The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
AWFUL SKEHR!
Burglars In Hen WsathGTSby'S Store
According to all Appearances
Seth Dswbarg, Our LiOn-Hsatsd
Town ConStubbIe TO the RaSkus
Read Below for all Further
PaTtiGkIeTs

There was a awful big exsitement
took place in our midst about midnight
last Saturday morning between the
hours OF y and o'clock a m, which
made the most respected citizens OF
Bingville trcmble in their boots, as you
might say, while It lasted.
Rufus Green. one OF our most
talented young men, who does the
chores for Cy Hoskins, had been set
ting 10 with Malinda Hooker Of VIII
low Grove. FIVE miles west Of BingvIlle.
Before going any farther we desire to
state that the reason Rufe was setting
I'd with Malinda was not because she
was sick. No. the reason was that
Malinda is Rufe's best-he has been
sparilin her now goin on two years and
they will he married soon as Rufe can
get enough ahead Look out for par
ticulars OF this brilliant funkshion IN
the Bugle!
Well. as We was SAYING, Rufe had
been settin I'D with Malinda and rode
Cv's roam mare back to Bingville from
Hookers, getting here shortly after
midnight when the entire town was in
the arms OF Morpheus. AS Rufe rode
past Hen WeatherSby's store he was
horri6ed TO see light in the basement.
In fact Rufe was so Mortified that he
dug his heels into the old mare and
rode down Main street on the lope,
hollering out the terrible news that they
was burglars in Hens store. It WASH
no time until the hole town was awake
and thirsting to avenge the dastardly
crime. Hen Weathersby, prop. Of the
store, was woke up and the news was
broke 10 him. Several of our most re-
spected citizens hurried 70 Hens house
and a posse was formed behind locked
doors. 1t was decided TO capture the
BURGLAR dead or alive, if possible The
posse armed itself to the teeth with
deadly weapings such as stones, shoYels,
pitckforks and other missiles of death.
Lem Brown brought his muzzle-load-
ing shotgun. He cooked it to see if the
powder in the nipple was dry, when the
Qormed thing went of and the entire
charge of buckshot passed through
Deacon Butterworth's hat and buried
itself in the face of a orayon portrait
of Hen Weathersby's wife's father
which hung on the wall Lem didn't
have any more ammunition with him
and was afraid TO 60 home for some
so he throwd the gun aside.
The posse was about 70 move toward
the store when It was discovered that
Seth Dewberry, ou- lion-hearted town
constable, was not present. The posse
then went in a body TO Seth's house
Seth's wife said he had locked himself
in the kitchen pantry ard was engaged
in PRAYER. The dore was broke open
and Seth was dragged forth and elected
leader OF the posse. Seth said he ap-
preciated this honor, but he counSelled
| GOODNESS and deliberation in dealing
with the burglar in Hen Weathersby' S
basement. Seth said he thought judg-
ing from the long experience he had
had in tracking criminals to earth, that
! the posse had better wait until day
light. Seth said he never could shoot
very straight in the dark. The Others
wever, was in favor of advancing
on the store without delay. They argued
( that the burglar would probably escape
J before morning.
Il was at last decided to advance
j With Seth at the rear of the posse
where he could see If any man deserted
the ranks through cowardice, the posse
proceeded straight to the store which