Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-02

Oh, no, certainly not, DOCTOR whispered
Mrs Lackadaisy, deprecatingly.
Oh dear oh dcar!' sobbed Polly.
And you wW be the death of him. said
Mrs Kushow, if you don't hold your
tongues.
HaP said the sick man. rising mp on his
elbow, and throwing his pillow away from
him, that's what | was saving, wasn't it !
Doctor, is that you! You may 90 home
again. They're determined 10 have my life,
and don't mean TO object to it much longer /:
so you may put your jalaps into your pocket.
Look a-herc, said he, pulling ne down, and
speaking in mysterious whisper, would
You believe it, my sister Polly is the very
worst of these devils. But she hasn't been
able TO murder me yet and she's so disap.
p'lnted. that there she sets a crying about it,
| turned around suddenly, and made signs
10 the accused person to say never word
She was on the point of starting up. but drew
back reluctantly, and obeyed the mandate.
You think they want to kill your said T.
humoring the patient. He immcdla,eyprick-
ed up his ears, and was attracted by my tone
of voice.
Be sure they do replied he; Judge for
yourself They've had their heads together
whispering for whole week, and it's nothing
but chn-chH, chu-chv all the time. Here he
drew his head between his shoulders. and
making horrible grimace, initiated the con-
vcrsatIonal whisper of old maids in deep
conference.
They though, didn't hear them There
they were mistaken. For they kept saying
all the while among themselves, "Why don't
he give up to die! Why don't the old son Of
bitch give up to die?"'
Shocking! shockingr said |, turning
round, and making sign to the company.
Not contented to try and kill me them
selves, they hire men to do it, Doctor
There's that fellow MDavy, with his long
gun; he is sneakin' about the house all the
time, and lookin' in at the windows, a-,ryin'
TO get shot at me. And they keep urein'
him on, aud whisperin among themselves,
Why don't the old son of a bitch give up
to die T. I'm a-ieared to eat cracker, doc
tor. Polly tried to p'ison me with a cracker.
The accused, in spite of signs and entrea-
ties, could not endure this gTievous charge,
but broke ont with much feeling: oh
brother, brother it's no such a-thing. Why
here's the very cracker that wanted to give
You; and you see there's nothing on ii. !
never dreamed of SIGH thingr
Ooh! but you did, Polly. You didn't put
it on the outside. but you split the cracker,
and then you fined it together, so | couldn't
see it; Thurs the way you did it, Polly And
now you think Pm a-goin' to drink that tea
out Of your handsr
Il tell you wha; it is, said to the patient
see it will never do for yon to trust these
people as they are now: but have hit upon
plan. | shall take them all out Of the room,
and qudify them to give you medicines and
then You needn't be afraid of them, for they
cannot hurt you, fthey try. And as to NJ
Davy, | shall quoiify him to stay away alto
gether
This arrangement pleased the sick man
very much and Polly being taken ont of the
room, was duly qualified, after which no diff.
fculty in administering the medicines en-
sued suppose | should have attempted in
vain TO quiet either party in the usual way
so tenacious were they, and determined 10
carry on the dispute.
As to Burks, he was so convinced of foul
play, that he had broke loose and ran into
the fields on the previous night, being chased
by NJ Davy with his long gun. His sister
Polly was great iavorte of his, when he
was in his right mind"
" Having left Burks, | stopped few mo-
ments at the next door neighbours, to see Boil
Allen, who was seriously i'll of fever, anc
greatly alarmed on his own account. lie
thought he was going to die, nor did | think
such an event unlikely. Bob Allen was
big, clustering bully, when in sound health
dealer in large oaths, and VIGOROUSLY bad
So long as he had firm foot-hod upon life
no one could exceed him in llingng defiance
to high Heaven. Blu, oh what change
had come over his spirit He had Just cause
of apprehension the evil deeds of his pas
life rose up in array before him, and he STOOD
aghast with the most abject and coward,
fear Of death. He became transformed ii
his temper and disposition was mild, anna
ble forgiving, and ready to form any kline
Of compact with Heaven, if it would spare
his wicked life. found Methodist min
lister in the room, together with many friends
trying to administer consolation, and to ul
the patients terrors. But they only PARTIAL,
succeeded, He was willing To repent, bu
he annexed sort of condition to the act
that his life should be spared Blu, what j
he should receiver from his maady,' suggest
ed the minister, and be restored to health
wouldn't he go back to his sinful practices
: and live jist as he had done, and offend til,
Almighty continually"
'Oh no!-not he; he would be as limo
cent as a lamb, and live godly, righteous
and sober life
, Would he never curse, nor swear, AM
: moreP
'Oh, never, never!