The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-22

7be o.bsrs. Tbe 0l5 Man examines
their contents ard said hopefully, !
rs.koa that's enough; be don't nee
much You hold q 81 @ yos i0r 1
sr,sIL and II b back za6 Fsnisbe.
II the eloses witb za old fEnDel sbir
and The whisksy. The door elossI
ba1 inpsrfsctlv, ard TIE feliswiog d
slorue zss distioctly sodibis--
@NoE, soasy, wbsr does she zcbi
Eorstg1
SoDelmss ever var aad some
tines under Ter; BAT is most pow
erfal from yer 70 yer- Bob Ts-
dad.
4 silence seemed 70 indicate /
lrisk rsbbi0G Then JohEoy:
-He7in' & good tine eat Yer, daaz-
Yes, sonny
-To-n11rrer's Chrisniss.-sin't c il.
Yes, s7a3F How does she fee
noEy7
Better. Rub 3 little furder down
Woi-s Chrisniss, auvwsE2 Woi's i
al about
%, rs e day
This exhaustive definition Uas sp-
pa-enily satisfactory, for tbsre WIS >
silent interval Of rubbiug Present
y johnny again
Mar sex thai everywhere else BIT
yer everybody gives things 70 every
BODY Chrissniss, a1d tbs1 sic jisi
wa6e5 inter Eoa She SCI thErs 3
man tbey esn Sandy Claws, pot 5
Rhite nan, yoa know, bat kiad o
Chinsmiu. cones down fhs ebiubieF
night sf7re Chrismiss and gives things
70 cbile-n.-boFs Ike NJ Puts EN-
n their butesI Tbets wbst she tired
70 pay upon ne Easy noE, pep,
wbar are y0a rabbi1' io,-thsi's 8
nile from the place. Size JEST made
that Up, didn't she, JEST 10 aggrewate
ne and vou9 DoBt rub tbn-.
Why, dad
In the great quiet that seemed .
bare fallen upon the house the sigh
Of the near pines ard the drip Of
Iesves without was very distinct
J1hanr's voice. tos, was lowered as
* weut o. Don't ron take On Dow,
fur In gsfti1' 81 night fast Wot's
The bovs doi1' OH thar
The O,d Man partly opened The
door a1d peere3 through HIS
guests we're sitting there soeiRbly
enough. acd there we're 3 few silver
coias and Z lean buckski1 purse o.
tbe table. @Betti1' un suthin,-sons
little zane o. 'notber. They're al
night. = be replied 70 Johnuy, and r.
commenced rubbing.
I'D Ike 70 take hand And WI
some money, ssid JohnnE, refse-
lively, af,er s psase
The Old Man glibly repeated what
was evideaty s familiar formula,
that II Johnny would wait Until Il
struck i rich n the I11Dsl he'd have
lors Of money, etc, etc.
Yes ssi5 Johnny, but yoa
don't And whether you Etrike II OF
l win IL It's about the sams- Its
al luck Bat its mighty euro I:
about Cbristmiss, ,-sin'T IL Why %
thsv c&Il II Christmiss p
Perhaps AoD some instructive def
ereuce 10 the 6verhssring oi his
goests, or from soue vague sense CT
incoDrruitr. the Old Mans reply was
50 low IS 10 D. inE8dible beyo1d The
room
Yes. said JobnBf, with some
slight abatement Of interest, I've
beerd O. hizn before. Thar, tbEtu DO.
dad / don't ache near 50 bad As !
did Now WRAP De tight IN this yer
blanket So. Now De added N 5
mufHed whisper. sit down yer By
ne I'll ! 20 asleep To assure him
self q obedience, De dissngEged one
hand from The blanket and, graspi3g
bis fathers slsevs, again composed
himself 70 rest
For some moments the Old Man
waited pEtisD1ly- Then the uuvo0-
ted Stiffness Of the house excited AIS
curiositv, and without moTDg from
the bed. De cautiously opened the
door with his dissugEged hand, and
locked into the main room. To his
Infinite surprise Il Bas dark and d.
serted. But even then s smoulder-
iDg log On tie hearth broke, snd by
the upspri1g blaze be saw the figure
Of Dick Builen sitting by the dying
embers.
Hello
Dick starred rose, and cane some
what unstesdily toward hin
Whgr's the boys.7 said the Old
Man
Gone I'D the canon OF little
pass1r They're coming back f9r
ne Ia & mint In vaitin' ro1no
for n. What are yoa stR-in' 81, Old
Man. be added win z forced lE1gb'
do zen think In drunk
Tbe Old Man might have been
pRrdoned The suggestion, for Dick :
eyes were humid and bis face flush
ed He lott red and lounged back
70 The chimney. FswDed, shook him.
self, buttoDed Up bis coat and lEugb-
ed -Liqnor ANT 50 plenty IS that,
OLD Man Now don't you git Up
lie continued, Is The Old Man made
Z movement 70 release his sleeve
from Jch1Dy's bsud Dent you
IsiDd manners ST. jest whar you
be; In goin' Il aJHy- Thar that's
them BOW
There wEs 3 low TAP 81 the door.
Dick Ba len opened il quickly. DG5d-
Cd Good night 70 his host. sn6
disappeared. The Old Man would
have followed hin but for the hand
that sll uneonscio1sly g-asped bi:
sleeve. He could have easily 6isen.
gagged IL Il Was susn. weak. and
emaeisted- But psrhap. because II
loas small, weak, and emacisted. b
changed ms mind. eu5, drawing bis
chair closer to the bed, rested his
head upon il In this defeDeeles:
attitude he potency Of bis earlier
potstions surprised hin The room
fickered and faded before his eFes
reappeared, faded again, went oft,
and left hin-Esleep.
Meantime Dick Balle1, closing the
door. confronted his companions