The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03

sent 20 bed. woke up and run down
stairs scairt 70 dcih almost, and hclpd
Seth examine hisself az over e see
where ne had been shot u any place.
but no bullet hole was discuvverd n
has body. and after toasting his thins
~ the ere for a spell Seth went out
hehint the wood pile agin. picked up
his revolves and resoomed ha silent
vigil
The hours passd avid slow 20 Seth.
lie had goi good and warm In the
house and this u perhaps what made
him sleepy ANYHOW. fret thing Seth
knowd ~ dident know nothink. be-
cur Ne had went a dropt OF a. sleep
Seth diddent know how long he had
been asleep. hus suddenly Ne vas worked
up hy rhikkcns skwakin like esery-
think In the hen house For = min
ne after he opend his eyes Seth
diddcni know where be was a. then
al 20 onct II dawned on him thar bed
bern watching the hen house. and thar
the hens zas slcFakin. and 80 there
must be a burglar after the hens
II the pale moonlight Seth could
see the her house door, which re had
eft unlocked hut closed ard Il stall re-.
NAMED closed. "Ah-ha.r says Seth. "fe
has shet hisself ~ ana now ne i ms
prIsnerl - Seth ampd forrard and
locked the padiork or the hcnhousc
door. which u snan lock The rhis
ksns stiH confused - heller. tuf the
ihesf diddsnt make emmy outcry e tall
Seth thor 10 would probably cry out
for mercy. bat he diddcnt
Seth he hoilered ouf 20 whoever vas
the theef ~ the inside. "lt amt NJ
use for you r. trv 50 ereapei Who Ne
500 ennyhowf BOT there vas ~ an
ser - fhis Thee Seth hs suuk along
around ihr hen house. Nat kcp close ~
IL wifh his ear 20 TIE boards irving -
bear whaf the theef vas % ~ n envy
think
Irt a. Seth. who was maxim cir-
cls a the hen house. turned q corner
Dc was a god rai surprised - sec what
he short vas car emerge from under
the ben house. seth he hauled ~ and
giFe a tick AZ fh- cai but misd L and
kicked the hen house a turrihls blow.
nearly frackchuring two toes Then.
% Scfh's tnrrihle e0nsternashion. i'fe
car furned On him. ard the next second
Seth wss almost as6xysted
Nth his hand over his nose Seth
rn icr The house aRin hollerinR. I'm
thai aain Tine shot agin and his
ri.s ran Gown stairs. and when she rc-
s.ifei that Seth had met 10 with a
ns shc pushed hin ouien the house
ard I'D him NOT 70 sst ioot inside arm
rtil ~ had tuk every stitch 81 clothes
odrr msself and buried H.
Seth Ne weui ~ the harm ard act
down and ponder-d she siiuashion The
more ~ p0ndered che madden Ne GOT.
and let bose a string % sich awful per.
family thar II walked 40 some ~ the
nahFrt Finally BE wife brunr him q
change n clothes IND fhrowd them into
TIE harm and thsi' run for the house
hoidin her nose. This was about ,
. clock In The morning.
Seth was ahliged 70 disrobe IN Ire
cold. cold barn ard ike % Of
froFc - defh before he could az l-so
81 frors - deth before Ne could ~ into
BIS other clothes Even then lie siill
retained the oder ~ the skuuk about
bern and dos yri--as q result hrs best
friends avoids him on the street ard
furElug % their noses passes him ~
o. the tniher side
Seth saya ~ knowd az Ire tine thai
4 Was a skunk which was stealing his
hens. and the only mistake BE made vas
in saying i vas q two-lcHRed skunk In
sid az 4 fear. fsnurd one