Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-02

and her face was pallld with fright.
Bob beheld her and broke forth anew.
"P-p-poor Jacks Dead" he chartered,
while his teeth ratified tattoo, and his
limbs shook like aspen leaves.
80, my darling jack my dear, dar-
ling jack is he dead?" she walled
wringing her hands and gazing inquir-
ingly into Bob's face.
"He's dead, indeed" responded Bob
whose fright had given way to astonish-
ment; land he's stiff as poker"
"Then bring light" she shouted to
Jacks room.
They came with the lamp, marching
along in single file, with Bob in the
rear of the column, the girls silently
sobbing, and the half-dressed boarders,
who were now aroused, shivering in the
cold morning air. They found the
widow weeping over the recumbent
form on the bed, anu lamenting most
wofully for her dear, departed Jack.
Bob listene to her terms of endear-
ment. and witnessed her manifestations
of grief with much amazement, and
his mind was quite busy with unpleas-
ant thoughts, when there occurred a
stir among the bedclothes, and the dead
mans body erected itself into q sitting
posture.
TO say that there was CONSERVATION
in the room at that moment would
hardly express the state Of affairs.
Every body ran away, only the widow
remaining, and it is safe to assert that
Boo was the first man out of the door
The widow, however, held her ground
bravely, and when Jack beheld her
there in her white night-dress. with her
beautiful eyes swimming in tears, his
establishment may be imagined.
''Dear Jack" she sighed, L thought
you was dead"
"Mrs. Lamar" be said, dolefulIy, 81
did not suppose you'd care q CONT
mental"
ooh, Jack" she answered, while her
face cleared up with a smile, chow can
you talk so; and what makes your nose
SO pale?'
He placed his hand upon that men,
Der and the same ashy paleness over
spread his whole face, as he exclaimed:
"Hope | may die if it isn't froze.
There's no more feeling in it than there
is ii frosted potato"
"Egad," broke in Bob, who had ven
tured back to the door again, 81 was
half right after all. If his nose is gone
there is not much left.
"You mean, spiteful thing" snapped
the widow, stamping her foot upon the
floor, 81 know what's the matter with
you. Get out of here in a minuteI"
hot hn !,
him, and he did get out of there with
out further notice.
Upon examination it was discovered
that Jack Frost had really bitten Jack
Rogers nose. which was altogether too
prominent and too tender for the expos
ure it had been subjected to during the
previous bitter night; and when the
room was warmed up and the nose be-
gan to thaw Outa howl of angus arose
from poor Jack, which it was painful to
hear, and which once more brought
tears to the eyes Of the sympathetic
widow. The practical little lady hustled
about, however, and soon prepared an
unguent, composed Of equal parts of res
in and beeswax melted together-and
which valuable recipe was published
gratuitousl (which she applied with
her own fair hands to the frozen organ.
All, who would have not endured the
frost-bites of forty winter nights, and
who would not nave frozen his nose and
his ears and all his toes to be attended
by a nurse so charming!
Jack, albeit his pain was SO intense,
was not the man upon whom SO tender
care could be bestowed without appre-
citation, and so, while soft, white hand
applied bandage to his face and tap
ering little arm rested upon his shout
der, he breathed a gentle sigh, and sigh
ing, said:
"Alas, that my nose might be forever
frOZe, and that your form might always
thus hover around meW
"And why should it not, dear Jack?"
she replied, with reference to the how
ering form and note to the frozen nose.
cit should, sweet Lamar, if you would
but say the word" said Jack again, with
his mournful sigh.
Il would say any word to please my
noble jack" she answered, nesting her
head, with it's great glory of brown hair,
upon his broad shoulder"
'Tnen it is yes" suggested Jack.
'Then it is yes, repeated the Lamar.
And so it was that when the whole force
Of boarders came in body, to learn the
condition Of the frozen nose, they were
amazed to behold that Jacks arm en-
circled the plump little widow, and that
her head reposed confidingly on his
shoulder.
cts a scandalw exclaimed Miss
Prudence Prim, who had herself been
this long time weaving web for Jack.
''It's derned imposition!' said the
male boarders, as they stared each 9TH
er in the face and left the room.
cts a freeze-outP' dolefully observed
Rob Carter; and SO, wagging his head
in a sorrowful way, he walked from the
widows presence forever.
Jackie" she said, after pause, lift
ing her face with an arch expression,
1--WE teen thinking that our Christmas
dinner would answer quite we'll for d
wedding feast. There's the turkey,
and the plum pudding, and the mince
pies already in store. and Pm sI1ra