New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17


tell Mrs Prince which 'ad made the most fuss than
q could fly. There didn't to be- a pin TO
SExoose between EN-. and, art worried out Of is
er up TO tell 'er. She thought the ouse was aflre
in e Sa ana came screaming out o the front door
II was as she was worse to deal with than the
She 'ad quieted down by the time Joe went
Iouhd 70 see 'er the next evening. and asked i'm
SAID. She sat listening quite quiet at fust but
aIISI d time she scared Joe by making odd.
ctoupy sort o noise in er throat, and at last she
got up and walked Into the back place. She was
there a long time making funny noises and at last
Joe walked toward the door on tptoe and peeped
.iiItoush the crack and saw 'er In q fit, sit
ting ia chair with er arms folded acrost her bod
Ice and rocking 'erself up and down and moaning
Joe stood as If ed been frozen Almost. and then
e cIePt oack to is seat and waited. and when she
came into the room ag.!n she said the trouble
turned 10 Joe and ses:
can you read?" she ses
No ses Joe. wondering wot coming next.
That's all right. then. she SEES because if you
coGGraSI c9uIdn do wot I'm going TO do"
mem af 5 SLOWS es the 9Tm Of eddcation ses Joe Il
. Mrs Prince nodded. and then she went and got
WGl,e Win someIhlnE In 1t which looked to Joe
printing words on a piece O paper. she stuck
u on the bottle and sat looking at Joe and think
Take his up TO the caulh9wer she SEES make
as he'll drink and give Inn ittIe O. this IseR Gin IN
each mug II he drinks it, the spell viii be bro
IN your life afore when 'es drunk some. and not
before leave tho bottle standing on the table"
Joe Barlcomb thanked 'er, and with the bottle in
is pocket went on to the C,auIifower wbistiinT
BIN Jones was there and Peter Lamb ana two or
pretty ard things 10 him about being woke up in
Don't bear malice. Bill" ses Joe BarlcOmb
lie ordered two pints and then sat down along
side o Bill and In five minutes they was IKE
Ave drop. o, gin in 1t. Bin2" he ses taking
the bottle out or is pocket
thoushtTai Ike. he wanted Joe 70 ave- some in his
too; but Joe said no. he'd got touch O. tOothache
| and Il bad for IL.
Il DON; mind 'aving drop IN my beer. joe ses
Not o-nisht. mate" ses Joe; ITS all for Bill
bought II on purpose for i'm
| for another pint and put some more gin in 1t he
said that . was the noDlest 'arted man that ever
You wasn't saying SO art an hour ago. Sos
"'CoB I didn't know I'm so well then ses Bill
You change your mind. don't your ses
Biil didn't answer I'm. He was leaning back on
believe his eyesight ais face vas all white and
shining, and Is hair as wet as II IL ad just been
| dipped in bucket O. water
BIN made 'orribie noise in his throat and ken,
staring at the bottle till they thought ed gQn6
began 70 read out loud wot. was on the bottle
| You might ave heard a pin drop Everybody
trembling ali over Then those that could read
| took up the bottle and read II out loud all over
pore Bill" ses Peter Lamb Il 'ad a feeling
/ come oNei me tIlslJ something was wrong
| You're murderer, ses sam Martin, catching
old Of Joe Barcomb. You'll be 'ung for this
Look at pore Bill, cut off in is prime
Run for the doctor"
/ then the landlord came round the bar and asked
| Bill 10 and die outside because didn't want
TO be brought into IT, Jasper Potts told i'm to clear
| of, and then he bent down and asked Bill where
| the pain was.
Il don't think he'll ave much pain ses Peter
| Lamb. who always pretended to know lot more
| than other people. 'itH soon be over, Bill"
We've all got to go some day SEES Sam Martin.
Better 10 die young than live to be trouble
| to yourself" SEES Bob Harris
To ear them talk, everybody seemed to think
| that Bill Jones was IN luck: everybody but Bill
| Jones 'imself. that is
Il amt tit to die SEES Shivering you don't
know 'Ow bad I've been
What ave you done, Bill?' Peter Lamb. IN
n soft voice. If itu your feelings afore you
go to make a clean breast OF IT, We're all friends
Bill groaned.
And it's late for you to be punished for
anything. SEES Peter, arteT moment.
Bill Jones gToaned Ggin, and then, shaking f.
| cad began to Whisper is wronGdoings When tho
doctor came In arr an hour aTterward all the
was as quiet at mice, and pore Bill still Wis
pering ard as he could Whisper
The doctor pushed EN- out of the way in n
and looked at is tongue. Then ne listened to his
art and in puzzled smelt the bottle which
Jasper Potts was Winding of, and wetted his fin
ger and tasted 1t.
Somebody's been making fool of YOU and me-
too ne SeS. In a angry voice It's only gin, and
very good gin at that. Get up and go home"
II all come out next morning and Joe Barlcomb
the laughing stock OF the place. Most people
said that MIS- Prince ad done quite right and they
'oped that it nd he lesson him nobody ever
talked much OF wltchCraft i'm Claybury agin. One
thing was that Bill Jones wouldn't ave the word
used in Is hearing.