The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-17

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Il mnsg ~ ~ tbs time Hai ~ was
Ia fs II nov be knew. - be Frii'rd
H. teeth 6rmly together and watched
while the doctpr bcgan skiNfnssy 20
rry open the bead % the keg
4 hase here" began the doctor In
the usual formal tones VI bis lecture
" have here. gcnsicmen" he continued
a. hs removed the top and, putting on
. pnir Of rubber gloves. began to greI'c
elont Ia the Interior, "a specimen
which have only been sble 20 pro
rure with great difnculu In this So
riuded place aud In ways into which
hone you win not inquire too deeply.
stacimen which ! know will greatly
interest YOU" And with that he drew
forth from the dripping alcohol and
held before their eyes the awful bead
Z Of negro
/ Ike the Gorgun's bead Ia the hands
Z 81 couanering perseus this horrible
thing confronted them with dlstort-
I'd. frozen grin npun its features Bnt
10 the medical students u was ~ moth
ing They gazed upon Il with absorb
"a interest shining Ia their fascinated
Z eyes
/ Now. gentlemen pursued the doe
Tor with twinkle behind his speeta'
\ rles as be watched the whitening, hor'
I ror stricken features OF Hank ZONES.
eve wlil"-
But he never finished that sentence.
/ There was q stined sound as ~ . mar
tai choking In agony aud dun tlind
As Hank Jones dropped to the floor 10
. dead faint
A few moments sutficed 10 revive
him.
III Is really too had OF NE. Sir
Jones'" said Dr Boden II shnnid
have realized bow II might affect onr
on seeing such "A thing for the first
Zine. We physicians grow hardened.
and. OF course we don't think Of II al
All. only | noticed that yml had y
great interest In kegs this one este
cialy-and I thought yon ought to
know what II contained after taking
such good care Of IL"
Ii was a cruel revenge for such VI
tie thing MS tapping a keg Of alcohol
Hank looked feebly into he doctors
grlmly smiling face. but replied never
a word
Half an hour later Barker opened u
note which was brought to bin by one
Of the Joneses' neighbor's boys:
Dear MIR Barker-I don't suppose Hank
viii be able 10 work any more this after
noon He had severe nervous shock
he was nearly run over by livery team
on his way from the college and Is very
much upset ! think he VIII be an f,sh'
by morning MRS, HAM JoNEs'
Barker read Il over again before he
sent It by the waiting boy TO the col
lege for DR.. Boden During the after
noon he burst frequently into uneS'
pected fits OF laughter over the routine
work Of the depot and occasioned much
wonder among the waiting passengers
who were apparently 80 constituted
mentally MS to require a visible cause
In The case of sudden hlarity.
OF course the story got out. Stories
always do But Hank WIS really re
formed. Az he told his former iempter
Lem Hieginson. "he just couldn't ever
take drink again.
why. II ! was only to think about
mkin a drink" he said as he refused
the sociable and well meaning offers OF
that bibulous worthy. II actually be
ieve I'd die. You cant have any idea
how awful II WAS
Naturally Lem didn't think II could
he so bad ms to spoil q mans thirst FOR
ever He didn't think anything could
but then II hadn't happened TO Lem.
Nevertheless You see ! was right
does take an unusually hard shock t.
reform "A confirmed topper.