The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-10-10
HIS WITS ABOUT HIM.
A Very Pretty Sketch

said such peculiar things; and he wen
about as ii he was in somnambulic STATE
almost; that Is, don mean quite that, bu
he never seemed to take the same notice O
what happened about him that othermen do
| And, as to his ever been surprised al any
thing, | never knew him to show surprise
on but one occasion In his life. What that
occasion was | shall naturally mention be
fore | am DONE
| His name was Joseph Harrison, and he
was a student at the academy in Sanford
one of the style OF academies that seem tC
| have nearly gone out OF date now, where
both sexes were taught under the same roof
| | attended the Sanford school. The piinci
| pal house was on the corner across the
way from the academy, and he boarded a
dozen or so Of the students. was one Of
these boarders.
&c shall never forget the day Mr.. Harrison
came to the house to board. | was sitting
on the second floor pizza, studying. 1t was
late on summer afternoon As he entered
the gate leaned over to look at him, and
when he was just underneath, | CHANGED to
drop my book. 1t struck him on the shoul-
der, fell thence 10 the ground. He turned
and looked at it quietly aud then poked it
aside with his big "a O.
What does he carry that big cane for?
thought |, and why don't he pick up my
book, or look up at me- OF do any other thing
rational being would?
He rung the bell, and | saw no i.0ra of
him till tea-time. He sat directly opposite
me at the table Would you believe it, he
never looked at ME once nor, indeed at
any one else, it seemed-which was the rca
son, perhaps, why I looked at him more
than | ever did at any other young man in
my life the same length Of time
After tea, we gathered in the paror, as
we were in the habit of doing, and he was
introduced to me. He bowed, and then,
for the first time looked at me--or rather
he looked through meas if he saw some
thing behind me-, and my head were as
transparent as glass. Then lac smiled and
turned away,
confess | was provoked at the manner
Of the young man. What amused him
should like to know When Belle fIariou
ked me afterwards how liked her cousin,
said didn't like him at all She only
laughed, and said she believed nobody ever
did like him at first.
Somebody asked me to sing. | seated
myself at the piano, and gave a song in Dly
best manner-whch / have been taught
to believe was not inferior manner by any
means. Ny voice was good, auc.. | had rc
received the best musical culture. What
mysterious influence was at work upon me
| did not know; for, if ever | thoroughly
disiiked a person in my life, | certainly dis
liked Harrison; but it is true, notwittistan-
ding that sung for him; and when turn
NJ Is,,,, Z a.
special curiosity anticipated his comments,
It's nlcanine. if re chose to hold his tongue.
ifyou will believe it, the man was looking
at painting on The Withholding at stan.
ding up, with hands c!asped behind him.
and his back TO the company. Was there
ever such clown?
What is the name Of that beautiful
song? asked Oryilie Redway, young man
from the village, who had been invited to
tea, and non sat with Us in the parlor
! told him.
Imu~t have it, = said he, "it is exqu,
site. y And he took out pencil to write
on card the name oftl e piece. lie broke
his pencil lead-''wl'l some one be kind
enough to lend me knle?' he asked, Il
have forgotten mine.
MIR. Harrison heard the question although
he was still looking at the painting, and he
produced large poeket-k knife. whi1h he
handed to Mr.. RedWay.
ut is very sharp, said he, "bo care
full"
The first thing Redway did was to cut his
hand. The blood spurted out in jets. He
turned pretty white, but he Just gatfcr
lis hand in his handkerchief, and SAID it
was a mere scratch, OF no ccnscv uence."
Beg your pardon, SIR" Mr. Harrison
spoke, tits cf some consequence. You'll
lose your lie if you don look cut. I'll fix
you.
He took his own handkerchief and tic it
Loosely around Redway's arm. Then lie
took the knife, shut it carefully, put it un-
der the handkerchief next to the arm, and
began to twist it about. As the handker-
chief frightened on the arm, the blood ceased
to flow.
Send for doctor" said Mr.. Harrison.
"A doctor' uttered Redway. Isn't
this good deal Of over little cut"
"A little cut, said Mr.. Harrison, when
you cut an artery it's big cut y
DIR. Miner was three doors off, and he
came in few minutes. He expressed great
appreciation of young Harrison CONDUCT.
Young Harrison, as unconcered as post.
had returned te his inspection of the pain
ting he seemed to admire so much. MIR.
Redway sood went off with the doctor
The knife lay on the table. Ont of pure
imprudence, on similar feeling, | took up
this terrible knife and accident ally cut the
end of one Of my fingers nearly off. |
screamed loudly, for it was horrid wound,
and the blood flowed copionSly.
"Well, upon my word" remarked Mr..
Harrison Here another"
Another How contemptuous the word
sounded to me! |, Margret Bailey Monroe
confessedly belle, beauty and lady of
rare accomplishments, besides, being heiress
to hundred thousand dollars-I was just
another" Why didn't he call me per-
son and be done with it?
Well, what would he do with my fright
full wonnd? ss-
mix little -four and salt and put on it, !"
said he; that will stop the bleeding It's
a mere trife."
1t may have been trife, but it was
enough TO make me swoon. Or perhaps
swooned out of downright vexation at the
man
When recovered, be was gone. By.and-
by when Belle and were alone-we room
ed together-I asked her what Mr.. Harri-
son said and did when | tainted.
He said,' Belle answered, 'lay her on
her back, and leave her alone. "
"Is that all he said?'
"No; otquite. Some one brought the
-four and salt, and ,e put it on your finger,
and said, There, tie rag around it"
A ragl
should certainly hate this young man.
After that he became such an Oh.
ieci of interest to me that | could scarcely
keep my mind off him an hour at time.
Twas nol long in learning something Of
his history. 1t seemed that love of ad
venture had set him on cruise round the
world, when he was C boy Of about sixteen,
both his parents being dead. He had been
| absent from his native country four yeors