IN TROUBLE.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 201, 14 March 1877, Page 3

IN TROUBLE.

"That boy of Colville’s lias been in trouble again. He was playing in Mrs Coney’s yard, next door, right after dinner, Thursday. Ho laid Mrs Coney B dog harnessed vo a wash-boiler, and was driving up and down a cobble-walk, when that lady came out-, with a finger in each ear, and told him that he must dear out. as she expected company at 2 o’clock, and his noise was altogether too much for the occasion. His obedience was more prompt than she had any reason to e’xpcct, or even desire. In fact he left at once, first giving the boiler a kick that nearly guillotined the dog at both or.ds. Mrs Coney was obliged to nub itch the dog horse]' - , which she did after catching him. It ■appears that the bell at Mrs Coney’s ■door is somewhat stiff in the spring, and rather difficult to sound. This fact was well known to young Colville, and, while Mrs Coney was chasing the dog, the youthful miscreant stole into the house, aiml with the help of a tile fixed that door-bell so that it would pull easy. At 2 o’clock promptly, the pastor of Mrs ‘Coney’p church came up on the stoop of Mrs Money’s house and, being aware tlnitjtho bell-pull required some con siderablc muscle, gave it a sharp twitch, and immediately left the stoop head first, with the bell-knob clutched in his hand, and six feet of wire swinging above him. In the descent ho split Ids coat the whole length of the back, broke down the gate, completely ruined his hat, and seriously bruised both elbows. Mrs Coney, who was looking through the blinds all the time, was very much 'shocked by the accident, but promptly led the gentleman into the house, and as promptly dressed his wounds. An examination of the bell revealed that it bad boon trifled with, and, as Coney Was quite confident Colville’s boy had ■done it, she reported to Mrs Colville that she actually heard him say the •other day that he would “ fix that bell.” ■•School commenced yesterday, but ■Colville’s boy was not there.