Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-09-20
ONE OF CALLS VICTIMS.
The Cause Of 10. Me<lill's IIysterlcal
Rejoicing.
From the Rochester Democrat. j

From the Rochester Democrat
Joseph Medill rushed into the outer room
of his office like whirlwind; balanced him.
self on his right foot, and spun round like q
TOD, threw his hat at the bookkeeper, said
''Whoop!" like a wild Indian, laughed till
his false teeth dropped out. and altogether
conducted himself in manner truly alarm
ing.
'sSir, sir!" said the bookkeeper nervOusly,
advancing with the hat in his hand. II trust
you are we'll. A little absent, perhaps: You
evidently mistook me for the hat-rack.
"Hooray!" said MIR. Medill, ceaslng his
evolutions and coming domn on all fours, or
rather on both feet. "Hooray tor Andrew
Jackson and all the rest of 'em! There is q
hap-happy land fur, far-or rather right here
in Chicago! Who's afraid? You afraid! l
'fraid? You say so? Come on"
mo, SIR" said the bookkeeper, family but
respectfully. Il did not say so. had no
such intentions, l assure you. am not ac-
quainted with the subject"
''Anybody 'fraid?" pursued Mr: Medili'
pushing away the proffered hat with some
scorn. at the same time placing himself in
the attitude of an experienced boxer. ANY
BODY want help or anything? Strike, per-
haps? Show me strike! Russian Gar
want help? Show me Russian Gar! Pass
Russian Gear over to me! Whip Russian
Car in two minutes Hurat Halstead want
help? Show me Hurat Halstead! Fetch him
here. Flog i'm out of his boots. Spoiin'
for fight. Lick you? Come on, sir, CO.
come on!"
.sMy dear sir" said the bookkeeper, II beg
to be excused. / have not the slightest desire
in the direction indicated. Something has
evidently annoyed you. hope you are not
ill.,"
CLIP" said MIR. Medill, with extraordinary
violence. 'Who said l was i'll ? Show me
the man! Show me the-yes, show me the
woman. DR.. Mary Walker say SO? Miss
Anthony venture that remark Gail HAM
He paused, looked wildly around the room,
passed his hand over his eyes, and finally
gave way to prolonged peal OF hysterical
laughter. Those who heard it say they hope
never to witness such Mysteries again.
''Take chair, sir, take chair said the
bookkeeper, hastily pushing one toward him.
IL am convinced that you are not WELL:
"Whoop!" said Mr.. Medill. The effort to
make q loud noise was not wholly successful,
however, and, dropping into the chair like a
| skeleton with half the wires gone, blr. Medlll
in three minutes was fast asleep and snoring
with exceeding length, londness, and volume.
''Poor man, said the bookkeeper, sadly
gazing upon his heightened countenance and
curiously observing the wrinkles rs they lost
| themselves in the surrounding nervelessness.
''Poor man the excitement of the last three
months has been too much for him. Another
month of it and the Chicago Tribune would
have had its saddest funeral!"
He rang bell and several assistants I'M
| mediately appeared. The unconscious form
of Mr.. Medill was lifted tender]y and carried
carefully into the room of the managing edl-
tor. The bookkeeper closed the door softly
and returned to the outer department. There
he picked up New York dispatch to Mr..
Medill which had evidently fallen from that
genteman's pocket. "Rejoice!" said the dis.
patch. ''The war is over at last. Gail
Hamilton's last letter appears in the Tribune
of f0-daY"