The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-07-30

made me mad TO thlnk or the numer-
GUS foreigners who were leading them
selves out, p~arading as original mat.
ter. I passed Pigman's house and
saw Carrie standing on the steps, but
l did not speak to her. l was too
busy thinking of my newspaper idea.
l met a young fellow whom l knew to
be of foreign extraction. He was
%strutting as original matter. l stop
ped him and demonstrated with him.
"SIr," said l, ''you ought to veal a
credit on your c~oat-tail?"
whats the matter with youH
"I'm all right; I'm original and have
a right to be loaded out"
"You are either drunk or crazy"
he said.
Then I raved. I told him that he
had insulted an American paragraph
and 1 wanted to fight him, but a po-
liceman came up and separated us. l
went to the store and began work on
my books. MIR. Pigman, noticed,
regarded me curiously. After a while
he came to me and said
"Oaks, what is the matter with
youP"
NOtnlnS, Wny!
son your books L noticed the words
'leaded out and solid What do
you meanP"
81 tried to explain to him but he
could not understand. 1 told him
that he was original and had a perfect
right to be loaded out but that the lr-
ish porter ought to be solid and cred
tied. eff you don't know where he
came FROM" said 1 you'd better
credit him to exchange"
Still he did not understand. His
obtuseness angered me, and Selling a
poker l was about to strike him when
the uncredited Irisman rushed in and
disarmed me. Then there came a
darkness through which l could scarce
ly see. The sunbeams on the window
sill fell like shadows. lost my rec
objection. When I regained it, / was
in a sort of prison. The light had re-
turned but my mind was still dis
turbed, Carrie appeared at the gra-
ted door.
"Hello, Carrie" said I.
ooh, / am SO glad you know me-"
she rejoined, pressing her face against
the bars.
"Know you, why 1 have known you
-let me see-Ihave known you eighty
seven years."
"Oh, Mr.. Penn"
@It's a fact. l wouldn'ttell you a lie.
[ got acquainted with you eighty-seven
years ago the first of last June and the
last of July"
How strange it is that I should
remember all these foolish things,
but 1 do; 1 remember them clearly.
'Mr. Penn, are you never go
ing to get wellp You have been
in this asylum two years. Oh, if you
hadn't gone insane we would have been
married"
laughed at her. married" I ex-
claimed, "why W. were married forty
six years ago."
She burst into tears. "You
are hopelessly gone" she said
81 fear that you will never be brought
back"
'.Oh, I'll get it Strengthened out
after awhile. The credit system
is improving. 1 saw an odd look
ing fellow yesterday, that was
credited to exchange. A few weeks
ago he would have been run in as
original. The ready print fellows are
doing the square thing. So don't
fret"
She wept for joy, I thought,
and when she had gone, l sat
down and congratulated myself up
on the prosperous. condition of the
country press. 1t may have been months
but it only scanned to be a few min
utes, when l looked up and saw Mr..
Pigman.
"How are you getting along?" he
asked.
"First rate" said [.
"Does your mind seem to be getting
any clearer?"
ssMy mind is as clear as a bell,
sir. 1t is as clear as the Arkansaw sun
shine and as strong as mountain moon
shine"
Pigman sighed. 81 earnestly hope
thatyou may be brought back, but do
not see much chance. l have sent for
several leading doctors. They may save
YOU"
Four doctors, wise looking old
fellows, came and examined me.
1t was fun for me. They tick
led me nearly to death. They undoubt-
eddy said something to Pigman, for
shortly afterward he came around and
said:
1.-The doctors say that your case is
hopeless"
Gan right, I'll take beer"
"They say that you once had
a very strong mind, but that it is
entirely gone, or that is, hopelessly
shattered"
"Glve me a little straight"
"They declare that your case is a
remarkable one, and advise your
friends to come around and talk to
you"
"All right, help yourself"
"Carrie will be around in a day or
two"
'.All right; tell her that as soon as I
collect my occupation tax from the
city council l will pay her for washing
those six shirts"
"Poor fellow!"
Yes. haven't a cent at present."
The next moment-though it may