The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-09-13
CHAPTER lX.-(Continued.D


at night Some say he was in drink; but
then he was always sober man. MIR.
George Sidcote it was that found him
lying in the road. He was insensible for
three days. When he came to he couldn't
remember nor tell anybody how the acct
dent happened but he said he'd been
robbed. though his pocket was full OF
money, aud his watch and chain hadn't
been taken. Papers they were, he said
that he was robbed Of. But there's many
thinks he must have put those papers
somewhere. and forgotten because OF the
knock on his head"
oh" the stranger rubbed his hands.
I'm better now" he said; Il am much
better. Ont in Australia l caught a
fever, and it gives me a shock now and
again. Much better now. Sold Dan
IeiRhan fell from his pony--he had an
accident and he fell--from his pony--on
his head-and was senseless for three
days-and was robbed Of papers? Now.
who could have robbed him If papers?
Were they valuable papersY
swell, that cannot say"
Did you ever see a man In an hys-
terical fiti 1t is pretty bad to look at
woman laughing and crying with uncon-
trolled and uncomfortable passion, but it
Ia far worse to see man. This strong,
rugged man. seized with an hysterical
ut. rolled about upon the bench. rolling
his shoulders aud crying at the same time,
hut his laugh was not mirthfnl and his
crying was a scream, and he staggered
as he laughed. Then he steadied him
self with one hand or the table; he
I.alluht NJ bnr tpnp'a sbpnlJnr Nth
the other hand; and all the time, while
the villagers looked on open-mou'hed,
he laughed and cried, and laughed again,
without reason apparent, without re-
s,raint without mrth. without grief.
while the tears coursed down his cheeks.
Some of the men held him by force; but
they could not stop the strong sobnl ~
or the hiccoughing laugh or the shaking
of his limbs. At last the fit spent, ne
lay back on the settee, propped against
the corner, exhausted. but outwardly
calm and composed again.
Are you better now?" asked the land
lady.
I've been ill.," he said land something
shook me. Seems az if I've had n kind
of n fit, and talked foolish, likely. What
did | say---what did | talk aboutf
"You were asking after Mr.. Leighan.
Who are you? What do you want to
know about Mr.. Lcighan? You asked
about his health and his accident, And
then you had a fit of Mysteries. | never
saw a man--nor n woman nether-in
such Mysteries. You'd best go home and
get TO bed. Where are you going to
sleepI Where are you going tor
.WLar.'u hnsl,au1 Nra Eyon9
Where's Joseph" he asked, unexpected
ly.
Mrs Exon started aud gasped "Jo-
seph's gone to Bovey with the cart. He
ought to have been home an hour ago.
But who are your'
William Shears'-he turned to one of
the men-"you don't seem to remember
meY'
'Why, no." William replied with
jump, because it is terrifying to be rec
ognized by n stranger who has fits and
talks about live mems ghosts mo;
can't rightly say | do"
"Grandfatiier Derges"--he applied to
the oldets inhabtant, who is generally
found to have just outlived his memory,
though if you had asked him a week or
two ago he could have told the most
wonderful gs-"Grandfather Derges.
don't you remember mef'
"No, ] don't. Seems az If be old
enough to remember everybody, But
my memory isn't what it was. No. |
don't remember you. Yet | should say.
now. as you might belong to these parts,
because you seem to know my name"
Il remember you, Grandfather, when
you used to cane the boys in church"
"Ay. ay," said the old man. so |
did. so did. Did ever cane you, mas
ter? You must have n wonderful mem
Dry, now, to remember that"
Don't you remember me- William
Clampit?' he asked third man.
"No. | don't" replied William. short
Iy. as if he did not wish to tax his mem
DRY about man 50 ragged.
"l've been away n good many years"
he said, land I've come back pretty well
as poor as when | left and sight more
ragged. | didn't think that beard and
rags would alter me so that nobody
should know me, Why, Mrs. Exon. does
a man leave the parish every week for
Australia, that | should be so soon for
gotten?"
He did not speak in the least like one
of themselves. Hls manner of speech
was not refined. II ia true: but there are
shades. so to speak. which differentiate
the talk of the masters from the talk of
the rustics.
II have come back without ANYTHING
except little money In my pocket. Now,
Mrs. Exon. give mo some bread and
cheese for supper; I've had no dinner.
Being i'll, you see and shaken more than
a bit, l didn't want any dinner. Then
III have pipe. and you shall tell me
the news and all that has happened.
Perhaps by that time you will find out
who | am"
When he had eaten his bread and
cheese he began to smoke. showing no
trace at all Of his late fit. He talked
about the parish, and showed that he
knew everybody in 1t; he asked who
had married and who were dead; he in
quired into the position and prospects Of
all the farms; he showed the most In
innate acquaintance with everybody and
the greatest interest In the affairs Of all
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