The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-10
Mr.. Reynolds Unfortunate Predica.
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A New York party named Reynolds,
who has been spending the summer
here, was Mt the upper end of Deer Hill
Avenue, strolling for his health, yester-
day morning, when he observed a boy
trying to pull kite from an apple tree,
where it had lodged. AS Mr.. Reynolds
came up the string broke, leaving the
kite up there. With the nasural prompt
ingo a humane heart, the gentlemsng gave
his coat in charge of the boy, and crawl
ing over the fence, WAS soon up the tree
The boy felt pretty bad about the acct
dent to his kite, but on taking second
look at the coat, which was almost new,
he dried his tears, and scamperei off
with it, unperceived by Mr.. Reynolds,
who was trying TO take an obstinate twig
from the back of his neck. After con-
siderable difficulty he reached the kite,
and was stretching forth his hand to
take it, when the limb he was on sud
denly snapped in two, and he fell some
six feet, splitting one of his pantaloon
legs half way up, and running twig
into his nose with such violence as to
make that organ bleed. Fortunately
he was saved from further mishaps by
catching on strong limb. He stopped
then to feel of his nose, and mediate
on the accident, when n rough voice
from below demanded what he was do
ing there, and looking down he saw
shirt-sleeved, bald-headed man, with
pitchfork in his hand and fire in his eye.
Mr.. Reynolds explained about the kite.
"That won't do" said the man. I've
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ere tree, and now that I've got the thief,
I intend to make him dance" And the
man looked ferociously at Reynolds
facilities for dancing. The unhappy
Reynolds referred him to the boy for
an Endorsement of his story. "What
boy 2" asked the owner of the orchard
81 cont see no boy. There amt no
boy here" Reynolds looked out in the
road, but there was no boy in sight. He
shouted Club two or three times, but
there was no response. The color de-
serted his face and look of mingled
establishment and horror spread over his
features. "This is very extraordinary, y
he said. every" conceded the farmer,
with great dryness. "That boy has
stolen my coat, and l must pursue him
and recover it," said Reynolds, sud
denly becoming frantic over his loss, ano
preparing to descend. so, come
down and catch him." said the farmer
with biting sarcasm, chewing his tongue
to show how calm he was, and plac
ing the fork in such way as to take IL
the most valuable portions of Mr.. Rey
nolds' body. That gentleman saw the
preparations in time to stop. "Why
You wouldn't run that fork into me, you
old idiot ?" "Who are you calling al
old idiot, you miserable whipper-snap
per?" shouted the old chap, as he in
sanely danced around the foot of tn,
tree, and glared fiercely at his victim
"Come here and rob me, you villain
will you, and then stand in my own tree
an blasphememe. Run the fork in you
will /? Yes, I'd run it into two hun
dred of ye." Mr.. Reynolds was shocked
what do You want me to do, " he said
despairing of reasoning with the owne
of the orchard " | want you to pay M
five dollars, and get ont of this orchar'
as fast as your rascally legs can tax
you" Mr.. Reynolds hesitated. 1t wa
bad enough to lose coat, ruin hi
, pants and split his nose 10 help an evi
boy out of trouble, without being BON
barded with epithets, and charged fly
dollars for the performance. III
thought he would Jump down on the oil
man and crush him, but he looked q
5 the fork and repented of the design
+ Then he drew out five dollar bill an
5 dropped it to his enemy, and humiliat
1 ingly slid down the tree, reaching hi
Y feet Just in time to avoid kick tn
Q irate man aimed at him. He was helpe
D out the orchard with the fork handl,
and Immediately started for the hote
: which he reached in condition of ner'
Gus prostraton that at first threatened
result seriously. An active search Ia
been made for the boy, but neither /
nor the coat has been discovered.
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