Bargoed Journal. — 1905-01-07 (Gelligaer, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MEETING AN EMERGENCY.  Thißrownsmiths have not been married long: they live in a suburban district, in the Queen Anne house to which they occasionally invite their friends from tho City, apparently merely to tell them how well the trains are arranged and that they mean to grow all their own ve(rotables next year.  Mr. Brownsmith is also in the habit of telling his intimate friends just what he would do in case he should discover a burglar on his premises, and his wife has been kno,vn timidly to express the hope that Henry would confine himself in such • ease to inflicting merely moderate in ,nriim upon the would-be marauder.  The other night she was aroused by sounds roceorling from the lower pia of the house. The long-e!Tpeet?tl burgh r had arrive..l! Her hushaml w:s sleep4rg the sleep of the suburbanite, mina sho shook him, whispering tragically in his ear  " Henry, I hear someone moving downstains !" " T'm-h.vi!" "Henry. Henry, wake up; we shall be murdered!"  The resrxmise was a mnrmur, in which the only articulate wor,ls were, " the cat." " :No, it isn't the cat. (di ! why did 1 ever leave my tomfc,rr.kblo home. wimre there were btirjear a'arins it every cwialow, and come here te he murdered in My boil  To which Hr. Brow.ismith. nettled and wide awake. made repiy iii gareaFt c tones : "But, my dear, you are not murdered yet: when yin aro it vil be time to complain." "Tins is no time for joking, Henry Brownamith.' retorted his wife. " I thought you intended to steal down and surprise any burglars who entered the house, and march them to the police-station." But Henry displayed a singular caution, not in keeping with his words.  "lon see, he explained. •1 we don't know how many may be down there. and—" "But, oh, ileivy, my new bonnet! I left it on the library table:' " Never mind, my dear," with a groan ; "the bill is with it ; he may take that, too. Besides, you otiOitift to be so careless." "Oh, Henry! how can you be so cruel! But why don't you go down and fnghten them o 1?"  " Ail in good time, love. It is best to move cautio:rdy in these cases. I lesides-my life insurance tiolicy has rill out. Idu net fear death myself, but the idea of leaving you penniless ---Oh. Henry, how brave you are! But perhaps it is only the wind." " No : I am sure it is burglars, and I will go boldly down ; but promise me that if I am killed you will not marry that abominable cousin of yours." "oh, Henry !" weeping, " don't go; don't be so rash. Never mind about the bonnet— it was not very beeoming, niter all. Very true" with alamity. " Besides, if I were killed you would have to wear a black one."  "Ye-es. Oh, why doesn t somebody come along We could call for them to send the police. What time is it, Henry F Henry, glad of a diversion. began feeling under the pillow. Suddenly he sprang out of bed, crying: . . . .  "I3v..Ge—orge! it isn't there! I must have I did leave it on the dininz-rooin mantel. piece after I wound it up. I say, this is an outrage. That watch cost forty pounds. go down and--" Ilea. he began a search for his clothes. "4)h. Henry! dent go—he 11 kill you! Oh, there he is coiling upstairs now!" And. sure enough, a rather heavy footstep was heard coming up the stahs, and Mrs. l!rownsmith rally ivt behind her husband. .1 Who—win; are you? And what do you want P.' he called, in rather shaky tones.  " It's me," replied a familiar and in fired tone ; "an' breakfast is ready as ye told me— th' train'll go in three-quarters of an hour." "Oh, Henry r cried his wife, " I quite forgot all abo, it it. You see, I wanted to go to town and do some shopping, and I thought I would take the six o'clock train; so I told the girl to have breakfast, and-- ob, Henry, if you continue to use such language 1 shall certainly go home to mamma!"