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him as comfortable as we could, but it war
Fever and aeue. | sunnose.'

him as comfortable as we could, but it war
no use.
Fever and ague. suppose
'Feveranager. You'd said so, if you'd
seen him shake. | gave him all the quiz
nine there was in the Hubbard, and then
sent Jane to Mr.. Skreggses to bring all
the quinine he had, and his hymn buck
lie went off peacefully, and his last words
was, where's Jimmy
Meaning your little boy y
No, jimmy Sands, my husband before
him. They had been great friends, and
think poor Billy must have seen his sper
ret, for the owls were whooping awful that
night Them two mules in the cabbage
patch were his, and that thar mare, whose
head is pokin' out of the corn crib is the
same mare be married me oIfen?'
Married you from off horseback
We'll, you'd say so if you'd seen us. 1t
was when lived down to Stoney at the
crossin' with Sal. Sui she hearn some
one hollerin' and shakin'it was jest
some stranger wantin' to get in to stay all
night, she never minded; but the noise
kept on So that at last she p6ked her
head cut Of the dividin' and asked what
was wantin.'
Are there any young gals here as wants
to git married? I'm going down to the
river bottom to live in the timber. ] got
a mar and a mule and lots of traps, and
don't ask nothin' in return but plain cook
in and kerrect hehavior'
Jane, says Sal, what do you say
See |, Pm wilhn' but where's the
preacherY
lie says thar's preacher out there,
with him.
Ask him if it's Mr. Skeggs. 1 won't be
married by no one but Skeggs.
Yes it's him.
We'll, struck light, and put on my
Sunday dry goods mighty quick. Sal,
she carried out frying pan of greese and
and rag for candle, and we woke up
SaPs uncle, old man Soloman, and 80 we
got married. Jim and had TO jine hands
and he on the mar he couldn't get down
on account of the furniture aud things
being hitched around him
But is this Mr. Skeggs clergyman p
oh, regular built. lie ard Jimmy
met together at the crossin, and it was him
recommended me. He got sight Of TN
for the Job
large sum, was 1t y
1t warn't 10 money; it was tin Guns he
the county and he had two dozen left
Mr.. Skeggs put them round his neck in a
string, and we heard them rafting on the
prairie mile off,
Well, Madam, did have some idea If
| living down in the bottom myself, but
! no
Down in the bottom What among
them ponds of water? | see you living
/ 4 =
wouldn't keep you alive two DAYS. If you
want good building lot, there's my two
f0rties, I'll sell EN- cheap-a dollar and a
half per acre.
i am not certain after what you have
related, that could live long, even in the
upland-'
Not without you was used to it YOU
couldn't. Some can stand it and some
can't. Now there's an old gentleman VI
to town that think might stand it cou-
pie Of years any how, Squire Spring. !
reckon know him he's got splendid
wagon and team, and they do say, he's
got hundred head Of hogs. You never
heerd, did you?
/ Could the women possibly means to com.
pass the deliberate murder of Squire SPRING.
/ / wanted nothing further to hasten my
| departure. The shades of evening were
falling fast, the owl had already begun tc
utter his long drawn fearful cry, a mingled
whoop and howl, and receiving few
! general directions as to my nearest way to
b, rapidly left my newly chosen
residence in the rear, debating within
myself whether or no it was my duty to
inform the authorities Of the existence Of
this horrible man trap.