The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-01-31

Minnie. with the face of An angel (;
but perhaps s6s WASH little cross
at the interruption.
oh, he's q sofa, and ma says
please somebody come and s,pash
him sll TO bits
What shall we do = sighed Min
ME; That is the most Ridiculous
freak OF all
Don't be frightened. my love.
said the doctor. Tommy. run right
home aud tell your IN ,ther | will be
there in few minutes, Nov. Min-
ME, there is but one way I know Of
to cure your father at once aud for
all, and that is by giving him
shock.
what ! Of electricity !!
No desr-far more powerful than
that You must 60 TO the little
brown house over there aud be
married
oh, never my father would kill
me
Does no ever break his NSord 7
4 never knew him TO-.
.All right. lie promised me IL !
should ever get into trouble he would
help me ont.
Did he really I Then he will.
'Hut it is necessary that We give
him a shock first Delay not my
darling you shall nevcr regret 1t.
or course she went.
All ! ask ia that nobody II sit on
ue, for am cracked. Besides. I s,u
Just vanished. aud not quite dry
yet Do, my dear stand at the
door and tell people as they come
in that I cannot be sat on. or in any
way meddled with, I'm 50 nimsily
fastened together.
This WAS the speech that greeted
Doc. Stag as he entered Mr.. Lundy e
parlor with Minnie. Mrs l.. was in
tears.
Doctor, as soon NJ ever get
homo Ill have that ridiculous man
carried directly to the hospital in-
deed ! will, cried the poor WON M.
I have born it long enough, aud AN
worn ont
so am ]. my dear piped up her
husband. Il expect I'm second
hand, shouldn't wonder in the least
my legs ieel 30 shaky Pray don't
touch the unless yJu get q soft rng
ind clean mo carefully. Isn't one
roller gone, my dear 7
Roller gone-your wits are gone
| wish was man. III varnis'i
you in such Il way that you d never
want to be sofa again, or suy 9TH
or piecs Of furniture
Tho doctor stood near, gravely
silering.
My, dear, you arc better as you
are, for see in the last five min
utes you have cone ont beautiful
vash-bowl aud pitcher.-But isn I
y 'ur nose little cracked, or d. ]
70 awry. shonldn t wonder for
my head is full OF brass tacks l
Think I've snu'fsd them mp my noso
Is's worse than influenza.
'Was ever poor creature SD affect
ed : mur,nured Mrs. Sofa--I mean
Mrs. Lnpdy.
Never. my love I protest that
il cJuli DO anything else l would.-
bnt y sofa | am, ani poor one at
that.
At that moment the doctor sprang
forward aud planted himself up,
the prostrait b,dy Of Mr. Luudy.
Capital sofa this no said keep
ing his position in spite Of his VIC
Tins struggles.
Get up-I'm cracked in six pla.
ces, Good heaven. ! you'll rain ms
you'll break my back -! Got up till
I'm properly mendsi, for pity''
sake
Upon my word said the docto,
calmly, this piece OF furniture acts
AS il it wssalivs. II kicks anil wrig.
giss, and IN .kos me laugh at its Au-
tics. What . ridiculous sofa
4 tell you I'm second hand, cried
the hypochondrisc. more family
then before. for a hundred and tbir
ty pounds deal weight. WAS no light
linaiction. Tin brass tacked--old
very old--fnll Of cracks-one rol.
Ter gone, Oh pray don't lean you
weight on me-.
The doctor lifted himself cautious
ly. The sofa gave one deep inspira'
ton.
The doc, or looked serious.
Are you sure You are q sofa
'Of cOurse am"
Then you are no longer Mr. Luudy.'
Il AN no longer Mr.. Lundy.'
i Can you keep a secret =
Certainly I can
40 you know DID Lnaiy's d,uyhtsr I!
Il gisss I d.
Won't you L., on to,he old fellow II
tell you something >
Not II yoa say co.
We'll. I've jast usrried her. shs''
my wife
on went The sofa like . gun.
What, you villain !
Take esre-youll break cried tb
doctor.
You young rascal"
; you oil sofa 9
'You dsspsrsts young thief I
.Yon ricke,ty sofa. with ysar head ful
~ hrs.. tacks ! tell vom.' cried The doc
ior, siiii ~vAdin9 hin. IL YOU hal M
h.en . feather nm = rooster aad . sofa
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