The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-18
Sanders and Tom Peters and them 40.

/ AUuA UOyn--NnON W ~ #OUS tIUe3I mO0Ilu'
Sunday afternoons and race HOSES. Ye
| see it was close to the State line, and II
| the s'lectmen was to come down on 'em.
! they could just whip over the line, and
| they couldn't take 'em.
"Wal, it got to be great scandal; the
fellers talked about it up to the tavern, and
tho deacons and tithingman they took it
up and went to Parson Williams about
It; and the parson he told 'em to keep
still, not let the fellers know that they
was being watched, and the next Sunday
he and the tithingman and tie constable
| they'd ride over and catch 'em in the
| very act
$50 next Sunday afternoon Parson
Williams and Deacon P0pkins and Ben
Bradley Che was constable that year,
they got onto their HOSES and rode over
to Fequot Holler. The doctors blood
was up, and he meant to come down on
'em strong, for that was his way Of dom
in the parish; and they were In sort
O. day O. judgment frame o. mind, and
| logged along solemn as hearse, till they
come to rise the hill above the hole
| they see three or four fellers with their
bosses gettin' ready to race; and tho par
son says he, "Let's come on quiet and get
behind these bushes, and we'll see what
they're up to and catch 'em in the act"
''But the mischief on it was that Ike
Sanders see 'em comm and he knew Tam
in minit-Ike knowed Tam of old, and
he just tipped the wink to the rest.
"'Wait, boys says he, 'let 'em git close
up and then I'll give the word, and the
doctors boss will be racin' ahead like
thunder
"Wal, so the doctor and his folks they
drew up behind the bushes, and stood,
innocent as could be, and saw ea gettin;
ready to start. Tam,h began to shuttle
and paw, but the doctor never mistruste d
what he was up to tkel II sung Tout go
it boys! andthe hoslses all started, when,
sure as you live, boys, Tam give one fly,
and was over the bushes and in among
'em, goin' it like chain lightnin', ahead
of em all.
"Deacon Popkins and Ben Bradley Jest
stood and held their breath to see 'em
goin' it is 80 like thunder; and the doctor
he was took so sudden it was all he could
do to jest hold on any way, so away they
went, and trees and bushes ana fences
streaked by him like ribbons his hat flew
off behind him and his wig arter, and he
got catched in barberry bush, but Lordy
massey, he couldn't stop to think o. them.
He just leaned down and caught Tam
aroundthe neck and held on for dear life,
till they come to the stopping place.
''Wal, Tam was ahead o. them all, sure
enough, and was snorting and snufiling
as if he'd got the very old boyk in him
and was up to racin' some more on the
spot. 3 49,,
THAT ERE Ike Sanders was the impu.
dentist Teller that ever you see, and be
roared and haw-hawed at the doctor.
'''Good for you, DOCTOR says he; you
beat US all holler,' says he; takes parson
for that, don't it, boys2" he said. And
then he and Ike and Tom and the two
Hokum boys they just roared and danced
round like Wila crittursf
J, n Wa, 4nowyonlF hinA boysl what
a situation that was for a minister's
man that had come out with the best of
motives to put g stop to the Sabbath
breaking! There he was, all rumpled up
and dusty and his wig hanging in the
bushes, and these ERE ungodly fellers
gittin' the laugh on him, and all acause
O. that ERE boss. There's times, boys,
when ministers must be tempted to swear
it there amt preventing grace, and this
was one O the times to Parson Williams.
They say he got red in the face, and
looked as if he should burst, but he didn't
say nuthin'; he scorned to answer, the
sons Of Zsrniah was too hard for him,
and he let em have their say; but when
they'd got through, and Ben had brought
him his hat and wig, and brushed and
settled him agin, the parson he says:
"'Well, boys, ye've had yer say and
yer laugh, but warn you now I won't
have this thing going on any more says
he, so mind yerselves.'
"Wal, the boys see that the doctors
blood was up, and they rode off pretty
quiet, and I believe they never rode no
more on that spot.
'But there ain't no telling the talk
this ERE thing made. Folks will talk
you know, and there warn't house in
all Billriky, nor in the south parish nor
center where it warn't had over and dis
cuseed. There was the deacon and Ben
Bradley was there to witness and show
jest how the thing was, and that tho
doctor was Jest in the way of his duty;
but folks said it made great scandal;
that minister had no business TO hev
that kind O. boss, and that he'd give the
enemy occasion to speak reproachfully
1t RELY did seem as if Tann's sins was
imputed to the doctor. sud folks said
he ought to sell Tam right away and get
sober minister's boss.
''But others said it was Cuff that had
got Tam in bad ways, and the do say
that Cuff had to catch it pretty lively
when the doctor come to settle, with him.
Cuff thought his time had come sure
enough, and was SO scared that he turned
blacker'n ever; he got enough to cure
him O. boss racing for one while. But
Cuff got over it arter while, and so did
the doctor: there was rumpus and a
fuss, and folks talked and talked and
advised; everybody had their say, but
the doctor KEEP right straight on, and
KEEP his boss all the same.
"The ministers they took it up in the
association, but come to tell the story it
set them all laughing, SO they couldn't
be very hard on the doctor.
1.-THE doctor telt sort O. streaked at tust
when they told the story on him; he
didn't il1a1 like If hrt hn Cnt ,1ao1 RI IF