The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-11-26
Selected Storm.
BILL WILSON'S FIRST PLACE.
Days Life and q L.<c's Memory.
by JACOB SAD.

by jacob SAD.
| suppose you know, said Bill, that was
born IN London. You could tell that by
the queer shape of my underpinnings
t1ere never was cockney with straight
leg8-as well az some other characteristics.
On my tenth birthday my father took me
into the kitchen and said: Billy, you're
ten years old to-day, and mean you shall
rec0llect; it's time you gave your mind to
something else beside knocking at peoples
doors and running away" And with tina,
he gave me such dose of leather beltas /
never had before. Perhaps | WAS bad
boy. At oil events / didn't 60 to school
that day; but knocked at Gil the doors !
could, and finally resolved to get place,
for there was q dignity about the half.
starved erraud boys trotting about the
streets, with paper caps on, that I longed
to attain to- So | walked about the streets
Of London till | came to the iron ratings
round Buckingham palace, In st. james
park.
.'Ah p shaking my little fist through the
fence. chow I would like to get up reyolu-
ton and chop your head ofI"-this speech
being intended for the Queen, of course
Hardly had I uttered the last word, when |
tgrnei round and found terribly big SEN
ately shot for my treason, was unable to
STIR. when the sentinel Numbered ut me:
you're n nice young gent of tho lower
clsses, said be, Ito come round ere shak-
ing your fist at 'er majesty, and using sedi-
tious language Wot do you mean?"
With that the soldier took me by the
car, and ] thought / should certainly new.
or zee my mother again, and began to cry,
when aeilverance came IN the shape Of my
first master, who stopped en his walk past,
told tie soldier he would report him, and
asked me what | had been doing. His
vas beautiful face. | shall never forget
ia little dandifed, perhaps, but open
and generous and sympathetic. repeated
my little speech, and ne looked at me
thoughtfully and said
"Ab, my boy if every boy in England
should grow mp with such IDEAS, what
fearful future We would have. I Will give
you place, my boy"
thought when | heard this remark that
my master WAS what they called vision
airy re!ormer," but when [ followed him to
his room-a long way of. IN the old jew
ery--I found he WIS only youne doctor
He had two rooms, front and back parlc-:
the front one the reception room, where
vas 20 stay, and the back enc his dispan-
airy.
The very next morning after my engage
ment with him he called me into hiastudv.
and, having made me- repeat my seditioua
speech against which he laughed immod-
erataly-he said:
y boy with your revolutionary ideas
ought to be IN enc OF the iaarned profess
sioa3. Now, If you had some fnoud TO
pay your expenses ?"
I haven't" | said, promptly.
st4HaA a Il ff'sra,.1a bat 80 d. =
me, said he, laughing again. 'My friends
pay all my bills. l suppose you are not
afraid Of dead people 7"
'Oh, + y said |, and that was, perhaps,
the FIRST Ito ever tod.
Because, Ii you are" he' continued.
yen viii never 90 for doctor. lake this
note and this cloth aud go to Gray's Inn
Hospital and bring back what they give
yoa. You are quite sure you are not afraid
ot dad people r
Yes, sir, said l. telling another fib.
The fact is. I'm afraid Of dead people to
this day, they are altogether too suroes-
tive. Ny master thereupon gave me lit
tt note, folded up like "a necktle, but not
sealed. Notwithstanding my masters ge.
MAI manner, strongly suspected that the
note contained directions for nav own dis
section, and therefore took the hoerty of
opening 1t Ia the first dark court came to
1t Was simply an order to give the bearer
IN propagation. But this did not satisfy
me, Tor how was / to know that giving me
preparation" might not, after all
be Latin for skinuing me alive
However, eager for the novelty,
| resolved to take the risk
and 50, when / arrived at the hospital ]
asked a tall man TO ring the bell tor me
went ~, and was directed 70 long. low
building IN the corner OF the ward push
ed the door Of this place open. entered,
and the door closed with 6 heavy WEIGHT
not half IS heavy though, as nay heart
was when found myself in the dead house.
alone, as l thought. Two Iona rows cf
wooden benches, like batteued doors or
trestles Were there, and on most OF them 8
form, the ghastiy outlines Of which the
sheets couldn0t entirely conceal. tried to
pun the heavy door open, but my little
strength aTailed nothing. SO | began to
cry, and man who had been seated IN the
corner started up.
Wen, Young SHAVER" said he-a hard
ened looking scailawag-'what are Won a
yelling like that for? Don't Won know bet
Ter than TO wake them corpses up? Wot
are you aFter ?"
a preparation" said, blubbering
rather loudly.
"Ah, said he, you're rather a youno
oovey TO be in our line. Now which mar.
ucuiar preparation would you like? Here's
a preparation wot hanged hisself this morn |
ing, and with this he uncovered one Of
the bodies with q blue mark all arouns IN; |
ueck-''and here's another got fell orr q |
i wInder, and here's an interesting case n |
smashed IN macheen-uucoyerin tbasa |
successfully. How much longer the fellow
would have amused me in this way ar how
many fits he would have thrown me into
ion't know. but just then another man en-
.ered who looked like doctor. and IRE.
sented my note and my cloth. andgn a faw
minutes got the right ..prspsretio, ,,
md departed. But my troubI es bean
new, making me realize that there are
IN the life a doctors boy.
For. rs l walkea along the streets
eemed to be en object of intense Interest
. the rest OF the boys, who followed me
nd Of curiosity to the grown peopla, who
Joked back after me. protty soon the
ay- began TO peit me with stones. and
ilat could do but run; when I began 70 q
-, they b gan to avy stop thief" but
- OF Til l was sga almost frightened ,
ut of my wits by te,ag collari by shah. :
Y looking man.