Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-03
NERO SURPRISED HER
The DISMAL STORY or A HoRRio
CRIME THAT FAILED.
How Grandma Posed a. Lady Macbeth
and coaldat steep Afser Making Poor
old Macbeth Do the Jeb--Ar-~nie Give,
the Dog New Lease Of Life.

,nding down, stretched her hand ont Z
me twenty-four inches from the floor !,
He had come TO us just a fluffy, plump, y
tile ball Of wool when your father was :
lung, and perhaps that was why your y
and always loved Nero just .
little bit better than the other dogs.
The years went along. our boy became !
man He married, and presently you put
appearance, you little scampl Yet Nero .
'as with us still. He was very old, OF
curse, and the greater part OF his time s
'ns spent on the hearth rug; but then, !
Tho had better right 20 IL. | should like ,,
o know lie was welcome To II, IN sure.
I was only when | began 20 notice that
he old fellow was suffering and that his
life was getting 20 he heavy load for him
o carry that at last broaehed the subject |
fcry gently To your grandfather.
Charles, my dear said |, don't you
ihink that Nero Is getting just little
lecrepity
We'll replied your grandfather,
stroking his chin. he certainly Is not quite
10 lively a. he used to be. but then, neither
are you, my dear. nor am |.
II crossed the room and sat down beside
him. All! but age doesn't matter 10 you
and me, Charles. We don't mind. for we
can remember But it's different with /
poor old Nero. Age means for him just I
misery and pain. 1t seems cruel 70 pro- I
long it, The children will b. fairly heart
broken, | know, but | was thinking. |
Charlcs-i-I was think
rHE DECISION.
"Your grandfather drew back his chair
and looked at me in amusement.
You don't mean to Ray, Martha, that
you'd
Yes, / do | nodded emphatically.
It's the kindcst thing we can do tor him.
| And all the time | was feeling that WAS
the blacklist hearted creature that ever
| lived
But after n little your grandfather
| came round To my way 81 thinking. It's
way he had?' added the old lady simply
"'IIow shall We DO it, said he at last
I've got only one thing Ia say about It.
He shan't be drowned, Martha Drown
ing's only fit for kittens. Yourgrandfather
always did hate cats, my dear
| Drowned" exclaimed | Indignantly.
Well, should rather think not, indeed,
Now I've Thought this matter out very
carefully, Charles. and rather incline to-
to arsenic. A little arsenic properly admin
istered will answer the purpose We can
give IL To- him on bit of beefsteak. He's
very fond OF that
Your grandfather drew out his rel silk
pocket handkerchief and blew his nose
very hard.
J VERY WELL Martha, I'll do il. Only see
that the stake Is porterhouse, the tender
est you can get. I'm not going to have it
J said that dog of mine ever died of indi-
gestion."
And So 1t was settled, my DEAR con
tinued the old lady. You were all in
vited the next afternoon, aud we had
A l..
J the fire all the time with his tongue hang
ing out
THE DREADFUL CRIME.
sit was winter time and stormy night.
I remember IL as well as can he. had a
! little cry there In the twilight, and after
/ that felt much better. Both your grand
! father and drank IA little stronger tea
! than usual, aud by the time that Nero
bedtime came | felt quite like Lady
\ Macbeth But ! can't say a. much FOL
h your grandfather, my dear. He had to re
n sort TO "A thimbleful Of his old Martell be
4 fore he could even doctor the steak, anC
t even then his eyes were so blurred that h'
put far more arsenic on 1t than was in
l. tended
r II carried the lantern and your grand
4 father followed with the platter. Ner,
q used 70 sleep in the stable. and we foun,
him there, sound. The light Of the lanterI
!. partially aroused him, and placing tn
Z platter temptingly nigh at hand we locke,
] the door behind us and hurried away,
10 II thought that evening never wouls
!. pass The first half hour we whiled ava,
. by making preparations for the funeral
. but after that--oh, my dear child, though
q that 10 o'clock never would comet But |
l. wasn't bit better after we got into bed
; Your grandfather very soon began &
N snore, but there wasn't a wink of sleep 70
% me. You see I've always been interests
in medicines, and had studied this cas-
Il out pretty thoroughly. | knew by hear
70 the various symptoms, and when the dos
Il would begin TO take effect.
10 THR POISON WORKED.
lie AS the clock struck IL gave your grand
% fathers nudge Ieouldn't stand the silenc,
he Hes just about In the midst of IL now
1t Charles. It's beginning to digest
10 "Your grandfather gave grunt Of a.
E. sent, and then was of TO sleep again.
d "Well, | stood it just as long AS | could
he then, just at daybreak, my viii gave way
q. and insisted upon getting up and goin
70 out to the stable OF course, your grand
father wouldn't hear OF my going alon,
- though he didn't want to get up and Z
out in the cold So both of us dressed ha,
lilly and went out into the yard. ! carrie
the lantern again, and your grandfathe
q had the key. | don't know whether W
~ felt worse when We left poor Nero To hi
it fate or now, as we came to view the cons
,e quences of our deed.
he 1.-THE night had been clustering and tn
y snow was piled about in great drifts. TIL
er lantern glimmered upon them. Our teet
Z shattered. and your grandfather han
was trembling so that he could scarcely fin
IT the keyhole.
10 And then, my dear, the next moment
= Sound myself lying in "A snow drift. I'll
,e lantern had gone out, but l could hes
d your grandfather spluttering in the sno'
a. a yard or two away, while some big blac
re object with no end OF barks was scampe
d. ing over both of ms. F"
lie 'tIt wasn't Nero. grandma cried Oh
boy, who had listened, open mouthed, froI
the beginning,
=. why, bless my heart, of course IL wa
Nero, What else was IL likely to be- Ths
\. arsenic had given him new lease OF lit
- and he lived happily for two years afte
a. ward. Then he was run over by railwa
~ train and every one of us went 20 b
- funeral. Your grandfather had given hin
!. an overdose" said the old lady as sh
clicked her needles. New York Eyenin
y sun.
he Go to bed at night To sleep, and not /
rs think over the troubles of today nor Oh
III Anticipated trials of tomorrow. One vi
70 man said. II plan my next days work eae