The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-06-16

F. Ia attend "a than he had anticipated
I and Il was near four O'Clock before the
4 pigs were fed They would have been
4 forgotten entirely II they had not kept
NJ such terrible sqncnIlng thai Mart
went over % the pen - .ee what The
trouble was. liz soon found out and
relieved their sni.erinxs-
After this ~ hurried into the house
y 10 eat his dinner. which hal been await
y inr him couple ~ hours Or more.
SnSie bnsilrd about and took the meat
and po,at from the oven. where they
had been stored 10 Keep warm. and was
luSt pouring the stca;nin- co.iee when
\ Freddie came III and informed his father
that The horses had gonr crazy. and
were paving great holes n the barn
floor. and were gnawing The feed-boxes
IN the managers.
Poor Mart jumped up with very red
face and hurried out; he had forgotten
Tile horses. After he had fell and
waterrd them be hurried back % the
house. susie was ont. and Freddie.
who had one hand fat in the sugar.
bowl. did not know where she was
Mart was In the AZ ~ sitting down
again. when he heard a deafening bonn
bar.lment IN the direction q the wood
she'd. and going thither he bcheld the
wife Of bis bosom making frantic efforts
in irving 20 split piece ~ stove-wood
from an elm log which had IN All proba-
bilify worried the eldest Davis boy. and
possibly the entire Davis family. for
many year.
..Susie: Su~ic.' exclaimed Mart.
You must be crazy, What do you
mean, Desist. / bcseech YOU. and
come in. a. soon a dinner j. over I'LL
come out and split enough wood y ias'
YOU month
No. nor said Susie. I. Hurry up
and eat your dinner; | am afraid you
will be late; il is nearly time ~ milk
and feed for the night.
Mart felt for his watch. but. alas. He
then booked around al the maStiif. who
was looking weary and lean beyond
description. He had not been fed since
! 4 day before susie was III need If
wood; she stopped. however. and passed
into the house followed by Mart who.
instead III sitting down % dinner. or
! supper. rather. picked up the milk pals
! and went straight TO the cow she'd q
milk.
I Well. the farmer ~ got through
somehow that evening about nine
b d clock. and went 10 bed determined 20
I get M early the next morning and take
} time BY the forciock. He did wake up
early for wonder and. after rousing
Z susie. he arose and made fire. He
I could not tell what time il was. for he
had no watch. and the clock had
stopped: but then the chickens were
= Growing. and Susie said Il must be day
, light or midnight. and gently inti-
! mated that Il vast likely the latter
e AT this Mart tiared up. and informed
4 Susie that he was no fool. and inquired
0 what she took him FOR; and then Susie
\ was about 10 say something terrible
9 and curted her passion. and only a.
\ cu<ed him If using slang. and invited
< him 10 20 out and look At the mastif
!. and find out what time II was
4 Mart said moi 4 word 70 this. but iixes
: up an old lantern that he had hough
V from the eldest Davis boy. and starte,
!. for the barn. He fed the horses ans
commenced 10 curry one by the light 81
+ the lantern, but changed his mind in :
4 short time. saying % himself that III
q could DO better Job by daylight. Aftel
closing the barn door he went to fhs
4 cow she'd 10 feed the COWS. but the,
: were all lying down. apparently asleep
4 and would not get up. He next went 4
e the pig pen. but the swine jumped ri
l. and ran Of in squad at sight Of tn
. lantern. grunting and making dread
full racket.
= well. this beats air said Mart
h starting for the house ~ do wish
4 knew the time 81 night
He was nearing the house. stumbling
4 over the old moving machines, plows
4 rails. pens and the like, when all Of !
e sudden huge creature sprang from th'
i darkness in front Of him Then Their
i was loud barking and growing. an'
4 Mart had dropped his lantern and spran}
I up sapling near BY. and The nifty dol
i lar masiiif was under his master, bark
ing furiou~ly. and gnawing at the roo
d Of the tree.
How did that COMPOUNDED dog &c
!. loose?" cried Mart. ~ wonder II he \
n know me2'
. but the dog did not know his master
n though the latter whi~tled and talke.
u kindly. and then not quite % kindly
but al 70 no purpose: the villainous do
remained immovable.
p would rather die than call SuS''
!, out after that spat we ju-t had. and ~
4 be frozen stiff Or torn 20 pieces BY thi
T. hungry dog before Ill say one worslr
n And Mart closed bis lips firmly iogethe
\ and shut hi eyes.
How long ne might have remained il
% that position no one will ever know, 70
Il III that moment his wife came % III
2 door 70 call him 70 breakfast, and HI
had 10 answer.
y why don't you come in?''
Mart male no answer. but Susie he
y Ing 4 rather shrcwd woman. and hear
" ing the having u the mastiti. gucs~c'
u the trouble. and taking the lamp in he
L hand marched out to the tree. Sh'
y took the dog BY the collar. led him bacl
e 10 the kennel and. after securing hin
with chain. held the lamp above he
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