The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-16
which marred the homeliness Of that
fsature. and doubled the fellow up
against tree ten feet away.

suucA UP ike, AO0 SuAt the boy
would have to get on tonight withou
him. There are some sooundrel
whose very malignity 10 shaken out Q
them for the time being BY . thorough
drubbing.
I'm afraid you're going to hav
trouble with your arp, Bud" sai
Ralph tenderiy.
Never mind; I put In my bes
licks fer Him, that air time, Mr.. Hart
sook." Ralph shivered . little q
thought Of this. but III was right (
knock Jones Down IT ALL Why nigh
not Bud do It heartily ~ unto tb
Lord ?" Gideon did not feel an,
more honest pleasure in chast stising th
Midianites than did Bud In sendinl
Pete Jones away consider shucl
up like.s
CHAPTER XVII.
A COUNCIL OF WAR.
Shocky, whose feet had flown q
soon ~ he saw the nnal fall Of Pete
Jones, toll the whole story in IN,
wondering and admiring ears Of Mis-
Hawkins, who unhappily could moi
remember anything at the East just
like it; to the frightened cara Of tn,
rheumatic old lady who felt cure hel
ole man's talk and stubbosness would
~ the ruin Of hi n, aud to the indig-
nant ears Of the old soldier who waa
hobhling up aud down, sentinel wise,
In front Of his cabin, standing guard
over himself.
mo, won't leave" he said tc
Ralph and Bud. "You see I lest
won't. What would General Winfield
Scott say ef he knew that one Of them
- 1T at Lundys Lane backed out,
retreatsd. run fer fear Of . passed. Of
thieves? No, sir; me and the old
fint-lock will live and die together.
I'll put thundsrin' charge Of buck
shot into the first Que Of them scoun-
drels as comes up the holler. IIn bs
another Lundy's Lane. And you, Mr..
Hartsook, may ssnd Scott word that
ole Pearson. - nt at Lundy's Lane
under him. diet nyhtin' thieves on
Rocky Branch in Hhoppols Kyounty,
Slate Of Inieanny."
faster, taxing bis wooden leg toethe
very utmost, - II his victory depend.
ed on The vehemencs with which he
walked his beat.
oMrs. Pearson sat wri0ging her hands
and looking sppealingly at Marths
Hawkins, who st,pod In the door, In
despair, looking appsalingly at Bud.
Bud was stupefisd by the old mans
stubbornsss and bis own pain, aud In
his turn appealed mutsly to the mas
ter, In whose resources he had bound
less confidence. Ralph, seeing that
all depended on him, was taxing his
wits to think of soms way 10 get
round the old mans stubborn ness.
hung on to the old lnan's coat
aud pulled away ut him with many
words, but the venerable,
sentinel strobe up and
down furiously, with his hiut-lock on
his shoulder and his basket. knife In
his belt.
Just at this point somebody could be
seen indistinctly through the bushes
coming up the hollow.
HALT" cried the old hero. "Who
goes there ?'
cts me. Mr.. Pearson. Don't shoot
me, please.
It was the voice OF Hannah Th0m-
non. Hearing that the whole neigh.
WAS rising against the bsus-
factor Of Shocky aud her family, she
had slipped away from tho eyes OF her
and ran with breathless haste
10 give warning in the cabin on Rocky
Seeing Ralph, she blushsd,
aud went into the cabin.
"Well." said Ralph. 1.-THE enemy 10
not coming yet. Let Us hold . coun-
Eli ofwar."
This thought came to Ralph like an
It pleased the old mans
whim, and he sat down on the door
.tep.
Now, suppose" said Ralph, that
General Winfield Scott always look Ell
nto things little before hs went into
! fight. Didn't he?"
To be sure" assented the old man. |
"Well." said Ralph. "What 10 the
condition Of the enemy suppose
he whole nsighborhood's against u.s."
ITO b sure" said the old man.
The rest were silent, but al felt ire
'tatement to be about true.
Next" said Ralph, II suppose
General Winfield Scott would always
INQUIRE into the condition Of his tIoops.
Vow let US see. Captain Pearson has
Bud, who is the right wing, badly
crippled by having his arm broken In
he frat battle" (AIiss Hawkins
ooked pale.)
To Be sure, ;" said the old man.
"And am the left wing, pretty good
It giving advice. but very slender in q
ight."
To be sure" said the old man.
"And Shocky and Miss Martha and
good aids, but nothing In Z
,attle.n
TO be sure" said the bake t maker.
J little doubtfully.
NOW. let's look At the arms aud &C
/ think you call them.
Well, this old muskst has been Iosd-
sd--n
This ten year." said the old lady.
"And the lock IL 90 rusty that you
'ould not cock 1t when wanted to take
lin 1t Hannah"
The old man looked foolish. and
nuttered "70 be sure.'
Aud there isu't another round or
In the house,
The old man was silent.
"Now let us look 1t the incumbran- |
'es. Here's thu old lady and shocky.
lfyou fitht. the enemy will be pleased.
I will give them . chance 70 Kill YOU.
And then the old lady will die, and |