Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-16

Well, and I'm not lawyer to draw
up her will"
"No sir; but you were recently ap-
pointed ono Of the justices of tho peace
for Allegheny"
eyes. Well what Of that? That does
not comprise the duty Of getting up out of
my warm bed and going through a snow
storm to see an old woman EXPIRE"
81 regret to inconvenience you sir but
in this instance your duty demands your
attendance at the bedside of this dying
81 tell you can't go, and won't. Any.
thing in reason I'll do. Anything can
send she shall have.-Here Wool, look in
my breeches pocket, and take out my
purse and hand it to me. And then 20
and wake up Mrs. Condiment, and ask
her to fill large basket full of everything
poor old dying woman might want, and
you shall carry it."
Spare your pains, sir. The poor
woman is already past all earthly, selfish
wants. She only asks your presence at
her dying bed.''
"But can't 60 +! the idea of turning
out of my warm bed and exposing myself
to snowstorm this time of night -
excuse me for insisting, sir; but this
is an official duty" said the parson, mildly
sTI-fn throw up my commission to-
morrow" growled the old man.
'To-morrow you may do that; but
meanwhile, to night, being still in the
commission of the peace, you are bound to
get up and 60 with me to this woman's
bedside
"And what the demon is wanted of me
there"
"To receive her dying deposition"
'To receive dying deposition Good
Heaven! was she murdered, then?" OK
claimed the old man, in alarm, as he
started cut of bed and began to draw on
his neither garments.
''Be composed-she was not murdered, -
said the pastor.
"Well, then, what is it? Dying deposi
tion! 1t must concern a crime !" OK
claimed the old man, hastily drawing or
his coat.
1T does concern a crime"
"What crime, for the love of Heaven?'
81 am not at liberty to tell you. She
will do that"
"Wool go down and rouse up Jehu, ani
tell him to put Parson Goodwin's mule il
the stable for the night. And tell him tt
put the black draught horses to the close
carriage and light both the front lanternI
-for we shall have dark, stormy road
SHUT THE Door, you internal bet
your pardon, parson, but that villai,
always leaves the door ajar after him.
The good pastor bowed gravely. And
the major completed his toilet by the time
the servant returned and reported the Car
riage ready.
"The DEVILS Punch Bowl ~ was tn
order given by Old Hurricane, as he fol
lowed the minister into the carriage
"And now, SIR" he continued, addressin,
his companion, Il think you had bette
repeat that part of the church litany thai
prays to be delivered from battle, murder
and sudden death - for if we should b
SO lucky as to escape Black Donald ani
his gang, we shall have at least an equa
chance of being upset in tho darkness o
these dreadful mountains" The abov'
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