The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-19
So Jeremiah he allowed hisself to
be guided by me, and I opened the

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parlor entry and stand ag' ID the
wall. They won expect You for
to open it quick, bein' we are sot-
tin here at the back Of the house.
And, jeremiah, : says /, s.bein' you
air goin Ito give it to- 'em at all, give
it to EN- GOOD. = And never since We
was folks at all had we felt sech evil
feelings into our hearts. We had
been riled up too onmerciful, and
Satan took his opportunity for to
ensnare us. IA - s
lsot knitting and listening, and
at last I heard the knock come on
the front door, and the door fly
open, and Jeremiah fly out. The
next minute they was awful groans.
| dropped my knitting and ran into
the entry. jeremiah, he came trem-
bling half way up. He caught hold
of my hands; his was cold as ice.
ssWhat's the matter, Jeremiah?"
says I, catchin' hold of him. 4
"Fetch a lantern says he; GIVE
hurt some of them boys wuss than [
meant to hurt en- ..< ....
I lit the lantern quick, and we
went out together. All was jest as
still as could be. but saw suthin'
another lynn fat on the gravel path
betWixt the flower beds. I held onto
Jeremiah, and he held onto me, and
lifted up the lantern, and we stopped
over it. 1t was a man, and he was
as white as chalk and quite onsensi-
bic.
you've done it now, Jeremiah!"
says I.
ayes, Keturah, hev," says He; IT
hev!'' Then he says, soft and trem-
BILIOUS, "Sonny, kin you answer
me?" But they wasn't no answer.
Ididn't mean fur to do it; only fur
to skeer you, sonny" says Jere-
miah.
"Taint no use,' says I. "Let's
pick him up and carry him in.''
So we did it. We took him into
the keepin' room and we laid him
on to the settle, and I brung the
harris horn for him to snuff at and I
famed him, and I put a spoonful of
blackberry wine to his lips and I
bathed his head with campfire; but
he didn't come to. He was a mid
dim aged person, dressed in a red
shirt and overalls and old shoes.
''This amt no medicated student,
jeremiah" says /. This is some
poor critter that came to ask a
meals vittals or a job of work."
eyes, Keturah," says jeremiah,
but he won't want no more of nei-
ther. He is dead. I've killed him!"
l never haven't tainted, but cen
Almost did then.
Jeremiah" says I, s'fy, fly, Jere-
miah! Fly .som'er's anotherv'
NO." says jeremiah; II hain't
one Of that kind. It's my duty fur
to call the doctor and shill. l
don't calkerlate he'll bring him to,
and eff he don't shill give myself up.
l may be a murderer, but I ain t no
sneak" ~ = s<
Jeremiah" says I, suppose they
hung your"
II shill deserve it, says he, "but
perhaps the doctor kin do suthin'.'
Then he went out, leavin' me alone
with the man. And tried cologny
an lavender water without no sue
cess.
Well, it seemed an hour before
Doctor Trott came back, and about
forty neighbors with him. They all
packed into the keepin' room, and
we told 'em how it was. There wasn't
one but sympathized with US. for the
ways of them indicated students
was we'll known. But this was some
poor, innocent critter that had moth
in, TO do with the tormentings, and
he was just as dead as he could be,
and jeremiah, he felt there wern't
nothin' to be done but give himself
up-which he did-me shrieking
He was took off to the jail that
night, and next day the coroner's in
quest was to be in our house.
You kin imagine my feelin's better
than I kin describe 'em, only Ikept
repeatin' all night long, while Mrs.
Burrige and Mrs. Smithers' held me
tight, by both arms.
EFF Jeremiah is hung must be
hung likewise, for advised him to
DO his wust, and he done it,"
The keepin' room was an awful
sight next mornin'. The coroner,
he came in with his twelve jurys-all
neighbors-and nothin' wurn't ex-
pected but that I'd die, and bein'
the only witness I was obleeged to
answer what they asked, takin' my
Bible oath.
But ever and constant I repeated.
'What he done was by my advice
hang me, not him, or leastwise hang
us BOTH" And while was repeatin'
this the door opened and in walked
a gentleman, kinder elderly and fat.
and six of them medicated students
that had caused all the trouble.
Coroner, I have brought some
witnesses" said the gentleman.
Their statements will materially af-
feet your verdict-swear 'em.''
So they were swore, and Mrs Bur-
rige and Mrs. Smithers had to hold
me again to keep me from flynn at
'em. and the first that spoke was a
young man named BENJAMIN
Franklin Bunker" Said he was 10
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