, 1870-02-20
An Illinois EAynStJ.
Pf4n, the EaStoA A,irsrfis1.


nj tell YOU. s,.. that tI1ta Ia stranger lhsn DC.
4'Yes:" fxll i, With . studied en,,t 10 rlsy the
apleesble 10 the new coGer.
Ia the kuchen OF Western farm hcuSe Evtry.
thing VII On \ generous ecale from the 7olIlne
prairie with l.s olllowy teaehe., down 10 the hay.
Wi1nIn The house the Eame SIMPLE greeting WA
proin,nccl nsd spent the day since the Dscen-
ber snn1lse N bunting m tecuon corners aud es-
tahlshftR EoupotrJ lines Tor ny hca', We had
al OF Us worried hard, x1d the nfsfuremtnts had
proven renaTLAhly correct, for the cha,u s,1pped
sncuthiE aong Oh the frczcn SNOW. The great
ntse, wa crnsted ovcr. aod the rauk Rrlas IN.
'ers ozen With the tee nate tue crossing sase so'
smotncsed IN :he mud while rentur.ng to foni toe
Sluggish pool Thus We hsd escaped 4 round
anout patb, and had realized the privilege over
mAki1g 4 bee.ilnc oe1 cen any Two pointa
1lencc We we're in excellent fpirts we sAs down
70 the SMOKING hot anpper. MI. Felterkin win
ha TWO boys waited Tor no ceremony, aud tol-
lowed their example In b1untirE ny keen appetite
with ea,ory Hortel4~ Tso bnIom daughters
were butsltg around rho ki'cbeu and rep!ensh.
hospitality shining al over her Ted fsce,
was watching wt'h care, les: we enould for
a mcment eea tne bottom OF cup or plate.
We had nearly eacn onr way through 70 VIC
tory, arh son1c OF Us had rushed hacE TO re1: on
our iaurels aaa 10 oNie the daTeelA when the
stature, red cheeks long rct:sh hAir, Intelligent
face ard netu, "a 1taa Of age.
:" HoT are you, David ~ tatd our host, sud
turning To me, excisined In hi4 hearty ZONES.
"SrtneeF. lntt Ar Mr. speecer. the ckca, man
tlat 4. q ever 1nahe Now. Dare. tell tao Yankce
Thus Introduced and chn ienzct, Spencer cazct
! fo!enl ly tcto ny face, and, teei"g ctpecsato,
there der,ctet, he uttered tie ot.gtan nhrosr
win which 1n's ste,ca begins had been %
I hardly Ancw NhAt to expect, aud therefore
waited for Spencer to proceed.
a, nj, s,sre, Mt F: IN the h3d7e.s Of her
It 10 the new conner. he took 1t 10 silence, val
low en It at eipRte Culp. set down TIC crock-.y
s% Ra RUa ;1Sss inc 1oa ess .sRsa
wosIt ralher have had wa.es - sa.d tee hosEess
t'ElcIy. "Ne. nafn1, drinking milk IL shau.
l:ke ttktrR Pill % ne but r. ~ consequences,
now it, doWr, replied The gloomy msn-
TIM e.pG to relieve the good lady y coafusioa,
| ssted Mr. spencer II n~ na1 recently hcen III
Srenctr a .rtsts'less bottle Of champagne, tho
explosion could not have ceen rorc Immediate
"1!', 81! II. That little wori Is too short al.
M eq sseu Is .Ts R9nIs e. sg ST.
5sl.e q ,os III s VI Il s ~ 81 w, Stranger
m. lurGz n1c ba5ly cut m, Ooe OF them Is
clear Iote-cclar<eo, the doctor saJs-snnvelled
sr ntt n,acksu.tn.s acton Tne oshes ono
! looet tc.trr tur doesn't amount to much. Have
! wor1h rner,cri,e. I take lo7 < aTrAih no acd
Itrn. and have All aefal tine, bloating up Ike Il
! "But thA' 'snr the xorzt My liver plasaes
| ne with m ocd trick II t1rca itself !usde out
Sur tnss nj Frsa atef rsrt q my ivef = tnsioe OF
thctc ooo1t, thros'iDg oct his sHo coWh!dcs from
under fhc tso.e. .--.. ..
the oec:e.s seE its paznlYtis hut one medicine
! nan ealls II Intermittent loes1sw. and reckon
he+ nR1.. II jass e'ans nc sna s:nts E,e r,eh!
tpcethtf lie q fat.trap; cant talk or wink my
| lett eye. Al my conversation IL done with my
rrht {. {, ard tell you, stranger, It Rets power.
"a u axes a.a5 all ~ appeste. for have e &
led H,tn . squirt gun jua, b. mind caJ ere soo;h.
"Yoc loof es II you waited to 1sn1n, Mater,
but item Is 'stes care 81 ne N hose spena oon'i y
| "t.ut ouIdt mind these things Il It wAAn'I
'a aes sea1s 9a4stSs n bas isc is: thing knsv i
Rtvfa waJ, and pitches me rEnt over, nsad dtst
lnro whatever lies IN fscnt Nov. one day las
rote oas on The rrstrie scross oy ito sloo, ind
| taN HG toet n the road. and got cpt to puxn !
bent sen' sssss oa saae Il
&c, snd dove hesd IRE. into the mnd, and tneI
Anck, nc,d ncdeI AMI tect thrashlnR on III
oauS. had to say there I'LL one Of ny nau
ps..tng b.. took ne oy the heel and pulled n
.ao. !o,s sesua you .a,nk ron were anae
boyE
Really. I couldn't say e1scs,y. ~ coaidn'
readily get II n! watch, hut It WA psh on t
| ehli An hour, sud will coalekk, recusEer, snt
1evct was 10 hard put 70 II for breath IN u
Ru,, Nj. Spencer. donS 700 take euy ned
ere for yorr Irouo.es:"
HAedicape! Oh, yes: Whv. ST., I've taken
one dose hunS Of bue p!ll ks big IL / h.oy's cs
! ARD I'rn swallowed whole Apotaec4rJs 5 anG
| except the hotties and coskA And tr,cd hJdrt
| rstpy, vent 10 8 ChtcaEp doctor acd got d Or
rcr1p1ion for tpL.rH water 20 It wouldn't fca!
ne: plled LAT hoeshead and GOT In; ".
scrubbed and Yubhcd, ard scyspe1 nth an o
, tru1 csndiesttck 10 oPen my poreL Inen &
! to bed, and presently began % eTctt avs
through the 1eAtrer bed, hId tnsooen soe stfa
, bed npd through the 1AcktrR. down on 70 u
,oor Of The Ioou in Rtses!n 70 tot doofsa!:. y
ont through 3 crack urder the door tlto y
!, street Said to RAunan ttnat1 ny VIE
= '1larnan, canr stand this; xonT be dEoEn!
: | in my own btd-' So ! xpt op aud csesaed =
j" ard Pct on ny hat to 20 ont !: WAS cn.d q
l. n Iauusry- IA I opened she door uoocso :
h !1!u drops falling iais On my cloInea san
. 1lHnrno. whas a sudden shower" 'Why. m
&c lard, II dcnr raip,' she SAID. Gentlemen, II y
IA snt..ssssai!"
"a VI. tEeneeT then proceeded to detail MS e1p
:. Hnec With uesmef1sm aud the Ealvhu:c oeit.
10 a. An said that he seemed 70 nAve betu ucAt
I lot Almost egtfy fppwu disease aud heocs
10 night venture to inquire Il he bad ever been Q
m ten oJ mad dog. "No, n.t," he promptly
~ pl1eo, vita an ait OF severity. "out sar N
e. Gnon who VS. bitten by 4 nsssas&uger. Fera1
to }oQFe EEvef stsu one o{ rasN pfalflt FaH