Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-20
AUNT MARINDA SPEAKS AGAIN.
JEpurHAN NO BETTER. = JEDUTnAN AND
THE GREENBACK RoosrER.-TnE LITTLE
GAME OF COUNTING OuT.--JEDuTiIAS
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PoopuokvnLr, Apr. LIST, 1880.

GAME OF COUNTING OuT.--JEDuTiIAS
THE VICTIM
PoopuCKvu.LR, Apr. LIST, 1880.
was setting by fire-light last night a.
quiet and calmn like; our great maltese
cat was purring at my feet, and everything
seemed ra'al homelike, 'cepting Jeduthan
was gone, when heard shouting.
thought it sounded like pas voice, but |
never knowed pa to holler in my life; he's
arays been a dreadful still man, man OF
few words and great firmness. Icollected
myself as soon as could, and whit to the
door, and there in the moonlight stood
Jeduthan. He was throing up paper and
catching it again, halloing and boo-hooing,
an' acting about as silly as | ever seed
Polly Fish when she has one o her hyster-
ical fits, and mess o. boys was tagging
on behind. Ef the stars had fell right
down in my face, shouldn't been more
struck. 'The ROSTERS out, Marinda boo
hoo" shouted pa. "Wall," says L, as
gently as / could, "stop that noise, and go
get him onto the roost agin." We've got
one O. these Sea-bright ROSTERS, an he
maks me think o. some folks round here;
he's dreadful smart, and tries to whip every
thing on the farm; you'd think he was
dreadful knowing bird to see him strut
round, but ra'aly he isn't good for any
thing. | thought twould be jist like him
too be ont strutting In the moonlight.
"Marinda, let me in !' says pa, 'what did
| tell YOU? Get your specs, Marinda." 81
do wish, Jeduthan, you would continue to
be respectable and decent" says l. told
the boys to go home and get Into their
trundle-beds. One leetle chap sposc up
and says he thought the old gent was
drunk. and Sam Shiitless told us tn see
him hum. could see the pint In that;
sam thought If he conld get the boys boot
! in. after a respectable man, II would take
the curse OFF their following him round.
Jetluthan was still hugging the paper, So |
took IL, and getting my specs, looked II
over. and there was the rooster pa was
making such time over. read: Nee
| Erie. Le0,l,r, Victory, Great Gains from
Last Year" II told you so, says pi. |
continued 20 read the towns that went
/ Grcenhack by overwhelming majority. III
A wave from the Artic regions had passed
up my spine. shouldn't = felt more shaky.
Says |, ''Leduihau, you know right after
the elections. we got the returns IN our
County paper jist as the clerks and CORE
spondcnts slut EN- In. aud here's lots o
towns here this Mr.. Erie man has got that
hardly elected a GreenbacS officer. be-
licve In stickin. 10 the truth anal you used
/ to once. m. That rooster % theirs amounts
/ 20 list about as much - that Sea-bright OF
ours; YOU kill him and take Of his fcath-
ers. an there's nothing Jeff 'ceptins little
/ blnc skin. an bones 81 with 'em, pa; YOU
riddle on, their stories aud hear the other
side, and they're all gone. You're ruined
Imam, Jeduthanl a mess o boys hooting
.
round after you" "well, Sam Shinless
and Joe suodgrasS told 'em TO see me hum.
/ They WAS dreadful perlite TO me down to
the tavern: called me Deacon, Father
Brlndle, good fellah. But I've lost a five-
dollar bill somewhere, tonight, Marinda I;
sam and Joe helped me hunt round for 1t (;
| seed EN- wlnklng At each other, as much
! a. 20 say, were dreadful sorry "Hum :.
SAYS l., "a leettle counting out game, Jedu-
than, and you the victim. Sam aud Joe
I hey got your money, and cf you had Your
senses you'd see It, aud ef you don't stay
/ "a hum out q sich company and 20 TO
work, you'll get counted out o your farm
vet" couldn't say emmy more, for the
tears was dimming my specs. Ia was SO
mad and cited cause spoke about count
ing out, that he went 10 bed with his hat
on. | counted II OFF o his head, with
much pity for the wearer, after he was
asleep.
Yours with much concern,
! M,gINDA BRINpLE.
p. Sim ra'al glad 10 think you take
any notice o. me, Mr.. Editor; I'm kinder