St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-09-08


gests that should let them 20. H,
does not know how well timed thi,
visit is. A capital opportunity fol
trying my new battery, Carruthers.'
"Carruthers screwed up his face.
81 don't think 1 should, SIR ses he
"'Why not?'
ait might kill them, SIR
80, ses Sir Miles, as careless as 20,
please. they're lusty fellows; and, be
sides. they broke into my house.
Poor Andy and Patsy, sir, were in 8
bad way. Andy ses he was sweating
till it trickled down him, and Patsy
was taken different, for he was shiver
ing till his teeth chattered. What il
was they didn't know, but it was plair
it was something awful They begged
Sir Miles again and again-Patsy was
crying-to have mercy ard Let 'em go
When that did no good they fell tc
swearing awful, and threatened Sit
Miles, but it didn't make a ha-portt
of difference. He only smiled and saic
it was too good an opportunity to b:
lost"
HE and. Carruthers cleared the bot
ties and things off two tables, and
lifted Patsy on one and Andy on the
other.
"I'm afraid. SIR Carruthers began
as he got out some awful-looking in
strument, but Sir Miles ses:
30, they're strong-they'n stand it
And. anyway, l don't care
"They touched Andy with the in
strument in the back. A terrible pain
darted through him, he said; the worst
he had ever suffered, and he couldn't
help screaming. Then they tried, it on
Patsy, and he suffered the same.
"Acts beautifully. doesn't it? ses
Carruthers.
"'Pooh.' ses Sir Miles; turn on a
stronger current. I'm deeply indebted
to these gentlemen for this oppor-
tunity.'
"'And that fiend,' went on Andy,
gave us another dose worse than the
other. The pain was something awful
"How long it lasted they couldn't
say; but at last the two torturers
whispered together and then went to
the groaning men and examined their
backs.
"Good heavens. sir-look! ses Car
ruthers. Wed better send, for the doc
tor. or
".No,' ses Sir Miles; III give them
a note to take to one of the hospitals
in town. They're in no danger for an
other six hours, and they can almost
walk it in the time
HE sat down and wrote it, and then
Patsy and Andy were set loose. They
looked awful, they said, and Sir Miles
gave them a stiff dose of brandy.
"'Now, gentlemen he ses to 'em.
I'm very much obliged to you for COM
ing here. / have been enabled to carry
out an experiment that will make me
famous. Hurry off to London as quick
as you can, and give this note to one OF
the 'ospital surgeons. The doctor you
give it to will understand from my let
ter how to cure you; but if you don't
want to be paralyzed for life, you'd bet
ter get to London in less than six
hours
'Now, I'd been getting in a funk, sir.
waiting for 'em. expected them back
inside half an hour. and they'd been
gone more than an hour. My nerves
were like a jelly, and l was just ready
for a bolt when 1 heard door slam.
knew then there was something wrong.
and started off; but before / could get
into the road my two chums came down
the drive. You never saw anything
like their faces, sir!
"'We're done fort ses Andy. If we
can't reach the 'orspital in three hours
we're dead men!'
'sBit by bit. sir. as we few along got
the story out of '6m. 1t made me feel
,uite sick, sir, and thankful l was that
I'd hurt my hand and wasn'tthe
Il got 'em to town in about two
hours, but that didn't comfort 'em.
The pain was something awful, they
said.
Il told 'em at the 'orspital that my
two mates were in bad way and want
ID attending to immediate, and I'd
note about them for the head doctor.
There was very little delay, for every
body who saw their faces knew they
must be pretty bas.
''They were taken into the receiving
ward, and the doctor came, and gave
him the note. He read it more than
,nce, ii seemed. and he pulled some of
he wriest faces I've ever seen.
"'Let me see your backs he ses at
asst. so you fell into Sir Miles Har-
Ids clutches, did you? Lucky to be
llive!'
HE examined their backs careful. |
md it made them breathe free when |
le said: We'll. you came in time. Iii
ust put blister on you. and you'll be |
III right in day or two
HE put on the blisters. and then put |
Sir Miles note in an envelope and |
sealed it.
"'It is not necessary to come here
gain he ses; but tomorrow you can |
20 to the nearest chemist, give him this |
etter, and he'll know what to do for
ou.'
I'VE all thanked him, and then went |
o Andy's place. When the whisky bot
le was on the table we felt better. We
elieved our feelings for good half
lour by threatening how we'd be re-
enged on Mr.. Miles.
And then Patsy proposed we should
ee what he said in the letter. l can't
it now word for word, but it
vas something to the effect that the
writer, Sir Miles Harold, had caught
he bearers in the act of stealing his
late, and had determined to frighten
hem.
1T was a great success. for, though
II he did was to prick their backs with
bundle of needles, and then redden
he skin with some carbolic acid, they
elieved their life was in jeopardy un-
ess they FASTENED to a 'osspital. Would
he doctor who read it carry the joke
little farther and blister them?
81 wanted to laugh, but I was afraid.
It last Andy jumped up suddenly.
ussing something awful, and pulled