Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-20

muscle quivering with fear, and his
very hair drawn up in bristiling
ridges. The man calls him to the
door. He dags himself q few
steps, stops, shifts, and refuses to
GO further. The man calls him
again with an oath and a threat.
Then. what does that yellow dog
dot He crawls edgewise toward
the door. crouching himself against
the bunk till he's flatter than
knife blade; then, half way he stops.
Then that Id yellow dog begins
to walk gingerly-lifting each foot ,
up in the air, one after the other, /
still trembling in every limb. Then
he stops again. Then he crouches.
Then he gives one little shudderiug
leap-not straight forward, but up
clearing the floor about ak
/ inches, as if"
cover something"-interrupted
the Judge, hastily, lifting himself
OH his clbeow.
The Doctor stopped instantly.
"Juan," he said coolly, to one of the
Mexican packers, "quit foolin' with
that RATA. Youll have that stake
ont and that mule loose in another
minute. Come over this Way!'
The Mexican turned Il scared,
white face to the Doctor, mpttering
something, and let 60 tho deer.skin
hide. We all appraised our voices
with one accord, the Judge most
peniteutiy and apologetically, and
implored the Doctor to 60 on. "l'll
shoot the first man who interrupts
YOU again." added Thornton, per.
. suasively.
But the Doctor, with his hands
, ianguiiiy under his head, had lost
. his interest. ''Wcll. the dog ran
of to the hills. and neither the
= threats nor caiolerics Of his master
/ could ever make him enter the
, cabin again. The next day the
+ man left the camp. What time is
+. III Getting on to shutdown, amt
!. it, Keep of my leg, will you, you
:. id Greaser, and stop tumblihe
round there. Lie down.
G But we knew that the Doctor
Il had not completed his story, ant
II we waited patiently for the conclu
Il sion. Meanwhile the old, gray 81
# ieuce of the woods again asserted
}, itselt-but shadows were now be
a ginning to gather in the heav,
S beams of the roof above, and tht
/, dim aisles seemed to be narrowing
% and closing in around us. Present
II ~ the Doctor recommended iazily
IF as if no interruption had occurred.
II "As | said before, never pu
u much faith in that story, ant
Is shouldn't have told it, but for
Il rather curious experience of my OWL
n. IL was in the spring of 'G2, and
t, was one of aparty OF four, COMM
le up from ONellrs, when We ha
re been showed up. 1t WAS awft
V weather; the snow had changed I
" sleet and rain after we crossed Oh
II divide, and the water was out ever,
Y. where; every ditch was n creel
every creek a river. We had los
&c two horses OF the Truth Fork. w
g. we're dead beat, of the trail an
H. sloshing round, with night comm
III on, and the level hail like shot
or our faces. Things were lookir
st bleak and scary when, riding
lie little ahead of the party. | saw
al light twinkling in hollow beyon
ng My horse was till fresh. and ca
70 ing out to the boys to follow u
id and bear for the light, struck o.
M for il. In another moment | vi
oc before little cabin that half bu
rowed in the black chapparal.
Iat dismounted and raped at the doc
set There WAS no response. tn
it tried to force the door, but it "
IN. fastened securely from within.
OF was att the more surprised VIII
an, one of the boys who had ovtrtak
me me, told me that he had just So
NJ through n window a IMAM readi
to by the fire. Indignant at this
lea hospitality, we both made a resolt
,Or. onset against the door, at the sal
ext time raising our angry voices Il
md yell. Suddenly there was qul
ing response, the hurried withdraw
it'll of a bolt, and the door opened.
yer "The occupant was a short, TIL
low set man, with pale, careworn fa
md whose prevailing expression v
one one of gentle, good humor, and
the tient suffering. When We enter
had he asked MS hastily why we had
lie. sung ont before.
nd, wBut we knockedr I said, i'm
yer. tiently, 'and almost drove y
, in door in