The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-12

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This Il tragedy or comedy. according
20 the light In which you view u.
One Of the proprictors Of drug store
in Atlanta was not long ago drug
clerk In n small city. There were two
drug clerks ia tho store at the time
They divided the time, one answering
the calls at night and getting shorter
hours In the day, and the other doing
long hours
''One night" said the Atlanta man.
~ was In my room over the drug
store. couldn't sleep. somehow, and
/ tossed about on my bed until de-
cidcd TO pass the time reading After
bit heard some one come IN the
drug store below and heard my part
ner get up and wait on the customer.
In few minutes heard the customer
20 out and everything was quietagain.
But quiet only for a short time
Presently heard ny colleague be-
low walking about uneasily, and
could tell by the nervous way in which
he walked about that something was
the matter. went down and found
the young man walking up and down
the floor. great beads of perspiration
atandinR out on his brow and agony
written all over his face.
II don't know what on Garth 10 do.
he broke out in absolute despair, i
made mistake with that prescription.
/ was 80 sleepy l did not know-but
somehow kept thinking after the boy
left that had made mistake, and
went TO the arsenic and found that sure
enough I'd put enough arsenic in that
prescription TO kill three men. For
Gods sake, II you think of anything
that can be- done, tell me quick
"His face was drawn and white and
his mind was at a terrible tension
Speak, speak, for Gods sake, for the
boy was in hurry and the mans
already taken IL, I'm afraid
'''Whcre does he live? | asked.
'.iis face fell and an expression of
terror came over It, lie dropped into
chair.
..'I don't know. he gasped.
81 sat down facing him and for what
seemed an hour we sat there looking
at each other, not speaking n word.
What passed through our minds no hui
man words can tell. We saw the dread
full effect of the lnistake--death, dis
grace to us, ruin to the establishment,
criminal charge and forever aftcrward
the frightfnl knowledge OF having
been criminally careless. Black pic
lures fitted through our minds. IL was
an awful moment
s'lYc started Mt every little sound.
We listened for tho cry OF the family
OF the sick one. We could see the pa
tient writhing In the throes OF death
death brought on by a terrible. crim-
inal, an inexcusable mistake. The
cold sweat stood out all over us.
There came a sound outside. We
listened intently, There was knock
on the door. We both sprang TO our
feet j rushed 10 the door.
"A small boy stood there crying. He
held the remnants OF some broken
pieces Of glass Ina his hands. lie threw
his arm over his eyes and cried ms IL
his heart would break.
"'Oh. mister. please, sir--plcnsc, sir, :
he blubbercd, 4 couldn't help H.
stumpcd my toe and-boo hool--f fell
down, and-boo hoo!-broke the bot
tle.'
1--WE both seized him in our arms.
My companion gave him the sort OF
nm embrace that ono gives to his sweet
heart after a years separation and we
wept on bis neck. The way we set
that boy up before letting him go
ought TO have set premium on break
ing bottles among the small boys or
that town. Atlanta Constitution.