The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-04

! late In the day when there was al
ways plenty of trade He had got so
famili; he went everywhere, up stairs
or down, without exciting comment.
Il Some few said he was simmering down.
I They reckoned it would be all right be-
twixt .Iink and Molly by-well, say,
next spring; but link and Molly knew
better. Indeed they had almost lost
hope when Dan Brown came to their
help.
The lights had been working badly.
so Dan chased down into the cellar
about dusk one night to look after the
| switchboard. In a minute he came up,
his eyes staring like saucers. beckoned
Jink to him and plunged again below.
Nobody saw any more of them that
! night. They worked in the cellar until
near IL O'Clock and went home chuc-
king aloud.
All next day Jink moved like man
in dream. waiting upon customers
with his head half turned over his
shoulder. 1t was a busy day, Satur-
| day, and the world and his wife were
in town. About noon, when the crush
was greatest, everybody was startled
by a succession of yells, unearth-
ly, agonizing, coming up, it seemed,
from right under their feet. Three
parts of the hearers dashed into the
street, two women tainted, and old
lady Buckley snatched up her basket
Of eggs, crying out that she "allus
knew som'p'n' was bound ter happen
ter that store ever sence they took an
made candles outen the Lord A'migh-
| TVS own thunder" But half a dozen
rushed below, where the screams still
kept up, intermingled now with rears
Of strenuous laughter
There was more laughing when they
saw the whole thing Major Borum,
their in hand, bowling, hopping from
one foot to the other, unable to let go
and between bowls swearing like a
pirate at Dan Brown who stood with
| his hand upon an innocent looking key
newly set in the switchboard.
Dan was saying between gasps:
you've got to agree major. Let
link have Molly or here you stay all
day. You can't let go that thief It's
got a full lamp voltage. We fixed
it, Jink and l, as soon as ever caught
! you taking drink on the sly"
| "No, no, Dan. l can't let you perse-
cute Molly's uncle" Jink said. reach
ing for the key. I'm awfully obliged
to you, though, for watching here" he
went on. you know" to those be-
hind him, 1--WE could not afford to turn
on the current-until we were sure of
| our man."
Il sorter reckon you've made sure OF
your gal" old man Buckley said as the
crestfallen major vanished up the stair.
Sure enough, it turned out that link
had.
How Frederick stopped Duelfns-
When Frederick the Great assembled
the Prussian throne, fatal duels among
officers were of daily occurrence. He
resolved to put an end to the practice,
and he did-for time; as long as he
reigned, in fact. He issued an edict
that any officer fighting a duel and
surviving would be shot or hanged
Two officers appealed to him to be
I allowed to try to slay each other.
Granted on two conditions, that he (the
| king should chose the ground and be
| present at the encounter Accepted.
/ Frederick chose the ground, attended
| the inject" and took his seat behind
the fine new gibbet he had erected in
honor of the occasion. The combatants
approached his majesty saw the glib
bet, became puzzled and embarrassed.
What may this mean. your gracious
majesty" they ventured to ask.
cit means this, was the suave reply
that the man who survives viii be
hanged as high as Haman on that glib
bet.''
There was no duel.-pall Mall Ga
zette.