The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-01-26
Seleet Story.
JOHN QUITS SECRET.

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Is Mr.. Cuts in ?" asked u gentle
man, who having knocked at door,
was salated by woman from an upper
window with, well, what's wantin'
naow 7"
Yes, he's in or about somewhere. |
suppose" she replied: 'but I'm Mr..
Cuts when any business is to be done.
He's Mr.. Cults eatin' and drinking !;
sleepin', sometimes"
"Wcll, my good womau," said the
gentleman, Il think he will be Mr..
Cults for my business, too, wish to
see him"
What do you want of him ?" asked
the shrew, thrustiag her head still fur.
ther out Of the window.
To do something for me. But
must see himself" was the reply.
Is it ranl business, for pay, or only
favor you want; can let your hoss
have peck Of oats. or | can direct you
to the shortest road to the Four Cor.
ners, or l can-I can--why | can do
anything for you that he could; and a
good deal morel take the money and
write the receipts, and pay the men, and
| take off the produce | am as good
a judge of stock as he is, and | can't be
beat on horse flesh"
But" said the gentleman, drawing
down his face, solemnly, "you cant taxi e
his place now. Find him for me at
once"
The shrew wis baffied. "I.ook. "a.
here, mister, maybe you do not know
the circumstances OF the case. This
here farm is mine, and it was my
fathers afoTe me; and Cuts, he hahn I
no more claim to it than that hen down
there has. And besides, I'm seven
years older than he is, u foot higher,
and weig h twenty ponds more! What's
your business on my place, il l may
make so Dol 2"
To see and to talk with your hus-
band" replied tie 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 doctor? Cause there
aiu't living thing the matter with
Cults. He's the welle.t man 10 the
town, and SO be l." said this "woman
for the times"
mo, my good woman, I'm not a
doctor. Do you think your husband
will be in soon? Send that boy to find
him !" said the stranger.
The boy looked up in the mothers
facc--but he knew his own interest too
well to start without orders.
"Then you're minister, suppose,
by your black clothes may as we'll
tell you aud save you time, that we
don't go to meeting, aud don't want TO.
1t amt no use for you to leave no tracts
for nothing-for I've got big dairy
and hain't no time to idle away readin',
aud l keep him about SO early and late,
that when he's done work he's glad to
90 to bed and rest !"
"Pm no minister, madam; l wish
was, though, for your sake" said the
gentleman. Send for your husband; l
cannot wait much longer. | must see
him ut once"
The boy started to his feet again, and
looked in his mothers eye, but it gave
no marching orders.
Look here, mister" now appearing
at the door, and looking defantly at
him; "you're a schoolmaster, huntiu'
up u district school, aud you think hes
a committeeman; but he amt this year"
Ma'am CUTS" as the neiehbors
called her, dropped her hands at her
side and heaved groan. She had
found man she couldn't manage.
See here, now, mister" said she,
II can reoad body right through, and
| knew what you was the blessed min :
ute | clapped my eyes on you. l can
tell By your everlastin' arguiu' that you
are lawyer. We hain't got no quar-.
rels; don't want no deeds drawed or
wills made; SO if you're huntin' a job
OF my husband, you may as well onhitch
your horse and drive ou. We know
enough to make little money, aud |
know enough to hold on to it,"
My good woman, you entirely mis-
understand my errand. | eau tell no
person but himself what it is, aud
must tell him in confidence alone. II
he chooses he may break it to you the
best way he can"
"Oh, my goodness sake alivel Broth.
er Lifts blowed up in the Mississippi
boat, l bet o, la me, the poor fellow
He left little something, didn't he p
Il never heard Of him, aud nobody's
blowed up that | know Of" replied the
gentleman.
/ know-I know You're the mau
what wants to go to Congress, ha, aud
have come here huntin' after votes
He shall not vote for you'll hate DO.
liticiau=, especially them that goes agin
women, and thinks they were made tc
drudge and nothin elsel 90 in 70,
free and equal rights for white folks
men and women--for Scripture says
there isn't neither men or women, bu,
alPs one in politics. | believe the da,
Is comm when such as you and me vii
have to bow the knee to women, aior,
you can get the big places aud high pa,
that's eatin' us up with taxes Yol
can't see my husband! We are goin
to the mill aud I'll promise you tha