San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-03

Out saw SUNNI dHOJueT tyln nat on JDe
gravel path betwixt the flower beds.
held onto jeremiah, and he held onto me-
and lifted up the lantern, and we stopped
over it. 1t was man, and he was white
rs chalk and quite onsensible.
"You've done il now, jeremiah says l.
"Yes, Keturah, hev, says he; 81 hevl"
Then he says, soft and trembulous, Sonny,
kin you answer mey' But they wasn't no
answer II didn't mean fur to do it; only
fur to skeer you, sonny" says jeremiah.
"'Taint no USE" says l. Lets pick him
up and carry him in"
So we did it We took him into the
keepin' room and we laid him on to the
settle, and brung the hartshorn for him
to snuff at, and famed him, and put
spoonful of blackberry wine to his lips
and bathAd his head with campfire; but
he didn't come to. He was middlin' aged
person, dressed In red shirt and overalls
aud old shoes
"This amt no medicated student. Jere-
miah," says / "This is some poor critter
that came to ask meals vittals or a job
of work"
"Yes. Keturah," says jeremiah; but he
won't want no more Of neither. He is
dead. I've Killed hlml
never haven't tainted. but cen Almost
did then
Jeremiah" says I, "fly; fly. jeremiah
Fly som'er's anotherr
NO" says Jeremiah, II 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 shill give
myself up | may be murderer but
ain't no sneak"
Jeremiah" says l. suppose they hung
your"
81 shill deserve it," says he, but per.
haps the doctor kin do suthin'."
Then he went out, leavin' me alone with
the man. And ] tried coiogny 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 sympathized with
us. for the ways Of them medicated stu
dents was well known But this was some
pore, innocent critter, that had nothin' to
do with the tormentings, and he was just
as dead az he could he, and jeremiah, he
felt there worn't nothin' to be done but
give himself up-which he did-me shrek
ing
He. was took off to the jail 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
Smitbers held me tight. by both arms;
"Ef jeremiah Is hung must be hung
likewise, for advised him 70 do his wust,
and be done it." ssr
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 hut that I'd die,
and helm the only witness was obleeged
to answer what they asked. takin' my Bible
oath
But ever and constant repeated. What
be done WAS by my advice-hang me. not
him. or leastwise hang us both" And
while was rcpeatin' this the door opened
and in walked gentleman, kinder elderly
and fat, and six of them medicsted students
that had caused oil the trouble.
Coroner, ! have brought some wit
nesses." said the gentleman Their state
ments will materially affect your verdict
swear EN-"
So they were swore, and Mrs Burrigs
and Mrs. Smithers had TO hold me again to
keep me from hyin' at 'eni. and the first
that spoke was young man named "Ben
jamin Franklin Bunker" Said be VIZ 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. Bunker'" says the coroner
WELL" says the young man. "it's only
little joke Of ourn"
(which" asks the coroner.
"Oh, putin him there" says the medi-
Gated student.
Putin which therei" says the coroner
1.-THE cadavera," says the boy
"Seein' the solemn OCCASION you needn't
use slang" says the coroner
"Well." says the boy, ''call IL the body
I'm from the college up here"-
Lord knows you are" says l.
"And you know" said the boy, I'VE
have a dissecting room This body was
there for dissecting purposes - and we
wanted bit of fun. We dressed it up and
took it down to old what s-his-name's"-
"You kin speak more respectful" says
the coroner
"Mr. Jeremiah Popcorn's house, then, :"
said the medicHted student We knew
he'd cut big stick for us, because we
knocked at his door. now and them
Now and them Constant and contin
ual, says l.
And we fixed IL 20 he'd knock this old
fellow oyer"-
1.-The deceased gentleman" said the cor
oner
"And then we groaned." said the medi
catad Studant sand ran awav We Ina