The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-15

won't want no more OF neither. He Is
dead. I've killed him.
never haven't tainted, but cen Almost
did then.
Jeremiah, !" says I, Fly: fly. jeremiah!
Fly som'er's another
mo" says jeremiah; Il hain't one OF
that kind. It's my duty fur TO call the
doctor and shill don't calkerlate he'll
bring him to- and eff he don't 1 shill give
myself up. | may be murderer, but
amt no sneak"
Jeremiah. !" says |. suppose they hung
you" rE.. 60. sf
81 shiH deserve it," says he; but per-
haps the doctor kin do sdthin3.
Then he went out, leavin' me alone with
the man. And | tried cologny an laven-
der water without no success.
Well, il seemed an hour before Doctor
Trott came back and about forty neigh
bors with him They all packed into the
keepin' room, and we told 'em how it was.
There wasn't one but sympsthized with
us, for the ways of them medicated stu
dents was we'll known. But this was some
pore, innocent critter, that had nothin' to
do with the tormsntings, and he was Just
as dead as ne ceuld be, and jeremiah, he
felt there worn't nothin' to be done but
give himself up-which he did-me Shrek
ing
He was took of to the fail that night,
and next day the coroner's inquest was to
be in our house
You kin imagine my feelin's better than
kin describe 'em, only kept repeatin' all
night long, while Mrs. Burrige and Mrs.
Smithers held me tight, by both arms:
EFF jeremiah is hung l must be hung
likewise, for / advised him to do his wust,
and he done it."
The keepin' room was an awful sight
next mornin'. The coroner, he come in
with his twelve jurys-all neighbors-and
nothin' wurn't expected but that I'd die,
and bein' the only witness l was ob,eeged
to answer what they asked. takin' my Bible
oath
But ever and constant repeated, "Wbat
he done was by my advice-hang me, not
him, or leastwise hang US both" And
while was repeatin' this the door opened
and in walked gentleman kinder elderly
and fat, and six of them medicated students
that had caused all the trouble.
Coroner, | have brought some wit
nesses," said the gentleman. Their state
ments will materially affect your verdict
swear 'em."
So they were swcre, and Mrs. Burrige
and Mrs Smithers had to hold me again to
keep me from fyin' at 'em, and the first
that spoke was young man named "Ben
jamin Franklin Bunker" Said he was 10
years old
"a disgrace to your namesake, and nine
ty in iniquity," said aloud.
And what do you know about this here
murder, Mr.. Bunkeri" says the coroner.
well" says the young man. tits only
a little joke of ourn."
which" asks the coroner.
ooh, putin him there" says the medi-
Gated student.
Putin which there'" says the coroner.
THE cadavera." says the boy.
Seem the solemn occasion you needn't
use slang" says the coroner.
"Well," says the boy, "call it the body.
Pm from the college up here"-
Lord knows you are" says |.
"And you know" said the boy, I'VE
have dissecting room. This body was
there for dissecting purposes - and we
wanted bit of fun. We dressed it and
took it down to old what's-his-names"-
"You kin speak more respectful" says
the coroner.
'Mr. jeremiah Popcorn's house, then"
said the medicated student 1--WE knew
he'd cut big stick for US. because we
knocked at his door, now and them
Now and thenl Constant and contin-
ual," says l.
And we fixed it so he'd knock this cid
fellow over''-
The deceased gentleman" said the cor
oner.
And then we groaned," said the medi-
Gated student, land ran away. We be-
lieved the old man would so into the house
and hide when he supposed he had killed
somebody, and we'd carry-er--him of;
but he took him in and went for the doc
tor, who must be a smart chap, TO think
the body was that Of a man just killed,
and we had to 60 back home. There was
deuce of a fuss about Northumberland
party, and we had to own up, and that's
all"
Not quite" says the old gentleman, as
If he meant suthin' another petickeler,
and then the rest of the medicated students
gave their testimony, and everybody knew
that jeremiah had not committed a muir
der after all But of all practicable jokes
them medicated students had got of. this
was the wust.
But one good thing came Of IL after all.
They never troubled Us no more, and
'tisnt likely never will Fl they do. Jere-
miah says, havin' committed one crime,
or supposed he had for a considerable spell.
he's kinder hardened, and they'd find him
dangerous Mary Kyle Dallas IN New
York Ledger.