Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-09
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CHAPTER XIV.


prise. the strange man. whom Lima
| was asking him about, was still sitting
where he left him, evidently waiting
his return. OF course jim wondered
gan to question him as men will do one
another. particularly when they are try
ing to scrape an acquaintance. or in
other words. pumping him. The salts
faction that Jim derived from this was
that the stranger begged to get lodging
with him tor few days. The fisherman
was on the point of refusing, but Miss
Lina's words, Find out all YOU can Of
that man, uncle Jim. and tell me-" rang
in his ears, and thinking, that ii he
would take tue man with him tor few
days it would probably enable him to
| find out something relative to, his busi-
! ness, which he believed was connected,
iu some way with Tracy Myrie, and be-
sides. being of q charitable disposition.
he could not turn q man adrift. as he
termed it, on such q night in strange
place. He picked up his basket of fish
and bade the man follow him. A short
walk soon brought them to Jim's hum
Bile home. where Mollie, the tidy house.
vile met them at the q or. with the in
formation that supper was ready and
waiting. On seeing the stranger. Mol
1
, lie Grew back little. but her husband
told her to have the spare room put in
order, that he had brought home lodg
er for q few days. The klnd-hearted
woman instantly went up stairs to have
everything ready tor the newcomer.
A plain bedstead, two cnairs, wash
stand of home manufacture. and cur
tanned around with bright red calico,
constituted the furniture OF this neat
| apartment Over the two small WIN
dpws curtains of white domestic were
tasteiully arranged; the bed all draped
in white, was inviting to any one, and
ought to have been douoly SO to way
worn traveller. The carpetless floor was
white and smooth from frequent ap-
pllcation OF soap and water. This was
pleasant: room. one that Mollie telt no
little degree of pride in attending to
and keeping. as she call d it, trim and
neat. Next to it is a small dark roo II
which extends over the kitchen there
is q very small door, not larger than an
exceedingly small window. which opens
from thi, into the guest chamber, across
which Mollie keeps the washstand sit
ting because she says it looks too much
| like Il cuddy hole.
While Mollle is busying herself up
| stairs the two men are down on the little
back porch washing and getting ready
for supper. During their conversation.
Jim asked the man his name, saying by
way of apology tor doing so, that he al
ways liked to have a name TO call folks
BY when he talked to them, tor some
how. said honest hearted Jim. ait makes
one appear more home-like." Yes. "
! replied the other, lit does certainly !;
well my name is Julius Stokes y
We'll now" said Jim, land TO be sure
the only sister that have did marry a
man by that same name; she is living in
! New York. too; you came from that
very same place. didn't youe' asked
Jim excitedlv. and seeming ly anxious
/ l. th IN
mentally condemned himself tor this
| blunder, and he hastened to change the
subject by saying that he had only been
in America 4 few months, and that he
was formerly from London. We'll, "
said Jim, ..it that don't beat me that 8
the very place where l first seed Ned
Stokes, my sisters husband. He was
born and raised in that very place. and
was a soap-maker by trade, and when
came to America, my sister, you see,
wanted to come too, and so. he to please
her. fetched her along too. Well. well.
who would have thought it; you must
be some of Ned's kin, sure" '.Dog-
gone the luck" muttered Stokes TO
himself. Jim's next question was 10
know if he had any sisters, and what
their names we're; that If they were
Ned's cousins. he could tell by their
names, tor he knew every one of them,
and good girls they were and sprightly
too; Sally and Nancy used to come
around mighty often to see my old
mother who was living then; here Jim
drew his coat-sleeve over his eyes as if
he was affected by the remembrance OF
that good old creature who had long
since passed away from earth. Here
Stokes thought it was time he was say
ing something. but for the first time in
his llte he felt at loss for something to
say. but rs he had already told one or
two lies, he must tell two or three more
to get himself out Of the scrape which
the first one drew him into SO he told
Jim he guessed he was no relation OF
his brother, from the fact that he was
not raised in London, but came from
Edinhurg there about two years ago,
and that he had no relatives outside of
that place thathe knew of. And" said
julius. .how did 1t happen that you left
New York and came here to live?"
wv l." replied the man. Il came to
America with a good man. and lived
peaceably with him until his first vile.
poor. dear thing, died, and he married
| another woman. mean woman; then
there was a change. for she would have
him to 90 back across the water to live.
| and YOU know l had to look out for
another place. About that time we met
with another family that was coming
here. and we had to go somewhere. SO
we concluded that it might as we'll be
here as any place" Here they were
called into supper. Mollie, with her
four cherry checked girls and robust
lad OF fourteen years. was waiting for
them Fresh fish. cheese. milk and but
ter, brown bread acd beer constituted
their almost frugal repast.
While they were eating. Jim related
the circumstance Of Lina's adventure
on, the creek. and of his going home
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