Middletown transcript., 1872-06-01

the papers in his hands rustlcd ns be FUN
blcd them over.
Ill don't find our dcpositions, he
stammerod anxiously.
A rapid bat uuavailng search was made |
:" Can you 90 without them r inquired
the Judge.
." No, your Honor"
Well. we'll. Brother Wiley" said
Mark. with the benign air Of Que ready
to return good for evil, -" III take no ad.
vantage Of you. The case may be put of
| till next term"
- But don't cant il off," said Watt.
turning sharply on his opponent. :" Have
yoa seen anything Of the papers. Mr..
Mungcn!"
:" No, since yesterday" Mark answered,
when | read them over in the clerks
Office
" May be you forgot. andput them in
your pocket"
Mark searched himself pro Jorn,a. aud
shook his head
As last resort, Watt asked to have
the ease laid over ill next morning
Mark strenuopsly objected. Hc would
{
measure the latter had sought TO meet
unto him. lie would not seek to force
him TO trial unprcpared. Tha, was NJ,
his practice. iat. vhep case was cal
led, the rule was to try it or pu, it over
the term His learned brother might
take his choice.
The Judge, however, though, Watt.
requcs. was not unreasonable aud gran.
ted il.
The clerk ofIicc was thoroughly over
hauled, lat the lost pagers g ere nowhere
TO BE- be found. The clerk was positive
tha, h. had not mslaid them. anl that
their loss lay between the attorneys
Mark aud Wait were stopping at the
same hotel aId that evening ihc firmcr,
who was oi social turn, called, us his
habi, was. Mt the laitcr's room
Wait was resting after the labor Of MS
search
!" Cune in" he sni, wrhou, rising
aud help yourself TO some rcfreshmtnt
You'll find the bottle OH the shelf in the
closet
Mark knew the spot. and didn't wait
for second invitation Taxing out the
stopper. he looked bcamingly on hi.
friend.
= Here's that you may have better luck
next time be said raising the bottle to
his lips
He took one swallow. aud illcd lis
mouth for another. when n dircful change
canc over his couutcnancc. Its joyous
ripple siil'encd into y;sjd lines. Iii, eyes
/ IL.
Ills lips pursed into the shape they raigh,
have assumed in whis,iing n dirgo. In.
stead Of swallowing the last mou,hful, he
,pnltcd il across the room us though i,
had been discharged from q fire. plug
Watt sprang 10 his feet.
: Great Heaven :" Lc exclaimed =
:. what's tbs
: ie-yes,s gnspcd Mark, wha, in
lhnulcr Is il =
" The wrong bottle. rs live. :"
fh-,he wrong aha,f''
/" The wrong bottle :" cried Watt.
snaiehug i, from his hand the land
lalys bug gmedicinc .--sce," pointing to
the label: " GoRRosiyr sunLiMArg- pot
sos -
Send Far doctor - shriekei Mark
.iuking ON the bed
= NJ use-yeu'rc dead man -
- s..nd for doctor. say. aud steam
siomach-pamp..H roared Mark quick
quick I'm burning up"
Watt dispatched messenger for tn.
ncarcs, physician
II yon ye anything to say, you'd bet.
ter say it," he suggested
For time Mark was specchlcss Will
agony
, +" Watt, a, length he gaspci family
,, .. Wellf"
+ j" Ynn know I've always tried to live AT
honest life "
Wi. turned aside. oseroomc with som,
sort of emotion.
/ You aware, Mark proceeded "tba
IL our last moments we are apt to rcmcn
Der things i,il taea forgotten
. Wat, had heard so.
, /" Well. it serms to mc--lm not sure
hn, wish to hava i, of my mind before
dic---thut I've faint recollection Of pu,
ting those dcposi'ions in my inside brcas
pocket, aud forgetting them there"
A faint recollection of forgetting
thing. struck Watt as u curious psycholo
gical fact; but without stopping to specu
A late on il. he thrust his hand into the re
: cep,aele indicated, aud drew forth ,h,
missing papers.
Just then tho Doctor arrived. and in
> brief time. Mark was the recipient Of
$ dose Of iobeiia. that soon left neither poi
, son nor much Of anything else in him.
n OF course you'll not force me to trim
a to-day p raid Mark, when Watt called t,
0 see him in the morning.
p "Of course ! shall" was Watts reply
. In my present condition 2"
. i" In your present condition"
. I'LL make an affidavit"
And I'll make another"
!. I'll swear that I'm still suffering iron
d tho effects Of poison"
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