The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-07-10

SiUic ifUin CIHttU Ij0Jt. I's:c 1;rio s''''s
&unurutiil tie two unfortunate punplo Wts
80 shart that nearly every step they took
IL world stir mp the hooks 10 fresh activity
and fitch shricks from Mrs. Sammis.
Finally the professor told her TINT she
must allow him to put his arm around
her waist, and 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 l don't know that |
should have objected to take the professor ;
place, tlshhooks and all.
Before they were fairly out of the field
the dcacon's first wifc'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
nm abandoned and shameless female lived
Mrs. Sammis knew of 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
this back path, not expecting to meet any
body. But you all know how it is If
you happen to be in 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 20 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 buliseye
lanterns in their hands
However I'm wandering from tho sub
| jcct What intended to say was that just
as soon us the professor and Mrs. Sammis
| turned into the path they began to meet
| people, especially boys.
The grown folks merely looked Mt them
| sadly and gave them wide berth so rs
| 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 IL middling tough job
| AS for the professor, he was just scion
tific enough to wonder why she made so
| much disturbance over 81 small mattcr,
| and Ike hadn't the least idea that the dca-
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 partics-thoSc who believed
| the professor story and those who didn [.
am sorry Ia say that the latter WAS
very much the llrgcr party, and that Mrs,
Van Wagner belonged to it.
The professor came over to my house
that cycning 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
b. my door and s;Iy that she wanted To see
that miserable man, but never let her in,
knowing that there would be trouble if
did.
| Similarly Deacon Sanlnis came ono dry
with n big horScwhip and demanded u
sec that scientific hound " bat explained
to him that If he wanted to interview any
body with IL horsewhip was Mt his service
but no hounds scientific or otherwise.
were to hc found On my premises.
The dcucon $ divorce suit was IL failure,
for the testimony u the doctor who had
cut out the fiShhooks satisfied the jury,
and they gave Il verdict which entirely
cxuEcratcd Mrs. S;tmuis and the professor.
But Of course that had no effect SO far us
the public was concerned.
| 1t Was 81 clear To me that the professor
usefulness in New Bcrlinopolisvillo was
gone that induced him to accept pro
censorship in Chicago.
What with Mrs. Van WAGNER waiting
To make it hot for him day and night, and
what with the deacon swearing to shoot
him on sight, New BCrlinupolisvillc didn't
afford that quiet and scclusion which 1
scientific man needs if lie intends to dc
any valuable scientific work.
lost sight of him after that, hut rs hi
never got into any startling difficulty II
Chicago l suppose that either he must
have died or else lie must have quit in
venting things.
All the same l wish he had given me
that recipe for making his metallic fishing
line. There would have been Il lot of mon
cy in that invention If it had been proper
ly handlcd.-Pall Mall Magazine