Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-26

didn't call Tor any such energetic action,

didn't call FOR any such energetic action,
as he afterward admitted himself
Well, the professor and Mrs. Sammis set
out for the Doctors, which was a good
mile from the trout pool The line that
connected the two unfortunate people was
80 short that nearly every step they took
IL would stir up the hooks to fresh activity
and fetch shrieks from Mrs. Sammis
Finally the professor told her that she
must allow him to put his arm around
her waist, end that she must put her head
on his shoulder. BY this means they could
walk without jerking the line.
1t must have been rather pretty sight
to see the two walking slowly across the
field in such close proximity, and If had
been younger man don't know that l
should have objected to take the professors
place, flshhooks and all.
Before they were fairly out of the field
the deacon's first wife's mother, who lived
with him, saw them out Of her window
and called the servant girl to help her
pack up and leave the house where such
an abandoned and shameless female lived
Mrs. Sammis knew of a sort Of back
path by which she and the professor could
reach the doctors office without taking to
the main street, and of course they took
Ollb DdCh paul. hOb GAPCIblhB W lllOCb my
body. But you all know how 1t is If
you happen to be in a situation where you
don't wish to be seen, all the friends and
all the enemies you ever had will be sure
to show up inside of 90 minutes.
It's my opinion that If the prophet Jonah
had made an appointment to meet his best
girl in the whales cabin he'd have found
about dozen friends leaning up against
the ribs and waiting for him with bullseye
lanterns in their hands
However, I'm wandering from the sub
ject. What intended to say was that just
as soon as the professor and Mrs. Sammis
turned into the path they began to meet
people, especially boys.
The grown folks merely looked at them
sadly and gave them q wide berth so as
not to contract any of their wickedness,
but the boys generally hooted at them and
called the professor names and said they
were going to tell Deacon Sammis.
The professor wanted to stop and ex-
plain the state of things to everybody
whom they met, but Mrs. Sammis
wouldn't allow him to do anything of the
sort. She told him he had better keep
his breath until he should come to explain
things to the deacon, which she calculated
he would find a middling tough job.
AS for the professor, he was just scien-
tiflc enough to wonder why she made so
much disturbance over so small matter,
and he hadn't the least idea that the dea-
con would feel annoyed even If he should
happen to meet them on the way to the
| Doctors
When they reached the Doctors Office,
the two hooks were extracted with very
little difficulty, and the professor went
home and explained to his wife why he
hadn't caught any trout
That was the beginning Of the great
scandal that divided all New Berlinopolis-
vile into two parties-those who believed
| the professors story and those who didn' {.
am sorry to say that the latter was
very much the larger party, and that Mrs.
| Van WAGNER belonged to it.
The professor came over to my house
that evening and said that he rather
thought he had better stay with me for
awhile, which accordingly he did.
At times Mrs. Van Wagner would come
to my door and say that she wanted to set
that miserable man, but 1 never let her in
knowing that there would be trouble IL
did.
| Similarly Deacon Sammis came one day
with big horsewhip and demanded tC
see that scientific hound" but explained
to him that If he wanted to interview any
body with horsewhip was at his service
but no hounds, scientific or otherwise
were to be found on my premises
The deacon's divorce suit was failure
for the testimony Of the doctor who haC
cut out the flshhooks satisfied the jury
and they gave a verdict which entirely
exonerated Mrs Sammis and the professor
But of course that had no effect 30 far a
the public was concerned.
1t was so clear to me that the professor
usefulness in New Berlinopolisville wa
gone that induced him to accept a pro
fessorship in Chicago.
What with Mrs Van WAGNER waiting
to make it hot for him day and night, ant
what with the deacon swearing to shoe
him on sight, New Berlinopolisville didn'
afford that quiet and seclusion which
scientific man needs If he intends to d.
any valuable scientific work.
lost sight of him after that, but as h
never got into any startling difficulty IL
Chicago l suppose that either he mus
have died or else he must have quit In
venting things
All the same wish he had given m
that recipe for making his metallic fishing
line There would have been lot Of mon
ey in that invention If 1t had been proper
ly handled.-Pan Mall Magazine.