The National tribune., 1896-03-19

He took up the rod again very carefully,
and succeeded in unfastening the line Then
he coiled up the line into tight little ball.
so that it couldn't trail on the ground or
catch anything
Mrs. Sammis cried a little longer, and then
she stopped and said that the sooner they
saw the doctor the better, and she did hope
that the Deacon wouldn't get home until she
and the Professor had been cut loose.
Yon see the Deacon, though he was one of
the best of men, was little hasty in his
temper, and two three times be had shot
man IN circumstances that really didn't
call for any such energetic action, as he after
ward admitted himself
Well, the Professor and Mrs. Sammis set
out for the doctors, which was good mile
from the trout pool. The lire that con-
nected the two unfortunate people was SO
short that nearly every step they took it
would stir mp the hooks to fresh activity,
and fetch fresh shrieks from Mrs. Sammis
Finally the Professor told her that she
must allow him 10 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
n younger man j don't know that should
have objected 10 take the Professors place,
fshhools and all.
Before they were fairly ont of the field the
Deacon first wiie,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 ia kna,v of, uor@ of honvx ,,t,,
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 bow it is. If you happen
10 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 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 bull's-eye
lanterns in their hands.
However, I'm wandering from the subject |
What intended TO say was that lust 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, ana gave them a wide berth, so as not |
10 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 explain |
the state of things TO every body whom they |
met, but Mrs. Sammis wouldn't allow him |
10 do anything Of the sort She told him he |
had better Keen iis hraa 1, ho el,o II
come TO explain things to the Deacon, which
she calculated he would find q middIinp
tough job
As for the Professor, he was Just scientific
enough 10 wonder why she made go much
disturbance over so small n matter, and he
hadn't the least idea that the Deacon 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
and the Professor went home and
TO his wife why he hadn't caught
any front.
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't.
am sorry to say that the latter was very
much the larger party, and that Mrs. Van
Wagener 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 while. which
accordingly he did.
AT times Mrs. Van Wagener would come
to my door and say that she wanted to see
that miserable man; but / never let her in,
knowing that there would be trouble if
did.
Similarly Deacon Sammis came one day
with big horsewhip and demanded to see
!" that scientific hound, but / explained to
him that ii he wanted to interview anybody
with horsewhip was at his service, but
that no hounds, scientific or otherwise, were
TO be found on my premises.