Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-14

"No; it is doubtful If a real case
of Asiatic cholera has ever been on
this side of the ocean," said the
minister, moving uneasiIy on his
chair,
Il haye had it for the last four
hours bat | have struck a panacea.
| can knock it higher than Frank.
lin flew his kite! Elder, it you get
it, send right away Tor DR.. Henry
Wilson. If | do not cure it in
seven minutes will not charge u
cent.
''Whoop her up, Eliza Jane,
For am off for Isrrytown
Before the brake of day."
lie sang, then executed clog, and
ended 10y trying to kick the ceiling.
His hat rolled on the floor, and
whirling round be kicked it square
II in the face OF the minister's
wife.
"Come my dear, let us leave
this scene of debauchery," the
minister salG, taking his wite's
arm.
"Turnlng to Mrs. Wilson, he
continued:
81 see mat your husband has
fallen from grace again"
IL ,Ok here, my fl 10 haired con-
ductor of the high elevation line,
| have fallen from nowhere. |
rank A on grace, or any other
qualifications that are necessary
for a first class passage OH your
celes lal road. And if YOU make
any iusinuations in this house l
will proceed on your nose until
YOUR back teeth are drum corps"
he yelled, flinging bis coat at the
retrcati"g pIir.
You have dlSgrLced Us forever.
This is the second time YOU have
inSulted him IN your own house!
Ruinedl ruined she sObbed.
'Ihere's a beautiful dance at ORegan's
And III harness the mule and we'llgo'
sing Wilson, waltzin9 round the
room and bugging himself.
At that moment Mr.. Rlvensdale
stepped in,
"Aha, Mr.. Pigeon ing! allow
me to make you acquainted with
jim Corbett, the nan who knock
ed Sullivan lntO tue middle OF
next autumn.
"And covered his bones with straw"
The last six words he sung at
tue top of his voice.
IL am IN search Ct a man who
can accom- nOdate me with ten
minutes exercise with the gloves.
Just to wear off the wire edge, you
knOw," said Wilson.
Step light up to my room aud
will try to entertain you,' SAID
the obligi2g boarder.
81 hope he will sober up in some
way" said Mrs. Wilson.
About halt an hour afterwar'
sue had occasion to go to the bed
room, and there she found Wilson
sitting on the bed with a towel
around his head and down over
one eye, his nose twice its natural
size and huge lump on his jaw.
"Henry, have You been fightingT
she auxiously inquired.
81 can take off my hat an say
Such is life, Such Is lIIe,"
"I do not know for sure. Th
boarder got me to put on some
three ounce gloves regulation ring
g,oves-hard as a club, aud the
/ way he pounded ne around was
simply terrible. He knocked me
under the bed, into the closet, then
b .ck under The table, up into the
corncr. ami struck me three times
before could fall. My experiences
has broken my heart. The bDarder
is a capi ol good fell)g, aud can
whip SIX men like me. am
through with the gloves. l shall
90 back into politics. | am afraid
made show OF myself this after
noon. was really sick, aud the
whisky went to my heal. The
1oarIer Knocked 1t out. You can
report that was Graz, with
cholera, and was sent to qulran
tine. | will 60 away for a lev
weeks, and the affair will blow
over. Anna, am a changed man.
I do not lhlnK there IS au\thing
that c.uld anger me now unless
that furnace fire goes oit again"
he sadly said, as he dropped back
on the pillow.
"Slppose you should really have
the cholera while You are away
and they woull not let me come
anl nurse you. It would be awful
| guess we hal better go TO th'
1iake fshlnp1 she suggested.