The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-19

strugsiin,. IT seems 80 was . cool hand,
'thout her putin, in bsT oar, On 90
she Jest waited. / made him
put her down In the middle
Nv the b0at en- 60 inter the bow hisself. She
Jest sunk right down In Q heap, en- never
said word. ner he neither. TIL l axed
whether sh'd keep on acr0st the river or
pull for this side, Ell then they both spoke
ter wunst, and she riz up he. head en- looked
at me skeert en- pleadin' -like, en- said oh,
take me to my childrenp So turned en-
pulled up stream fer awhile, en- bout Is
hard pullin' es ever done tew. The gen.
tleman wanted ter help me, SO let him put
the woman In the bow, en- he TUX the other
pair r oars: but twas slow gittin' along, fer
We was purity well over. en- twas rough.
some. III tell We. Finely we both thought
we'd better make shore, even ct we did hev
purity long walk afterwards. knew the
house where twas said the woman lived. en-
/ knew N all reason We 9 considerable below
there, en- when we struck the shore found
1 3 right by bout half mild. 1t was dark
es pitch, en- rainin', by this time. You lead
on says the gentleman tew me, en- vow ne
ben baby. You know me? says he tew
her, en- she said, 'Yes;' en- that was all they
said tew each other all the way ter the
house. It was through medder part the
way, en- then through brush wful-but
we got there ct last; en- then, hope ter die
Il didn't see . purity sight es ever see"
with half-laugh and soflening OF the
voice.
"Iwas the fust there, NV course, so I
opened the door en- went right in. There
was candle burnin' in the room, en- down
In one corner there was kinder little bed,
en- there up started three little heads, en-
NANNY, mammyv they all chirped out,
Jest fer all the world like three little birds
in nest. Then, seeina q rough feller like
the biggest one, hustled up, en- stood on the
floor tween me en- the little uns, with his
for'ed puckered down over his eyes, his lit
tie white teeth shinin' en- his mites NV fists
doubled. I he'd ter laugh right out.
Twas like seein' . kitten with its back
up at a big dog. Then, SEEM tall
man holding his mother. 'Yew leave my
nanny he begun, en- then, 'Oh, pappy!
Pappy's come = says he, en- run toward 'em;
en- The little girl come a-laughin' en- scream-
in, 'Pappy! pappy! the baby want big
enough ter dew anythin' but hold out its
hams en- screech en- scream; en- guess no.
body couldn't tell what happened next;
anyways, couldn't. fer I was busy gittin' .
fire a-goin' in the big Fireplace; en- 'twa'n't
b'lieve. Purity soon the young uns begun ter
ask fer supper, en- then the pore woman he'd
ter own up tibet Their warn't mouthful In
the house-they' ID eat the last fer breakfast.
She was bringin' some peryisiOns in her
boat, but they was all lost, Nv course. SO
the next thing fer me was ter lite out arter
suthin'. Twas m0re'n mild ter the near.
est house, but didn't let no grass grow I'M
der my feet: yew may bet. told the folks
ter let me have milk, en- bread, en- butter, en-
eggs, en- enythin' else they he'd handy 'et
was good; 'nough ter last family tew days;
en- I went back with . back-l0ad en- both
hams full. Twas fun ter see them little
fellers put away the bread en- milk. chatter
in en- Iaughin' all the time, till they fairly
dropped to sleep eatin' en- talkin'. AFTER
they was tucked away s0me'rs, them tew
folks sot there by the fire en- talked en-
talked, en- explained, en- cleared up every
thin, en- didn't make no more count NV my
bein' there N eff I'd ben stone deef."
Captain Put rose, walked across the room
to the water-pitcher, and helped himself to
drink.
us that the end of your novel!" asked the
landlord, also rising.
"Them's all the p'ints," he answered, set.
ting down his glass; and then, perhaps fan
cying he saw signs of unappeased curiosity
in some Of the faces about him, he went to
the door, looked critically about at the river
and sky and remarked that the wind was
"haulin' round more no'the," gave his hat
fresh cant to ono side, and, with his hands
in his pockets, walked leisurely down the
stems and aWav.-IiDDincOft'S M101zinE.