The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-02-12
CHAPTER VI.
THE rALT. HINT.

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i CHAPTER VI.
i THE rALL HUNT.
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Il Merton led kike home In silence,
4 and then returned to his fathers
house, deposited his turkey outside
the door. and sat down on broker,
chair by the fireplace. His father,
hypochondriac, hard Of hearing,and
slow of thought and motion, looked
at him steadily a moment, and then
said: as.t.s'54sss
| "Sick, Mort! Coin to have chill?''
no, sir" ~
"You look powerful dauncy,n said
the old man, as he stuffed his pipe
full Of leaf tobacco which he had
chafed in his hand. and sat down on
the other side Of the Fireplace. II
feel kind Of all-ovesishness myself.
l low werl have the fever in the bot
tom this year. Hey?" fs,
Il don't know, sir" .i9sss
WHAT"
Il said | didn't know" Morton
found il hard to answer his father
with decency. The old man said Oh
when he understood Morton's last re-
ply, aud perceiving that his son was
aversc to talking, he devoted himself
| to his pipe, and to cheerful rcverv
on the awful consequences that might
result il the fever which was ru-
morcd to have broken out at Chill
cothe, should spread to the Hissawa-
chec bottom. Mrs. Goodwin took
Mortons mood;ness to be fresh ev-,
ident. II the working Of the Divine
Spirit in his heart. and she began TO
hope more than ever that he might
prove to be- one of the elect. Indeed
she though, j, quite probable that a
boy - good to his mother would be
on. Of the precious few, for though
she knew that the election was uncoa-
ditio,,sl aud Of grace. she could mot
help frcli,,0 that there was an ante.
ceden, probability Of Morton's being
cho<en. She went quietly and cheer
fully to her work, spreading the thin
corn meal dough ON the clean hoe,
used in that day instead Of griddle,
for baking the .hoe-cake, aud putting
the hoe in its place before the FIRE.
setting the sassafras tcato draw, skim
ming The milk and arranging the
plates---wl.ite with blue edges--and
the yellow cups and saucers on the
table. aud all the while praying that
Mortn might be- found one Of those
chosen hrfore the foundation Of the
world, 10 be sanctiicd and saved to
the glory Of God.
The revery OF Mr.. Goodwin about
the possible breaking out Of the fever,
aud the meditation of his wife about
the hopeful state Of her son, and the
ainiul reflections Of Morton about
the disastrous break with Captain
!.nmsden, all three set agoing primar-
ily by oac cause were al three sim
ultaneousiy interrupted by the ap-
pearanne Of the younger son, Henry,
1t the door with a turkey.
where did you get that I" asked
his mother.
Captain Lunsden. Or Patty, sent
it,
"Captain l.umsden, eh p said the
father. '.Wcll, the Captains feeling
clever. ! low"
ale sent it 10 Mort by little black
Bob. and said il was with Miss Pat
tvs somethin' or other, complements,
Bob called EN-"
Compliments, eh?" and the father
looked at Morton, smiling. "Well
you're gettin' on there mighty fast,
Mort but how did Patty come to
send a turkey p The mother looked
anxio,ls!y at her so., seeing he did
not evinee any pleasure at so singular |
q present from Patty, Morton was
obliged to expla II the state Of affairs
between himself and the Captain,
which he did in as few words as pos
siblc. OF course he knew that the
usc Of Pat,y's name in returning the |
turkey was rusc Of Lumsdens, to
give him additional pain.
''It's bad" said the father, as he |
filed his pipe again after supper
s.Qua,relled with Lumsdcn! He'll
drive US off. Wen all take the fever"
for every evil that Job Goodwin
Thought OF immediately became inev-
liable in his imaginatiol,--"we,l all |
take the fever, and have to make
new settlement in winter time" Say
ing this, Goodwin took his pipe out |
Of his mouth. rested his elbow on his |
knee. and his head on his hand, dill
gently cxerting his imagination to
make real and vivid the worst posi-
bic events conceivable from this new
aud improved standpoint OF despair.
But the wise mother set herself 70 |
planning, and when 8 o'clock had
come, and Job Goodwin had forgot
ten the fever, having fallen into q
doze in his shuck- bottom chair, Mrs.
Goodwin told Morton that the best
thing for him and Hike would be to
get out OF the settlement until the
Captain should have time to cool of.
.kike ought tobe got away before
he does anything desperate. ave
want son,e meat for winter, and
though it's q little early yet, you'd
better start of with like in the morn
ing" she said.
Always fond Of hunting, anxious
now to drown pain and forebodings
in some excitement, Morton did not
need second suggestion from his
mother. He feared bad results from
Hikes temper, and though he had lit
tie hope Of any rclenting on Lums-
den's part, he had an eager desire to
forget his trouble in chase after
bears and deer. He seized his cap,
saddled and mounted Dolly and start.
ed at once to the house Of Kike's
mother. Soon after Morton went his
father woke up, and finding his son
gone out, complained, as he got ready
for bed, that the boy would ketch the
fever, certain, runnin' round that
away at night. 2lf
Morton found Hike in y state Of
exhnustiO0. Y,ale. angry. and sick