The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-23
THELIvE SOFA.
+ Concluded. !

an Concluded 600
"Cock. doodle -doop yelled the hu-
man biped, strutting more than ever.
"Tbat woman has nothing to do with
me, sir-nothing at all. Pm q rooster
on nv own account-cock-a-do doc die
doow
Herethe doctor gave orders aside to
one of the servanto, who went away
grinning. Then turning to the rooster,
who was by this time red in the face
with exertion, he said: -t.L e
II declare, it makes my mouth water
to think what a capital dinner that bird
would furnish. May wiring hisSneok,
madam 1t will take but few sec
onds." '.s.s g. 10
"No, you DON'T" cried the other; "Pm
tsugh--Pm very tough-Pm an old bird,
sir-not to be caught with chaf."
"But you are rooster; what else are
YOU good for 7" = =
"Good to crow, sir; good to crow" at.
ter which ensued the loudest screech OF
all, succeeded by somersault and a
sensation of suffocation. Another mo-
ment and the servant re-appeared with
a dead fowl in his arms. :.
81 assure you, sir, it had to be done,"
said the doctor, gravely, and Mr.. L9n-
dy rabbed his face and pinehed MS
throat. 4 .t.WlLy W. y aH.i, =. a.,
"Did you really wiring my neck, SIT v
the hypochondriac asked gravely.
"When you were rooster, certain
ly." 5,,la
"Did l die gamew asked the other
- ,c ,a1n,np inNnnrfnnpn
"You did-particularly game" replied
the doctor.
"Thank you, sir. If l should happen
to turn into a rooster again, l shall
know where to CO." 1874 ..
81 shall be most happy to-to wiring
your neck for you, sir, on any such In
terestihg occasion - 1. .ETf,9, :,
every kind, I'm sure. If you should
ever get in trouble, John Lundy will
stand your friend"
"Do you promise me that, sirP
81 do, and never break my work."
~-.. - 'fE
After that, Minnie walked in the gar
den sometimes; but she-was not alone
not she.
81 love violets best,p said the doctor
to her one day.
"And | roses" So Minnie, being the
least bit sentimental, quoted Pope on
roses-something about dew. O And the
doctor went on Shakespeare: very bad,
indeed, till somehow, i'll some way-he
never could tell how, nor in what way
(neither could ,she)-he said it.
: See dictionary for "it.n :,
~ E.fah tn thip "
murmured Minnie, dying to hear 1T
again. s"My father, ifhe knew"
"Would disapprove, perhaps" cried
the young doctor. "And why Because
am poor. And you, too, perhaps"
} s,''No, no. = I7irIF-E@you.: kno"--lfTio0Ve-
you-but-"
"Hark Who calls ~
& Euter Tommy. y 4 rl1.- :"
"Oh, sis! pas took again, he's going 1T
awfulw .., ..'. i t
"What is it now, dear ?" asked Min
ME, with the face of an angel; bat per-
haps she was not little cross at the in
teruption.
"Oh, he's sofa, and ma says please
somebody come and smash him all to
bits" .-.... ...--.... .,..-.-....
"What shall we do 7" sighed Minnie;
"that is the most ridiculous freak Of
all"
"Don't be frightened, my love-" said
the doctor. Tommy, run right home
and tell your mother will be there in
FIVE minutes. Now, there is but enc
way | know of to cure your father at
once, and that is by giving him a
shock"
"What of electricity 7"
mo, dear-far more powerful than
that. We must 60 to the little brown
house over there and be married" -
"Oh, never; my father would Kill
me-"
"Does he ever break his word 7"
II never knew him to-" 'r
"All right. He promised me that if |
should ever get into trouble he would
help me out"
"Did he, really Then he will"
iaBut it is necessary that we give him
the shock first. Delay not, my darling;
you shall never regretit." i.lti ...
OF course she went.