Connecticut western news., 1880-09-08
THE THUNDER STORM.
EfS its zsEEt7it' s BY MARK TWAIN.

nusWell, sir-continued Mr. McWilliams, for this, was not the beginning of his 1talk-theJ fear of lightning is one of the most distressing. infirmities human being can be afflicted with. It is mostly confined to women but now and then -Y4uI find 1t Tn a little dog, and sometimes in man. It is 8 particularly distress .inggin frmity, for the reason that it takes the sand out of @ person to an extent which no other fear can, and it can't be reasoned with, and neither can it be shamed out of a;person: A woman who would face 8 mouse loses her grip and goes all to pieces in front of. a flash. of hghtning. ,'.Her fright is something ari6fnli to see. .--'- ,. H','''-.. snoWen, 1T woke up,l with smothered and !. unbeatable cry of Y. ''Mort timer Mortimer P wringing in my ears; and as soon as I could scrape the faculties tasethsrI reached aver in4the dark, and p&hsa seid:&8 SS s's s's'sSis
 Evangeline, is that you calling 1? What is the the natter Where are you ?'' aeohi Shnt' up ino theGboot- closet. You ought to be ashamed to lie there a and sleep so, and such ansawfal storm going So11 rzsivs ~r4s@ss |.
 Why, how can one be ashamed when he IS asleep? His unreasonable man can't be ashamed when he is asleep Eyangeline"
 Xau geEerrySS; M Mertiaer ~you know Tfy GelkEbuA AbeYer 3Ry." < lsk z1Aa
 caught the sound of muffled sobs.
 That sound smote- dead the sharp speech that was on my lips, and I changed it te:r
 I'm sorry sdear7-1'm truly sorry. I never meant to act so. Come back and s.ffMortimer.!'' @sos.- --'.z ss s..e''s s''Heayens what is the matter, my love ?. .'.,-b IF:: :,as snr ',y.! .. ..,z"Do you mean to say you are in that bed yet p ''.." l,. s.r .t G M v''Why, of course" 4 It.t .., """ Come out of it instantly. I should thlnk you would take some, little care of your life fformy sake and the children n's if you will not for your own."
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 Iha} taha to me, Mortimer. You knowtk%e is !ho place sd dangerous as bed, in such thunderstorm as this all the books say that j. yet there you would lie, and deliberately throw away yotir hfe-for goodness knows what, un- less for the sake of arguing and arguing, aiidE'' -@- =
 "But confound it, Evangeline, I am not in the bed, now. I'm" 'H
 Sentence interrupted by a sudden glare 1f.. of lightning, followed by terrified little scream from Mrs. McWilliams and tremendous blast of thunder. l .@ go
 ssfsiIhere you see the result. Oh. Nor tamer, how can you be so profigate as to swear at such 8 time as this p .-aea . safaI didn't swear. And that wasn't a result of it, anyway. It would have come just the same, if hadn't said a word; and you know very we'll, Evange- hne-at least you ought to know that when. the air is charged with electricity
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 "Oh, yes, now argue it, and argue it, and and argue it'll don't see how you can act so when you know there is not a hghtning hhttnin ng-rod 0n the place, and your poor wife and children are absolutely at the the, mercy of Providence. What are you doihg?-ighting a match at such time as'this Are you stark mad? ?"
 Y" =" Hang it, woman, where's the harm ? The efplacei is as dark as the inside of an i6fdeI anadd477-'' 4.3,.# fa G .r.,,.5s1o ... rv'6Put it 'outt put it out instantly Afe s,yfQn fQ2n determined dIete to sacrifice us all Eoa' know there is nothing attracts lighbstRaiingg gbsainE, Ike Ike light. tFztl-crack Doom-boloom-b -boom-boom II Oh just hear itl Now you see what you've donel''
 No, l don't see what I've done. A match may attract lightning for all ] know, but t don't cause lightning Fl