Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-21

afore John married her. Ay, az; best fr1enis
day o. funeral. Next marnin' John walks into
parlor at Z inn to haze drink and little after
wuz thinkin' O. goin' In to keep EN- company.
when-oWt-a hullabaloo that made Us a.
Jump!-there wur cuIain' and baugin' over
an there stands Gearge wiping' tippIe frae bis
face and neck an John In white rage, WI 81 ass
u his hand, Ike this. to thraw; What be uIa"
DOT past me and says at bar, There's a glass
D Drose e. III pay for t." tAn'-ne! he!-he has
AN naeDody knaws yet" put in some one
OF those who had heard the story before "what
his interruption Of the steady flow Of his mar e.
ratlve. "Naebody," said he; unless it be thoo. -
There threatened to be high words between
tne Two. put the Ola story-telier was moved of
pany In the parlor ia; king ali at once. Out not
quite elm In unison about the sensational auction.
mat shs lead q the
t une anithef!" The cause OF the i - Quarrel a
shoqa De and the men BROUGHT
Cocker shook his head: they had always been
"cruel, passionate and obstinate lads
esery Eeen the aad tried to bring then to-
and his worst. He had, SO far as he could, ex.
communicated them. He had preached 40 d.
e ngsnn at them that the eyes Of full pleoian
turned on the two stiff necked, stern-eyed men
who sat on either side the AISLE each In his
to pass round the plates FOR the collection, he
had addressed them by name and ordered
them to desist from the service of the Lord
each other, upon which, Without hesitation and
without word, they had surrendered the
plates and walked out. BE had forbidden their
r0pnn nf fhn nfn1f tau 2
holding any office In connection with the
church, SO that for long time the church had
ceased to know or to see them.
stopped no one could say; ana old Cocker
went back to his chair and his pipe In the
| corner.
But Fate had already begun to prepare the
emu OF Inc 1eud In way quite her own, by
| means which showed she understood the lives
and tempers OF men rather better than the
That evening George Grewelthorpe, the town
brother, sat In the dusky shadows Of the little
| bar. parlOr with Cocker.
| II have Cocker; you know l have" he was
| saying In voice OF remOnstrance, "tried to let
| 1t drop. But he wean'C. An see what fool
ne DO make me. But I'll be even with him
! "Um-m," murmured Cocker. "But it wur
Thy sen, Gearge, played fool first-that knaw.
NOW, look ye here: caustna get at him thro'
mother, wertna?"
to to., try t II t. lass You knaw he was aye
But it werena ABBOTT that ye fell out-eh?n
| George looked full at him.
! "Thoo'rt tryin' TO draw me, Cocker" After
| pause; "1f he'd just drop 1t; but he wean'C
! An bainr goin' Begin ana holdin' DOT my
hand IA, to h him-after he make dam-fool of me
! He was silent. There was a pause, during
] which Cocker felt about on the table, and got
/ up and felt on the mantelshelf for match
Aa: Ing found one he returned to his seat He
peer under at his companion, VINO sat stern
and angry, with his eyes averted, nervously
piucking at his Whlskers Cocker lit his pipe
"John. thoo see, be gey different frae thoo
IN SOON ways. When thoo TAX to thinkin'
on'G. 1t mak's thoo look Ill and sort O. id
his meat and drink. and as If he throve ont
! uncommon weel. Weel, thoo see, he has
nou't else TO think on scarce, as thoo has;so cot
or IN m WI T. hoRpers and
thought OF fair coddled aboots heart. But.
Ior q, ne can DO mont WI t onless throo cross
| and confer him."
| "He makes me: and so does she-Aunt Kitty.
mead. The last thing she do In her VIII was
10 try and make fool OF me. But she didn't
knaw how she gave me such fine chance to pay
| OH scores WI joint"
| Humpb! What is this? l ask John, and he
on'y say, Mouse traps, old Cocker Mayba,
thooll say. Toasted cheese, old Cocker"
ION, 1t deant matter. Everybody knaw
j
papers; an think III get it. She put into her
will. just for flOut at me. that John was to ha'
proputty In Fulford parish. and that was to
ha' a. In Thexton parish. Now thoo knaws 1t
wur joke that Aunt Kitty had Just enough land
In Thexton-a bit corner at bottom o. held-as
much as would max a grave"
"He! he! Cocker could not help laughing.
"Weel, weel III laugh too by -'m.bye. Now,
ye think: goes to lawyer Norton to arrange
aeooT gettin over my little bit land"
- when what do we find: The real old
original boundary O. parish comes up by drain,
Which was onst bit brook, and goes thro' end
OF house! So all John has be three-quarters
O. house, an a bit o. back yard"
"WheW! Thoo say sol!
Some months after the case came on In a Lon
don court. Of course all Fuiford and the neigh
Dorhood were agog with speculation as to the
result and the cost OF the trial; and there were
good many OF the frivolous sort who had laid
wagers on the event. So, when one wlntry
! forenoon Old Cocker was seen bare-headed and
stunning across the street TO the house Of his
friend the officer OF excise, the word flew
round and before he had climbed the bank be
a0R * KISS ae ss sd he
liner commonly reputed to have her
maiden eye on one OF the Drothers), who in
her haste ea had forgotten to put OF her
came the butcher, and out came the excise
man, and then another and another, each one
quicker and more eager than the last (Which
other particles), till quite crowd had gathered.
But, bless you! no one need have hurried for
every one knew" the case would have gone
So How could it help it? The will ran so and
so, and the parish boundary ran 80; 1t was
clear. man with half an eye, old Cocker
said could see that, much more then q Judge
and jury. can they two born Idiots gone an
mayhap spent hundreds O. pounds on settlIn'
What WI, might light ha been settled over twopenny
"An' it a. goes out OF town. exclaimed
the grocer.
Except what the witnesses get" said the
eXc1Seman.
1t proved to be terrible blow to John
Grewelthorpe, the miller. He was for the first
time "done out" by his brother; he was mule
ted In heavy costs, and he was left in posses
sion OF the most ridiculous fragment of prop.
erty man ever Inherited quarters OF q
house, and q small triangular section OF back
yard. II all the property had been won from
| h1m-that he could have endured; the loss
| would have been serious, but people would
have regarded it seriously. AS 1t was, he felt
| That every one laughed at him, and that every
| one had right to laugh. His brother sent his
| lawyer with kindly meant offer to surrender
| the right the law allowed him to part OF the
house, but the lawyer came back With bounc
| ing flea in his ear.
MOO" said the miller, "just tell Gaarra.
you, II ne send onybody here wt'ou't, or come
| hlmsen, I'll stick him head first that sweet
| duck-dabble! Dom his favor5! DOSt knaW he
began WI dom me favor? Dom! Nae MAR,
Law gt'es him quarter o. hoose, an fauarter O.
hoose he'll haze! MOO, sir, thoo can Wag."