The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

And of what were you afraid, Em ?"
Well, I'll tell you. George Morris
came here little while after you left
He came and sat down before the fire,
and acted dreadful strange. Pretty soon
[ found out that he was about half
drunk"
"And what did he do ?"
Nothing, only drink and talk and
drink, and was so afraid of him. I've
heard so much of people being killed by
drunken men, and he was so dreadfully
drunk, Harry. Well, he stayed until
near dark, and then he emptied the jug
that he had with him and fell over dead
drunk"
In the house,"
Yes"
And is he there now ?"
eyes"
Perfectly insensble p
Yes, as iusensible as a log"
Harry Lane gave sudden leap into
the house and wild hurrah, and quite
startled his quiet little wife. He had
nearly embarrassed his team, but he re-
placed the harness as quickly as possible.
What are you going to do Harry ?"
Hitch Bonny and feet to the sled
again"
For what?' ... ...
Never mind. You are quite sure
that George Morris is insensible p
Yes, and has been SO for half an
hour"
Ha, ha, ha" laughed the young
man. Whoa, Bonny, stand STILL Fleet,
my mania, ha p
"Why what does all you, Harry are
you crazyY What are you doing, for
pity sake :"
"Just wait and see, Mrs. En-"
Harry fastened the horses to the bars,
and run up the well-trodden path to the
house, followed hastily by his wife.
Get me sheet, quick, EN-
"What for 2" ..... ....
"Never mind-there, that's it. Help
me to wrap this fellow up in it. He'll
make capital subject-ha, ha."
"What are you going to do"
Never mind-just take hold of his
feet, EN-; steady. now, that's it. Don't
think me crazy, III tell you about it
when I get back Have supper ready
when | come"
George Morris was placed on the sled.
Shortly afterwards, Harry Lane knock
ed at the back door of the doctors office.
The worthy Doctor Metcalf presented
himself
Where shall I take the body ?" he
questioned, in low tone
Right through into the dissecting
room and lay it on the table. There |
thought you'd think better of it, and
you've been quick, too Stopped at the
graveyard as you went along, didn't
you ?"
"And the note p
Here it is, you are welcome to it,
Mr.. Lane. You're good hand at such
little matters, and l shall have to call on
you again"
If you like the subject, l may be able
to furnish you more Of the same kind"
replied the young man, tearing the note
into strips, and closing the door with
" good evening, doctor.
Doctor Metcalf chuckled to himself,
well pleased with his success. For half
an hour, perhaps he sat in his Office chair
whiting a fragrant Havana. At the end
of that time he took up the candle and
went into the dissecting- room, to see what
kind of a subject had been brought for
his class to work upon the next day.
He held the candle in his left hand
and turned back the sheet with his right.
The fumes Of liquor met his nostrils.-
He started with ludicrous combination
of anger, surprise and amazemcnt upon
his countenance. George Morris, by
all that's evil !" he CALCULATED, Drunk !"
Now, George Morris had married doc
tor Metcalf's sister, and for long time
the doctor had been trying to get her to
leave her husband, as he had become bru-
tai and abusive, but she, with woman's
tenderness, still clung to him.
Doctor Frank Metcalf saw that he had
been sold, and to the tune of one hun
dred dollars, too. His first determination
was to give Harry Lane a piece of his
mind his second to have the value of his
money at any rate Students are gener-
ally in for sport aud those in the institu-
tion superintended by DR.. Metcalf were
no exception to the general rule Sever.
al choice spirits among them were sought