Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-12-19

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tin roofs, capsize houses Geftly
pick box cars clear OF the tracks.
Prof Wigstie was n in mported teach.
er. His peculiarities were extremely
at ends-that is, he adored yellow
shoes, as hereinbefore mentioned.
and, although past 80, had luxuriant,
curly, black hair. On 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. Wigstie
took much pains with his toilet. Shoes
a FURNISHED yellow, hair an oily mass
Of curls. A Washoe zephyr sprung
suddenly out Of the west, even as the
congre CATION poured forth from the
holy edifce. 1t blew and ragged and
rampaged with vim. II twisted gowns
iwry, and caught up an occasional hat,
or kerchief. or loose wrap. Prof.
Wigstie held on to his head-gear faith
fully; abruptly turning a corner, he
let go his hat, threw up his hands and
shouted; "Sarah, Sarah, look at It'll
That demon Of sheep! Why he is
thousand feet"
The sentence went unfinished. A
boisterous gust snatched the profess
sor's hat, and at first thought one
would imagine his hair arose from
fright at the spectacle Of Wool!y
Wisp's ghost. Not so; his hair lacke d
anchorage-'twas false. And there,
in sight of the whole congregation,
Prof. Wigstie stood, a hatless, hair
less Individual; while his wig-strange
coincidence that Wigstie should wear
a wig-whirled gayly on the wings OF
the wind.
"Hoodoo sheepl Hoodoo sheepl"
The words ran through his mind and
slipped nudibly over his tongue. The
"hoodoo" sheep saw the tangled black
ball of hair rolling swiftly toward him.
lie 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 hoou Some one grabbed up
the wig-with mock courtesy it was
returned to the dazed, chagrined 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 as his
welding OF strap terrified the schol-
ars. "Poisoni ri lay IT in my garden,
leave the gate open and Woolly's appe-
lite will do the rest"
That evening the professor saw the
undaunted sheep eying his oasis-like
fower-garden. Delays are danger
GUS" quoted Wigstie, oracularly, and
he quickly procured strychnine and
deftiy placed It here and there on the
choicest plants.
Owing 10 the dilapidated condition
~ the wind-tossed wig. the professor
had ordered n new crop Of hair. The
same arrived late In the evening of
this dav on which Wipstie plotted
against Woolly's life. Visitors hap
nen,d In he at his house. and he laid
The pncknpe on his bureau without
IL. Mrs. Professor-a wom-
an. and curious-opened the bundle.
smiled approyinply and wbispered To
herself. "Deor Henry. he has at last
overcome his pride for his Youthful
looks Bless his dear hearth This
gray wig will be so Incoming TO him."
She placed the wig on the stand where
Henry ALWAYS kept his hair, and quite
forgot Il.
In the wee early hours Of morning
Prof WIgstie awoke with n start. He
listened apprehensiyely. An unusual
pattering noise filed the room. He
reached over in the dark and grabbed
his wig, clapped It on his head, leaped
out Of bed aud rushed to the window,
He saw-Great Scottl-he saw Woolly
Wisp multiplied an hundrcdfold! There
we're sheep in his garden; sheep racing
down the street; sheep scattered all
over the sidehill. What could 1t mean2
Was he dreaming? He trembled as the
word "hoodoo" flashed through his
mind. Pale moonbeams flooded every
hing. They cast ghostly pallor upon
he sleeping, sheep-haunted city, Prof
Nigstie turned aside. A mirror stood
n the niche by the family Illuminated
Horror upon horrors! His
iair-hls false hair-had actually
turned white
II Is wonder the man didn't go
Itark, staring mad. His wife tried to
explain the miracles-but failed utter
Y. She did explain, though, TO the
why her husband could not
lttend to his school duties; for he van.
shed completely, nor was he again
,er heard Of by ComStockers.
Mrs. Wlgstie languished for A few
weeks In her lonely house. Several
etters addressed to Prof. Wigstie ar.
lived. among which she discovered one
rom the hairdresser who supplied him
With hirsute furnishings. II read like
IN apology; a mistake had been made;