The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-16


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Dan.
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added reasonable Jsrk he'a awful
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mcctin' and 10 home, toa, and ha .lunt
never scold, nor swear, nor nolhin'.
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han AMI mr. ons whalin, lint he'd
luuahtcr hrv, that's fsrt. han he told
4 thnndcrin' liz ANIL backed him NJ.
tell w ! ~ was ~ore for enc spell artrr
liz found IN ont.
"Weli, 1 know know he nsc,l 10 swear
aboard ship. I've heard m tell more
stories about him. They called him
still Jasc, ~ l,r stre. hut when In got
riicl, the IN nea I'll htt my jack.
knife can make him swear inside 81
next week r
"I'll bet my head ron can't |" r,ors.
al Dan.
~ don't know A. want yotir head
for anything, but Ill bet my knife sgainst
that cake I'll maple sugar Won w got In
the closet, that I'll act Uncle Jase a
swcaSin' before NEXT weeks over
The boys WERE NJ SURF that nothing
could make daddy swear, and 40 pleased
with their frat hct III any Importance,
thAt they accepted TIN terms a once,
anil JcniEon began IN cndgel his brains
for means u tripping mp Jason Carriers
tongue.
One day h. slyly let down the bar~
into field Of clover. getting mp before
light ~ do III: the two COWS, turned out
Of the barnyArd to min ii the roadside
until Dan or Jack could drive them To
pasture, accepted the bait, entered the
clover, and fiotoi In its fragrant crimson
| spheres, hnlf killing themselves with
greedy feeding. Jack found them half
Nh hour after chores we're done, In The
condition TINT results IN cows from rat.
ing green clover. and uncle Jaaon
worked over the poor creatures NIL lay,
without word II impalicnce. though
hc said more tlian once ~ wish
knew who lei down thrm liars: iii
kin,icr like ~ sny worl In scssrnn 10
him"
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yoke md never found, egg. shells rsrcwe,l
the NOV, while the fnmily never could
have any eWgs for their own nse, the
nests betuG always empty the great
grny cats TIL waa ringed 10 barrncss,
and her eais shipped. hut Uncle Jnsc
never swore or lnst Ills temper: hiA
scyihs -snath disappeared, bat he bor.
rowed another tie rrinls,onr was
soapel. The hayentter broken, hoes aud
rakus disappeared whrn wanted, and ~.
appeared when nselesa; his razor WIS
mi~laid and hpp.lcssly dnlled when he
found II, and Thousand petty annoy.
anccs heaped on him In vain hc only
aAid 10 IliH wife, II ,lora bens MI,
pl,nb., whnt's got inter thugs tins
week; seems IN II newer wns sO prs.
tered. II amt In human nMtnr' Tor
things ~ happen No: somebody's dom
ont, feel to believe; Int declare fort
cant see into il mite
Jack and Dan began totr nmph; only
One day more Ut the week WINS
available, and Jenison was put on his
mcttlc, md laid plans accordingly.
They had prayers always before
breakfast, md the weather was no
warm aud the kitchen No hot that
Jenison set the outer door open
wide this morning, anil stepping ont.
Just nm his uncle Ind down the Bible.
under pretoxt III soaring an old hon
away, the hoy opened little Hiir gate
into the lot where he had previously
driven the old ram, and, laying q train III
salt 70 \ hig lump on the doorstep, 70
treated speedily ~ the kitchen and knclt
down next ~ Mr., Garter, where In hnd
left his chair. Billy Ind Heen thc Tin
pan hi JunisOn'n hand, and knew n
meant salt; hp followed the train surely
70 tho door, and, having begnn 10 nibbIe
the lump, heard M earnest aud Nus.
toned voice near by and looked up into
The kitchen door. Jason was praying
earnestly, aud tho rest had their eyes
! closed and heasls bent--all but Jenison.
who was watching lilly from under lid
arm. Az he saw the ram look 10, la
picked up short switch from under his
chair md held II threateningly over his
unclcs back. Billy gave one great lcap
AcroM the floor. charged Uncle JAAc III
thu rear, aud sent him tprawling.
. I'D that ram 4 In roArs,l, III i
! voice III thunder.
! Jack and Dan Hpraug up ut once, drove
! Billy ont and shut Tho door, hut before
J they could speak their father VA on lii,
. knees again, pouring out such earnest
: humble confession oi thu sin he had beer
betrayed into, Anch fearful petition f0i
! pardon, such heartfelt contrition III,
|, 4 lapse tint seemed 10 him dreadful. III
! ter long years ii prayer and struggle
. that hard and bal ~ Junison Wires waH
!. hI cOultl not bx.ur II. IL Wna thn turnins