Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-27
BY NJ QUAD.

he had Il reputation Of moving more
grass and cutting more corn than any
other man. old or young. In the town.
ship of Dubois
When young man has reached the
age Of twcnty-Ouc he becomes his own
boss. There are farmers yet who will
not have it so. but will keep son on
until he simply gets up and declares
his legal right. At twenty Peter ask
ed his father for his time-that Is, he
wanted his legal rights n year ahead
OF time, rs he had chance 10 travel
about the country with lightning rod
man. The father refused.
Peter sat down under the big pear
tree at the corner Of the house TO think
things over. AS he thought he fell
asleep, and rs he slept Thunderstorm
or came up. Almost the first bolt
struck the tree. and few minutes
later he was found with his boots
burned off, his old silver watch melted
and in an unconscious condition. The
DOCTOR who revived the young man
told his father that the victim might
never be able to work again and that
he must have the best OF care to keep
him from the grave. AS matter of
fact, the doctor was all wrong. Peter
had got mixed up with n thunderbolt,
but the damage, outside of the nervous
shock, amounted to nothing. However.
when the doctors words were over
| heard it was a cue for Peter. He had
been working hard, and here was his
chance TO loaf For a month he had
to be carried about.
Haying time arrived. and Peter was
conveyed to the shade Of tree down
by the meadow that he might watch
the men at work and wish he were
one of them. BY and by three or four
bumblebees that had been disturbed
near by came along and hoped on to
him. The pain of their stings jumped
Peter to his feet and sent him run
ming for ten rods before he remcm-
bercd his helpless condition.
Then n doctor was called i'm. He felt
Of Peters fairness and heard about his
race with the bees, but instead of pro
nouncing him able to go into the hay
field and sweat his shirt, as he really
was. it was diagnosed us n case where
sudden excitement had revived the
muscular action for n moment.
Corn planting had come round again.
and the father was working in 4 field
near the highway when a man came
along pushing a cart before him. He
was bound to the village, and in the
cart was big electric battery. such
rs takers travel from town to town
with. The man was halted. and the
farmer climbed the fence to see all
about the machine. After he had been
given n shock free gratis he asked:
The stuff in there is the same rs
lightning. amt it?"
Just about the same"
1T will shock a Teller so he won't
know anything?"
1T surely will. If should turn on
the full current you couldn't let 90 Of
the handles"
Then the father told about Peter be-
ing shocked, and when he had finished
the man said:
Electricity works two ways One
shock will cripple man. and the next
will restore him to his pristine vigor.
What your son wants is another
shock If it cures you are to give me
q dollar. II it doesn't you need not
give me anything"
1t was planned that Peter must be
deceived, and the plan was carried
out. He was sitting i'm a rocking chair
on the yeranda, and the faker and his
machine were escorted there, and the
father explained:
Pete, you have been going back on
corned beef for the last month, and
here is something to sharpen your ap-
petite. You take hold Of these 'ere
handles, ana It's like taking a tonic.
took hold Of them up the road, and
I'm as hungry as n bear now"
But the doctors all said my case
mustn't be experimental with" pro.
tested Peter, who scented some trick.
Oh, this is no experiment. When a
Teller loses his appetite the doctors ex-
pect him TO get 1t back the best way
hc can. want to see you pitching
into fried pork and taters tonight.
Take right hold. my SON"
Peter took hold, and the current was
turned on full lie was frozen TO the
handles and yelled blue murder. After
fifteen seconds &c was turned off, and
he jumped up and threw the faker
and h.y machine of the veranda and
heaycd the father after them. Then.
without O word, be grabbed a hoe and
started for the coruGcld. Iu three
hours DO did more work than bis Ia
Their bad Done all day, and it was
rochoued Tint he sweat off ten pounds
n ia- lie acknowledged that he was
81 good as new. After supper hc milk