The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-08-14

" Jack fell off the NOW and got hurt

"'What did hc want to do that for
| Now don't waste that liniment on him
for nothing
"'Guess III go and see if he's hurt,
says I, thinkin' a fall from NOW Want
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81 found him all in IA heap on the barn
floor, and what was worse, he ,idn't
know anything That's high NOW,
says I, measuring 1T with my eye 'and
how in heavcn's name do you know
where he's hurt and wants to be rubbed
with liniment2 The best thing 70 can
do is to get a DOCTOR
az want to get another load in Lefore
it rains, says Tom, in that aggrav atm,
slow way O his'n, 'and it's no use ru amin
up doctors bills when it hint no :leed.
| The llniment cured the old MARI leg
last week, and by an by when he comes
to we'll find out where he ais.'
"'Tom Brones,' says l, 4 feel gooi tel
ling you you are the meanest man y liv-
ing. Look at that poor thing there 1t
ain t enough you've starved and We rkcd
him to death, but you are going > let
HIM die like a dog. m going tc get
Sam Lemarest to go for DOCTOR.
"'Hoid on, you long-tongued Jez .bcl,
says he, and stop your meddling. I'll go
for the doctor myself and with that he
went to work saddling horse, gum
bling and swcarin' to himself, and t. me
for that matter, but l was trying . fix
Jack little more comfortable and rcvcr
minded him.
''Samantha came up and looked in and
screamed a little and went away a.,ain
Bull, the dog, came and smelled of aim,
and whined, for the dog always took to
Jack, but nothing reused him; he
breathed heavy and looked bad.
"It seemed an age before Tom ame
back. He was slow always, and l ne, dn t
have expected he would put himself out
of the way for Jack.
"The doctor seemed to think some
thing pretty serious was the matter slth
Jack He worked over him quite a spell,
examining, listening, growing glaver
every moment. He tore away his ,oor
rags. even clipped away some of his
shock of hair. Then he shook his b ,ad f.:
4 can't do anything for him now
can hour after it was all over.
"Ncighbors, hearing the news, came in
and stood around, but Jack never knew
any of them; never knew when l he ped
put bandages on his head, and his hair
was so pretty, thick and brown, and with
Il curly wave into it.
"Janc grumblcd some when we told
her he was dead. He was poor mlscr-
able creature, not worth his salt, she said,
but hired folks was scarce just now in
harvest, and asked such ridiculous wa yes.
The town would have to pay for his fin
though, anI was that liniment left vast
ing i'll the baln?
at was the next day, Mr.. Somers, the
old Methodist minister, came to- the
house and made a prayer over him. lAc-
tually, the first prayer believe ever
made by anybody on his account, and
Tom and two or three Of the neigh ,ors
took him up to the wood-lot to bury lin.
Jane had come to it, and let one Of Tens
white shirts be put onto him; it want
one Of the newest, and really he loo ked
as peaceful and calm as any baby CO I'd,
and he WANT bad looking seen so, ard l
vas glad to remember that had l'een
kind to him, in them little ways | old
you of.
81 just thought the last Sunday | vas
here that I'd put on my bonnet ano 60
zee where they laid him, so without say
1g anythin' | tramped up there. 1t was
wild place enough, and of course there
'7as nothing to mark it, but the Lord
,, Ill know WI ere he sleeps at the last
{ ay, and that is enough ain it?
II kind O wondered when | stood
+ re what had become Of his soul. He
', IS such white heather. 1t made ne
ink of the beautiful sermon once
hard our old Dominic preach. No man
C .rcd for my soul, or some text most ike
Ii and it did seem to me all of a sudden
a if no man cared for Jack.
But guess had better put this little
f, low down by you now; for he's sound
as ieep, and can go down and see why
n body has brought them lemons yet
r t, tut-don't look so down. Imtant
to chirk you up talking"
! ''Chirk me up? O, Mrs Zib"