Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-24
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ceiling. And-ah, what was thatg A
thump, a scream overhoadl
The nurseryl the hahyr cried my
poor sisterin-law. "lie has shot some
body" IT,
I We rushed upstairs hreathless. Sarah,
the nurse, was pfostrate on the floor III
one corner of thoroom The baby was
alive, ht holding its breath, and almost
black an the lace. i caught Il M, hut
: you'd not discover any wound. 1t had
i b0cu sitting ON the floor exactly over
the spot which the bnllet struck, Il the
board had been only II little thinner she
consequences must have hcca fatal, rs
I il was, there was red place visible from
the c0acussien. and shght scratch
which might have been caused Ivy "
splinter. Oloaurse tho poor darling
was terribly frightened, 81 was Sarah,
| who gave us warning immediately, and
vowed she would 80 away directly
minute, while she could 20 alive
BY the time We had quoted the baby
and recovered ourselves little from
the shock, Il loud ringing was heard at
the doorheN and 1.-TWO gentlemon'
were announced, They we're strangers,
Jane said, and would not give their
names won't down TO them with w
anxious heart. expecting some fresh
complication or annoyance about the
missing testimonials. enc If the
strangers did not seem to hc altogether
strange to me. Mncied had seen
his face before, but could not tell where,
He was apparently about SO years OF
are, with u broad forehead and y hand
some huShy beard,
!" received from YOU, hv post, some
short time ago," said he, in tolerahc
| English, though No was evidently il for
c,gucr, 'cdrt6 dt piSite, twas sent to me
~ mistake, instead of my own.
Rv this time had recognized in my
visitor the original OF the portrait winch
We had enormously supposed 10 be nr,
klauss. M
II am very sorry" said.
"Pray.dM't apologize" hr answered;
| ait iSofno' CONSEQUENCE This is the
| rnt \ on sent inc. Do YOU know any.
thing OF the original, DIR. kraussg'
told him tho doctor was an inmate
OF my house, deyoutlv hoping he was
come to take him ont et il.
How fortuuatol' he replied,
could notagrec with him, and asked
him why.
1--WE arc in search of him" he said,
Ellis friends ARC anxious about HIM.
He left them and came over 10 Eng
land without their knowledge, being II
little affected in his mimi. Tho cdtte
which you sontme happened to he seen
by Nh agent who had been employed to
trace him, md was able 10 give him
your address,
Poor nr. kTallss WIS soon secured,
and went away arm.iu~arm with ono of
the strangers. l'he otnor whose carte
was still upon my ohimney-piocC, then
turned to me, and said; "Now yoawill
want u tutor for your sons. ihnm the
gentleman whom YOU intended to en-
gage that il evident ! can stay with
/ You now"
No ] thank YOU" exclaimed, II
have changed my plans II had met
with YOU 1T first il might Nave been 9TH
erwisc; hut no-no, thank youl'
He took his leave quietly and sadly
! was SORRY TO dismiss him so, but |
would have no moro Of private tutors.
The boys went back To their school the
very next morning. and though fond Of
their homo soomrd very glad 10 90.
Miss Critic shook her head about it.
/" II il II pity, SHE said j should have
been glad Of the opportunity Of ground
ing them.
"Thcrc's the baby said, "you can
ground him"
Yes" She answered, Frightening up;
81 will" And she took him IN hnnd
Immediately.
lie is u very clever child" Aho re-
marked 10 me, not long ago. " Would
you bclevoit2 he has never been known
to sit M on the floor since that day, md
If nurse puts him down for Il moment,
ho jumps again Ms if he had been i"
"Shot, don't wonder ~ il IN the
least, Z answered. The Leisure Hour