Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-06-14
dangerous, and often leads 70 the sin OF

dangerous, and often leads 70 the sin OF
disobedience. Lead us not into tenn-
tation, you know, my boy; always keer
! the scriptures in view; without this there
are many sins too tempting to be resist
ed, parti cularly by the young"
Nancy shut one eye, but with the Other
open laughing one, as with her father
she left the room, winking wickedly al
me.
l at once got out of bed and locked
the chamber door; when | ravenously
devoured the rooster-who had not in
boiling impaired much of his juices TO
to the broth. L dipped few spoonsful
of the liquor into the saucer, to say for
me that had eaten some of il. l trust
it was not a sin that [ had made the
spoon and saucer lie for me.
1t was noon before / was visited again
then came the Judge and Nancy. As
the Judge saw the stripped carcass of
the venerable rooster ahoat in the broth,
in holy horror he lifted his hands and
eyes, exclaiming; ''You have killed
yourself, Gus, and / am responsible for
it. Why did you do this2 Run, Nancy,
and bring me the bottle of antimonial
wine and cup and spoon. AS usual
Nancy turned at the door to give me a
look of mischevious triumph. She soon
brought the wine and cup. l declined
taking it. The judge angrily insisted
"You must have your stomach relieved,
or you will bring on a relapse. / tell
you, my son, the disease you are suffer-
ing from is very dangerous one; one
that fires 1.-THE blood and excites the
pulse terribly, and unless checked it at
once may lead to your ruin. Take it,
take it, and almost perforce l swallow
ed the wine.
see that mischievons vixen lodging
behind her father and making every
silent demonstration of delight at my
suffering possible to her security from
discovery by her father. 1t was not ten
minutes after swallowing the wine be-
fore | became terribly sick and began to
vomit.
Hold his head, Nancy" said the
Judge. She was holding the basin.
which she transferred to her father and
placed her hands under my forehead.
In doing this she let the fingers Of her
right hand incautiously pass over my
mouth. One went into it and / seized
1t with vim. Nancy screamed, knock
W ONSl ohc bfSlu from Tie uanQS OF her
father and sent it with all the water ana
what had thrown up, over the floor.
| was seizeI with an epileptic fit, SILVER
ed, groaned and bit. Nancy screamed
and danced, and the Judge, frightened,
exclaimed, 80, my God, the boy has a
fit, ran from the room and sent for a
doctor. even, | said, as | released
the finger~ The Judge came in flushed
and frightened. 'It S all over, is ii
Nancy y he anxiously asked. She was
wringing her handA, whilst her ewes
were filled with tears.
"All over, she exclaimed, half cryinc
with anger and pain. ''There is nothing
the matter with him." ssNothino the
matter with him, indeed" said her
father. "Such CONFUSION as that
nothinga and that pulse yesterday. moth
ing. Nonsense, girl. / am afraid he
will have congestion of the stomach
Congestion of the jaw you had better
say. just look how he has bit my finger.
confound him; and look at the fix this
floor is in. / knew there was nothing
the matter with him from the first
''Nonsensel tell you, Nancy That
pulse yesterday could not be deceit.
Why, it was thick as my little finger and
beat at leasttwo hundred times a minute.
and was as strong as horse could
kick.
silly winked at Nancy, who fiouneed
out of the room. After looking at my