The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-06-24
WHOLE NUMBER, $40.

Looks like rain over thar in the west
hope The boys hev got the oats in
THAT makes me think of that umbrella
she exclaimed, diving her hands among the
parcels at their feet.
She hun ted around for two or three min.
u.es, growing red in the face, and then
Strengthened up and hoarsely whisper
ed:
cts gone!"
"W-what?" he gasped.
THAT nmtreli.'
"Nu,'
"Gone, hide and tafrl" she went on;
chat skY-blue umbrellr which l have had
ever since Martha died.
lie searched around, but it wa. not to be
fo,snd,
"Waal, that's queer he unused, as he
Strengthened up
"Queer! Not Bit I've talked to We
and talked to We, but it does no good Va
ccme from needless family, and ye'd
forge! to put on yer boots, # didn't tell
ye to-
None o the Uarrison's were ever in
the poorhouse!' he replied in cutting
tone.
"Phletus- Philetus H. Harrison. she
continued, laying her hand en- his arm,
don We dare twlt me of that again. I've
lived with ye nigh on to forty years, and
waited en- ye when We had bies and the
toothache and tie collie, and when We fell
and broke yer leg, but don't push me to the
wall"
lie looked out of the window, feeling that
she had the advantage of him, and she
wiped her eyes, settled her glasses on her
nose and used up the next fifteen minutes
in THINKING of the past. Feeling thirsty,
she reached down among tue bundles,
searching around, and her face was as pale
as death as she Strengthened back and
wisp pered:
"4ad Mcfs gone, too''
"What now" lie asked.
"That bottle with the cold tea in it,'
''lt's been stolen!" be exclaimed, looking
around the car as if expecting to see some
one with the bottle to their hps.
''Fust the brella-then the bottle!"
she gasped.
81 couldn't have left it, could II"
Don't ask M! hat bottle has been in
our family twenty years-ever since moth
er died, and now it's gone! Land only
knows what I'll do Tor camfre bottle
when we get home-if we ever do"
ON buy one"
yes know ye are always ready to buy,
and if it wasn't for me to restrain ye the
mcney'd fly like feathers in the wind"
"WaaI, l didn't have to mortgag ge nv
flrm, he replied, giving her a knowing
took.
"Twitting agin. II isn't enough that ye've
bat ye must twit me o. this aud that"
Her nose grew red, and tears came to
her eyes, but as he was looking out of the
window she said nothing further. Ten or
fifteen minutes passed and growing restless
he called out to a man across the aisle:
"W hats the siie around here?"
Philetus-Phietus H. Harrison. stop
yer noise!' she whispered. poking HIM with
her elbow.
Il iust asked a question, " he replied, re.
sumiug his old position.
"What'd yer brother Joab til ye the
last thing afore we left hump she asked
'Didn't he say somebody'd swindle ys on
the string game, the confidence game, or
some other game2 Didn't he warn ye.agin
rascals?"
II haint seen nc rascals.'
"Of course ye haint, cause yer blind! !
know that that man is william and if they
don't arrest him for murder af)re we leaye
this train | miss my guess! can read hu
man natur' like book"
There was another period of silence,
broken by her saving
Il wish l knew that this was the train
for Chicago"
Course it is
How do you know?"
" Cause it is"
"Well, | know it amt, but if yoa are
contented to rush along to destruction |
shant say a word. Only when yer throat
Is being cut don't call ont that didn't warn
YET"
The peanut boy came along, and the old
man reached for his wallet.
"Philetus,ye shan't squander that money
after peanutsP' she exclaimed, using one
hand to catch his arm and the other to
wave the boy on.-"Didn't earn it?"
"faas, you sold two cows to got money
to 60 on this visit, but it's half gone now,
and the land only knows how we'll get
homeP'
The boy passed on, and the flag of truce
was hung ont for another brief time. She
recommended hostilitics by remarking:
II wish | hadn't cum"
He looked up and then out OF the win,
dow.
81 know what ye want to sayl' she hiss
ed, ''but its blessed good thing for ye
that | did cunt If ye'd cum alone ye'd
have been robbed and murdered and gashed
and sca'ped and sunk in the river afore
uowi"
"Pohhm
She nodded.
And in sleep their gray heads touched
and his arm found its way along the bach
of the seat, and bis hand rested On he,
shoulder.