The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
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an, rvpart-, snd SPARKLING t~,nmc,
Couli the, tell ir, me r~S all Nad str,ng
Together swine II These lsrstls ~ sR,V
iu,s. sni wiL ssu. II ~hteh, though
net sltcgvthrf nrw Ia ios~rs Vt ans,~
do,c. NAV veil t~sr rvt~iittnn
The hfs, N,.s~saa, cUilisnrf~, sh,a
thiot Rsran bErsi, wNs rvmsfAshle
fof hi. dr, humot and blung ait The
latter ~. .o TN. that it, ssrvasm VA.
often uay-rreiyei hy ,hc ohlrCt AgAln,,
~ hotn the shan "a. dirvN,~i
Al~eAl friend. extremely siadiuu.. tui
~ Vunyrt-Aiion noisttcusl, dahl. sss
cncc showing 81 ~ him hi ncslS hatli
house. The ~tss,A~orm prdcd himseli
csp-cislls gu q ssnctam he bad cN,n.
tn,cd tof hi. own asc, so secluded irom
III. re, II the building thu, he c,uld
,sorr over his tsshks Ia priv Ate quite 80
cure from d~is,nrhaac.
Capital exclaimed the ,hivi Rsr,
ON You surols y~buld my dear fellow.
rvad and study h-rc from morning tili
night aud NO human hsing t~ eas NJ
"a srtsr'
Ia those DAYS, tefcr competitive 81.
amlnAtions wvrv known, men With
more interest than brains ~, gcs.i sp.
puintmcnts, for the duties ~ " hich the,
we're wholly incompetent az such ~ss
the Honorable - lie ~Ns tell
Ing Lord Guiliamnro of the
way In which he disposed II matters
In his court
II SAY Ia the fellows that are bottle.
ring with foolish arguments, tina, there's
no use In wasting my tim. and their
| 18th fUV tk.t Ill tt.4N t.ll .Afs .n.s
goes In nj one ear and out at the other "
mo grca, wonder In that said
OGrad,, ''sscing tina, there's 81 little
hct~ccn to stop IL"
III. father ~ the Lord Chancellor
ai,cr~Nr Lord riunkct was n very
| Supplemented man. Kindly aud un.
suspicious, he WAS often imposed upon.
aud the Chancellor used TAI tell endless
stories illustrative II his parent. guile.
less naturc.
Onc morning Mr., runk.,. taking an
rarly walk. WAS o,rrtakcn by two ~.
spectacle looking men. carpenters MP
parcntly by trade. each carr, ing the
implements VI his trade,
Woodworking. my friends" said
the old gentleman; you are early afoot
Going on . job. ehP'
''Good.morrow kindly. Sir. Yes. W.
are. aud q quArc Job too the 1uares,
aud the most out-of.the-way YOU ever
heard of. I'll be bound though you've
lived long In the world. and heard and
read many y thing, oh, you'll never
guess II, your honor, 50 ] may ~ well
tell a, once. We're going Ia RI, the
legs OF y dead man"
What" cried his hesrcr. Aghast,
you don't mean"
Yes. indeed: IL l. true Tor me; and
here IL how Il came about. Poor Mar,
Neil's husband a carpenter. like our,
selves. and an old comrade ha. been
sick nil the winter. and departed lie last
Tuesday. What with the grief. aud IN.
being left on the wide world with hci
five orphans. aud no u Ia earn q bits
or sup for them. the craythm IL fairl,
out u her mind stupid from the cry.
ing and the fret; for what does she do
the poor woman. hut send the wrong
measure for the coffin. and when u VA,
brought home II WAS ever 81 much Ia,
short Barney Neil was n tall man
nigh six feet We rcckoned him. u,
couldn't be- got into u. do what the,
Wtu'u, nuu wv ppT 'EuN'UUT uNHn
what would buy another. Where could
sh. get Il after the long sickness her
self had. and with five children Ia feed
and clothep 80. your honor. all that !,
In IL Is to cut the legs OF him. Me- ant
my comrAd- here Is going Ia do II fol
the dcsolntc woman We will jusI
take them Of nj the knce-joints and In,
them alongside of him In the coffin.
think. sir. now that | have told you onl
Job, you'll say 1, Is the quarest you evcl
heard Of"
''Ohr' cried the old gentleman. IN,
such thing must be- done. II IL impos
sible. How much will . new coHii
cost"
The carpenter named n sum which
was Immediately bestowed on him will
instructions to Invest forthwith In IN,
the necessary purchase.
The business. however. took quite nj
unexpected turn. Mr.. Piunket. ON hi
return home. related his matutinai ad
venture in his family st breakfast. IN.
future Chancellor, then . young bsrris
ter. being q the table. BEFORE the mea
WAS ended the carpenters made thci
appearance. and. with many apologies
rendered back the coin they had r.
ceived. He who had been spokesman
In the morning explained that on see
ing the gentleman In advance of then
on the road. he had. for q lark. made
bet with his companion that be- woul,
obtain the money. which. having woI
his wager. he now refunded. Genuin'
1riah III.