Telegram-herald., 1889-05-17

head As II 70 place the wires straight.
sOhi Oh you hurt metz exclaimed the
widow, Jumping back.
"hal ha an' laughed the professor; "that
was ths electricity acting en- your nerves"
Why, thought ysn had pins in your
fingers or s0nething.n
mo, madam, il was the nagustie cur
rents action. and you must not Do surprised
L II Is even more severe at times"
he took Of the spectacles AID showed her
two black balls as large ss peas on the ends
or the frames and two more on the wires
that c.asped her head. Then he explained,
though she did not understand the expla-
Ration, how the current passed from one 10
another snd completed circuit, thus cur
ing the most uCborn case Of nearsigh hted
ness.
For ten days he continued his residence
AZ the farm house, and his treatment OF
his hostess eyes. IL was the busy season,
and IL SO happened that none Of the rela
tiOns OF Mrs. Spencer had called. The whole
village, though, knew Of her aristocratic
Doarder and the ladies were Wild TO see him
He seemed 70 care 10 know nobody. how
ever, but paid asslduous attention 10 the
widow.
Morning, noon and night he was at her
side. lie praised her farm, her house, her
garden. and even praised Norah. He fixed
the electric spectacles many times day,
and when after week he one evening
allowed an arm 10 drop around his patient 5
neck, she was too preoccupied 70 notice II,
or az least suffered il 10 remain. Then he
went . step farther and actually proposed.
The widow was not quite ready 20 take
such monstrous step without thinking II
over, and promised 10 give hum an answer
IN three days.
On the third day the sewing society met
at The Spencer home. She knew Jonas and
bis wife would be there, and thought she
would talk the matter OF Prof. De Mauke
over with her brother that afternoon when
he came TO take his wife home.
How long have We been wearin' glasses,
Mis- Spencerl'' asked the minister's wife,
as they were sitting around the dining
room table after supper, discussing various
little matters OF interest 10 the community
and waiting for the members' husbands.
Jonas was already there, and he and the
professor were talking on the porch out
side
''Oh, only short time" answered Mrs.
Spencer Il amt agoin' to wear these long.
They're Jest a little short-cure experiment"
short curel What dye mcanp' inquired
Mrs. Squire Beanse, "alr they some new
tangled things?"
The inguisitIve matron came nearer and
peered at the strange articles.
What be them balls on the ends" she
querisd.
| .'AhemP came from the porch, but Mrs.
| Spencer, proud Of her possession, did not
notice IT,
They are 'lectric balls To cure the
/ nerves" was her somewhat ambiguous an
/ swer.
s.How do they workl' asked half dozen
| ladies', coming forward, al agog with curl
/ Osity.
The professor hemmed and hawed upon
I the porch but ne was not needed.
I Mrs. Spencer took of the wonderful
/ spectacles and handed them to Mrs. Beanse.
/ How strange they ber' exclaimed that
I isdy. advancing toward the lamp. do they
help your sight yetF'
/ "Ya-as. think they do some good, thou gh
/ can't see much difference. The 'lectricity,
I you know, goes through"
"Why. Mrs Beanse, what air We doin'l''
"L0ok. the balls Is meitin' an dr0ppin' of ~
/ "What air they made of?' were some Of
I the expressions that interrupted the expla-
nation
I Jonas coming from the porch pushed
Y aside the women and snatched the specta-
/ cles from the holders grasp.
Brin ging them near TO tae lamp again, he
watched another electric ball melt and
7 fal slzzliug 20 the table.
Wax, b'gosh p" he muttered, in deep dis
I dain. "Jerusha, where'd ye git these
/ blamed thingsP'
'The professor Mrs Spencer answered
I IN a frightened tone.
Jonas made one long stride which carried
7 him almost 70 the porch-the professor was
gone.
/ And 10 did not appear again
/ The spectacles were confscated By the
+ angry Jonas, who vowed be would horse
I whip the rascal IL h caught him.
I The X dow Spencer is stiu a widow. She
T never c0nfded her proposal % Jonas, and
/ she disikes very much the word electric. -
F Though she has hard work sometimes N
+ read even very coarse print, she has not
+ vc-. and declares she never VIII, wear an
I other valr az spoctarfos