The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-29
A MEAN REVENGE.


is that fellow
had rung the bell until was tired
and out of patience, and then called for
him until / was out Of breath, and still
he did not come.
If you want to know who am, allow
me to inform you that my name is
George Boomerang, better known in
Frazedona, where / reside, as Captain
Boomerang, late Of the army. j am a
man of considerable wealth, own the
finest house in town and keep, or did
keep, a man by the name of Sam, whose
duty it was to brush my clothes, hat and
boots and adjust my leg.
refer TO wooden leg The original
leg ran against cannon ball during our
late unpleasantness, and l have never
seen it since.
Well, it was Sans duty to take that
wooden leg off at night and to be ON
hand in the morning to put it on before
I got out of bed, and now you know
why was yelling, Sam Sam Sam u
And when inform you that this was
the morning of my wedding day perhaps
| you can imagine how anxious was to
get on to my legs as soon as possible.
eyes, ma am, was the lucky fellow
| that had walked into the affections-on
| q wooden leg too-of the handsomest
| girl in Frazedona and was that day to
| lead her to the altar. But ] must get my
leg on first, and, as Sam wouldn't or
| couldn't come, rolled out Of bed and
| went hopping around on one foot to lind
my leg.
| Now, my dear reader, when the sur
geon trimmed my stump after that little
affair with the cannon ball he sawed II
off uncommonly short, so perhaps yor
can family imagine my feeling when
after hopping around my room, l founc
what supposed to be my leg. but, upon
attempting to adjust it, discovered thai
it was intended to go Oh below the knee.
"Do wooden legs shrink? That's just
what want to know" said ]. And
then rang the bell and called "Sam J!
Well, Samuel didn't come, but my
housekeeper, Mrs. Bloom, did.
"Mrs. Bloom" 1 cried, where IL
SAM
She answered me through the keyholt
of the door. He left the house las
night about II O'Clock. Took his trunl
with him, and said he was gong L
leave town by the midnight train. "
couldn't understand it at first.
had always used Sam we'll, paid hin
good wages, and he had seemed perfect
" contented with his situation, ant
served me faithfully until now.
Suddenly an idea struck me, and tn
whole cause Of Sans perfidy was re
vealed to me.
"By heavens, it is Slympkinsv
yelled. "Slympkins is the cause OF al
nv woe. He bribed Sam to steal m
leg on this my wedding day and leav
this insufficient prop in place OF it. y
, Jim Slympkins is or was my rival
He is the only son of his father, who
by the way, is the most wealthy gentle
, man in Frazedona. Consequently Jill
doesn't do anything but smoke cigars
, drive round town behind his splendi
, Qrays, and devote himself to the ladis
generally.
rather had the advantage OF Slyml
| kins. To be sure, Slympkins had or va
| eXDtttlUK W iuNC ancao "S's~,
Q than could boast Of. but he hadn . M
face, you know, or anything like it.
S was sorry for Slmypkins, but, han
D il. nv dear sir, what could do? III
had chosen Miss Short, Miss Ginx, Mi
. Broad, or, in fact, any one but Mi
{ Amelia Seymour, it would have bee
n well. But it was really absurd Il
Slympkins to suppose that / would
n low him or any other man to mari
. Amelia--at least while / had a wood'
. leg.
would have given Slympkins an
thing in reason, but il was truly ridic
lous for him to think that / would gi'
him Amelia. told her so, and then
o folded her to my breast, and she fold'
J. me TO her breast, and / allowed Ter
d sip the honey from my ruby lips.
J, Yes, / had won her, and poor Slym
IL kins was fairly wild with rage. He HI
3 sworn to be reveneed, but laughed
J. his threats.
10 Twas seated nj the breakfast table 81
t. ping my coffee half an hour afterwa
d when Mrs. Bloom came running in, or
, ing:
70 ooh, captain, know all abont 1t !
5, "what. the leg?"
q eyes, think so. My daughter Ell
. says she saw Mr.. slympkins give Sa
= some money last night.
70 "Yes, know it was Slympkins.
20 "More than that. sam was marri'
y last night ~ Miss seymour's maid. al
they went off together by the IL o'cio
train.
y "But, ny dear woman said 4,
J" don't care anything about whom he n
married or where he has gone. i
question is, Has he carried my leg WI
himi"
no "why, I'm sure don't know.
"well, that is Just what l want
'e know, ma am. This isn't time ]
- trifling. You must remember that
;" ! TO he married todav. and, by Jove