The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

CONSTITUENCIES, so we hastened shiverinp
to bed, and the house was again quiet
Monday morning the doctor sum.
moned US all to his study, and there in
stituted one of his usual c0orts of in
quiry. He was Judge, jury and coun-
sci. Pat was the principal witness, and
we boys were there in order to corrob-
crate or refute Pats testimony, and also
to sustain somewhat the yespectability
OF the court, / suppose.
Patrick said the doctor, in OPEN
ing the case, what was the cause of
that noise up stairs Saturday night?'
g" Well, your Reverence began Pat.
and his small gray eyes twinkled as he
cast sly glance at me, Saturday
noight l fought I'd call on me cousin,
who has just COON from the ould coun-
thry, an is workin' in the village
AT Smiths put in AL, by way of
explanation. The doctor was not very
strict when he held court during holi-
days, otherwise he might have told AL
to remain quiet until he was questioned.
AT Smit's, repeated Pat, az
moindin' not to disturb yez by comm
IN late, sure l just climbed up to the
hall winder, an as l wur half trough.
an wur takin' somethin' from me peck
ct
" A fiat bottle interposed AL.
A bottle, Ell What was in it?'
asked the doctor, suspiciously, in an
unprecedented manner beginning the
cross examination before the direct was
concluded.
Only wee dhrap of medicine,
sur said Pat. Me cousin was afeared
F.! had the inAuenzys, an gave it to me
for it,
Go on said the doctor, with a
smile
AS l wur a-sayin', sur, 1 dhrew
forth the bottle, whin there came wan
yell from Masther Fred in the back
part OF the hall, an, says he. "Och
murther! he's dhrawin' his pistol" an
thin he run ike-like. >
Ay, ayr exclaimed, doctor, warn |
ingly.
Like DEER said Pat: AN. as I
gur a-sayin', sur, L looked up and saw
Masther AL forninst me, with a gun
ihrawed up to his shoulder an pintin'
It me, an says 1, Don't murther mep
" An sure, sir. he did not, an thin
We whit an pullt Fred out from under
he bed, where he'd crawled wild his two
egs stickin' out in the moonlight, an
lam an meseP wur smilin' quiet like.
n your reverence towld us to shut up.
n we whit to bed, sur
land how did Tom act?' said the
octor. Eth, Tom, you young rogue.
mat are you snickering and giggling at ]
ehlnd Pats back? Are you laughing ,
t him or me?' :
80 Neither / replied; 'but the truth =
!, doctor, that Pat told me he might be
ut late Saturday night, and that I
eednt be frightened if L heard any
nusual noise. But forgot to tell the \
oys, and was SO startled and confused C
waking from sound sleep that l at "
rst thought 1T was burglar, and after e
ala recollect that it was only Pat I il
'nciHded not to say anything, but test S.
eir courage, as l supposed there was "
} danger in it. il
~ Well, Pat said doctor, when YOU Il
sit your cousin again, don't climb 4
rough the window on your return. Il
nd. boys, the next time you hear any h
spicious sound at midnight, come and al
Il me the first thing You do IL
30, having brought in verdict of X
OF guilty OF any evil Intentions the es
ctor adjourned the court. m
= Poor Fred was never heard to boast 81
his bravery, or even to mention the
rd burglar, after that. So true it is
II boosters usually prove towards
en- put to the test" til