Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-12

peri. , 4. ian,
,t the black tunnel 81 the hai' ana
then footballs were heard ON the N',IA'
coming M the steps. Clara : N'i'r
came audible. She was si'''A'"N :"
agonized whispers.
MILO began Bradley
cl.r, appeared. clinging TO the arm
az CAPTAIN Fri Hedge. captain I''
looked puzzled. but he grinned VIE"
la saw tho tableau in the dining room
lie told the story the next hiori'n
tn his messmateS. captain iereh anu
captain Jerry. about rs follows
Won see ia been up 10 lodge meet
in and stayed a little longer usual
I was comm home 10y the short cut,
and iast os I col abreast the old maids
/ house the front door bust Open anu
somethin' comes prancin' down tile
walk autterin' and happin' It's arms
like n hen irwin 10 fly. THINKS l,
Has that speritu'liSt camp meet'n'
went to last summer struck inF
..But the ritter Swooped out OF the
gate and bote down on me Ike ha"k
ON Il June big. Then see twas Clara
Hopkins. scarf pretty nigh to death.
"'Oh. Capn Fri" says she. on
Cap'n Fri"
THE same says |. what's the
row.
".Rurglarsr says she. maxim fast
10 NV arm. Burglars"
Il had TO LAUGH. couldn't help II.
Burglars at IL o'clockF | says. 'Dlu
they come 10 supper
".But they're there" she says. 'EN-
erybody heard 'em. Bradley and all
II couldn't b'lieve twas burglars
even then. but knew II Brad NlcRer-
sou took any stock in il s1methin' was
up. And the poor girl was trenholm
like releg Myricks pup.
"'All ri-ht. Clara says !. Let's 20
in and shahe hands with EN-.
"Sn in we went. When we struck
IN, diniu' room there was Brad in the
middle of the floor loOkin' pretty toler-
bic foolish, with lrissy moored To his
coattailS and Tempy with Glove
hitch round his waist. All hands look
ed s'prl,ed t. see me. but no more II
WAS 10 see them. What is this:' says
|. Living statueSE
Brad. he kind of grinned. Well
SAYS he. The ladies thought they heard
some one in the kitchen, but ! guess -
".Thougnt we heard EN-" bustS out
Pris.y. Why. you heard 'em your
self"
and now Brad he held up his
hands poker and all All right. all
right" SAYS he. Now that were re
enforced maybe we'd better 20 out and
interview 'em They might die OF old
age if we stay here much longer.
$50 he winkcd t. me and the fleet
cot nm Ter way Me and Brad led of.
like a couple Of tugs aud the women
folks strau- ont behind, like coal
harge~. holdin' on to each other $
wraprarS aud brcathn' hard.
we opeued tile kitchen door and
sailed m--that Is. Brad aud did. The
coal hargrs got in II lump, SOS to speak,
IN the doorway and stayed there,
There was lamp burnin side of n
pan of dough on the table. but Jest as
expected. we was the only humans IN
sight.
Looks as If the burglars had got
tired of waitn' for us and got mad
and gone home says |. Don't know
what they broke into the kitchen for
anyhow. I've heard OF a felIer's steal
in Il redhot stove. but
brad looked puzzled. sort Of i
sartinly heard something movin' out
here, he says. Most likely twas Il
stray cat. ana It's hidn' around some
where's
But Jest then comes WHISTLE
squeal mean-from the barges
, Tempy's headlights We're poppin' out
, of her head, and she was p'intin' 1
, shaky finger ut the floor. There wa,
big muddy footprints oil over It.
We'll. own up was set back two OF
| three rows. Somebody had been there
double paws, but no cats made then
, prints.
"'Humphr says l. and Brad agree,
; with me.
, Il was standin' right In front Of tn,
/, door of the closet where the old maid
kept their pots and pans. And jeS
then inside that closet bust out til,
most outrageous racket ever yol
| heard. Bitfity, bang, thump! Ant
I then coughn' and sneezln' like fort.
packs of thunder crackers.
:. Il amt a naryous man, gin'rall.
1 speakn', but got up and moved sud
r den. ] didn't exactly run, but | kin,
of glided over TO the sink Leastway
: was backed up against it when re
membered to take an observation
Il The women grabbed each other an
II screeched, Brad he turned sort o
yeller round the gills. but lie was tn
: coolest one in the bunch.
e The bangin' and barkin' and snees
/ In in the closet kept right up to time
Whoever it was, he wasn't shirkil
l. his work none to speak Of
s. "'Come out of thatr yells Brat
J. maxim dive for the door,
10 "Afore lie could reach it that doo
II flew open of itself. out comes som;
thin doubled up like jackknife.
IS kind of paved the air with its hippeI
D. and dove head first for the sink.
e, give 1t all the room it needed-didn
want to he selfish
V. "silOo-raSh-oor remarks the thin
s as If it meant it too. Then it shove
II It's head into the water bucket.
le The whole congregation was col
sider'nle shook up. Nobody felt lit