Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-11-03

After this blast of words ratified off by
'Melia withouta pause for breath. poor
Simon looked aghast. Perhaps he was
endeavOring to grasp the meaning of
the condensed recital My friend had
been skecthing the play for the old la
dy in hasty way, and we were Won
derfully amused to hear her enlighten
her partner as to what was coming.
"Waal," said Simon, refectively,
''thet's queer looking sort of dress
to go ;ourtin' III. It's purity snug. L
reckon he didn't hey to climb the pas
tur' fence as [ used to when l went
cour-" A severe, but fattered look
from his companion caused MIN to
change his sentence into when / went
q calm on Farmer Brown"
There was a twinkle in his eye, as he
smoothed his chin, and the old lady
famed herself vigorously and looked
hard at the stage. When Mercutio
was stabbed and was testing and laugh
ing with his last breath, Simon said =
"Now, 'Melia, look a here, a feiler
wouldn't feel much like joking at sech
time [ don't more'n half like that.
He ought to plump right off without
talkin'"
But when Romeo avenged the wan
ton murder of his friend by 8tabbing in
turn the slayer, Tybalt, and when the
sword suddenly slipped out Of sight up
to the socket, and the victim fell dead,
and number Of ladies partly arose
from their seats, and several screamed,
no wonder the good Amelia grasped
Simon's knees in suppressed pain as
she gazed on the scene.
ooh, Simon" said she, "did he really
kill him ?"
Simon wore d broad grin on his face,
and slowly drawled out =
"WEy, 'Melia, nain't seen you so
pestered and worked up for nigh on
twenty Yeas. Thet chap did get killed
rather sudden like" he added in phi
losophic tone. 81 thought the other
did too much talkin' 1t wasn't so
blamed sudden as this. though [ like
a leetle taIkin'"
Juliet quite stole the heart OF the old
man in the very first Fart of the drama
when the dance of the minuet was in
tr0duced.
II don't believe ! could drop such a
pert curtsey as tibet now, nor move
round SO spry," remarked Amelia.
mo, jes' bet you couldn't" blunt
ly retorted Simon. You'd git yer feet
mixed up in them long skirts and tum
bic down, thet's what you'd do"
OFF [ hedn't had the rheumatics 50
much from dom your housework, and
got all stifened up before my time, I'd
be spry enough" hotly retorted the in
suited lady, with red cheeks.
"Waal, 'Melia, let's not argy," placid
Iy remarked Simon.
As the evening advanced in Iateness,
the curtain rose and fell, and our folks
were getting tired.
II think there's too much love smack
in in it. Folks don't do their courtin'
thet way nowadays, an I never reflect
KNOWN nobody tibet did" sleepily
yawned Simon.
$50 much the worse for EN-" tartly
answered the peppery Amelia, for she
still smarted under the cruel dig given
her by her lord.
"Umph," said the provokingly calm
Simon, with Il chuckle, ~ reckon row
you'd ies' be the one what would like to
have chap spo0kin' round under yer
Winder after Candle-light, a PAWN over
yer bower garden and BLOWN kisses up
at yer winder."
Amelia vouchsafed TO reply for this
bit of pleasantly. The last act had
come. The fatal poison was beginning
to work throughout the veins Of the
unhappy Romeo just as Juliet awoke
from her long sleep, and so real seemed
his agony at the approach Of death that
he knew to be irrevOCable, and that
but surely seemed tearing his
Juliet from his arms, that good Amelia
murmured half aloud;
The whites of egg is a good anti
dote."
But all was over. The curtain fell,
and the people surged out. Amelia
and Simon sat looking at the curtain
even after it had fallen, and then, rec
ollecting themselves, made prepare
tons to move out.
"WaaI, now" commenced Simon, II
think they hedn't oughter died, both
on 'em leastways. Now, why didn't
tibet gal take shine to some other
chap, and git married, and be happy
gals Is so romantic"
AS they moved off, he was heard to
say, with drawl
Il reckon you hain't too proud to
hov me take a chew, now, be you? I've
felt sort O lonesome all the evenin', in
Their"
cob, no, chew away" sharply replied
his better half you alters was bound
to be more like COW than a mortal
man whatever [ could do or say; COWS
alters have their cudS along with 'em."
"Waal Nicely, /"
They turned q corner, and we lost
sight of them at this point of the con
yersation. We really felt sorry to part
with the chief actor in the side drama
that had afforded us SO much amuse-
mcnt during the evening. They kept
the glass in good faith until the very
end, but we had not the heart to even
feel reproachfully toward them for
their lack Of conformity to the rules Of
propriety, as their honesty counter
balanced it all.
The fungus growth, or rather disease
found on many fishes, but notably the
salmon species, is said to be mostly
caused by wounds or abrasures of the
skin, which arise from accidental iniu-
ries or from the attacks of their natural
enemies. In this connection we would
ask whether any of our readers have
ever seen fungus growth on Sunf1sh