The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-17
and jumped into bed, determined not to be
intruded upon, or TO be called out Of bis room
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anu jumped INTO oeuS determined NOT 10 De
upon, or 10 be called out Of bis room !,
on any account whateter. a.g a l
At this moment Wool re.sPpeated.
"Shut the door, you villain Do you in. |
tend to stand there holding it oPeu on me all
night I" vociferated the old man. s.,,
"Well, sir, who was it rung the bell1 !"
"Sar, de ReVetand Mr.. Psrson Goodwin,
and he say how lie tEust see you yourself,
personally, alone !"
"See me, you villain ! Didn't you tell
him that l had retiredp .a ?
eyes, Marse, tell him how you wete
gone to bed and asleep more'n an hour ago,
and he ordered me to come wake you up,
and say how it were matter o. life and
death !" 40 -st 1881 3. ~"
"Life and desth! What have I to do with
life and death! won't stir II the par
son wsnts 10 see me he will have to come
up here and see me in bed" n.f qs ..t
"Mus' fetch him reverance up, sar I"
ayes, I wouldn't get up and 60 down to
-Washington--shut the door, you ras-
cal or III throw the bootjack at your wood.
en- head !"
Wool 6Seysd with alacri,y and in time to
escape the threatened missile. l'a'
After tn absence II few minutes be was
heard returning. attending upon the foot.
steps Of another. And The next minute he
entered, ushering III the Rev. Mr.. Goodwin,
the parish minister Of Bethlehem, st. Mafy's.
"How do you dol How do YOU do! Glad
to see you, sir glad to see you, though
obliged to receive you in bed Fact is, !
caught cold with this severe ehangS 6f
weather, and took warm negGs and went
to bed to sweat it off! You'll excuse me
Wool, draw that easy chair up to my bed
side for worthy Mr.. Goodwin, and bring him
glass Of warm negus. It will do him good
after his cold ride" ~
81 thank you, Mujor Warield! I will
take the seat, but not the negus, if you
please, tonight" .ts as.ra..
t'Not the negus Oh, come now, you are
joking! Why, it will keep you from catch.
ing cold, and be most comfortable night.
cap, disposiDg you to sleep and sweut like q
buby OF Eotse you spend the night with
us!" w.. .r "i
II thank you, no! mist take the road
again in few minutes" .-.... o..
"Take the roud again to night! Why,
'nan alive it j. midnight, and the snow
driving like ali tapIand." q.
"Sir, am sorry to refuse your profered
hospitality and leste Yotr scmfOrtoble rGoI
10 n ght, and sorrer still to have to take you
with me-" said the pastor grnvely.
"Take ME- with you! No, no, my goot
sir! no, no, that's too good joke--ha
ia !' ..... .a .r .tr -... o..
"Sir, fear that you will find it yer.
, serious one Your servant told you that m!
errand was one of imminent urgency?"
"1es, something fike lie and death--.'
"Exuc.y--down in the cabin, near tn,
Punch Bowl. there is an old woman dy
!; ing"
"There, knew it. was just suyin!
there might be an old woman dying. Bo,
my depr sir, what's shas 10 me-! What eal
; ] do!'
: "idmaaiiy. sir. would prompt you"
{ "But. my dear sir, how can help her?-
e am not physician to prescribe--.'
d "She is far past physiciun's help"
"Nor am ! a prizes, 70 hear her totifet
, sion" . a
"Her confession God has already re
o ceived." .....
+ "Well, and I'm tot a fSSwSyer to draw u
= her will" .... u.....t .. ....,,
"No, sir; but you are recently appointe
;. one of the Justices of the Peace for Allt
}. ghany." ..
- eyes; wells what OF that. That does nj
4 comprise the duty Of my getting up out
my warm bed and through snow storm
9 see an old woman EXPIRE"
4 "Ex use me for insisting, cir; but this
an official duty" said the parsons mildly b'
!, firmly. ...#~ u.. rn
:, "Ill-I'll throw up my commission Il
- morrow" growled the old man.
: Tomorrow you may do that, but meal
J.. while, tonight, being still in the commi
# sion of the peace, you are bound to get u
and 20 with me to this wornan's bedside.
"And what the demon is wanted Of N
there"
,. "To receive her dying deposition"
u "To receive her dying deposition Got
Heaven! Was she murdered, then!" e.
's claimed the old man, in alarm, as he start'
s. out Of bed and began to draw on his meth
~ garments. .... ,... .
.. "Be comprehensive was ttOt murdered
"a said the astor.
I'd "Wefl, then, what is it Dying depos
u tion 1t must concern crime," exclair
ed the old man, hastily drawing on his Coz
1t at does concern crime3'
t. "What crime, for the love heaven -
II 81 am not at liberty to tell you. She WI
ht do that" 10 . # }a
0. "Wool, 60 down and rouse up JehT, al
10 tell him to put Parson Goodwin's mule
ID the stable for the night. And tell him
- put the black drsught-horses to the clio
.......n suI l;rh& hath tho fPont 1antQr