Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-11-10

ter than to wake them corpses up Wot
are you arter Z
"A preparation" l said, numbering
rather loudly. -
"Ah," said he, you're rather young
covey to be in our sine. Now which par
ticular preparation would You like? Here's
a preparation wot hanged hisself this NOM
ng,"-and with this he uncovered one Of
the bodies with blue mark all around his
neck land here's another wot fell out OF
a winder, and here's an interesting case Of
smashed in macheen--uncovering these
I-successiyely. How much longer the fellow
wonld have amused me in this way or how
many fits he would have thrown me into, |
don { k.ow, but just then another man en-
tered who looked like doctor, and l pre-
| scented nay note and my cloth, and.in few
minutes got the right ''preparatiou, F"
and departed. But my troubl es began
anew, making me realize that there are
vicissitudes in the life doctor boy.
For, as / walked along the streets, |
seemed to be an otjac. of intense interest
to the rest OF the b ys who followed me,
and Of curiosity 10 th grown people, who
looked back aitet me. Pretty soon the
boys beg. an 30 pell na with stones, and
what could / 90 bat run; when began TO
| run, they began to cry ''step thief" but
IAN on ell | Sas again almost frightened
ont o my wits by being collard by shah
! by looking man.
you young wagabone, said this man.
"wnose grave have YOU been robbing2
! VINO have you been murderinT
| Whether he really Thought / had been
| digging up some poor 8.LQlr or murder
ling grown person, / can't say, buE his
remarks were occasionad by the fact thet
one extremity OF my preparation, which
was some poor hospital patients arm, was
! exposed 10 sight. How ! should have got
ui Of my tormentors do not know. if my
master had not driven along just then ia
a hanson, ana stopped and called cab
for nae and sent me home, He did not
laugh at my dilemma, IA | thought he
would, Out only said:
"Ah my boy. worse trials than this
are waiting Tor you.
And sad enough he looked as he said
the words, and sad enough they made Ine
feel, even as his laugh had made me glad.
And glad enough | was to get back to his
rooms.
| had received instructions to deposit
the preparation" ia a trough in the back
yard. Miss Pink, prim, unmarried lady,
who lived up stairs and rented my master
his rooms, was hanging out clothes there |
"What in the name of all creation have
you got there?" exclaimed she, as soon as
| entered the yard.
"Well, / exclaimed, with professional
air. 'it smells good deal like ''prepara-
ton ~
II should think it did smell like a pre-
paration, said she. docs your master
think he's going to make u bone yard OF
these premises?'
Il cant say, marm,' Irepied ''but
preparation amt q bone till its done
with
AT That moment heard my master come
in, aud / went to report. regarding Miss
Ping 9 assertion that | was u 'saacy imp" |
as too disgustlngy personal to need a
reply My master was setting near the |
fireplace looking at the fire. He took no
notice of what | said to him. His face |
was just "a handsome, just as kind Ms IN |
The morning but no longer merry. The |
shadow on 1T dGepened as | watched him
deepened till it made IL very dark indeed -
deeponed TIL the passion that caused it
drew his smooth face into unseem,y puck
ers 1t almost made mo cry to see him,
for knew he WAS in pain.
"Please, sir, said, touching him tim
idly on the shoulder.
"Ah, William" he started as he answered |
- sis that you? Have You got a mother"
eyes. sir"
"Do you love herr"
yes"
"Dou't love her." he said, in voice not |
ike his other yoice-"pever love or trust a |
woman never put faith in their promises !
shun them rs you would the devllyes, !
ten thousand devils oh, what "A tool"
Laying his head all covered with curls up |
ou the table, my master wept like child. |
Could | help crying too? Was not my
master already my idolP God forgive me
# over | forge. his smile-lls pleasant
words.
Please, sir, don't cry" said, touching
him again.
lie maIe faint attempt to smile, called
me good boy, and told me to go in the |
outer room, and come in at 8 o'clock again
to see if l was wanted. obeyed.
The fsrthing candle that Miss Pink al |
lowed ne gave sufficient light to enter
upon on exploration OF the room. which | |
Immediately set about by way Of diverting |
my thoughts. | opened one closet and
found it full OF musty books; looked at
myself in the glass and wondered how it |
would seem to see the. devil appear there
instead of myself; | opened another closet
and there, on shelf, WAS grinning skull |
and lots of other bones, all looking so |
mouldy aud smelling 50 sour that shut |
the door Mt once. But though the ghastly |
bones were out of sight they were yet pres
eut with me, aud all that my tired fancy |
would work upon was the thought of those
bones osthng themselves together and |
dancing Enthusiastically toward me. l was
very glad therefore, when o sound, IN OF
sharp rap came from my masters study, |
aud ran to his door and knocked, and be- |
tore he could say, "Como in, | entered. |
II was too bad.
Stretched on the sofa he lay, his long
cUrs almost covering his face but not |
! n Ai. l.