The Yale expositor., 1895-08-09

gentlemen drifted into general con-
versation, until Adolf left for supper,
; surprised and pleased with the doctor
who had cured him by substituting an
ger for fear
After supper, Adolf was sitting in
his room alone with his thoughts and
his cigar, when Mr.. Sam Blake, the
acting host of the hotel made him
call. After congratulations on Molier's
recovery and general conversation,
Blake said to Adolf:
"There is gentleman of your name
at Cincinnati, think?'
Eyes; my fathers brother"
"Lives-or did live many years ago
ON Market street,"
"Yes; Lower Market. He lives there
still"
Have you seen much of him?"
"Not until recently. / have spent
some months at his house before com
ing here"
Ever hear him speak of an idiot boy
named Joe?'
"Joe Gust?"
"He lived with man named Gust"
~ rather think have heard of him.
He is no idiot now, by good deal.
Got struck by lightning, and SO came
to himself again"
"You don't tell me SOL Lightning"
"Electricity-all the same. Was at
the big show, the Internal Regions
touched the bars and got shocked so
badly he regained his senses"
"And his memory?" inquired Blake,
with much and manifest earnestness.
Not wholly, as l am inforI ed.
Could not remember his name, except
Little joe, and couldn't tell the
names of his kindred, nor where they
| lived"
"What became of him."
"Gust, the gentleman who took care
of the boy, adopted him as his son,
educated him, and he is now n lawyer
and fnelooling man. Strange, isn't
| it,"
"Have You heard from your uncle
has he escaped cholera?"
Eyes; he says in letter that he is
in usual health Do you know any
| thing of the boy-now a MANI"
Nothing at all, 4" replied Blake. 81
once heard of him while in Cincin-
natl"
"He thinks himself Kentuckian,
and is rather proud of it,"
"How does he come to think that
do you know
"My uncle thinks it is guess work.
But he is a man of spirit, and does no
| discredit TO the claim"
Blake feigned indifference and soon
left.
On the next afternoon, old Tom
Blake fell down paralyzed. From the
hips down, all sensation was gone;
and DIR. Goforth found other very
grave symptoms, and advised the old
man TO make final arrangement of his
! affairs for the last journey.
Doctor" said Blake, deliberately
and firmly; my will has been made
for years, and l see no reason for alter
ing it,"
"Where is it, father?' inquired Sam,
who had just come in.
''It is in safe hands, Sam; you and
Myra are left in joint possession of
everything until"
Until what, father?'
Never mind. i shall make no
change"
';Let him rest, Sam" said the doctor.
'"The less he Is worried the more pros
pect that lie may revive and tempo
rarily recover"
Sam Blake went out moodily and
the old man asked for Mvra. When
! Mrs. Blake came in she was crying
| The old man took her hand kindly in
his own, and said:
"You have been true woman, Myra;
and poor jeff knew better than /.
Where's the paper gave you to
keep"
She drew an envelope from her
bosom and gave it to him with the seal
Unbroken.
'Open it," said the dying man;
quick! am going fast"
She broke the seal and by his in
struction read:
Memorandum from Joc's medal:
Little Joe: June 20, 1SI3.' Signed
JOSEPH GUST"
The old man could barely say:
Go to Cincinnati. yourself; find
Joe" when the paralysis stopped MS
speech, and an hour later, his life.
Old Tom Blake was buried with due
ceremony and little sorrow, ex-
cept upon the part of Mrs. Blake,
and some of the slaves, to whom
! he had been, on the whole, not an un.
kind master.
The will was found in the keeping OF
/ a friend of the old man--Judgc Wal
pole; was duly proven and no contest
made.
(To BE CoHTINUED.)
Uncle Josh Defeated.
Lawyer-Well, my young friend,
your Uncle Josh determined that you
should be a farmer, or get nothing
from him. He did.not leave you a cent
of money, but he willed you his plow,
cultivator, moving machine, thrasher,
portable sawmill, stonecrusher, road
scraper and stump.puller.
Young Scribbler-All right, I'll sell
| them.