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Show ARMY OF BATS INVADE BEDROOM OF RECTOR INMATES HAVE UNPLEASANT EX. PERIENCE BEFORE PESTS ARE GOTTEN RID OF. London. Inmates of a quiet rectory rec-tory In Dorsetshire will long remember remem-ber the latter hours of a reconl night. The rector was aroused In tho middle mid-dle of tho night by a great noise In the room. Was It a burglar? Finally, ho concluded that nn army of bats had selected his bedroom for their high Jinks, From every part of the room they coutd bo heard plunging against mirrors and glasses, knocking knock-ing up against tho celling, while too often to bo pleasant orto would hit ngnlnst the head ot the bed, and, worse still, the beating of their wings could be felt as they ramo close to the helpless faces on the pillow. The rector's alarm was'lncreascd by tho fact that his wife had a horror of The Bats Swarmed In by 8cores. bats. She was nlmost trembling with anxiety, not only for herself, but also for her curtains, and the nice, Dew wnll papor! Consequently, the husband hus-band had fo bestir himself. Very gingerly gin-gerly he struck a match nnd lit a candle. This only attracted tho wrotched creatures nearer to thnt particular par-ticular part of the room In which the bed was placed. The rector had boeu told that If a lighted candlo were placed In tho win-' win-' dow tho bats would depart. He would try this, tho wlfo begging that he would get her a towel. When she bad carefully wrapped her head tn the towel tho rector proceeded pro-ceeded to the window with tho candle, can-dle, dodging the bats which circled nround. Having placed the candle on a chair at the open window he hastily retired Into bed again and awnltod events. Novor more will he try that plan again. The bats had a lot of confederates confed-erates outside, and these also began to come In, so that It was Imposilblo to count how many there wore In the room. Another plan was tried. All tho curtains were drawn aside nnd tho the east window opened wide. The light was put out and heada were laid on tho pillow, Soon tho noises got loss, and nt last ceased, followed by sweet forgetfulness. |