Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-12-29

if you will promise not 10 REPEAT my
words until 10 morrow
"Weli, sir, replied Cults, Il shouldn' I
like to rnswer any question that would
make trouble among my neighbors'
have my hands full, 1 can tell you, TO
keep out of scrapes now; but I've done ,
and hain't an enemy in The world as
know"
But, sir, you needn't reply 10 my
question. unless you are perfectly Will
ing" said the stranger.
ASK y.ur question" said Cults, "and
will not repea. ii.
..Weil, Mr.. Cults, 1 am laying fence
Oh the Brisley place, that I've just
bought, and / was directed 10 lhquiie ~
you where | ould buy cedar posts n
fellow in the store said Cults can teii
you if hi wife will let him; but she
won't. She'll insist on telling you neI-
self. and pei iliaps offer to drive Win you
| wherever you go Ia Urder them.
II told Them l would see you, and ash
YOU uuly; and lac fellows uet OH it. lie!
are to give you ten dollars, and 10 t"U
OF three widows in town ii cord oil "oou
each, if | succeed in asking you ihis
question alone, and making sure youI
" lie does not know nay business until
Cuts knew his wlie's standing" toU
well lo ieeI very sensitive. ana lax hg
the bIll from the stranger, he smiieu
and salu-
IN go with you TO LOOK out cedar
posts aid keep dark, for the jokes sake:
out DON'T KNOW i.s she'll ieL me shay IL
Lue mouse To night, l don't own II, ie-
4 Jiied Tho sUod uaIureu Cutts.
"ouppose you go Is my place anu see
! 10 ssitiuy the posLs. / wI.l send ooy
10 Leli her on had 10 go OF sui denly Oh
a little GusIhess, aud Will be back III the
uIorniug," ssId lie stranger.
IN uo tnaI," replica CUTS, lor 1
never quaTreI with her, but iet her have
uer uwII way. 1 duu'J want 10 worry
al y sell about trifies.
'.yiuod man" said the stranger, There
are uu Irifies iii this life. ihr smaliesi
act Is Important, and this easy goou hi..
luTe of yours will ruin your iamlly
Battle that sp. rit to-day, al next sun
DAY Take your boy and 60 TO the house
vi God, whatever she says, anu Dc real
nlau-al tie head oi youI Uwn house ahc
family"
1t is rather late TO Begin said Cults,
shaking his head III a way that would
have warned others from lie trap III
~ nIch nIs ieet wefe last.
You see ,he purse Is hers, lie aude'i
land that has been a crueler feiter than
her will TO me. But l will to-day beglu
anew, lor her good aud the chiiurehs.
The boy was sent with he message,
but the boy wasn't sharp enough Ma
Cults discovered the whereabouts OF hei
| lord, tackled up and went alter him.
All the way home and far into tn.
night she used her eloquence, botn In
pleading aid threatenings, to hnd GU.
The mysterious errand OF that bateiui
,own nabob that had come int" Tie
town to separate HAPPY families.
.dumb spirit'' for the night; and nc
measure could induce him 10 talk or
ANY subject, lest she should pry the
mighty secret out Of him.
Sbout midnight she ore.sherself oul
and went 20 sIef p; but at break of day
she bepan again. He then yentured tt
saw .'as soon as breakfast is over, l III
brea the news 10 you"
you'll never tat morsel In my
house / can tell you," cried Aantippe
l"tiIl YOU have told me what the man
wanted of yOu.",
"Then You'll wait'a good while to hear
it.u said Cults, "for l have vowed I'd
never tell it. till | have first eaten my
1 hreak ,ast - aud with these words he
went out.
! Na,a:u Cults endured the torture as
long as possible. and then got breakfast.
She called at the door TO 10 one particu-
lar. ''come." -,
] Rut Cutts didn't come. After while
.b. went out 20 the barn and found hin
seated on an up-tnrned halt-bushel
measure, calmly peellng and eating .
"It does seem as If this here man had
,,oseessed YOU! Your breakfast is cool
| ing: do come in"
Here was point gained.
Cults went mas requested. ana ate
his break fast. When that was over
Ma,am settled herself back in her chair
with her face full of eager expectation
and said:
Nov begin. What did that ERE man
want?"
He wanted some ce.'ar posts" re-
piled Cults calmly, without LOOKING up
"and that was all J"
Ifnn arrow had struck Ma'am Cults
she could not have manifested more sur
prise and shame. :,
II am the laughing stock of this town !"
added Cults. land from this hour turn
new leaf I'm henceforth head OF my
family. and unless this house is made
mine. I shall finish offa room in the
harn-which is mine you VIII he
welcome to share il with me. III not !
will live there with the boys, and you II
Find me n civil neigi bnr."
MAN Cults power was broken
since then the farm has been called
John Cults place." and he's the head