in
the best room to talk it over and eX
plain, she said that her inhospitality
was due to his own manner OF call
and he to tell his desire to see her first
and have his first welcome from his
old Sweetheart" besides the fun OF
surprising her.
The following month quiet we'd
ding took place, at which Mary Jane
made smiling, happy bride, remark
ing after the ceremony to the proud
Sam: swell, perhaps you don't think
surprises are so funny after all, but
1t isn't every woman who can capture
burglar, even If he had stolen her
heart"