Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-19


! FroI. Nigstie was an imported teach
er. His peculiarities were extremely
at encs-that is, be adored yellow
shoes, as hereinbefore mentioned.
and, although past so, had luxuriant.
curly, black hair. On a Sunday. sew
eral days after Woolly's rescue. the
professor and his wife were coming
/ home from church. The morning had
dawned beautifully, SO Prof. Wipstie
took much pains with his toilet. Shoes
FURNISHED yellow, hair an oily mass
Of eurls A Washoe zephyr sprung
suddenly ont of the west, even as the
congregation poured forth from the
holy editice. It blew and ragged and
rampaged with vim. II twisted gowns
awry, and caught up an occasional hat.
or kerchief, or loose wrap. Prof.
Wigstie held on to his head-gear faith
fully; abruptly turning corner. he
let go his hat, threw up his hands and
shouted: Sarah, Sarah, look at it.
That demon Of a sheepl Why he is
thousand feet"
The sentence went unfinished. Al
boisterous gust snatehed the profess
sor's hat. and at first thought one
would imagine his hair arose from
fright at the spectacle Of Woolly
Nisp's ghost. Not so; his hair lacked
anchorage-'twas false. And there.
In sight Of the whole congregation, |
Prof. Wigstie stood, a hatless. hair
less individual; while his wig-strauge |
coincidence that Wigstie should wear
a wig-whirled gayly on the wings Of
the wind.
"Hoodoo sheep! Hoodoo sheep"
The words ran through his mind and /
slipped audibly over his tongue. The
"hoodoo" sheep saw the tangled black
ball Of hair rolling swiftly toward him.
He jumped aside then in funny stiff
legged leaps he took after the object
His low ba-a, ba-a, accompanied every
jump
A jolly crowd Of miners stepped out
OF saloon. They observed the details
Of the Sabbath street-show and how !
they did boot! Some one grabbed up
the wig-with mock courtesy il was
returned 70 the dazed chagriued peda-
gogue Prof. Wigstie silently resolved
that vengeance should be his; that
this sheep and he could not live peace
fully together in Virginia City.
He thought Of shooting the beast
no. that could not be; for the handling
Of pistols alarmed him as much s his
welding Of a strap terrified the schol-
IRIS. "Poisoni I'll lay IL in my garden,
cave the gate open and Woolly's appe-
lite viii do the rest"
That evening the professor saw the
indaunted sheep ewing his oasis-like I
lower-garden. Delays are danger !,
lus. quoted Wigstie, oracularly, and :
lie quickly procured strychnine and I
eftly placed it here and there on the :.
hottest plants. T
Owing 70 the dilapidated condition
Z the wind-tossed wig, the professor :.
ad ordered a new crop Of hair. The
anne arrived late in the evening Of !
his day on which Wigstie plotted
gainst Woollys life. Visitors hap :.
ened to be at his house. and he laid :.
he package on his bureau without Il,
it. Mrs. Professor wom-
b. and curious-opened the bundle,
niled approvingly and whispered 70 \,
erself: Dear Henry, he has at last 10
his pride for his youthful =,
,oks Bless his dear heartl This 81
ray wig will be so becoming to him" =,
he placed the wig on the stand whore
enry always kept his hair, and quite br
,rgot il. tn
In the wee early hours Of morning
rof Wigstie awoke with start. He be
stoned apprehensively. An unusual te
altering noise filled the room. He is
ached over in the dark and grabbed NJ
5 wig. clapped 1t on his head, leaped
It Of bed and rushed to the window. I
2 saw-Great Scottl--he saw Woolly foi
tsp multiplied an hundredfoldl There TEL
IRE sheep in his garden; sheep racing | !
wn the street; sheep scattered all col
er the sidehill. What could il mean2 tn
as he dreaming? He trembled as the FRI
,rd "hoodoo" flashed through his CHI
nd. Pale moonbeams flooded every me
ing. They cast a ghostly pallor upon sill
e sleeping, sheep-haunted city. Prof. ma
cystic turned aside. A mirror stood
the niche by the family Illuminated a
ndow. Horror upon horrors! His an
ir-his false hair-had actually 20
-ned white. the
Z is a wonder the man didn't go sp'
rk. staring mad. His wife tried to 90
plain the miracles-but failed utter pa
, She did explain, though, to the
Istees. why her husband could not =
end 10 his school duties; for he van
ed completely, nor was he again ~,
r heard of by Comstockers. :.
frs. wigstie languished for few i.
ks in her lonely house. Several -
.ers addressed to Prof. Nigstie ar f,
ed. among which she discovered one -.
M the hairdresserw who supplied him ~,
h birsute furnishings. II read ike -
apolopv: a mistake had been made; ~.
wig was sent to another party. and ~,
other party-an old man-received 80
the professors black curls. Mrs. ~.
- shook her head, murmured -.