Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-07-03
SELECTIONS.
IA Anatomical Kencounter.
BIZ TaE oCLD 'UN.

A year ago, when Ezekiel Yerdant came
down to Boston with all his earthly posses
| sions, viz: home spun suit Of soseo meeting
tclothes, o tan razor, = 6nss stoothdcomb, two
dozen socks, 9 box of blacking. and ., COW
| hds trunk he was one Of the most yerdant
specimens Of simplicity you ever enco1nter-
| ed. His golden hair slightly shaded hi
ruddy cheeks, his gsrmeats savored as a res
mote--and almost medsev al sge. lie put up
OF Q fourth-rate houss, aud then saliied forth
to ,leok about hip, Lila only Acquaintance
was far away cousin, O. student OF surgery
: and medicine, MARX Marriwether by name !
on hin vsrdsst relied for information and
sid, - hs had come 20 Boston te pursue the
same career. Now y ark had paid Vesssnnt
| visit In the county soma years nrevious.
and ths young Vernonter sold the city buck
{exsnsively y-hati is, he had put hd, on the
| back Ola xild 6i3y, had npset him IN a boat,
| broke his head at cudgelipg and extended
numerous other civuities With which count
n cousins are IN the habit OF welcomug their
| city friends. 'sN' 10Y '0 ao 'o'''''
They met in town, then, and Mark oafter
the first greeting, inqaired the pufport of hsi
cousin visit. ,sr, lf.,s r.yt. <sv #tY--.r
"I'ye come up here to sta stay 3 spelb"- was
the reply. ~
| !, aGiad TO hear it.''9 :. 31a4;a a'.Tf 81
"HeoS du yeou like your trade 9'' e aaZ
| every well.' e.az.e.,e~.,-, s;
"Most leaned it--hfy {"
"Most.' .air.zs,Y
"Well, I'm thipkin' to foller the same linz
Of basiness--a and want you to help me
! along" ~za' a"~
|. 'With great pleasure Zeke--l'll pat YOU
through an snsns course retsproats-" vgqaa
a Sprouts p'..-. t., t,,--f ',a-.4l hrra
sShow you the ropes
"Ropes!n 9a' 8. go = '''
Let yen sss how We do things. Where
shall we begin thata ara ii sort 30
"Wall, | want to see that ere place where
you cut folks. up-fust thing"
] ssVery Wells along" ."4''" S'@ t'I
Mark did the hOnoss of tbs college TO his
guest ,@nd it NAY be imagined that his, proc
fessional sang froid offer strong contrast to
1 The navie horrors of his guest.-StiIl there
va. sort of fascination in what he witness
| cd that compelled Zekiei to pronounce,
though in faint and lgasping Voice that
everything was .sfussratesHi eLi 1a!71m r.
At last thay reached = little mahogany
( cabinet. a4 s-,,a.o 5-.yu at f0es4o Cd
What's in thars,,asked zetieI. %. =
/ sDpen it and See.' saeh'tS" t''1S'' 4'.'-
Ezekiel did so, and was instantly ciaspedin IN
tie arms Of skeleton.
& Wnha howlsf horror he sxclaimed-T =
'Les ms g.! Aslpl fAalnYls a. zesw s,dt
| Mark was d ring with laughter, !, -a,,u al
/ "Hcr9 death Give oatched me sure enoushv'
/ lexclsiaaed We sufferer -aai3-aaTh aa'1's'D %
H4 again baqPsalsi to- dakrb tesi t'sap.
4Finding his cous ias4esssle, he ds.sfniA-
80 to help himsalf.
J,nisLpok,Assss apl1. .AolSpsst,Y'.s ssid drebe, y
ysos ae9. lat ,os ySS iat9 r. Sts 81 8
80 ~ : NsnSd16ds no. On The hsadh dhai8h ich
i,kfock ed him back into the box, the doors %
b.hich closed iassas.ly, -lssvisg Hekiefa free
manuaedinsd daa1sa1sT nossnil1pa edT = =
1sn<s sIAatstGs sAAsQRys SsApA yeotSs Ashat<d
4Pnp, heseuaFked. s reasssred by the saecesa
4 Of bis exertioas. am.,.
sas'ishnE sI gooa mind 10 snak ! tim ont oi
|, this boxsnl give him q regular licAin -