Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-21


cleaned out by the drought in Texas.
Then was captain OF . dug out ferry up
on Snake-eye river, and was dCin' well,
when the chaps put up Job on me AZ
bust the rife again. Them cusees used TO
keep q span Of clothes on each side Of the
river, and pick up big rock IN their
arms to hold 'em down, and wsde across,
That let me out in navigation. And sence
I've been here, my stock il alters running
away, and my KICKS burning down, ull In
cen Almost worn out"
"You must have been rather tried BY
all these things" ventured Fosco.
"You may ssy that boldly, sir. Tried IL
q good word. l've been for years in the
frying pan, an I'm only skimmin's."
Don't you remember, Silas, OF that
story Of job, which was the unfortunatest
man in the Scriptur"
Yes, does !; and Tn very much like
Jobs of-ox. Well, it's gettin' nigh on TO
bedtime, and I'll say goodnight"
We were not 10th to retire, and soon
were rolled MP In our blankets; and we
thought COmpasses must have been In
better spirits, for, ere we fell asleep We
heard Q voice singing the well-known
ditty:
Jc1n BapttSte, pour qu0i,
Yoa s ssoS on Ds Ss Iii. pSS dog al. By
When morning dawned, however, our
host was - morose - ever, and TO our In
quiries - to the night-melody, gave
answer:
"It's that cussed Canadian of q Teller.
That's the only psalm he knows, and he
amt quite sure o. that He amt at for
nuthin' but TO range my sheep; and I
b1ieve It's his moaning that give 'em the
scsb. Clepsy, she reads the papers, some
times, and SAYS he must have the trykinA,
a. he's alters singin' about pork war"
you must zee newspapers very sci
dom" ~
Eyes, thank Godi It's plain sailin' to
Clepsy. She's horned scholard, and
always took to readin' naturally, partickly
to novelty. But gets mired every inch
I goes and on three sides OF the paper
there amt no partickler connection it's
h OTIS and shoes. lard and lumber, hard
ware and dry-goods, and all mixed. A
good many cliarikters in that ere play, !
says to the wife. But, then, woman's
got more savoy in them things than
man, which is supposed to work all the
time"
won't you go out shooting with us
this morningi" asked the Colonel.
II rather guess not. hain't been much
on the shoot o. late. When was young
or, was reckoned the best shot In our
town; but them days Is fed and gone for
ever. Ye'd better bear TO the right, after
We git up the canon, where 1t splits.
And we left him watching US a. We rode
away. .fa ,s5.sftiol
Over the brown, bare hills. guiltless Of
shrub or grass, rolling away to the north In
resistless waves. Crisp and brittle the turf
under our horses hoofs, the little puffs Of
dust rising ct every step. Into their holes
tumble the nimble squirrels, throwing
quick glsnces over their shoulders. Now,
9 startled rabbit leaps into sight, and bowls
away, unhurt by the sharp "ping" Of the
bullet. Warm pour down the rays Of the
sun, burning and parching the earth, and
checking the haste Of our horses.
Lo! deer 10 seen in Q hollow, raising
his head in the cir, and shifting at the in.
truders. Just one stroke of the spurs,
and away we skurry in quick pursuit. A
young one, scarcely showing horns, but
he bounds proudly on. Closer and closer
we come, TIL the painting animal turns
Crack, goes the Colonel's rife, and, with
bound, the tired creature falls, with q
bullet in his shoulder Then the knife
and his life has fled.
Only one did we raise that day, and, to-
ward nightfall, were only too glad to re-
trace our steps to the house, and sup on
venison steaks. HY asa.
"Not much luck to-day" said Com.
passes. zone deer Is little among SO
many" dr Ea aF.
"But the skill Of your wife makes us
forget the scarcity" a 20 3s
.Well, gentleman, that ar wife Is the
only comfort I ever had. Clepsy Is mas
inland at hxin's. There's some as has
the Joins, and hasn't the know-howin's,
as many q rich man can't set good table
But, if your woman has the knOw-hOwin's,
q very little doin's Is enough. Which
words ID found in the tenth 'pistle to the
Ca!ifornians, or, howsomever, ought to
be-" - M
"What's that, Silass" interrupted the
wife, catching the last words. "You
quotin' 6criptur. I'm eenamost aston
ished, but. likewise, pleased"
II didn't go fur to let you hear II but
no harms done"
"Wor't you say it again, old mani ?"
It's no use to sell your cabbages
twice, says !, and never repeats"
"Like Shakespeare" inserted Fosco.
uunnO MN. - NC IA O6A cEsn-
ciscof"
Hardly" was the reply, followed by
an explanation.
"Waal," continued Compasses, "as l
Amt no scholard. you must. pardon me fur
not takin'" .,
"A man must have larnin to take them
things" said Aunt Clepsy, as she took up
dropped stitch In her prospective stock
ing. "Not everybody can git al eddica-
ton, and read and spell like steam en-.
CINE, without KNOWN how to milk and
I've sometimes thought as how eddication
was like tunneling for blind lead !; ye
don't know how much it's going TO help
ye And II every boy has got trade. he's
got somethin' what no drought can kill,
and no flood wash away, but h his'n etcr-
nally." h a
"Yer right, there, Clepsy," followed
Compasses, IF had 3 thousand and
one boys I'd give the odd one IN eddica-
ton, and give some trade to the Others
then they wouldn't rise up agin' me At the
last day. With his health and . good
trade, q TELLER can fight his way along, par
tickly In country Ike this." lls n
We at, Ia conversation, some hours,