Connecticut western news., 1880-09-08

go odds on that And it didn't attract it worth, 8 cent this time.;I for if that shot was leveled at my match,,l it was a blessed poor marksmanshi p-abont an average of none out of a possible mil lion, I should say. Why, at Doliymount, such marksmanship as that --z-''1,, ,. "" For shame, Mortimer, Here we are standing rightin nathe very presence of death, and yet in sse solemn a1ao- ment you are capable of nsm such Ian guage at that. If you have no, ,desire,to - Mortimer p
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 Did you say your 1T prayers tonight p
 "I-I-meant to, but got. to trying to cipher out how much twelve times thirteen is, and ! " '. 'h ""E -hJH
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 "But it wasn't such a time as this. There wasn't a cloud inithe sky.a How could know there was going to be all this rumpus and pow wow about a little slip like that? And T, don 't,thiRk. ,it's just fair for you to make so much out of it, anyway, seeing it happens so seldom; I haven't missed before since I brought on that earthquake four years ago. '',si I ssMortimer D How you talk4T Have | you forgotten the yellow fever ?'oni'', ?s.,i | My 1aor o1, up the yellowrfever to mey and I think it perfectly unreasonable! You can t even send dispatch atc,h1I, n message as far as Memphis without relays, so how is lit I tie devotional slip of mife going to carry I so far 1T I'll stand the earthquake, be cause it happened in the neighborhood :; but I'll be hanged if I'm going to be re- sponsible for every blamed ''', ''.,.,,,s n., ' [Fzt -boom, ,, berro om- boom boom bang J ,e ea, ".nl :a.nnn-ot "ne~i ..#!a
 .a"Oh, dear, dear, dear !"'l know it struck something, Mortimer. We ne9er shall see the light of another day j. and if it will do you any good touremember, when we are gone, that your dreadful language --- --- Mortimer par "'' .hoi,ai: .a'; Well r. What now ?''& ,,..ay. , ,s.,
 v" Your voice sounds as if+Morti- mer are you actually standing in front of that open fireplace ?''" .'i,,.:., 4n:, < .'.-h
 a t:.That is. the very crime t am com mitting."..... 4. I,sD.i i,n l,a,sn:..pa IT. ;, E" Get away from it this iInoment. T You | do seem determined to bring destrrqction on us all. Don't you know that there is no better conductor for lightning than an open chi 'c,ihdimney'2 Nov. where have you got 10 go ?''.,,g.. ..r,, '% n5' } ,,na. y.m
 IT 'F I'm here by the window" I .. f-' Oh, for pity's sake, have you lostyour mind ?' Clear out from, there this mo mo ment, The. very children in, arms know sit's fatal to stand near the window in a thunder storm. Dear, dear, | I know nh66G,1w1p I shall never see the light of another day, Mortimer p ...," ,fsg..-.sr Ell fl ea,: i "Yes." .tr7ale" l.'n rj'7 anlut g1t.e '"a" Whats that rustling ?'' : . ,"tit ,t. " It's me, "o" ,.'''l ,.'z ,'' 7, ,l',.,; Erg"" What are you doing ?P sr,t... v, la
 "'e" Trying to find the upper ena of tmy fpantal,onsn l#"G.t's itn All nn.H ST
 .,."". ."".Quick throw those things away i I do believe you would deliberately put on those clothes at such a time as this :; yet you know perfectly well that all authorities agree that woolen stuffs, at tract lightning. Oh, dear, dear, it ,isp' t sufficient that ones life must be'in peril from natural causes, yet you must do everything you can possibly think of to augment the danger.7 Oh, don't sing. What can you be thinking of ?'' .,s.h
 "Now where's the harm in it % 9N
 Mortimer, if I have told you ,5l'e,l once. I have told you 8 hundred times thab sing ing causes vibrations in the atmosphere, which interrupt the flow of the electric fluid, and - What on earth are you opening that door for?" ..,t,,,o... ,.
 Goodness gracious, woman, is there any harm in that?'' f1'"- r nn!rro
 "Harm, there's death in it. Anybody that has given this subject any attention knows that to create draught is to in- rvite the lightning. uYou haven't half shut it; shut it tight4Aand do hurry, r6r we are all destroyed. Oh, itfis ah awful thing to be shut up with 1u1nnatic at such g time as this. Mortimer, Nor me ,; what are you doing ?" = ..rs,.,. /, .,.u ,3ns,-
 Nothing. Just turning on the water. This room is smotherfng hot ana Close. I want to bathe my face and hands.
 "1ou have certainly parted with, the remnant of your mind n, Where light ming strikes any other substance once, it's strikes water fifty times. hDor turn it off. Oh, dear, I am sure that nothing in this world can save us. It dees seem to me that Mortimer, what was that?" .. 3,.,,n~,- uf..,rr.c:.
 "It was a da--- It was g picture. Knocked it down. .,..,. '.'" "-.t,
 ''Then you are close to the waHl.. l never heard of such imprudence.n Don't you know that there is no better con ductor for lightning than wall?> Come away from there! And you came as near as anything to swearing, too. Oh, how can you be so desperately wicked, and your family in such peril? .Morti. mer, d1d you order feather bedI as ] asked you?" 'n'''4n"s-'i's''''' O
 "No. Forgot il. 7, ---
 Forgot it, It may cost. you your life. If you had feather bed now, and could spread it in the middle of the room and lie on it, you would be perfectly safe. Come here- come quick k---before you have chance to commit any more fran tic indiscretions. ,. i' nt it'' ""ni 'lfi'F 1'7~0i =; l.I .,ir a ainrt ..ia
 I tried, but the little closet wouldsnot } hold us both with the door shut, unless