The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-01-26

Mr. Brown is not u Scotchman, and it
is possible to get an idea IN his head with.
ou, a surgical operation; bu, even the
partner of his joys and SORROWS will ad-
NIT that it requires something little short
Of mental earthquake to do it, In this
instance, be looked at me, and kept look.
ing at first with perfectly blank face,
then with an expression of fbewilderment,
then amazcment. then with awakening in.
tellieenoe, aud last with something like
scorn 10 his eyes. He did not speak.
Like Barkis, he Is not overburdened with
colloqual powers; but unlike Barkis,
when he does speak it counts. AS Aunt
Becky used TO say about him. John
Brown is a man of mighty few words, but
what John Brown says, he ginerally says
to the pint. Feeling, as suppose he
did, on this occasion that even he could
not speak sufficiently to the pint to do
justice to the subject he turned slowly
and walked back into Alice's room.
Now there is no insult so CALLING to a
woman az fer her husband to refuse to
listen to her when she has determined to
give him a piece Of her mind. To work
up ones whole soul to a pitch of angry
cloquencc, and find no audience Out
of the bitter depths of my disappoint-
meot was born another idea.
Quite remarkable. think, you will ad.
NIT, for a little dumping of woman to
have three ideas in one night; but then
there was a strong head of steam on-fts
are very stimulating-apd the family
brain was pushing ahead beyond its uatu-
raj pace. Now this third idea was
almost sublime in its audacity. actu-
ally took it into my head not only TO at
tend the pantomime In Alice's room, but
to direct the performances short to
elect nyself theatrical manager.
So | went and stood bv her bed. She
was no better.
Well pnt the poutices on again. Mr.
Brown" She looked disgusted even
through her fit. But | we: them with
fresh vinegar, and newly sprinklcd thcm
with red pepper. and banded them over
to Mr.. Brown to put on
Now Billy | said, she will be better
soon. When she begins TO recover con.
sciousncss. you will observe that the cor
ners Of her mouth will be violently drawn
down, while the outer corners of her eyes
will be drawn upward. l have seen ma.
ny such cases. and know all the changes
perfectly After that she will remember
how cruelty you have treated her, and
will cry bitterly, aud probably reproach
you for your unkindness. Then she will
begin to ieel the poultices, aud TO beg us
to take them off After which she will
drink glass Of wine and 60 to sleep"
IL Wa sweet thing to see how, as
soon as the poultices began to make her
think herself in-well warm--she tried
to shapr hcc face in accordance with my
prediction. She cut this part Of the per-
iormancr mort, however, aud passed rap.
idly into tho next oct. Here she was at
, home. Such faces as she made in her
! effort 10 squeese out few tears may
never more behold. The pantomime end.
, ed here he ever her cries and screams
were irr''fr and more than made up in
tragic AMI ear-splitting cnunciation fol-
her lact,m,i deficiency. o, how she
/ wriggiei ,nd how that quintuple back
: action. double.reflex combination poultics
t wa pulling at the dainty cutice of hel
. charming leet
I She i letting better said Billy. &C
, speak to me, dearest =
| lie had better have left his cntreat,
. alone. for he soon found himself in thu
, position o, Ahasuerus. when he called fol
his satanic majesty. who presently cam,
and made Ahasuerus wish he had called
, for >emebody else. Such reproachcs a
, she hea.sd upon his devoted head wer,
, enough TO make his mother turn 10 tn
/ grave After exhausting her vccabular,
. Of abuse. she ordered Us to take off th'
: poultlce,.
NO. .ad that thoughtful Mrs b.
r 'you will have another fit ~ soon as the,
. are removed.
r o. 10 take them of, do,
+ No gently and firmly
t Billy 20. do take them off,
| Aiire 20. do. do, do
1 Interesting Maieyolencr Do yor
+. want 10 Zee your darling dying before
. ynnr eyes IN another fit?
Di-intorest.d Benevolence, - Lizzie
o they nis- ONE of they are driving he
2 Wild
/ Alice Thy are skiunng me the,
4 are killing mr iah.h.h,' = (frolonge'
> into ronr lk- nat Of brute)-'O Lord
! tm i,in.
: G,nrrsl ,n-h for the foot OF the bed
o hra ;he clothes down firmly and toll
2 i'r mcn to stand back. Surprised ut m
, ,-h,mence, which was certainly imrre.
b s'vs.a- sontrsste1 with my languor 10 til
other part of the performance, they gov
way aud God back
-, my darling, ,ry aud bear it a little
. longer said Bib Precipi.ating himsel
upon her biea- ~ an embrace 50 violeu
/. US to cut another } II IN ,wo parts. q
i course, she could not -Isud Ihis 81 sh
. struck him such blow in rhe face a
/ made him think there Was fifty mns;ar
poultces in his eyes.
Q Then happened what expec'oi Sh
kicked tho bed clothes up To the 80 lilo
y aud sprung into the middle Of fbe floor u
i nimbly o. an athlete. tore the poultico
off OF her ankles, aud rushed tranticsll
r after some water 10 stop the burning.
/. She'll d. observed that Que of ~
| spectators whose malevolent dispositio
e had been before alluded TO. IL sh
n should have another hi, Billy locate til
: mustard plasters in new position.
don't think there is any skin left wher
they have beeu. Good nigh, am goin
to he'd.
d Once lomiciled under the csnopy O
!. my old. fashioned iuur.po-ter, s,ih Nj
d Brown beside me, be began 10 Icmou
Il sirste with the wife Of hi. bosom.
n Lizzie he lid. Il am ashamed q
h lur hearllessur-s. How could you tres
that poor suffer- angel as you did
10 sh.niA haze thnuJht the sipht nl har Ia