Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-08-07

II
Fienced sach . sudden shock of aston
ssbment. For Ten seconds BY the bar.
room clock he was powerless, speech
less, well nigb liseless. Thea De raised
ms hands % he face. and leaned his
cheeks upon them while be studied the
apparition beside The store.
IL was Etfle man, o hollow -chesfed, :.
cavesn-ebeeked, mild-eye. meek lcok.
iag man. Pity had never been a dis.
tinguizhing Trait in The eomposiiion Of
Danss nature. bua % Be gaxe6 upon this
ragged, Sorlern looking being sshag
atin % sYe1pztsly began % ssuTp The.
place % sarprise In ~ breast. and a
was in tone almost singed with kins
ness that he addressed the sickly va.l
grant. =
. BIN y'r lOosf
The reply sounded like The gurgling
Of blood though the sink pipes Of . dis
secting room. H
.Aint bin loafn' round tibet var
stove more'n minute or two, hev
yer
Dams tone was so insinuating, and
bis intention 30 avoid hurting the poor
fellows feelings so evident, that man
with perceptive faculties developed TO
any degree whatever would have un-
derstood the kindly motive. Bot the
rash man II the stove must have been
abnormally obtuse, for he gurgled forth
the exaspeTating reply: Ee.s
| Ever sence those other roosfers lie
OUT b..
'Whatr Dams eyes were dilased with
the intensity OF his emotion. Wrath
was taking the place Of pity. so
The little man made no .reply, but
rubbed his hands and held them, palms
outward, in iron. of The warm stove.
'Mebbe you wasn't payin' ipertiekles
'tenti0n 20 vat made 'em git up an
dust II was forced calmness that
permeated Dams manner as he made
this last remark. sa.e7 :. t.
'Didn't know but wat ther was a dog
fight or somethin' down the street,
Dog Eight or somethin', sneeFed Dan,
reaching . glass; 'mebbe yer not ae-
quainted 'ith me- II
Who're your The man at the stove
did not make this inquiry as % he had
any particular desire 90 ascertaiH the
idsniity Of his interlocutor, but gurgled
it in mechanical way. like . pho.
nograPh o. an automatic talking ma
chine. =, = :. =. .,.-,s... .'s.. lt.v t
I'm Eel River Dan, stranger; an' I'm
bad ..-.. ~.
If Dan imagined that this announce
ment would jdiscompose the vagrant be
was mistaken. II had no more effect
than 90 much wind, and the stranger
did not even appear 10 notice the re.
mark. 0...... ... a-
Dye hear, you cadaverous galoot I
I'm Eel River Dan, an I'm on i big
germ q VOLT -r ed. : =
= 'Thet's q II right amt obiectin'.'
you aunt, Ell? Well, I don't s'pose
ye be, an wat more amt intendin'
We shell. Now look var. stranger, We
say We think il was dog fight or some.
thin thet clared this yar barroom q BIZ
sgor ,,s 49, -,-.,.aa .,-
.Somethia' o i6et kind-I wasn't par
tickerly anxious TO hustle round an
find out. anyhow :. .c.- ,., ,,
Il b'lievt yer lyin', stranger; but afore
perceed any fu'ther 'th your case, III
give ye the true bizness: them hpskies
slid out o. this var place cause they
saw me eemin' in thet yar door over
thaf-see the door,
'It's shar I reckon, answered the lit.
de man, Who had turned bis back to the
stove, but who did not take the trouble,
10 resume bis former. position for the
purpose of verifying The bad mans as
seftion that . do6r absolutely existed in-
that particular side OF The apartment.
f'Well, my eOnsumPtive friend, faint
too late for you 70 Use thet same hole ia
the wail-@yo'l be in time 10 hear how
thet dog 6ght you was speskin" about
come out, mebbes- -tf yer Uncommonly
livelyssi's 4 ~ SsssT e.sss kzsi-rsg
'Don'tkeer how iteome ont, answered
the bolIow-eheeked individual In his
most woe-begone tone Of vosee.
Don't ehi Yer sure ye doa't want 70
know w'ich dog licked - sbasu 80,
'Ain't bettin' q eontiaeatal red on
nary dog 6ghi jest now, an ain't gein'
TO nuther. There was ghost of en-
phasis in the latter poriioa OF his speech,
but il was almost wholly choked BY the
gloomy sadness q he tOpe in whlch Il
was uttered. ..tas ,t..a /
'It's purity rough, blamed ef IL ain't,
soliloquized Dan. .edging around toward
che end Of The bar. .rd,ez soon tackle
n rsft o. measley babies, bat. ii's got
down to grcand hog case, ap,, ef .
doh't do sonnelhin' purity soon the boys
II be ksekIn' me from, one end o. the 4
county % the cthet. - It's got TO be did.
Tiers no help for Il. 4 say. sickly,
ssspse y Jed 1 ss lass g 1: gay . word 'los two
'1svt'st 6spSens ysi'iTA 'S''19 .s..s. 'r''i
,s;.,vsyy. .iis ssia' y Ssppss v,sn J
rsFAi6't got al.hin' 10 say.sl 80 ''i's'
ystAhy place pertickIer ye'd like Der be
hauled 10 arter TIE matinee Z
wat maiinee p
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cola. tpepen lup n shontens miaatsby
Ihei yer clock ,aafr .,souiflss ,,s.-'s
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