Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-09

al vs. eefe. Mr.. Codimeut went 70 bed and
went 10 sleep
Il vas about ten o'clock that night that
Old Hurricane. veil wrapped W In his quill.
eadded Easy shaie bslors . sasa aS1 bright
hrs, tsking Ms eonfoN IN - own mos
comfortable bsdroom. This was the hosr
OF the contest enjoyment to the selfindulgent
old Sybarite, who dearly loved bis own ease.
Very comfortable vas 0 d Hurricane; and
as he toasted his feet and tipped his punch,
while his black servant. Wool. applied the
warming pan TO his coy couch. he fairly
Rugged himself for enjoyment. and declared
that nothing under heaven would or could
tempt him to leave ttat room and that hnuse
aud go out into that storm on that night.
just a. he had come to this emphatic deter
minseion he vas STARTLED BY viessut ring
ing Of the door bell. Ordering Wool to 60
and zee Whist vas the mst.sF, he hastily ar.
rayed himselfio his sleeping habiliments and
jumped into bed. determined not TO be In
ruded upon. Or TO be called ont Of his room
on any account whatever.
At this moment Wool appeared.
',hut the door, you villain Do you in
all night 2 vocifsra' ed the old man.
| WVOt uo0tiy CtOeC4 VIC OuSoOAok ROsSOAop
and hurried 70 his masters side.
| We'll, sir, Who was il ruDg the bell 2
| 'Sar. de Reverend Mr. Parson Goodwin,
and he say how he must see you yourss'f.
personally, aloner
See me. you villsini Didn't you tell
him I'll at had retired!'
Yes, Marse, 1 tell him how you we're
gone to bed and asleep morne'n IN hour
ago, and he ordered me to come wake you
| up. and say how it were matter o life and
DEATH
Life and deathf What have I 10 do
with life and deathl won't stir! II the
parson wants to see me he will have to
come up here ana see me 10 bed
Mos fetch him reverence up, sart'
Yes, wouldn't get up aud 60 down TO
e-Washington-shut the door, you rss-
cal or iii throw the bootjaek ct your
wooden head |!
Wool obeyed with aiacrity and in time to
escape the threatened missile
After an absence of few minutes he was
heard returning. attending upon the foot
steps of another. And the next minute he
entered. ushering in the Rev. Mr.. Goodwin,
the parish minister of Bethlehem, st. Ma.
ry's.
How do you dot How do you do?
Glad TO see you, sir glad to see you. tho
obliged to receive you in bed! Fact is,
caught cold with this severe change of
weather, and took warm negus and went
TO bed to sweat it off You'll excuse me
Wool, draw that ersy chair up to my bed
side for worthy MIR. Goodwin and bring
him glass of warm negus. 1t viii do him
good after his cold ride
Il thank you. Major Warfeld? | will
take tho seat. but not the negus, if you
please, to night
Not the uegus! Oh come now, You are
joking! Why. it will keep you from catch
ing cold, and be . most comfortable night
cap, disposing you to sleep and sweat like
babyi OF course you spend the night with
us2'
Il thank you, no! ! must take the road
again in few minutee.'
Take the road again tonight Why,
man alive it is midnight, aud the snow
driving like all Lapland.'
Sir, l am sorry to refuse your proftered
hospitality and leave your comfortable roof
tonight, and sorrier still to have to take
you with me- said the pastor. grayely.
Take NE with you! No. no, my good
SIR no, no. that is too good joke-hs I
har
Sir, fear that you will find it very
serious one! Your servant told yoa that
my errsnd was one Of imminent urgencyT
Yes, something like life and death--.'
Exactly-down in the cabin near the
Punch Bowl, there is an old woman dy.
ing.
There. knew it. l wac just saying
there might be an old woman diving. But,
my dear sir. what's that to mel What can
do?'
Humanity, sir, would prompt YOU
But my dear cir, how can | help her =?
| am no, a physician to prescribe--.'
She is far past g physicians help
Nor am priest to hear her COMES
sion-.'
Her confession God has already re-
ceived.'
We'll. and I'm not lawyer to draw up
her will
No sir. but you are recently appointed
one Of the Justices Of the Peace for Alleg-
hanv.'
Yes; well. what OF that. That does not
comprise the duty OF my getting up out of
my warm bed and going through snow
storm to see an old woman expire
Excuse me for insisting, sir but this i.
an official duty, said the parson. mildly but
firmly.
'Ill-rll throw up mp commission to-
morrow, growled the old man.
Tomorrow you may do that, but mean
while, tonight being still ia the commits
SION Of the peace. you are bound to get up
and go with me TO this woman's bedslde'
And what the demon is wanted of me
there?
To receive her dying deposition
To receive q diving deposition Good
Heavenl was she murdered, theni' ex-
claimed the old man, in alarm, as he q, arted
out of bed aud began to draw on his neither
garments.
BE composed-she was not murdered
said the pastor.
Well. then, what is it? Dying deposi-
ton II must concern q crime exclaimed
the old man, hastily drawing on his coat
1t does concern u crime
What crime. for tn. love Of heavenr
a'n not At liberty TO tell you She will
do that
Wool. 70 down and rcuss up Jehu, and
tel! him 10 put PsrsOn Good wins mule in
the stable for the night And tell him 10
put the black draught horses to the close
carriage, aud light both the front lanterns
--fof Ne .hail have dark, stormy road
shut the dur. you Internal - beg your
pardon, farsyn. but that villain always
leaves the irDr slsr after him
The gead psrson bowed gravely and the
major e"upie,sd hts toilet by the time the
servant sstarGsd aud reported the carriage
ready
To the Devils Punch Bow, was the
order given by Old Hurricane as he follow.
ed the minister into the carriage And
now. cir. he continued, addressing HE com.
panion, think you had better repeat that
part Of the church litany that rrays to be
delivered from battle, murder and sudden
death, for IL We should be 90 lucky as to
escape Black Donald and his gang. We shall