Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHAREES \. TRACEWELL.8

tind az ave ana spedks Of It with
4 r~rrtain er.a0tfofl, This defiance or
fhA eean0ns. forcing Nature to DO her
work 81 cofeeaiaAiOn In the face q
| her stitriess noon. might well inspire
4 tin1id mind with fear lest human
ART. were revolving against the hiRner
powers, and raise the same acrupies
which restricted the use Of ether ana
chloroforni In certain confinement
| Svhafeyer may be the cause. II II w Y
rnayvY, that the announcement at any
nrivate rural entertainment that
there il To be Ice cream produces An
. in,r,nediate and profound impression.
n NAV be remarked. ~ aiding this
| iynnressicia. that exaggerated IDEAS
- Entertained as to the dangerous
sfsacts this CONCEALED food may pro.
| duce on persons not In the most
robust health. 3. !.
Of ice were placed on the table, every.
body looking on in admiration. - g
| t.pI0nel took knife and assaileG tne
SnS Al fY,e head 81 the table. When
~ tried to cut. or a. slice. II didn't
saem to understand IT,. however, ana
only tipped. as Ii It wanted TO upset.
The Colonel attacked 1t on the other
| side ard ii tipped just as badly the
other way. II was awkward for the
| ColonAl. Permit me" said the
| .Iudac and he took the knife ana
struck 4 sharp siantiIlg stroke Which
eliced OF q piece just Of the right
aize, and offered 1t 10 Mrs. Sprowie.
This act Of dexterity was much ad'
mired by the company.
The tables were all alive again,
"Oh, now, Miss Green. do YOU think
It's safe to put that cold stun INTO
.f..V.1
"a Young married lady. You don't
look very rugged: and should Be
dreadful afeared. IL i was yOtt------
Carrie" said old Or. Kittredge.
who had overheard this, how wei
you're looking this evening"
a sound. something between howl
and an oath, startled the company ana
broke OF the doctors sentence. Every
body's eyes turned in the direction
from which 1t came. A group instant
" gathered around the person who
had uttered IL, who was ne other than
Deacon Soper.
aHe's chokin.. He's chokin'w was the
first exclamation. SLAP him on the
back. Several heavy lists beat such
tattoo on his spine that the deacon
felt ~ II at least one Of his vertebrate
would come UP. He's black IN the
face, said the Widow Leech.
where's the doctor? Let the doctor
ret to him, can't ye?"
IF you viii move. my good lady.
perhaps I cam" said DR. Kittredee. In
| q calm tone OF voice. Hes not chok-
ine, my friends. TITS apoplexy." said
old Mrs. PeAko. Its not appplexy."
said DIR. Kiitredge. Deacon
The sudden attack OF Deacon Sopef
had begun with the extraordinary
sound mentioned above. His features
had Immediately assumed an expires.
sion of intense pain, his eyes staring
wildly. and, clapping his hands to his
face. he had rocked his head back.
ward and forward In speechless agony.
ITS all right said the doctor. as
soon az he saw his face. THE deacon
had q smart attack Of neuralgia pain. .
The doctor kept his countenance.
but his diaphragm was shaking the
change In his waistcoat pocket with
subtefTaneari laughter. He had. looked
through his spectacIes and seen at
once what had happened The dea-
con, not being In the habit Of taking
his n0urishment In the concealed
state. had treated the ice cream az d
pudding Of q rare species, and, TO
make sure OF doing himself justice to
| its distribution, had taken a large
| Tnouthful OF Il without the least pre-.
caution. The consequence was sen.
sation, as IL dentist were killing the
nerves Of rs teeth at once with hot
irons, or cold ones, which would hurt
rather worse.
The deacon swallowed something
with a spaeniOdic effort, and recoy.
cred pretty soon ana received the con.
9ratulAtions Of his friends.