The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23

asked O. }. &.
Them Words answered Jack, "them
is that Billy say he don't kecr. not even
to the wrappin' of his fingers, which hold
you give him, right or left
Yes, see it were somethin' about
about fingers
Mr.. o. slowly scraped his upper lip
with his lower teeth.
And eff | don't wraste with it, you
Say-it' ll-have yit more-arords, and
prob'ly in yit more various langwidges.
"Jes' So
''Well. gentlemen he said, resigned
ly; member, gentlemen, I'm agin it,
and both tharfore and wharfore ain t
to be responchible.
Certainly not, unanimously.
They were hitched. Jack Hall was to
give the word, with simultaneous nod
to Billy. Billy's eye was on Jack, bright
as a rattlesnake's when on the point of
striking
SEQ, said Jack.
Billy, instantaneously detecting. from
the feel of his adversary, which was his
stronger side, quick as lightning swayed
his back yet more. slid himself an inch
or two aside, brought his right knee
joint against Oglethorpe's left. and, ST.
simultaneously with pressure there, and a
resistless impulsion with his left arm,
adroitly tripped, with his left, Ogle-
thorpe's right foot. The part of Ogle-
thorpe that was likely to strike the
ground first was his head. But Billy, as
he was descending, softened the fall by
hopping, with the agility of a greyhound,
astraddle of his body, which barely
touched the earth. There, holding Ogle-
thorpe for a moment in his arms. tlinging
back from his eyes his long locks. he
smiled in his face as person does some
times upon a child whom he has thrown
up into the air playfully, and caught
safely on the return. Then, when both
had risen, he brushed him carefully with
his hand and his handkerchief.
Omitting the numberless sayings, some
of them interesting, i'll that crowd. now
numbering couple of hundreds or more,
confine myself to the main actors.
"Well | didn't fight it, said Ogle-
thorpe, contemplating Billy with yet en-
HANGED interest. EFF it could onder-
stand me-" he continued. hesitatingly,
my desires would be to congratulate
it, as it's the first thing that ever laid
my back on the ground.
Then he extended his hand partially,
which Billy, when made aware of his i'll
tention, seized and cordially shook
Oglethorpe the while grinned, felt the
water come into his eyes, smote his knees
together, and when Billy had let his
hand 60 held it up, letting it hang loose
ly, regarding it for moment as some.
thing entirely foreign to himself. gradu-
ally pulled its fingers apart with his 9th
er hand, and seemed gratitied and some
what surprised that such thing could
be done
Turning his eyes to him again. he ask
take u drink?'
Certainly. Not as habit, but in a
social way"
81 1t would be my desires, then. to give
it treat. Tell it that | desire to treat
it."
In the answer that Billy made to Jacks
announcement of OSlethorpc' intentions
among other signs which he made was
a pointing contemptuously toward the
crowd, and then violently pokinS him
self on the breast, as if he would commit
suicide, for want of bodkin. with a bare
foretinger. gibbering the while in his
throat, not loudly, but passionately.
"My gawnamighty" exclaimed Ogle-
thorpe. his tongue becoming now SO
heavy that he could not utter quite artic-
ulately himself. What kind o werdth
wath them?'
Them words" answered Jack. with
the seriousness of q person who had spent
his years mainly in the Interpretation of
foreign, especially dead and occult. Ian
guages-" them words was this: Billy
say that whiskey is a thing he sildom
teches."
"Thildom tetheth," repeated Ogle-
thorpe, thoughtfully. as if he would fain
learn something of these strange ton
CUES.
But that yit he amt got no patrick
Ter predigice agin whiskey, nor takin' OF
a drink hisself sometimes with a friend,
OF people lie likes, providin' that they
won't want him to carry it too fur.
and
''No partickler predithith agin with
key" said Oglethorpe. recollectingly, his
mind evidently delaying upon these
words and not following Jack-at least
not keeping up with him.
But" began Jack.
.'Oh. but" Oglethorpe's lower jaw be-
gan to hang somewhat heavily, and all
his iron was gradually turning to lead.
''.Ies' so" resumed Jack. BILLY say
that he feel like it would be a disgrace
on hisself. and on the neighborhood in
Gener'l eff stranger was to come here
among us, AMI we was to let him do the
treatin', He say, as for SIGH oupoliteness
as that he warn't raised to it hisself, and
as he's now a man growed up, he amt
goin' to begin on it at this time o day:
and furthersomore-"
"On-per-lite- meth. further tho more!
repeated Oglethorpe, in low voice.
''Jes' So: and furthersomore, Billy say,
eff you'll join with him, and at his ex-
pense. he'll spend the rest o the money
in gener'l treat
OsletIorpe waited a moment, not sure
that Jack was quite through with his
translations.
"Them-ah, them wath it'll lanewith-
eth, wath they?'
They was; his very words.
and eff don't agree to EN-, tn pothe
he'll be arfter uthin yit more wariouth
oneth?''
''.Jes' So
Il givth it up, then
They all repaired to Fans grocery.
Billy laid his money on the counter, and
the treat was accepted heartily all
around.
Gentlemen" then said Oglethorpe,
''Tm sorry to part from you; but my
business calls me, and ! must bid YOU