The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-04

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II hi. iialhs had been turned suddenly %
stone Ills eyes moved, His Br0ws coo p
Taeted. HiS cheeks distended. mage al.
o0ioFeu his iibE- nut n ali etheT Fffsetts
he seemed paTdlyzsd. Had hia hat bean
made Of ton Of cast iroR, end be compelled
IN endure the weight without hmehing, he
could not have maintained that siiif, imho
bile poaltlon more appropriately,
However, ] explained % him that We had
awaited him In tht picture gallery until per
see Che Fresnel light -
| "And have stood here for two hours -
be fairly groaned, while down each aide Of
his face came VieklingR stream Of thick per o.
NspiTaubh thht looked much Ike soub
| "Oh, pshaw " replied, At last "dont play
tho ghost any longer, then, but come up
stairs 10 thR rsst,"
grpsped his arm az I made this remark
bot cry Of agony hon fompkins made me
drop Il AZ 6fiee. -,
"What on earth Is the matter Iitk you Pa
! exclaimed. "Are You ~ Are ydd'hkdP
o. ale you only enaelinE Eothtlo without the
burnt cork ?"
pered.
"Certainly can"
"la there private room cOnyenitnt ?" bs
'hisAed into my ear, NJ though'hb We're SER
peHt,
"Upon my soul, the little wretch want, 10
fight an ArkHnsas duel" thought l. "Two
10 a room-knle ~ hand lights put out-s'
doors loeked-best man crawl out least mu-
tilatedt No matter let me see what il doss
mean"
Under the various ataiways in the CryslaI
Palace, private rooms had been oonstrueted
for tho use OF the various attendants ~ the
various departments, aud many jolly time
hN laVaH laaaNn La Al
the multitude wifli6nL Many shout sy
mirlh, many Ginning toast, many n song
has been INDUCED In, IN those quiet, secluded
spots, which the crowd has heard bat could
not trace % ia locality.
To one Of thesenooks | led him. Tomp-
kins followed me with a slow. acknowledgements,
measured step, Mira. Tompkins' eanit tvn.-
bling behind all. Once In the private room,
rompkins turned graSely aud said
~ ou wonder at my conductP You are
i,lonished At my strange demeanofY rou
hink me bordering on lunacyP You would
Ike TO be made acquainted with the cause ?"
! nodded my head with a. much Honeha-
dnoe a. could muster.
"Ihen, behold 7" he eoaraely exclaimed
With bitter, moeking laugh. that made nv
Hood run cold and, liiting bic hat very care
nlIy from his Uranium, there stood, balanced
N his head, dish containing a two.shillinR
yster stew ~''
Tompkins was too parsmonious to 10 into
he saloon OF the Crystal Palace III had
etunlly gone out Of doors, cnten a stew, and
ought another for his wife The litter he
nd brought into the building, in the dish.
aTying Il steadily upon lgs head. inside Of
~ hat, For two mortal h6urk he had stood
nder The dome waiting for her TO come, With
he dish on his head, afraid 10 move lest he
hould spill its contents-afraid to be touch
q IN the moving jam, lest il might spill over
i'm And what Thought was perspiration
inning down his'cheekS, was aoup indeed.
Didn't Mrs TonbkIns nugh ut the denoue-
'en! Didn't Tompkins himself, laugh, aa
le stew went down his throat instead OF hia
hiskers! Didn't ] laugh at his perpleSity
nd his meanness, both 40 well punished on
iis occasion And don't always laugh at
ompkins when ask him chow he carried
is soup?"