The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-11-11

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Come ont CT il instantly.
should think you would take some
little care OF your life, Tor my sake
aud tue chiIdrens il you will not for
your own
But. my lova-'
I'D mt talk u mo. Mortimer. You
know there is o. place so dangorona
~ bel in sni thun ler storm as
this--all the Ipoks say that vet
there you would lie, AMI deliberately
throw avIv yolr lie for gJJ lness
knows what, nnlsss for the sake OF
arguing AMI arguing, and"
"Bnt, confoupI it, Evaugliue, TIN
not in tho be GOV, rn-'
Ssntonce inteir1pte by sudden
glare OF lightning, followed by a
Terrified little scraln from Mrs. Nc.
"illjrms aud u tremendous blast OF
thut Ter
"Ihere /! You see the result. Oh
Mortimer, how Gao yon bl 80 proil o.
gate NJ To swear 1t sash time as
this 2"
II didn't swolr And that wasn't
a result Of II. nuI wty. It wolll
have 90 nc. r,t 'he ssn,. il ha IN I
sail Il worI All yUr know very
we'll. Eylut line 1T least yon
ousht tp knbv -that when tns ut O..
mosphere is changed with el,.trici.
ty--'
"Oh, yes, now argue it, aol aryuo
il, and argre It ! dJut see how
is not ligntniuy-rn N tho place.
AMI yJir pJJr wife All c1il Iron are
Absolutely ut thn ulrog " prDvi-
deuca. WHAT are you ding -
lighting match at such u tlno az
thl- Arc YOU stark mal p
"Hrng 1t, wDDln, where's Tho
barn fho place il as dark as too
insii, Of an inf lei. and
"put il ont put it out instantly
\ro won determined tD sacrifice us
.ll ; Ypu know there il nothing at
tracts lightning ike light Fiz -
cr;3h : bDoal--b,i,Dm Da.6Ooa'l
Ga, inst bear it ! Sow yon sse wIat
yoh nave lone T.
80, ! ,n' see what I've dono.
\ match may attract lightning i Il
20 odds on that. In 1t hln't at
tract worth \ cent THE time for il
.'iIt sh IT yaS l.yo'ei Mt NY match
!. vas blessed poor mlrSulnship--
about M average Of a possible E,i-
pn, ShOnll say. Why, at Dolly
mount, sIaa mirknInsnip ls that
"NOr shame, Mortimer Hero "
hre stinling right ii the gery pres
M, - i't:I ani yst IN - 3Jl5 M II
n, ,nrnt y)I arc ctpiD!s of u'ing
.,ach language as that II yoa have
40 ,l,+irs to Mortimer !!
"Wel y
Did yoi say yonr prayers to-
oight7"
'J-l--;n"q1t tn, but I got 70 try
iug to cipher ort how mucu twelve
times thirteen is. Unl--'
+ Fix i--h,ou-5srrooR .b1om =
.ipmjichHbi3 bIty-sHisI!
"DI we pra lost, berDnl all help
Il ~ cpni1 you neglect such thing
at such time rs this ?
bat It wasn't 'slch q ~ rs this.
rhere wasn't 4 clpll in tlp sky
How could | know there was going
- be all tins rInpuS ani ppS.wbV
about little slip lkA that Anl I
do0't think is jnst fir fIr you t.
make so mach of il, anyway, seeing
lit hnpreus so seldom | haven't
missed before since | brought OF
tlat earthquake four years ago"
"Mprtimer How you talk Have
Won forgotten tue yallpS fever :"
My dear. YOU are always throw
ing mp the yellow fever to mo, aud
think it is perfectly unreasonable
You cant even send teleyraphiC
measage, as far as Memphis without
relaysso how is little devotional.
slip of mine going to carry so far
: I'll stand the earthquake, because i
= was in the ueighboring ; but III be
If hanged if I'm going to be responsible
: for every blamed"
g IFz-bOom berr0om, boon! ! boom
y BANG
l "Uh, dear, dear, dear know it
1 struck something, Mortimer. We
l. never shall see tae light of another
. day /; and if it will do You any good
" to remember, when we are gone,
d that your dreadful language -Morti
d mer
o well What now 7"
- Your voice sounds as if-Morti'
's mer, are you actually standing il
,f front of that open Fireplace 7"
9 "rhat is the very crime | am com
mitting."
o "Get away from it this moment
= You do seem determined to brinG
" destruction on us all. Dout yor
s know that there ia no better con-
N ductor for lightning than au opep
N chimney ? Now where have you got
to 2"
7 ''I'm here by the window"
70 "On, for PHYS sake, have you lost
your mind Clear out from there
u this moment. The very children i,
o arms know it is fatal to stand near
i window in thunder storm Dear
dear, / know / shall never see th,
d light of another day. Mortimer Z
l. "Yes p
n "What is that rustlipg 7"
Sits me-"
n "What are you doing 7"
sTrving In find tina unnar and n