The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-27

and his guests went out TO the shed
where the horse was standing attached
! to the buggy.
''Mr. Wilson," said Percy, give me q
match, please. I'm going to smoke my
first cigar. I'm going to be just little
bit devilish. I'm going to be man.
| "Pretty near time" sulkily broke IN
Holloway.
Ia man fit for your daughter, sir.
and so feel called upon to apologize
| for the rudeness"-
THAT'S more like it," broke In Dick
again.
| -"of this fellows smoking In pres
ence of your wife and daughters, sir"
continued Percy, not noticing the inter
ruption. ''If it were not for the place
you stand in, Holloway" cried he hot
ly. I'D punch your facer'
'Why, you white livered little
Crack, The fist of the younger man
caught Holloway on the jaw. and down
he went in a heap. And down beside
him, purple faced, fell Percy, roaring
out as he fell:
4 Darn you, anyway
Both lay unconscious in the light
snow.
"Well, this is nothing serious" said
old DIR. Morris, examining through q
microscope a drop of his patients
blood; "a mild rush of blood to the
head, that's all-the effect of novanno-
| votococci in the blood
"Novan-what is that doctorT tim-
idly asked weeping Mary, who stood
by the lounge ON which Percy still lay
unconscious. Dick. with his broken
Jaw bound in white swathing, was be-
ing assisted into his buggy by Mr. VIII
son just outside the window, but she
had no eyes for him.
1.-THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" replied the
doctor, smiling. sis the bacillus of New
Years vows, as the name implies.
Look through the glass. See those
| squirming creatures? One got into
this young mans system somehow this
morning. and he made a VOW to re-
form
"Oh, doctor, he could not. He had no
vices. He was an angel until he came
to our house today, and then-and then
he began TO (sob)-began to improve.
Oh, oh, ohr'
"Ah, see," said the wise doctor.
"Now we force this drop of medicine
into his mouth. so, and he begins to
revive. Good. Now. miss. the peculiar
ity of the novannovotococcus is that at
first and while it is not numerous In
the system it inspires to good, but sud-
/ .l.o, ha of a
toward the old Adam when its progeny
has multiplied sufficiently. You must
have seen again and again how good
resolutions made on New Years day
lead straight to mischief. So this
young man drank a little wine per
hapsT'
"No doctor, though he was just about
to do it, but in all other ways he grew
: all of a sudden so bold and manly and
grandi Now. will this last-this tend
> ency to be little wicked:"
"Oh. yes; the bad effect always lasts
: becomes constitutional, as we say
But it will never turn him to drinking
If he has the same antidote constantly
with him." And the old doctors eya
twinkled.
THANK Godr' She raised her clasp
e ed hands and looked upward devoutly
Glancing fondly down on Percy Deery
she was abashed to find him looking
and smiling up at her.
Il heard you,'' he said. stretching hil
arms to her.
She knelt beside the lounge. The,
whispered, and there was the sound o
e kiss. The doctor turned away, witt
little cough, and began packing ul
his medicines and bandages.
"a happy new year, doctorv criet
Z Mr. Wilson. coming in. 81 had not tim
to say it before. And how's the younl
man?'
Is "As you see father" said Percy, sit
!, ting up and reaching out his hand
:, which Mr.. Wilson shook heartily.
"Fm proud of you. my SON. Come
let's fill up. doctor-on lemonade-ant
. drink a happy new year to the young
couple and TO us all. Lemonade 70
me hereafter
And to the novanno = what's hi
name?" added Mary, with a sly glanc
X at Percy. Il do believe father has 60
one too"
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" said tn
doctor, raising his glass.
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