Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23

ask you how long you intend hammer,
ing on that door,"
"Until get in"
We'll, why don't you 60 in, and dc
your knocking tomorrow
The knocker made some irreverent
answer to this, which Penn could only
translate as having some reference to
putting somebody's head in a bag, or
what sounded like it, and went on Wig
orously with his knocking. Penn stood
it for two minutes longer, and then
opened his batteries again.
"See here, Mr.-Mr.-I / don't know
your name, but if you don't stop that
noise, I'll call the police"
"Go in, old man, and tell your wife
to grease your ears, and put you to
bed" sneered the outsider, and redou-
bled his knocking.
ooh, by George! this wont do.
must coax this chap. See here, my dear
fellow, can't you arrange this in some
other way? Why don't you go to a
hotel, for the night? I'd rather pay for
it myself, then stand this noiser'
"No, sir! | don't leave where | can
keep sight of this house. [ have pri-
vate reasons for that"
"Hollo! what does that mean? He
has private reasons for wanting to keep
sight of that house. Then why don't
you stand under the porch opposite,
and watch the house, without knock
ing?n
'That don't suit me-"
"Knock! knock knock ~
ooh, murderl Here, hold on, sir !!
What do you say to coming up here
You shall sit by this window till morn
ing, and watch gour house. Anything,
SO that can get bit of Sleep"
We'll, 'pon my life, that's very civil
of you. You're better fellow than
took you for. How am | to get in 2"
"Hold your hat. Here's my night
key;' and Penn threw it.
All right. Thank youW
There was the poking of strange
hand at the door, and strange step
| stumbling up the stair, and Penn held
the door of his room open to stalwart
fellow, dripping into puddles the mo-
ment he stepped inside the bachelors
| carefully kept bedroom.
"Oh, God bless me! Well all be
afoat in minute. Here, sir for gra-
cious sakes take off some Of those wet
things"
"By George, sir, it's all plot They
must have heard me. Don't you think
| they heard me?'' and the stranger di-
vested himself of overcOat and hat, and
threw them, dripping as they were, on
the bed.
ooh, lord !" cried Penn, rushing at
| the wet garments, and snatching them
away. you'll soak the bed so that it
can't be slept in for week"
"Oh, don't be fdgety. It's plot,
sir! by heavens, plot p and the stran-
ger strobe up and down the little room
tiercely.
"Don't stamp on the floor so you'll
disturb the lady down stairs. My
landlady begged me to be very
particular. She's new tenent, and
very quiet"
ooh, confound the lady wish that
there wasn't female in the world. Are
you married man, sir p
"No, sir, God bless me! Don't sit
down in that armchair. You'll spoil
the upholstering."
"Ah bachelor Let me congratu-
late you, sirl You can enjoy the world,
| sir ! You're not locked out of your
own house at midnight. Let me shake
hands with you, sir p and the stranger
gave Penis hand squeeze that
brought the tears into his eyes, and
distorted his body into impossible
curves.
"Now, then, Mr.. Mr.. - Would it
suit you to 60 to sleep. You see the
fire begins to burn, and ="
"Oh, certainly certainly ~ and the
and made for the bed.
"Hallo Here, that won't do. /
can't let any one sleep with me-"
"Why, what the deuce do you
mean, then, by asking me to go to
sleep? You won't let me go to bed,
and you won't let me sit down in your
chair ~
"Well, diin't you come in here to
watch your house-not to sleep? ?'
"Ahl Yes. By the by, sir, it's an in
famous plot. That woman has ordered
the servant not to hear me-"
"What woman p
"Why, my wife, sir Pm married
man."
The deuce you arel Well, what
then?"
eyes, sirI And that perfdious wo-
man dwells in that houser' And the
stranger rushed to the window, threw it
up with a crash, and pointed across the
way.
"Ahl for heavens sake, shut the
window. I'll catch my death O. cold !"
"Well, well! There! anything for
peace. Sir, let me tell you my story.
A sad tale, sir I'm Jealous MANI
"God bless mel How unfortunate"
Eyes and | have cause, sir | won
my wife by quSG, sir And, in win
ming, became convinced of her insta-
bility in love, and I've never had conf
dence since"
"You're right, sir-right l wouldn't
give twopence for the plighted faith of
any woman in matters of love. I've
had bitter experience myselfP And
Penn heaved heavy sigh.
Never spoke truer word in your
life, sir! I've been three years married,
sir I"
"Have you? What dreadful
thingW
And for three years, sir, I was pay
ing attention to my wife-attentions,
sir, that couldn't be misunderstood,
when, all at once, heard she was en-
gagged to another. Yes, sir-to another !
D. the fellow l forget his name,
just now"
"Well, sir Go on; you're quite in
teresting."
why, sir, what did | do? Instead
of going to work, deliberately, and
skinning the fellow alive, as | should
have done, l backed out, and left the
field to him,