Sweet Revenge.

Manawatu Herald, 22 September 1898, Page 2

Sweet Revenge.

The judge had never taken • Turkish bath, bat he was not feeling bis best that morning, and it ?udddnly occurred to him to test its vivifying efifcctß, so enthusiastically descanted upon by bis yjoungr friends. It seemed to the jutlge that the rubber was terribly rough, but, fearing to expose his inexperience and subject himself to ridicule by objecting to the regular treatment, he patiently endured being punched, pummelled, slapped, spanked, whacked, and poked, until he could not - «tand the torture a moment longer. •• Is — it — qai-ite — neces-sary — to -m ake— me -bla a<Jk— and— bluo — all— Kitr-er ?" |Mtote& the judge, and as irregularly, as the rubber dngr hia fists in more or less vigouronsly. Nwver you mind ; I'm fixin 1 you," responded ihe rubber, redoubling hi? assaults, and grinning diabolically--at least so it peamwi Co the judge. 14 Who (slap, «• o»o) are (thud, groan) yn«i ?'' gisped i. be, judge, a hqrribl* 4 s Hpieijm dawning' in bis mind. " V uu* (wnacfe, groan) face (thump, sfoupja.^^h^ok. groan) look (slap. Kroon), fA-(i.hud, groan) — miliar " (.siTh'h, groan). •• 0, y<«u ivm-nnber m-, do you ?'* growled t\\* rubber, f^rc.istieally. "Well. (ii4i yer cfd hide,; mebbe you'd iilif to i>(?nd ma up for six m^n 1m aeoin for priza figbtia'!" — " Harper's." '