The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

dangerous, and often leads TO the sin Of
disobedience. Lead us not into temp
tation, you know, my boy; always keep
the scriptures in view; without this there
are many sins too tempting to be resist
ed, particularly by the young"
Nancy shut one eye, but with the other
open laughing one, as with her father
she left the room, winking wickedly at
me.
Z at once got out of bed and locked
the chamber door; when I ravenously
devoured the rooster-who had not in
boiling impaired much Of his juices to
to the broth. dipped few spoonsful
of the liquor into the saucer, to say foI
me that l had eaten some of it. / trust
it was not a sin that j had made the
spoon and saucer lie for me.
1t was noon before was visited again
then came the Judge and Naney As
the Judge saw the stripped carcass OF
the venerable rooster afloat in the broth,
in holy horror he lifted his hands and
eyes, exclaiming: ''You have killed
yourself, Gus, and am responsible for
it. Why did you do this! Run, Nancy,
and bring me the bottle OF antimonial
wine and cup and spoon" AS usual,
Nancy turned at the door to give me a
look of mischevious triumph. She soon
brought the wine and cup. l declined
taking it. The judge angrily insisted.
"lou must have your stomach relieved,
or you will bring on q relapse. ! tell
You, my son, the disease you are suffer
ing from is very dangerous one; one
that fires sthe blood and excites the
pulse terribly, and unless checked it at
once may lead to your ruin. Take it,
take it, and almost perforce l swallow
ed the wine.
/ see that mischieyons vixen lodging
behind her father and making every
silent demonstration Of delight at my
suffering possible to her security from
discovery by her father. 1t was not ten
minutes after swallowing the wine be-
fore became terribly sick and began to
yomit.
"Hold his head, Nancy" said the
Judge. She was holding the basin,
which she transferred to her father and
placed her hands under my forehead
In doing this she let the fingers of her
right hand incautiously pass over my
mouth. One went into it and seized
it with vim. Nancy screamed, knock
ed over the basin from the hands Of her
father and sent it with all the water and
what had thrown up, over the floor
l was seized with an epileptic fit, shiver-
cd, groaned and bit. Nancy screamed
and danced, and the Judge, frightened,
exclaimed, go, my God, the boy has a
fit, ran from the room and sent for a
doctor. even" l said, as l released
the finger. The Judge came in flushed
and frightened. ''It S all over, Is it
Nancy r. he anxiously asked. She was
wringing her hands, whilst her eyes
We're filled with tears.
"All over. she exclaimed, half crying
with anger and pain. 'sThere is nothing
the matter with him" "Nothing the
matter with him, indeed" !" said her
father. ''Such a convulsion as that
nothingl and that pulse yesterday, moth
ing. Nonsense girl. | am afraid he
will have congestion of the stomach.
Congestion Of the jaw you had better
say. Just look how he has bit my finger,
confound him; and look at the fix this
floor is in. / knew there was nothing
the matter with him from the first.
"Nonsensel L tell you, Nancy That
pulse yesterday could not be deceit.
Why, it was thick as my little finger and
beat at least two hundred times a minute,
and was as strong as horse could
kick.
] silly winked at Nancy, who founced
out Of the room. After looking at my