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THE BURTONIAN THE BURGLAR By Claude Campbell Jr The clock ln the old church across the way has just struck two Its deep garrulous note stlll echoes up and down the street From out on the rxver comes the shrlll whlstle of a ferry The nlght hot and muggy lS threatened by a. thunderstorm Every now and then brlght flashes of llghtnmg lllum mate the room but the thunder Mrs Jones tums uneaslly m wmdow screen But a muffled a. start She slts uprlght and another noise from below IS only a dlstant rumblmg her sleep as a bat futllely beats against the crash from a room below awakcs her wxth fearfully looks around the room There 13 John she whlspers There IS no answer John she says more emphatlcally Stxll there IS no reply John' John' Do you hear me? Wake up thxs mmute' Mr Jones rolls over but a plllow thrown by h1s better half brmos hxm to hls senses Oh John' Do somethxng quxck' I dont know what I shall do 1f you don t What s the matter wlth you anyway and what s the big xdea of wakmg me up at thls tlme of n1ght Hrs questlon IS promptly answered by the slammlng of a door Why dont you put down the wmdow Cant you see that It w11l be rammg m here any moment now Yes dear Now don t you get exalted A llttle thunderstorm wont hurt you any You Just go back to sleep Well arent you gomg downstalrsv VVhy should I go down? It s only the wmd blow1n'r a door No It isnt I heard someone I know I dxd You hsten and you wlll hear xt too They dxstlnctly hear the creaklng of a door Oh John' My sllver' I know somebody IS after It Go down and get them out thls mlnute VV1thout replyxng Mr Jones meekly starts for the door As he reaches the head of the stairs there IS a flash of llghtn ng followed by a terrltic crash of thunder and the ra n begms to pour m torrents John' John' Come back here calls Mrs Jones The husband rushes back 1nto th room Now what s wrong? Oh I am so frlghtened' You musnt go down there alone He mlbht shoot you' Let me go too' No' You stay here I w1ll be perfectly all rlght replled Mr Jones patiently No' No' I wont stay alone here one moment' I am commg now Mrs Jones clambers out of bed wlth more agxllty than can be expected of a women of her SIZE She rushes to her husband s slde and the two creep cautlously down the stalrs They finally reach the bottom wthout mlshap and they approach the door of the lnvvng room They hsten a moment but all IS silent save for an occaslonal clap of thunder and the patter of the ram on the roof , . - 1 . , - - 1 1 , . , 4 n n ' ' , . . U ,, . . . , . . u ' ' 'Y Q - ll 11 - 0, - - 1 H . . , . 1 11 u 1 - . ' ' ' ' 1 . . . ,, u 1 Q 1 - - . . . ,, H , . . , , . . - , 11 u 1 - ' 11 , . u 1 - - 11 . . U . H . . , . . . . . . 1. - 11 H . . . . . ,, , . . . . . Q . 1 W Q . . A . u 11 I . . , . . ' n e . u 1 11 u - 1 -nl , . . 11 u - - 11 - ' ' 1 - 1 n 1 . ,, - , 1 . . , . v - 1 . . . . ,
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THE BUPTONIAN You go peek around the corner of the door and see 1f you can see any thlng orders Mrs Jones Yes but dont you make any nolse replles Mr Jones He starts for the door There lS a scampermg on the floor It I5 follovt ed by a terrlble blood curdllng scream from Mrs Jones Her husband turns Just ln tlme to catch her ln hxs arms Oh' Oh' Oh' It went r1,,ht over my foot' Why dont you glVC me some l1ght It s so dark Mr Jones after much d fllcultv maniacs to and the svsltch There on the ruff l1es the cat making a heirty meal of a bm fat mouse ODE TO AMI SL By Walter R Hard .11 Come heavenly mevss' Wlth sweet b gullement cle rr The moon 19 hxbh And onlv thou art near Thy alched black back Appear aboxe the back yfud fCI As from my bed I le'm And then I a k Could Jullet s xorce enthrzll Young Romeo to love As does thy caterwaul? FAIR TOMORROW By Leo 'Vlattlson All day the dT'lYlI1g storm has blown Down our valley narrow But see' the sunset s clear to n1c It vull be faxr to morrow For vnhatso er the day may b We need not trouble borrow If brxght the settlng stn looks out It Wlll be falr to morovu UPOIN THE Y XI I F1 S LXP By Guy Stone Upon the valley s lap The dewy mornmg throws A thousand pearly drops To vs 'tke a smole rose S0 often ln the course Of l1fe s fem fleetmg years A slngle pleasure costs The soul a thousand tears 22 ' n H ' , . . tl Y ' 'Y ' , , - . , , - . . - H . . . 'O' . ' ' ' . . ,l A , af' . ' . , of ' I 1 AQ . Y . . 1 - 4 Jn ' . , '. ' . e ' 2 . . .U And glittering eyes of green, A ' f ' ure, . Y 1 . Q N , V v .. 1 A p ' Y' '- v V1 , . ' - J 1 - 'frhtg Y. . i v r ' n . , e, ' . ' 1 , ' v , Y , v v, L .4 1 A n A , . 1. I YK -- fy s . v Q' Y 1 Y Q .
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