Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-02
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tD'tA CAV kLICN
~ur, Of money, bsdueatheJ to them bv Il
reiqfrve and that set the simple souls AL
:, = Arft,r
TbnT had q TREND in the viIlage-the
~brarL SMITHS vile 50 they went and told
her their fears. She admitted that theirs
W. = lonesome place. and she would
not i've there tor une-without a man
H. discourse sent them hyme down
right miserable
The blacksmth's wife told her nus
band ell ,hyut il when he came i'll from
thinner ..Ine fools SAID he. how i
ar,,h.,iv T.. Inow they hay. got the
Iras> N the hou,.9~
WI :: sail hi, wifi, they made no
a.rs+ ~ +. Ia mr.. but Won need not 20
-.-,rr II tn all the TOWN. ppor sous"
IA, =, aid tin. man. but they Wi.
publish y never fear. Leave women
folks ,lou,. for making their own trouble
with their tonUne-"
There the Subject dropped. A. man
and wit, haze other thiuGl To- talk about
besides their u~righbors
Tin. ,EJ Women ~ the ruII-har, VIVA;
VIA ,,,.r ,,ya tr,r> and their .Inb'>
t..,Y:,. ,,r b,.,In r. .nfy-r with apprr-
hr.-.,u A. mint .mruu However. at
<-.i>,.. fn. Garner passed through the
,r.-. and nj ,irh, 81 MS friend face.
i.r, by. b,rued uu. They told him their
c.-,. gr.-,,! him to Sleep in the house
that u...!t. WHY. how can Il" said
he Il m dat Al -. But Will leave
vuu nv 10" The doc WAS 1 powerful
mts;;l The women looked II each
r,.rr exryr>~iye,y. He won't hurt Us.
VII la, >i.lei one of them family.
Not, he sad line carrier. Chcertu!}y.
Ta,u he called the do into the house.
told them to ,ock the door. and went
away wh.>,in..
The women were eft contemplating
the doc with that tender sol!citudc which
apu~rErn>.on j. sure 70 excite. At first
he -y.ms! staggered At this otl-hand
proceeding al tnr master; it confused
him. then =, suutfyi 1t the door; then.
A. the wheel, reiterated. he began to So
c,l.u.y he wa An abandoned to. lie
l.. rareG = trartu' howl. and flew AT the
DIR. scratching and barking tur,ou>lv.
The r,4 women fed the apartuent.
and We're 4rNt seen ut all upper window
screaming 10 the carrier. Come back
come uIcn. John fIc IS tearing the
house down"
Ora. the varmint," said John. and
came bacs. on the road he thought
wnat was pe>t 70 80. lhe Sood-nature"
le..oW tneN h!> great coat cut "i me
cart, anu ta!d II down On the fioor. ne
m3SNi instantly .ald himself on II.
Now. sand John, stern.y, let Us haFe
no more nonsense, You take charge Of
that II. | come back. and don let no
body steal that there, nor yeti wives
brass. There. now SAID he kindly :"
tE~ n4r Il shall b" back this way
breakfast time. and he won't bulge til
then"
AID lie won't hurt u. john"
Lord, no Bless your heart. ne j. 4,
sensible aS any christian, only. Lord
cake. woman. don't We go tn take the
coat from him or You'll be wanting a
new gown Yourself, and may be 1 petit
cont and all
He retired. ant! the old woman kept
AT I respectful distance from their pro
tectCr tie never LOlested them and
and, indeed. when theC poke caini'ngy
i him, he even wag.ed his tail y =
dubious way. But stlli aS they moved
about. he squiuted at them out OF his
b.ood-shot eye in a way that checked al
desire On their part 10 try on the carrier
cost.
Thus protected, they Went t. bed
earlier man usu41 hat ,Ia.- J.I -,- i,.--