BRASSER’S SON CLAUDIUS.

Evening Star, Issue 3931, 30 September 1875, Page 3

BRASSER’S SON CLAUDIUS.

Mr Brasser, avlio lives on Ninth avenue, lias a son about twelve years old, named Claudius, ami the other evening this boy received permission to allow a neighbor’s boy to stay all night with them. The old people sleep clown stairs in the sitting room, and the boys were put into a room directly above.§ YvTien they went up to bed Claudius had the clothes line under his coat, and the neighbors boy had a mask in his pocket. They didn't kneel clown and say (heir prayers like good little boys, and then jump into bed and tell bear stories, but as soon as the door was locked the llrasser bov remarked ! “‘Ton'll see more Inn around here' to-night then Mould lit; on a leu-acre lot I’'

I. 1 1'om a closet they brought out u oust oil suit of IJrassm ’,s clothr-s, studed them with whatever cum-o handy. lied

the mask ami an old straw bat on for a head, and while* one boy was carefully raising the window the other was tying tiie clothes hum around llie man,” The image' was lowered down in fiont of the nictlng-room window, lifted ui/ and down once or twice, and old j'rasser cs heard io leap out of bed with a great jar. ifo was just beginning to demo when lie heard sounds under his window, and Iris with suggested that it was a cow. in tin; yard, hie got up, pulled the curtain away, and as Ife behold a man man standing there he shouted out : Croat bottles ! but; it’s a robber i” ami lie jumped into bed, “ Theodoiious Hrasser, yon arc a fool !" screamed his wife, as lie monopoliz'd all the bed-clothes io cover up j ins head, i>o qui--t. y.m old jade you |,! he whispered ; perhaps he will rr o away ! >on t you call im* a jade !" she rejilied, reaching over and tawing to tmd his iuiir, 11 (..it up ami git the gun and blow his head off I" ■■ (>h ! you ib.) it !” ‘■ttlt up, you coward.” she snapp< d. 11 J’il never live wbh \mi anollmr dav 1 if y<u don't do it !" " Is that y, c, bo vs !" .1’ V“''■}' 011 me ;'gi- up yelled the wile ns tho .strew man was knocked against the window. I blow lu’s head o(i' as clean ns milk i ’ said Twas.-wr hj, a ] o ud voice us ho got up. 5 !•' :,ti nek the .stove three or four Iran ,;, upset a chair, and readied behind dm -hot of the bed and drew out au oh] arn.v mudmt, - Now limn far Mood I" he eon tinned, as he ml vatic-d to the window and lifted the curtain. a lie man. vos tuere, lie- (1.'.50 to the glass, and ho had such a. nnligmud ■ expression of countenance that thasser i jumped back with a c:rv of alarm. !•• ill him , snoot him down, vou i old noodle-head !” s.-rcaim d (he wife. [ i will- by thunder 1 ! will I plied llrasscr, and 1m lilazcd awc.v and tore out nearly all the loww sash'. Tho boys up-stairs uttered a yell ami a gtoan, and Ld'asscr jumped lor the window (o see if the man was down. He wasu t. ile si nod light there, and he made a leap d Ihvmwr. Ih.m comim in 1 --pwlieo !■—boys ! [culicc !' roared the old man, 'bhe tailored curtain permitted Mrs Uiasscr to catch redd ot a man jumpiim up and down, amt she yelled, “ Theodorim. I’m going io faint T 1 ' l';did and be darned I 11 levs 1 portico. he replied, wolloping tk.e •sheet iron stove with the noker. i*ou t you lad: licit wav to me slnh-k(d the ,-jij woman, recoverin' l ' from her dorire io ihiut. ° ‘•.Po-hjeee ! i ! o-!eece now came from die boys up-,slab's, and while one. conliuued to shout the other drew ilm man up. tore him hmb from limb, amt secreted the pieces. tumoral neighbors were aroused, an olihvr came up irom the station, and a Search of the promises vms mado. N o t so imicli ms a crack in the snow was fmm.d, and the oHiccr put ou an injured look, and said to .Mr ihasiwr ; A guilty consmeneo needs no accuser.” !’'! bat’s so chorused, the indignant neighbors as they departed. : -As .Mr ih.i.-s.iei'liui.-g a tjuilt before (he soldered window ho icmaiked to Ins wile ; •’ a’ow sec what an old comluivmo .- ( , u made of yourself;'-’ ° ‘ !t Don’t iling any of your insults a; n.c or I’ll cl tube (be atlcnmdcd life out <it you ,' she replied. , the coys-kicked around on the d. enuckcu each other in (he ribs ami cued ; 1 d ral.hr; he a boy than bp [’r sideni ; ,