The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-10

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n srcsas a vshslisi.
eye. I I'D. "psssisssa usess CspAas.
"Wal! wall sAiA shs solemn 1Dpscoa,
sAoss vpsds were ~ bot vsigAsy.
= I dsiar think Ssh vss sch g.
boil"
"Jess .o." .aid Grandpa B;llins.
lie never svorc himself; but
10 irls, perhaps, that the eternal fitness
d things demanded strong language
HON somebody. los no pA,ted bic cane
sohly. and rvpeaisd; 81 say jsss % 70
hat. Deacon, every time. but Who'll
carry the mAils"
"banno." said Uncle Csphas, the n.
cards oi the whole company forcing cat
tho mor;iiyins coalessioa. 81 heard
Seth say that; bot ] Asint hoard %
more"
But Uncle Cephas, - veil - ths rsse
ol ~ village, kasv bseoss tAs month Of
Dvcember was out thas Uncle Sam had
absolutely rvfussd 70 raise Seth Punk.
ett's salary; also tAai another stage wns |
about 70 b put % tAs rad. whtch
would convey the United States mails |
and also carry passengers. 49,,
"Cant neither on 'em pay" said the /,
Judge, In the silence which followed
this announcement, whea 6rst made By
Banty u the Post-ofIice. "Neithcr on
EN- woav pay; bot The teller that takes
the mall yin get The bsse ont, iur bee
gos sanshin', sure. An Seths gos bic
team 70 keep, an I'll that. Marx ny
words, boys, Seth'n Asvs 70 80 70 ths
wall"
Il was alserward recalled that q this
point Pek Greasy looked uncommonly
sober. The fact was thas Pslt was one
Of the bese drivers In The section, snd
had lust had offered him By a
Influential friend Of his In . neighboging
town-who, however, know nothing q
the internal complications 81 Pelt's u.
lairs-ths chance 10 run tAe new sea0e
between Selbosu aad Clsarpoad.
Pslt wss trying hard % Ct money
enough together 70 marry nsssis PUNK.
ct. He had Q pair a horses, which he
had raised from colts, and 10 bad been
"tcaming Il" Tor . year back; but what
he could make In that way wss very
little, compared With the profits d the
stage. 49,,
"k'Il make Seth mad, o. course" be
reasoned, - b walked toward the
POse-olIice, the evening altss ~ fore
going conversation; "but," straighten
Ing up deAantly. "hs can team Il. He'i
ece Q better chance than I have. Some
! 6ody's got 70 take ~ mail. Il nigh
} q well b n. In 70 right over end
! see Hetiie about Il now" ne continued
| turning toward Seth Plunkett's cottage
. "It's Soe 70 b ssetled tonight, and ~
can settle t."
!, Kettle was doubtful and finally tear
. full; bat che was q last persuaded b,
!, her lover that Seth. finding Il impossl
} bio 70 compete with ''the Govsrnmsnt'
!. would sooa retire, more or les good
nstursdly, feeling that the gain Va
4 coming 70 The family anyhow, and thu
D he would make almost - good Twin
ss teamipg.
4 "Well," said the yielding girl, .
lass, wishing sadly that her dead mott
!, O. was near 10 counsel her, ''you decid
!. Il, Pelt; and, u you take the stage, On
father u angry and won't let you CON
p here, we'll love each other just u
same"
. During the second week in January
n grand sensation shook Clcarpond to !
=. foundations. Pelt Cressy's horses we
70 10 draw The nsw slAge, and Pelt hims<
was 10 drive them.
. The Arss night altsr The nsw NOV
ds ment Was inauguratsd Seth Plunket1
b. coach reached the Post-0lAoe 6rst. ]
;" stopped and settled with Banty for sor
sll tri6ing errsnds which he had done
on Sclborn, but HE dark looks and irritat
q; manner showed thae y W. IN . ava
b mood. The mail W. what they "
waiting for there, and the one v
. brought Il W1s TIE man d The boz
- Seth Piunkett tet that he was d
gh drowned and dishonorsd, and before
p went 10 bed that night 10 made . soleI
ID vow that PIT Greasy should nsvse b
bic daughter.
- "Hss . sooundrsii" cid 6eth Pl'
kstt, between bic 60 teseA. "He'S u
~ NJ mean, and III have none q him
u This feeling grew day BY day. -
h. slagss passed eacA other on tAe road
pesssd q the Hallway House togsth
II, Then ths lsud began 10 sxtsed. Z
~ la6iaa vho vont 70 6olboen % ohop n
~. With IL 90 WHOSE eanGo tAey happel
-. % espouse; and, - 6sGh, though b
On usass . protesting Christian, Houill
IN aGAsaded ~ NslAodisG Clnfeh, VI
~ nsltb family Wsee Bap0ses, 10 y
bstvosa ~ No eoagssgaGioas nAr
ooe pretty ae1nilsly - 11lls a ~
10 0oNs.
~ Grandma Billin's saoppsd ~
Nm. Rsgkine (''the Deaco1's" Why
III eansu ~ latter had Siddso up ~ {
} a With ''thas sassy Pslt Crea.y";
Judge W. % lo1gse On speaking =
~ vi1S Daaty; svss ~ ninis>sgT y
! 9 oeaosd ssckaagiag ftisadly eoarts'
CT. IL village a Clsazposd NJ quilt
dnt d1es and ssvsas. 5ts
y Abost III tine . lay preacher
~, sosadsd upoa ~ plees, aad ~ y
IA. edists WsCe sooa d - midse a .
lsi" sglal rsvival. The Daptgts AsA q
~ | . While; but soon ~ 10 begaa b 4
a1d b . leetniGAt altse ~ 1fue ~
leost | neeGiAg" ~ tWo ooegreGaaooe ~
q Q ~ tueSu1osa thel4 di0seeoOo0 tAeS
} h; soah VuesAip Together lsrvsatly
~ = lRnoeo ~ olF3)o n tAek MIDI.
- = rivA seage-dzivsss hurried
-. hocses, - ~ tAeys TOO. eoaA q
en- ~ nsstnU.
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- . ~ 0ooe 1ooE1Gl o. that IL valley
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