The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-29

he deppytized as assistants to help over
come the desprit criminal who was I'M
der the bed. AMI tux along his ole
muzzle loader shotgun, and Lem, who IS
a expert carpenter and handy with car
penters tools TUX a Ratchet.
In single file they all snuk into Pollys
house and stopd to lissen but couldn't
hear no sound upstairs. Then they
whispered together and Seth whispered
to AMI that he would gard the front
door with his pistol and Lem would
gard the back door with his Ratchet
while ne would deppytize Ami to go
upstairs and place the man under the
bed under a rest This rangement
diddent seem to suit AMI. He told
Seth the load had been in his shotgun
for quite a spell, and If he was Obliged
to shoot the >robber in self defense he
was afeard the gun might not go on
and besides he hated to take away from
Seth the credit for maxim the arrest.
Finally Seth agreed to go upstairs and
started telling Amzi and Lem that it he
hollered for help to kindly respond
prompt.
When Seth started up the steps he
seen that the door into Pollys room was
still open and the lamp still lit inside.
Seth CHM the stairs as soft as possible
and when he got to the door he laid
down flat on the floor and pokin his
pistol ahead of him with his finger on
the trigger, stuck his head past the
jamb of the door and peered under the
bed. Shure enuff, there laid the man jest
as Polly had said.
Seth tux keerful aim at the Teller TN
der the bed & in loud voice of othor-
itty says, "I'n1 pintin pistol right at
your vitals, mister, and If you don't
come out from under that bed & sub
init to rest without resistants dad
hinged if l don't shoot a hole clean
through yewl"
There wassent no response from the
man under the bed. On the contrary
he Jest laid quiet and said nothink.
eff you don't come out by the time I
count three, I'll shootl" Seth goes on,
and then be begin to count, but the man
still laid quiet Seth had counted up to
10 when all of suddint he heard
Amzis shotgun go off down stairs and
this scairt Seth so bad that he shot off
his pistol, the ball taking effeckt in the
robbers back
Seth was a good cal surprised when
the Teller under the bed diddent even
kick after he had been shot, and with
great presents OF f1llnd oeln reached III
under the bed and puld the man out
where he could see him.
1--WE got him |" hollers Seth and
AMI and Lem run upstairs to discuvv-
er that the person Seth had a rested
consisted of a skeer crow stuffed with
straw to look like a man which had
been standin out in Miss Pollys garden
ever sinst last spring to keep the birds
and nabers chickens away from what
she had planted.
Seth throwd the skeer crow out the
upstairs winder after which the possy
of three returned to their homes in
deep disgust The reason AMI shot
off his shotgun was becuz he couldn't
stand the nervus sprain and puld the
trigger by axident, the charge knocking
off considerable plaster in the ceiling of
Miss Pollys setting ROOM
1t is the general opinion that when
Bud Hinckley was Kidding up Pollys
back lot he logged the skeer crow up
stairs and put it under her bed jest for
a joke
Unless you desire to git yourself a
rested for insulting a officer of the law
don't ask Constubbie Dewberry if he has
a rested emmy skeer crows lately.