The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-04-22

shock to the old couple than the report {
d,ath had been. He remembered thf
nncle Jim was close by, spending til
evening with Mr.. Jones, sick nelghbor
and he thought it would be peculiarly az
nropriate that he who had broken to ther
the bad news should now convey to ther
the antidote.
They met uncle Jim just as he was CON
ing out of neighbor Joness door. H
went back into the house with them
where he remained to recover littl
from his establishment, and to hear enough
| of Clipt's story to enable him to unfol(
the truth by degrees to the old couple
then set out on his new mission. Phi
waited for him to do his errand, and fol
Clint to get warm by Mr.. Jones's fire, anG
to eat leg Of cold turkey from Mrs
Jones's larder, then took him home, enter
ing the house with him as we have seen
Clint was looking well but rather shah
by. He was inclined to swagger little
and to show manly distaste for the fuss
made over him.. Old man Dracutt scarce
y uttered a word, but appeared fairly
dazed at what appeared to him more
dream of his grandson's return than a
reality, and stood with silent tears cours
ing down his aged cheeks. The old lady
kissed the boy often enough for both
and repeated over and over again the
question before he could get breath be-
tween the caresses to answer it: "Where
have you been, Clinton? Clinton, O
Clinton where haze you BEEN?
mot in the bottom of the pond, by a
long chalk p said Clint, getting away
from her, and seating himself, while all
sataround him, in the dimly lighted kitch-
en-. II never went back on the ice at all,
after I left Phil l just went the other
way as fast as ever my legs could carry
me; and pitched those hammers into a
corner of the fence, the first thing. had
no idea where was going but | was so
disguised with everybody and everything
and myself in particular, that ALL thought
Of was to get away out of sight, some
where. ij
81 hadn't gone far when man came
along in buggy. Give me ride ? says
/, Hop in,' says he. Rather hard travel
ing says I. Yes says he; I got caught
by the snow last night; that comes says
he, of travelling on Sunday. w got
acquainted as we rode along, and 1 found
out he was a householder, aud that he
lived at the Port. I said | was going
there to look for situation; and told
him knew a good deal more about horses
than L suppose was exactly consistent with
the truth. You see, as he talked horse, I
talked horse out of sympathy. We made
a few stops, and got to his house about
noon then he asked me to dinner and
after dinner he said he could give me a
Job if [ would like one. He had pair
of horses on his hands that he wanted to
send up into New Hampshire to be board
ed for the winter; and offered me $500
il would go aid take care of them on
the way. Ae paid me in advance; and
the next day started, went by railroad,
and got to the place the next night. 1t
was country tavern; and the landlord
said he conldn't keep the team, although
he had agreed to- for his hostler had
just left him, and he didn't know about
hiring another. Maybe says I, you'd
like to hire me?' We struck bargain
in about a minute, and [ went to work
thinking I was going to be in clover
~ staid with him till yesterday morning
when left in a hurry. couldn't stand il
any longer. tell ye, twas rough Big
job and small pay. began to think o.
home, and came to the conclusion I'd
been Ounce to leave it."
"But why did you leave it, Clint 2
asked Phil. "Your getting angry with
me was no good reason"
"Well, 1 had got mad with the old folks
too,
''But was there nobody else you cared
for 2"
"Well-yes- is" said Clint
''there was another thing that disguised
me. You know you left me the night
before with-you know who. Well,
may as we'll own it, I sta1d and made q
fool of myself. She didn't care that fol
me- Clint snapped his fingers. %
found twas somebody else she cared for
and that somebody else made me mad az
fury, next morning, in the Toulouse"
Phil rose some. what hurriedly aftel
this, and took his hat.
Don't go? cried Clint. That's al
right now We know"
Eyes glad you've forgiven me. But
I've a little matter of business to lool
after. And as I've heard the rest 0
your story, I'll see you in the morning
Clint"
With these words Phil fastened ava.
to look after the "little matter of bust
ness" that had SO suddenly claimed hi
attention, leaving Clint to relate to th
old people how he had that day walke
all the way to the Port, and met the lat
foreman, after crossing the pond.
$50 YOU thought | was an the ice, thi
winter with vengeance, did ye? Nov
if that ant the coolest joke!.' ea
Eyes" said uncle Jim "and we WEI
E ltalkin' 4 about having a funeral, .sermo
!. preached for YOU ,~,,,fs, j, J.,
Whereupon, the young man allno.
went into con ulSionS of Io,,h&