Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-03-24
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-. He called you an old bear, and vowed
thai he had dh old yrudge against you,
which he would pay off soon, was the
complimentary reioirnder of Prof. Skivy.
%The foul-mouthed scamp" exclaimed
the exasperated Ephraim: "the contempti-
Bile fellow wanted to marry nv Sophy,
but / knew him too well. Why, he has
not n dollar to pay his washerwoman =
Marry an heiress, indeed l wish he
were here I" r.. - ts'"'' " D.. H.
..Humph % muttered the Professor. s.
"My dear Ephraim." chimed in Re-
becca. :" thee knows that the Professor
promised to show us some of his expert
ments: andas Sophia is to be magnetzed,
would it not be as well to inform her that
Mr.. Skivy is here I" $50 y'b3.a -1H o72a.
/" Not tonight, Rebecca, my dear
this fellow Primrose has put me in pas
SION we will wait until tomorrow even
Jag. An old bear. forsooth L wish he
was iii the room-I would show him =
An old bear, indeed |" and old Uncle
Epraim waxed exceedingly indignant.
This fellow Primrose travelled up the
Delaware With ME last spring, On my way
to New York." said the Professor, and
swore lie would marry your daughter
With, n tr,alvo-,no,,L;,, IN, ,,,;is NJ r;,,,,.
teeth and vou slould sion the marriage
contract YOURSELF" 80 ~ n -
"Ha |! ha p shouted Epl;raim o" Re-
becca is not that capital? With nv con-
sent p rib :,
! And he said he would marry her in
this very room ;" continued the Professor
Excellent ~ cochinated the old cen-
tleman; "we shall sec"7'J
yes" echoed his ruest. " we shall
see. Goodnight. nv wortbybost. Mrs
Ross peace be with thee until tomorrow
evening when 7 shall show thee and Mr.,
Ross some samples of INV ART > and he
nuftied himself nm and dcnarted
"TIe 10 - most axtr,or,l;n,rv nan - ro :
,harl,cd Uncle Epb to his wife after the
Professor had rome 8. a most extrsor1;parv
man. and as unlike that nunnv Frank Pr;m
rose MS Animal Maonet;sm is unlike the
wbirlw;nd IF SONNY wouldtake n liking
TO such n man. 7 won1d not saw nav" .
I cu.pTEp Iv
Tho n,5t tbckensA s;na,',ar sceno rnhro;m
out-gencralcd and strange appearance of
Frank Primrose.
The evening following the events re-
corded in our last chapter, found the
drawing of the mansion at Beach
Grove again in order for the reception of
company. Il. .l.. ..-. Itt.
| Besides the owner and his wife, IA,
daughter and some three or four friends
were present, invited to witness Professor
Skiyys experiments, that gentleman
having promised to somnambulizc Miss
Sophy. n ...5.r..f. .....t .....
At the hour appointed, the Professor
arrived, and after the formula, of intro
duction to the young lady was gone
through with, the field was cleared for ac-
ton, and the Professor was about to COM
mence, when stranger was announced,
who apologized for his intrusion, But ex-
planned that hearing of his friend Profess
sor Skivy having arrived at Beach Grove,
he had called to see him. The Professor
named him to the company as his old stu
dent, the Rev. Jeremy Canticole, and the
hostess pressed him to take seat -
In few minutes after the clergyman
was seated, the Professor, who seemed
remarkably jocular, stated that he would
make Miss Sophy do anything the COM
pany wished, whereupon the young ladies
present begged him to make her 90
through the marriage ceremony. Aunt
Becky, as they all called her, laughingly
added her wish to her young friends, and
the old gentleman mirthfully said ditto.
Sophy alone objected, but was out-braved,
and the Prof, placing her palms within
his own, commenced the operation of put.
ting her into magnetic sleep. In less
than ten minutes she gave tokens of the
success of the experiment. Her eyelids
closed, and scraphic repose stole oyer her
faculties. The Professor stated that the
magnetic influence had been completely
successful and that she was utterly uncon.
scous of surrounding objects.
The hostess then arranged the table fol
the Clergyman, who happened to have a
Prayer Bool. containing the marriage SER
vice, and the Professor commanded Miss
Sophy to stand up with him before the
divine. Two of the ladies officiated as
bridesmaids, and Uncle Eph. was to give
away the lady. To the astonishmeut OF
the company, and the admiration of the
learned Mr.. Ross, his daughter rose from
the sofa, and with nciseless step and un-
moved features, took her position by the
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