Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
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iously around the scene. The foaming a
glasses were held high above the heads of !
he reveiers, as one of the number pro- |
louneed a toast appropriate to the Oeea- I
ion.
The silent watcher licked his lips and I
wished his errand had been one not re- ,
luiring so much dispatch. He was turn
ing reluctantly away when the crowd
ss7y him zsszs-,aaaasz sazzsaazazzs-zzzlz
''HallO,'' they shouted, ,sthere's Fritz.
Bring him in.''
He was hauled up to the bar. all the
time protesting. @
'Poys, was in quick hurry. Old VOC
man sick like the tuyya1. 1 was come nit
der doctor. sooner as lightning."
''Well, you can take some beer while
you're here, and kill two birds with one
stone, y was the reply.
fsYas, kill Won chicken NIT couple of
shtones, und der old vooman die NIT out
der tocter; I ton't forgot myself it, eh 20
tsoh, she WON'T die. You don't get beer
often, and you've got the old woman all
the time. Fill 'em up again.
''Yaas, I got her all der time, but ex-
posin she go ded, I tOn't got her any more
sometimes. It's better to go nit ter toe
tor, seldom right away"
But he didn't go. As one glass after
another was forced upon him by the reck- |
less crowd, the object of his errand was
fioated further from his vision, until it
was carried out of his mind altogether,
and his voice untinged with anxiety,
Joined in the drinking songs, and arose
above all others.
Thus he was found by his son, late that
night. The boy grasped him by the
sleeve and said:
ssFader, come home.''
Fritz turned, and at the sight of his
boy great fear arose in his mind, sweep
ing away the fumes of beer, and brought
him to a sense of the situation. In an
awe-struck tone he said
sfYawcub, how you was come here.
Vas. .somedings der matter ?''
"Yaw," replied the boy.
'sVell, shpoke up about it. Vas ter old
vooman--vas your nudder-is she ded?
I can shtand dem best. Don't keep your
fader in expense, poy. Shpid it out. Vas
We couple of orphanses, Yawcub?'
''Nein,'' answered the boy, ''you vas
anuder. A leedle baby com nit der
house.'
Fritz was overcome for moment, but
finally stammered out:
s'Vas dot so 1 expose it vas not so
soon, already. Yell-yell, in der middle
fife, we don't know what's to turn next
up. Men exposes. Fill up der glasses P''
The boy ventured to ask the old man
why he had not seen the doctor.
s'vy, did she want doctor? Peter she
tole me so. get him pooty quick. New
er mind. safe more as ten dollars doc
tor bill on dot baby. Dot vas a goot
shild. Fin upder glasses. Whooray for
dot little buck baby We Won't go home
till yesterday"
Fritz got home at last, and was in Chest
nut Hill again in a couple of days after
some medicine. The boys couldn't get
him into the saloon this time; he said to
them;
''You bet tend to my peesness now. y
scotch Effort with the LOngbOw.
Concerning the longbow, no American
effort can surpass one that comes to US
from Seotlantl.l8 Uasl
81 was told that Colonel Andrew Nc
Dowell, when he returned from the war,
was one day walking along by the Ny
.och, when he came on an old man sitting
greetfn' on muckle stone at the road
side. When he came up, the old man
rose and took off his bonnet and said:
"Ye're welcome home again, laird"
ssThank you,'' said the Colonel; adding
after pause, 81 should know your face.
Aren't you Nathan McCulloch?"
! ''Ye're RIGHT, deed" says Nathan,s sits
i. just me, laird.''
! s''Yoil must be a. good age, now, Ma
than,'' says the Colonel.
'sI'm no vera aul' yet, laird" was the
reply; "I'm just turn hunner."'
"a hundred "-says the Colonel, mu-
sing; "we1l, you must be all that. But
:, the idea of man a hundred sitting blub-
: bering that way! Whatever could you
get to cry about?''
''It was my father who lashed me, sir,'
said Nathan, numbering again; an he
put me 'oot,S so he did,
f sYour father!" said the Colonel; xii
# your father alive yet2''
@ g 'Leevin! ay,'' replied Nathan; 's1
# keen that the day tae my sorrow.''
tWheFe is he?" says the Colonel
: .'What an age he must be! would like
i, to see him.
y ooh, he's pin the barn there,'' sale
e Nathan; g an no in horrid guide hu
i NOR the moo, aither,''
They went up to the barn together, ant
Z found the father busy thresbfng the bar
v ley with the big fail, and tearing on fear
/. full. Seeing Nathan and the laird com
: ing in he stopped and saluted the Colo
!. mel, who, after inquiring who he was
: asked him what he had struck Nathan
4 for. sre .4....... s1
: ''The young rascaI!'' said the father
a Fthere's nae tlooin' WI him he's never
g DOT o. a mischiht. I had tae lick him thi
n mornin' fer throwin' stones at his grand
"A father.''
:, e
! NO. the honest farmer remarked, ir
tones of the deepest detection, the big
!. crops don't do us bit of good. What
: the use? Corn only thirty cents. Every
body and everything's dead set agin the
:, farmer. Only thirty cents for corn. Why
by gum, it won't pay our taxes, let alon,
;. buy us clothes. 1t won't buy us enough
= salt to put UP barrel of pork. Corn only
. thirty cents! By jocks its livin', cold
blooded swindle on the farmer-that'
: what it Is. 1t ain't worth raisin' corn fo
:, such price as that. It's a mean, low
robbery Within the next ten days tina
man had sold SO much more of his corr
+bov, sI,a had Intended fhot he found h,