The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-06

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y Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"Get up; Johns terribly i'll. You
must go for a DOCTOR"
l heard the words as spoken from
distance or while in a dream, for
had been working night and day with
but few hours sleep each night and
was exhausted. Then | felt violent
shaking which caused me to open my
eyes. After much repetition l was
made to understand that l was to go
at once for doctor l managed to
get into my clothes, and, being told
that the residence of the physician
was % Hawthorne street. one of
row of stone front dwellings, l sal
lied forth. On the way L was obliged
to pinch myself to keep sufficiently
awake to avoid falling against objects
/ passed. On reaching the block
found the numbers were all in the
vestibules where no light shone upon
them. l finally found a number that
appeared to be %. but could not be
sure. / failed to find the doctors sign.
but the darkness Of the street would
account for that l rang the bell. A
colored girl came to the door. l asked
If the doctor was at home. She said
he was not; he had gone out to see
person who was at the point of death.
i asked when he might be expected
home, to which she replied that he
might come any minute. / concluded
TO wait awhile and, going inside, sat
down on a sofa in a far corner of the
room. There was a light in the hall
which was turned low, the only light
on the main floor
In few minutes l was sound asleep
Again l heard voice, this time a
woman's, trying to awaken me.
wake up We haven't a moment
to lose. Father will be here in a few
minutes, and it will be too late''
/ reused myself and stood up A
soft hand took mine, and, only partly
awake, l heard a mans voice mum
bling something. There was no light
in the hall or in the room | was in.
though figures could be discerned from
what light came from the street. The
mumbling ended with the words imam
and wife" Then the soft voice said:
"Come quick"
was led out of the house. the hand
still holding mine, and found a car.
riage waiting at the door, The figure
that led me got into it and shut the
door,
Remember" she said, tomorrow
at A.
BY this time l was sufficiently awake
to realize that something of consider
able Importance was at hand. l thrust
my hand into my pocket where l car
ried box of matches, drew it forth.
struck light and revealed the as
tonished face of a girl apparently
about twenty years of age.
"Oh, heavensy' she exclaimed.
A clatter of wheels was heard coming
rapidly
Drive on
The coachman whipped up his horses
and in another moment my uninten-
tional bride was whirled away.
Her carriage had scarcely turned a
corner where its rattle was not so
distinctly heard when another came
tearing down the street and stopped
before the doctors door. ] concluded
that, having got another mans sweet
heart, / was liable to the wrath her
father might be disposed to vent upon
him. | moved away a few PAGES where
/ would not be seen and awaited fur
Their. developments. A man jumped out
of the carriage. ran up the steps of the
doctors residence and pulled the bell
furiously. Some one came to the door.
and l heard questions and answers, but
not with sufficient distinctness to make
out their purport. Then the man ran
down the steps. got into the carriage
and was driven away.
Notwithstanding the seriousness of
the situation, there was something lu-
dicrous about it. While John was suf-
fering for the want of a doctor and
might have died for all | knew. in
stead of getting him one | had got
married. Could anything be more
ridiculous? The curiosity that had led
me to flash a match in my wife's face
to see what she was like prompted
me to investigate further AS soon as
l was sure the last carriage was at a
safe distance | mounted the steps OF
the doctors house and rang the bell.
A man in clerical dress answered the
summons. He seemed very much dis
turbed and in an irritated voice said:
"Well, sir?'
docs DR.. Brainard live here?"
mo, sir. DR.. Brainard lives next
door, No. %. This is &C."
l went home. My mother was the
only one in the house still up. She
was waiting for me.
Where have you been all the timer
she asked impatiently.
Mother, I'm married."
Married.
Eyes, married"
''Why, l thought you went for th'
doctor"
$50 | did"
"And got married instead! oh, my
| goodness gracious!'
81 couldn't help it."
Couldn't help getting married! Have
you lost your sensesT
81 went TO sleep"
"Oh. my dear boy" anxiously. "wha
| Is the matter with you?"
81 got into the house of dominic
by mistake. A runaway couple, chased
by the girls father, came to the house
in hurry, and they were married in
the dark"
whats their marriage got to dc
with you?"
Nothing, except they thought l was
the groom who, suppose, was to have
met the bride there, and before l got
fairly awake they married me-"
"Oh, dear; oh, deari What terri
Bile thing to happenv
IF you saw my wife you wouldn't
| think So"
Il thought you said it was dark and
you couldn't see her."
II struck a match just as she was
about to leave me-"
"Well, my son. it's nearly day. &c
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