Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-30


tinued, and greater grew the heat in tbn+
china closet. Mr. Hopley did not dare t.' to
make the least noise to alarm his wifi
because of the presence of the other lad,,
whose voice he could not recognize H.,
he did curse that balloon and the nan
who suggested his going to see it, and pro
fessor Wise, and how bitterly he regretted
that he could not think of that other aero.
naut's name Donaldson that he minbt
curse him too. But still the two ladies
glided on through the mazes of the NEIGH,
bors' affairs, without the least sign of
abatement He heard the clock strike ten
and also eleven. Once or twice the mouso
came quite close to his feet, starting the
perspiration afresh, until he could feel if
trickle from his chin and down his BODY
Then he moved his feet to rest himself
hairy, and he uttered halfstitfied Shrek
and Jumped up, striking his head against
shelf and bringing piece of some kind
of crockery to the floor. His wife sprang
to the door in alarm. but Hopley caught
the knob and chung to it with the grip of
death. Mrs. Hoplev tried in vain to open
it. Then she thought Of burglar being
concealed in the closet, and screamed for
help, still clinging to the door to prevent
the ferocious intruder from dashing out
and Draining both of them, and burn ng
up the house. Her screams added 10 those
of the female friend, alarmed the neigh
borhood in an instant, and among those
who dashed in was old Mr.. Stocton with
a double barreled gun, and as soon as he
learned the trouble, he turned the deadly
weapon full upon the door. There was
a stunning report, q chorus of feminine
shrieks, mingled with terrific howl from
t'le other side of the door, and the next
moment the unhappy Hopley, with both
legs full Of shot, was writhing on the floor
of that closet. The door was opened, the
women pushed up to get sight, got it,
and Immediately dispersed with another
shrek. Hopley was put to bed, and DR.
Myers summoned, who picked out the
shot, which had merely pricked through
the skin, and applied the needful rene
dies, and the patient to-day is quite com
Portable, and will be at his office again
this week.-Danbuay Neaos.
An Ingenious Arrangement Broken
Up.
4 most ingenious device for carrying
cit q CoOl HCo DlouS1L
to light by a grape skin, Friday evening.
and a brother on Pine street. The young
man who she favored is a trihe obnoxious
to the rest OF the family and it has been
their aim to keep him at a distance. AS
he had not been to the house for some
time, and as she had not been discovered
with him On the street, the family fiattered
no, co1, hot +Jo cfo l,l
been broken up. On Friday evening the
brother arrayed himself in his best suit
and went down street. An hour later,
while passing along the dark side of the
street, he encountered the Objectionable
sutton engaged in close conversation with
another man. Not wishing to notice him,
he lifted his eyes above tie level Of the
other Darty's head, and, was preparing to
sail by with an unconscious demeanOr,
when he unfortunately stepped upon the
shot violently into the strange gentleman's
legs, bringing him down upon himself
The young mans embarrassment was
changed to horror and establishment, when
the stranger cried out in the voice of his
sister, 20, Tom, how could your" He
sprang to his feet in an instant. The
stranger was also getting up and present
ing a most remarkable appearance His
face was red as scarlet, and his glossy
moustache was turned half way round,
one half laying across his mouth and the
other half hugging the lee side of his
nose. "Why, Mary" exclaimed the
shocked brother But Mary said nothing,
and held her head, while her lover made
himself scarce. The brother took the
sister home and her mother escorted her
to her room, where she was at once IN
dressed and put to bed, with hot bricks to
her feet, and quart Of boDeset down her
throat. Her mother, who could not be
lieye i'll Of her daughter, declared it was
case Of bilious fever, and determined to
get the best Of it. The lover has secured
work in New Haven for the winter-DQs-
bury Noes.
Mrs. "Lamei" sighed
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