The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-14

on this point; do you not know nv sonA'
Just then Uncle Ben looked up from the
paper he had been reading and called the dis
consulate little fellow to his side. ....e-.
Harry said he solemnly, you know I'm
doctor, and if you'll give me chance to try
some experiments you can earn quite hand.
fu of money
Can ? asked Harry, looking up quickly
through his tears 6 Id like that ever so much:
bu what is a 'sptrim,nt, Uncle?
Uocle Ben explained, and then proceeded
to business. a."
In the first place, he resumed quietIy,'I
want to see the back part OF somebody's eyes,
so that can End out how they are made, you
know; and II! buy yours of you tor one dollar
a piece. Come here, bub, LII lake them out
for you as quick as wink
lake out my eyes. uncle " exclaimed Har-
ry, turing pale at the very thought, for two
dollars | think not and the electrified youth
shook his head de6anty.
Well, five, ten, twenty dollars, then g but
Harry snook his head still. ..t
No, sir! wouldn't let you for thousand
dollars Why, what could do without my
eyes couldn't see mother, nor the baby, nor
the flowers, nor the horses, nor nothing added
Harry, waxing warmer. ..n
I'll give you two thousand, urged Unclo
J Ben taking queer. looking instrument out OF
J his pocket. (llarry rushed franticaly over to
my chair and shouted that he never would do
$ any such thing)
9 Very well,' continued his uncle, with o.
serious air, at the same time writing down
/ something In his notebook, can't afford to
d give you more than two thousand dollars, Hal.
e so l shall have to do without the eyes but
b he added, Iii tell you what will do Iii
# give you twenty dollars If you will let nc put
d lew drops out of this bottle into your ears.
q 1t won't hurt, but it will make you deaf f, I
n want to try some experiments with deafness,
k you see. Come quickly ncw Here are tho
e twenty dollars all ready for YOU
:, Make me deaf" shouted Harry, without
d even looking at the gold pieces temptineIy dis.
n played upon the table. l guess you won't
It do that either. Why, couldn't hear word
e if | was deaf, could / I? f
ID Probably rot replied Uncle Ben, dryly.
e So' of course, Harry refused again. lie would
D. never give up his bearing he said No, not
Is iOT three thousand 90 lars.
ID Uncle Ben made another note in his book, ,
lit and then came out with prodigious bids for
j. right arm, then left arm hands, fcet,' ;
W nose, ETC., finally ending with an ofer Of ten
as thousand dollars for mother and five thou
lc sand for the baby.
ry To all of these Offers however, Harry shook
his head his eyes flashing, and cxcamatons Of
st indignation and surprise bursting from his lips
At last Uncle Ben said he must give up bis
lis experiments, for Harry's prices were entirel
too high
Indeed they arc! shouted the boy exul,ing
or ly. and he folded his dimpled arms, al looked
as If to say, Id like to see the man who coult
n. pay themr
" why, Hal, look here y exclaimed Uncle
ou Ben, peering into his notebook, here is
big addition sum, tell you; come help me d
it,
Harry looked into the book, and there, sur
'n, enough, were all the figures, though be had no
III the slightest idea how to add them together
UOcle Ben read the list aloud:
Eyes. $4,000; ears $4,000; ri, bt arm
lrs $4,000; left arm, ST 500; hands. So 900
fy feet $4 900; nose, 500; teeth, $500; tongue
- $1,000 mother, $40 900 baby, s. 600. II
,tl !, added the numbers together, and they amour
- ted in all to thirty two thousand dollars.
There, Harry said Uuce B.u, don
~ you think you are foolish not 10 take up som
of my offers? '''''' ''
No, sir, DON'T answered Harry rese
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