The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-02-04
Tae Albaug geoister.
John Cults secret.

who, having Knocked at a door. was
saluted BY woman from an upper win
dow with, "Well,- what's a wantin'
naow?'
"4es, he's in or about somewhere, I
suppose" she replied; '.but I'm Mr..
Cuts when any business is to be done.
He's Mr.. Cults eatin and drinkin', and
sleepin' sometimes"
gentleman, II think he will be Mr. Cuts
for my business too. / wish to see
him.
"What do you want of him ?'' asked
the shrew, thrusting her head still further
out of the window.
ITO do something for me- But I must
see him myself,p was the reply.
'sIs it raa1 business, for pay, or only
| favor you want | can let your hoss have
peck of oats, or l can direct you to the
shortest road to the Four Corners, or I
cam can-why I can do anything for
you that he could, and good deal more
| take the money and write the receipts,
and pay the men, and [ take off the
produce. I'm as good judge of stock
as he is, aud | can't be beat on horses
/ flesh"
"But," said the gentleman, drawing
down his face solemnly, ''you can't take
+, his place now. Find him for me at
once"
The shrew was bafficd 'Look here,
Mister, may be you don't know the cir
cumstances of the case. This here farm
is mine, aud it was my fathers afore me,
and Cults he haint no more claim to it
than the hen down there has. And be-
sides I'm seven years older than he is, a
foot higher, and weigh twenty pounds
more. What's your business on my
place, if | may make SO bold 7"
'.To see and talk with your husband y
replied the gentleman, getting out of his
chair and hitching his horse to post, as
if he meant to stay until he did see
him.
/ "Be you a DOCTOR? Cause there amt
a living thing the matter with Cults
He's the wellest man in the town, and so
be t. said this "woman for the times"
/ "No, my good woman, I'm not doc
/ tor. De you think your husband will be
/ in soon Send that boy to find him.
said the stranger.
The boy looked up in his mothers
face, but he knew his own interest too
well to start without orders.
''Then you're minister, I suppose,
by your black coat. l may as we'll tell
you and save you time, that we don't go
to meeting, and don't want to. 1t amt
no use for you to leave no tracts nor
| nothing, for I've got big dairy and
hain't no time to idle away readn', and
[ keep him about so early and late that
when he's done work he's glad 10 60 to
bed and rest -
"I'm no minister, madam | wish /
was though, for your sake said the gen>
tleman.
"Send for your husband I cannot
wait much longer. l must see him at
once"
The boy started to his feet again and
looked in his mothers eye, but it gave
no marching orders.
ssLook here, mister''-now appearing
at the door and looking defantly at him
you're a schoolmaster huntin' up
district school, and you think he's COM
mitteeman, but he amt this year"
ssMa'am Cutts," as the neighbors called
her, dropped her hands at her side and
| hessed groan. She had found a man
she couldn't manage.
"See here, now, Mister" said she, sI
can read boy right through, aud knew
what you was the blessed minute I clap
ped my eyes on you. I can tell you by
your everlastin' arguin' that you are a.
lawyer. We hain't got no quarrels, don't
want no deeds drawed or wills made-so
you may as well hitch your horse and
drive on. We know enough to make a
little money, and [ know enough TO hold
on to it."
"My good woman, you entirely mis-
understand my errand. / can tell no per-
son but himself what it is, and must
tell him in confidence alone. If he chooses
he my break it to you the best way he
cam
ooh, my goodness sakes aliveI Broth
er's life blowed up in the Mississippi
boat, bet Oh, la me, the poor fell
low. He left little something, didn't
he ?'
81 never heard of him, and nobody's
blowed up, that l know Of" replied the
gentleman.
sOh, now I know You're the man
what wants to go to Congress, ha &! and
have come here huntin' after votes. He
shall not vote for you hate politicians,
especially them that goes again woman,
and thinks they were made to drudge,
and nothin' else I 60 in for white folks
men and women--for scripture says
There isn't neither men nor women, but
alIs one in politics I believe the day
is comm when such as you and me will
have TO bow the knee to woman, afore
you can get the big places and high
places that's eating us up with taxes.
You can't see my husband. We are
goin to the poll on the way to the iuill.
and I'll promise you that he votes right"
sI'm no candidate, and I don't know
who you are talking about. All there
comes the man / want" And the stran-
ger went toward Mr.. Cults, who had just
leaped pair of bars which led from the
potato patch into the lane.
Mrs. Cults few into the house for her
sun bonnet, to follow them; but by the
time she got to the bars, her mysterious
visitor aid Cults were driving rapidly
down the road.
The strong-minded woman shouted
after her husband aYou'd better come