The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-13
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Nlels WhIskey.
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4 sStbjaitg hon VI sef { asslh u
tvo pass, bss che fact 10. have been dil.
igsssly lsok,sg sssssd for something 10
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Tie people, whos I shall call whisksy.
Yos sssses isssiss hov pretty be 10.
Hb bsek ~ shs noss beautiful smooth
shisiss stripes y reddish brown aad
blast, BE eyes shiss like bright glass
bssa, ,hsd Ae sis rp jauati9 Oh Die h,sd
dusetsts, Sitk hiS iitAi tail thrown s,Sf
Ais bssk like rsins
Asd vhsvs dsss No iiesf Well, "that
10 tsllisg,'' - " shildrsa Say. Il vss
sSS3N3Hq z 1lltE5 h.!~P Pf Dstx
:xi;., u ! sSsss. Sqss;ias. I'D hihidasd
esrdsa, that I made NJ. Whistsy1 &C.
quaiuases. ------
Here there lives young parson. Who
prssehss every Sunday In . little brown
church, ED during vssk.aays goos
through oil these hills and vs,isys, visit.
iss NE poor. snd gathering children iate
1ssdsy schools. '''
His ,vlsik h . very small sissd lady
aos sssh bigger, than you, ny little
Nsry-bas very fond Of oil so's Of dumb
asisals ssd. BY constantly Watching
their es.ioss end vsys, che hes come to
have qsits strange power over them, -
I shall Sslsts. .s''. ss>t .bv.r
The little lady axsd her mind on whis.
key, ssd ssvs bin bic name without con
suhiag him upoa ths subject. She sd
uirsa biz bright eyes. and resolved to
suldvass kis sequaihssaee.
By'sosstaat watching, shs discovered
that b had small hole Of his own 10
~ gsassplot . few psess ffoa her back
doSa reS sAs'ussi 70 all her pocket viii
hasslslss. and 90 out and cit ia the back
porch, and make little noise, such %
sqsirrrls make 70 each other, to attract
his atssstiea.
Il . a,tuti o. two up would pop tie
Iiss As.a Nth ihs bright eyes, id TIE
ssaasplot, sad Master Whiskey would cit
o. bic Asssehss and lisssn, With one small
sar cooked towards her. Then che would
tAsss hin . hsssleut, and hs would
Zip Instantly down into bic hole again.
In nins,s OF two. however, his eurios.
ky would est the better Of his prudence
ssd che, sitting quiet, would see the lie.
ds brown striped hssa slowly, slowly
coming up again, over the tiny green
spikss Of The grasspl"t. Quick - .
issh 10 would dart at The nat, vhisk It
isss little beg on one side Of bis jsvs.
vhish Madam Nature has furnished bin
With for his provision. pouch, and down
isso his hole agsinl An ungrsssful,
suspicious little brute be vas, too; for
though in this way be bsggsd and car
s;sd o& 80 'slSes sst, ausil tie patient
t1b sbnsa Aal ussd sp pesnd Of b.
sslsuts, still he seemed to have the same
via sfIishs ~ sight of1hsr, and would
vhisk o6 and hide himself in bis hole
Tie uassss ~ sppsarsd. IL vain shs
called ~WAiskey, whistsy," 10 the most
laesssiSe 'sosss /; is vsio abs coszed and
Ssj6std. No. no; hs wss DOT to be caught
Sevpiss. He lad no objection 10 &C.
sgptisy hsr ssti, - many - she chose 70
throw 70 hin; bat - 70 bss taking any
psrsoa.l liberty With him, you see, 1t Was
- to b thought of
& pst a lest pssissss and perseverance
began 70 have their reward. Little Mas.
ssr whisksy said to himself. "Sursly
iii b . nice, kisa lady, to take % much
pains 10 give ne uets she 10 certainly
very esssidstats !" aud Nth that be
sdesd little nearer aud nearer every
dsy, SStll, quite TO the delight Of the
small lady, hvosld osnsand climb into
her lsp and seize the nuts, whom she rat.
tied them thsrA, asd aftst that he seemed
- MAKE SsxpIsslsE ESeysges al over her
yerssl, Hsdsl& jliat . asd dt on
AsSSd ~ DO would draeuk1 "a psrch
lislf b lsfS SbsoS "a whsh che held
s.ss farh Mn bsssssa 'ksr tsssh, vosld
tsEsaess y Asr pqssh. @
Afss. yaihss VI. q ..t' tour'
sf discovery n TO hauss.' He would
sujdssls ssppa' ~ ths uisistsr's vu.
isg.tabls, vhsa hs vss composing hi'
SusiAy astntn, ssd ds. .ssetias his littl'