"PUT UP YOUR HANDS"

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13736, 30 May 1913, Page 6

"PUT UP YOUR HANDS"

A. resident of Levin (states the "Chronicle') was awakened the other nielli from hie slumbers by a noise in -irii; back yard, lk-ing Scotch and supersiitkms ho put his head under the bed •ckrtdios, but his wife woke .also, and dcmfiudod that he should go and see what •wjji|B tho matter.- He got out of bod and t^p-tood over to the mantlepieco to get so.ttio inatch^-s, but could not find them, «t[jj in an awed whisper he askinl his wffo where they were. She told him tfi.ey wore on « shelf above the mantkpfooo, and. he turned round to reach tfieai. His wife, wishing to direct trim, said "Put your hands up." lie thought it was the burglar unci'prornpt--3.V put his hands up and koj>t them raised. Vor a moment ho stw'd still, 'hut -'ion a plan came into his hciul. Ho tUTi!-],round and got up tho chimney. iff. is wifo waited. Tlio noise outside fitopv-'-jd, and also the noiso of her husband. At last she queried: "Have you got -those matches yet?" "Yes—-No—l ivxn'i find them," tho protector raid ; t3u t!:> lady got in), found them, and Ilk tl o c.indlo. When she saw her husband who said, "Vou'ro b;ou up thy efii.ro :\e-y," "Yes ; " he answered. iaTb<<:'o was c, m-cmoko m it, and I was •trying to catch -him." -'It doesn't mat-, tor," laig spouse sairl, '"I caught one long ogo when I caught, you, and wo ■dioii.'l, r/r.7it any nwr:.' h< this house." Tli&n followed an intor-vt'.l for introspection .