Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-18

trembling like leaf in storm, " evei if l
had them-ha, ha! what an absurd idea.
what should you want with them And
and, I added, clutching desperately at
straw of courage, "what right have rou to
them ?"
There is no right in the question" said
Solomon, and his face grew longer ard long
er. It is all wrong"
"You don't often joke, Solo, said pref
ty bravely. though I was trembling lie any
number of aspens, "but Of course you're
Joking now. and it's rather late fora joke,
isn't it {? Come along home with me-"
I'm not going your way now" he an
"Shall you be home to-nightP" asked,
trying to finish up the scene in my natural
tones. - .#. = -
2 Tonight! It is midnight now -
"God bless my soul, is it reallyp [ ex-
claimed, not so much surprised as ridicu-
lousy Hurried and nervous under my broth
er's intent gaze.
Solomon had shivered as the words pass
ed my lips, and for the first time he looked
away. - H2. 1.'"#"a, -.
Goodnight" he said, in slow absent
way; and then I think he added thee 9TH
er words, which he often did ado to his
good-byes; but he spoke SO low that [
scarcely heard, and I felt so angry with
him, too, that I,didn't even try to hear.
I walked on noodily across the heath. All
the benign effects of JOS punch hadevapo-
rated all the pleasure of the sport hsd been
swept away in one chill blast; ihs only
definite idea that possessed me was tie de-
termination not to buy my brother Solomon
a new umbrella.
I always carried my own key. and for
babe the servants to sit up for me, so you
may GU So / was surprised to find my
my groom watching for me at the gate.
Walking, sir?'' he exclaimed, meeting
me with hurried step and worried face.
81 hoped you'd ride home that you might
be the quicker at the parsonage. They've
sent for you twenty times at least, sir. Mr.
CT know,u interrupted; Mr.. Solomon
is missing. I've lust met him. I'll go and
tell them So for III be bound the parish is
all up in arms.
Ali the parish ao0s up in arms and had all
gathered at the parsonage, as it seemed to
me; but-strangest of all-Solomon was
there too, lying on his narrow bed opposite
the open window, with the square of moon
it sky before his closed eyes.
They tell me something about a swoon or
some such womanish trick, and it may be
true and it may not. A. any rate, remem-
Der nothing after the first few sentences
they uttered. Solomon had been ailing
some time-so the words went-and had felt
worse than usual that dry, and lonely and
restless Still he had Unlisted on preaching
in the evening, and afterwards had toiled
ND to nv house to see I had returned
Just once he had risen excitedly in bed,
then his strength had failed and those who
were listening heard hin bid his brother
!, goodnight, with the whispered prayer,
, "God bless YOU" Thenhe had lain quick
, ly back with his fading eyes upon that
glimpse of heaven beyont the lattice win
dow, and died quietly at midnight
, What The money Don't ask me
what became of the none. Over those five
notes worried myself adast into the most
8 ser Gus brain fever that ever man came
8 back from into life again. They were gone.
No trace could ever find of my old pock-
et-book, though / made it 7ell known that
the numbers of the notes lad been taken.
When had offered ESQ nward and that
did not bring them, I doubld it and offered
i, one hundred. Who woul care to keep
them then? Who would hep five notes
! which were stopped, when hey could re-
: cvtve five available ones of equal value by
only bringing the worthless Cd pocket-book
to me? But no one brought, and then I
advertised anew, offering e1O reward for
those five $40 notes. Of couse l tried to
make out that it was the oil pocket-book
, that [ set the value on, but afr all didn't
. much care who had the laughagainst me if
[ could only set this matterstraight, and
give it an air of daylight really. But no
.. that never brought them.
Another coch-fght? No. never saw
another cock-fght. Don't ask me any
, more It's fve-and-thirty yeas ago-let it