St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-04

90 went ana StOOu bN nef Deu. Slle
was no better.
''We'll put the poultices on again, Mr..
Brown" She looked disguSted even
through her fit. But wet them with
vinegar, and newly sprinkled them with
red pepper, and handed them over to
Mr.. Brown to .'put on"
Nov, Billy" | said, '.she will be
better soon. When she begins to re-
cover consciousness, You will observe
that the cor..ers of her mouth are vio-
lently drawn down, while the outer
corners of her eyes will be drawn up
ward. have seen many such cases.
and | know all the changes perfectly.
After that she ill remember how cru
ely you have treated her, and will cry
bitterly, and probably reproach y"u
for your unkind treatment Then she
Will begin to feel the poulticcS, and to
beg us 10 take them off. After which
she will drink i glass of wine and go to
sleep"
1t was il sweet thing to see how, as
soon us the poultices began to make her
th.pk herself in well, warm she tried
/ ;,-shape her face in accordance with
my prediction. She cut this part of the
performance short, however and passed
rapidly into the next act. Here she was
perfectly at home. such faces as she
made ill her effort to squeeze out il few
Tears may | never more behold. The
pantOmime ended here, however; her
cries and screams were terrific, and
more than made up i'll tragic and ear
splitting euuhciatiun for her lachrN NAL
deficiency. q, how she wnggled, and
how that quImiupic, back action, dou-
BILE reflex x-comhiuatiou pouticc Was
pulling at the dainty cuticle OF her
charming feet.
''Shc is getting BETTER, sad Billy.
20, speak To me, dearest ~
He had better have left this entrraty
alone for he soon found himself i'll the
position of Aha>ucrus, when he called
for his satanic majesty. VIII" PRESENT.!
came and made Ahasuclus wish he had
called for somebody else. Surh re
plnaches as she heapcd upon his dcNo-
ted head were enough to make his
mother turn III her grave. After tN-
hansting her vocabulary of abuse, she
ordered us to take of the pouitices
NO. said that thoughtful Mrs. b.
you will have another fit as soon a>
these are removed.
80. do take them OFT, do"
No" gently and firmly.
Billy. 80, do take them oil.
Alice. 80. do. dn. do
Interested MalcNulence. ''bn YOU
want To see Your darling dling hcior,
Your eyes III another tit /!
Di>iutrrcstcd BcncNolrncr ''LlZZir,
they must come oil; they are driving
hei Wild
Alice. "rhry are >kimning me: they
ar killing me lah-h-h," pr"lomgrd
into Il roar like that OF hIute) II
Lord. am dying"
General rush for the foot of the bed
| held the clothes down firmly and told
the men I" stand back. Surprised al
my Nrhrmcnrc. which was certainly
impressive. as cnIltra>trd with my lau-
yUnr III the other part of the perform
Imcc, they gave way and stood back.
80. nv darling. try and hcaI il Il it'll,
longer. said Billy prcciptatin% himself
upou her breast in an embrace 80 Nin
lent as to cut another Yell in tw" parts
uf course. she could NOT stand this: :,
She struck him such blow in the tao,
~ made him think there were fifty mus
tIrd pnultIcc> in his eyes.
Then happened what expected. >h,
! h''tl iut llt> u ne ''lllll!
and sprung into the middle, of the Hoo
a, uimhN a. an athlete. tore the p"til
tlr,.> oil ot her ankles. and rushed fran
tically after some water t" stop th'
turnInG.
shell do" observed that one OF the
spectators whose malrvolcnt dispu~i
tiom has been before alluded to. Il
she should have another lit. Billy. la
cate the mustard plaslct> in Il new p"
r -itinu. | don't think there i any ski
: lett where tIlcy have been. Good night
! am going to bed.
Onrc d"micilcd dIdcr the canopy q
my old fashioned tcur poster. with MI
Brown beside me. he began To rcmon
>Iratc with the lie OF his BOSOM.
"LiIZie. he said, Il am ashamed q
your healllcsSne>S. How could ""
U, tIrat that poor suffering angel ~ ln
did ! | should have thought the sigh
ui her innocent. baby luoklug icct Woul
., have moved Nou To compassion. If mnth
u ing else. 1t i perfectly plain t" IN
that Billy ought /" he whipped Tor hi
cruelty tn her the tiI>t part "t the eve
uing. DundcIhcadcd lli>hmau he
no more tit to he married To that gcntl,
refined creature than to hc an angel ,
II light"
'Pcrhaps one of yon' SNmpathcti
= disposition would have suited her bet
I ter" said Mrs. b.. with withering sal
" casm.
:, "lou are trying To insult me. Lizzie
u but let me tell You that if WAS mlrlic
to Il woman like her 81 sensitive to II
II disagrceahle influences should Il
tempted 10 keep her III II handh"A. an
" never let any of the worries of life com
u near her"
: The kind of bandbox her first hrr,
band is in | suggested. "CcrtainlN
that would meet my hearty approh;
i liun."
"liow is it, Lizzie. You women can L
so cruel To each other p
J. Women of her stripe, sir" sal,
y 'don't shine to dazzle other woncl
- And while they concentrate all the
= Rays upon You men, We from our shade
y position can see clearly all that Ii.
h hidden from YOU"
II The baScneSs of Your suspicious ,li'
81 gusts me-" he said. Can it be tn;
;. you are the woman | considered til
Is most teuder-hearted and the most ere,
= ulous woman in existence only ul
: month ago! What has changed va
I'll so? Is ii possible that you are .jeaio"s .
o, what blow was there. my com
Al thy women Much too close to Il
I" truth to he taken as il joke. As ma
't he imagined, all the seeds of Satan l.,
III ing so long dormant in Mrs. Brown
10 tender little heart took root at ON,
1T upon this charge, So monStrolI> -,
's (heaven forgive the lic) untrue. The
not only took root, but achieved
Il grnMth 50 snddem and mimantic Is tI