The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

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cahaie tor herselt. ohe was Always niht-
ing az soinethihs ! misht uo evenings,
oat ! les her Mnt. oomeumes JACK
came in, fearful, like dog not in place,
and sot down Tor spell by the door be-
tore ne Went 70 pea IN tae ioit over tne
eaesteheh, pat samahtha was Always
s hn%ns laule anu pi1Aine -. hin, Gns
nlsh. he oalae UP py tne tanie anu asAoa
,er ta q IN heeale anu anreaa 70 hs ms !aoAeei
oat siie never pfesehaea 10 near hin' !
WAS Sieah pun gu. wath @ sa0n An n0aahass sannas
JACK, says / manu- me shas laoAe',
anu l SO. my aease.wiie ana put ON my
spees ana sat GOWN W aafh ~.
, Its dirty, miserable e. thing. says S
the rag-bag, and Tom ought to get you
a decent sNit,'
.sTemas chair came down hard, and he
looked mad enough, Better dress a
besgar in broaaeleth,' he growled.
&SOh no need OF that saws ], 'only
give a man working for food and clothes,
decent enes,'
"I know NV own business. and I hate
meaalers, said Tom. Here Jack,
clear ont 70 he'd.
~ ssof @ All n the anssr questions Jack
wo,ia ASK thomsh one day he said TO
me. What's Godp'
lyon poor creature says I, 'ain't
no minister ever told YOU? Well, He's
sperrit.'
. whats a sperrit p saws he.
Snow I'm one that's satisfied with facts
without irwin into them. I never mud
die mvself wondering but I seen by
his onestions he was kinder stupid like,
On T saws a sperrit is something that
o;nt Hesb and blood
e.Ha % shooL his head backwards and for
wards
"sWhere's Godp
"eWbv. in heaven. YOU poor heathenr
.Ha looked down as If he was almost
CRYING >> ~ :. - :
of He was onIv down here. might
fnd Him ba says as serions like as
| could he sbut I can't never find Him
nm there.
g aTwan,t no use for me to saw more to
him Won see /. he showed me he was
lacking and wasn't no minister.
seAnother time when was by the well
he came along to fill the water Jug for
the field ef,m thinking. Miss lib
saws he
ssWbat about2"
saThinkin' if I got away to the edge of
the world. would I fall OFF,"
"Of course " savsI
| sFa1I where ."
| snThe 7, ord knows Ut saws a little sharp.
for his silly Questions pestered me. 1
did kind Of wonder tho to myself. where
a bodv falling off the land would land.
bnt ain't scholar and don't pretend to
saw. besides I never expect to travel to
the worlds edge myself.
sIt was that very afternoon Tom came
|
ssWhere's the iniment?" he asked Jane,
who was was sitting a there holding the BABY
"Tn the r;ohi hand corner of the Sec
ond closet shelf What do you want to
do with itp''
".Jack fell off the NOW and got hurt. >
"sWhat did he want to do that for I?
Now don't waste that liniment on him for
nothing
"sGness TIL po and see if he's hurt. ,
| savs T think;n, a fall from a NOW Want
NO tr;fe
aI found him all in a heap on the barn
! floor. and What was worse he didn't
know anything. sThat's a high NOV.
saws T measurine it with INV eve. and
how in heavens name do YOU know
| where he's hurt and wants to be rubbed
with liniment? The best thing you can
do is to get a doctor
| ssT want fo oot another load in before
= VOWS 90 vs To,, i, tbot oooroyot;,,,
slow way o. his'n. sand it's no use run,
MIN up doctors bills when it faint no
need. The liniment cured the old mares
LEG last week. and by an by when he
comes to we'll find out where he ails.'
e.aTom Rrones saws r IT feel good
telling Won Won are fhe meanest man a
iivine Look at that moor thing therel
If amt enough vo1l've starved and work
ed him to deeth Init Won are going To let
him die like a doc I'm ooino to oct
Sam Temarest to 90 for a doctor
".HoId on. yyu iong-tongued Jezabel. ;
Saws he sand ston vonr meddIinr TIl
90 for the doctor mvself:' and with that
be went tn work saddIinr horse ornm-
hin, and swear;n, to himself and 70 me
for that matter. but was irving to fix
Jack little more comfortable and never
minded him.
1Samantha came mn and looked in. and
screamed a LITTLE and went away AGAIN
BnlI. the dog came and smeiled of him
and whined for the dog always took to
4 lack bnt nothing ronsed him. he
breatbed heavy and looked had
"It seemed an age before Tom came
hack He was glow aIwaya and neadn,t
have expected he wonid mt himself ont
of the way for Jack.