Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-07-29
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JULY 80, 1882.
rHE aEvENGERs.

LOOK livery INV. Doh ooahu ~,
ing at me like dumb thing. Fly
around"
s'Yes'm."
pom. a thick set little fellow black as
the ace of spades, seized the basket Miss
faithful Sharpe designated with her
lean fore-finger, and started out.
Tn the garden, Andy, Miss Faithfups
ranhew and the cause of much of her
tr;hnlatiOn. was engaged in wedding.
he averaged one weed a minute. AT that
rate II would take about three months of
constant work to clear the beds. But
Andy didn't care. He hated work, and
wouldn't have distressed him If the gar
den had remained unweededi
from the beginning to the end
of the year. His aunt's example, and
her many maxims, and long lectutes on
the nobility of honest toll, never had any
preceptible effect upon him..
"What are you going to doo, P0pT ne
asked as his cO-sutferer, VINO viewed
things pretty much as Andy did, emerg-
ed from the house.
"Goin' to dig taters."
Dioping potatoes had always been
hateful work in Andy's eyes before. But
now if did not strike him so. Anything
was better than wedding. -,
.Say, Pop, I'll dig the potatoes If you'll
weed sOme."
Pop shook his head. .o,o
"Can't Mars Andy" he answered. "Ole
Missus, she tole me I'd got TO go ana get
desc we're taters my own sell, an not
Ston }oolin' rOun' wild nobody. She say
she snec Mars Andy gwine to ak me 10
weed an tOle me not to stop noh0w.
This was delivered very gllbely, Tor
Pom hated wedding as much as Andy dld,
and never found any difficulty IN fram-
60. pshaw," said Andy, who did not
think of doubling Pops yeraclty,, Know
ing as he did his aunt's opinion OF ms IN
dustry. THAT'S the way she always
talks. She don't mean nothln'. tim me
the basket"
81 dasn't. Mars Andy" and Pop chung
with a weii-simulated SILVER of fear to
the broken bail. "Ole Missus, she'd take
an tar de head square off'n me. Deed
she would"
"She Now you know you're gassin',
pop. There amt as much fight in her
as she makes out. But go long. pc
Iieye I'd druther weed anyhow" said An
DIV. making the best of the inevitable.
81 only know one thing: you're that
mean a Jew wouldn't buy you,'
pom proceeded to the potato patch with
an aching heart. Andy's last words cut
deeply. He wondered how he could
make peace, and turned out the contents
of his pockets, thinking he might find
something to propitiate the friend whose
friendship was so dear TO MIN. But
nothing appeared of sufficient value to
serve as peace Offering-an alllgators
tooth, a rattIesnakes rattle, a big cone,
u piece of string, the core of turnlp,
IL Knit ond a niQnn Of rrgtV IRON.
For none of these things would Andy
care. He had plenty Of them, only bet
ter.
Two boys, in close conversation, came
to the rail fence, taking the road which
led to the river, half mile off. Pop
pricked up his ears on hearing some
thing one of them said, and ran TO re-
neat it to Andy, forgetting, in his excite
ment. all about their difference.
az saw. Mars Andy, nOw's our chance.
We can get chen wild dat Bob Harris and
Tim Waters for stealth our cloes when
we was in swimmin' las Satday.
Dey's gwine down now to go In dalr-
selves"
"Good luckp' cried Andy. 81 didn't be-
Iieve we'd get chance for revenge so
soon. You get through your potatoes,
pom. and let's be off. Well show 'em
that stealin' clothes Is trick we can
play at, too"
Pom wasn't ten minutes in digging the
notafoes. Then he walked softly around
To the kitchen window, which was open,
for the weather was very warm, and sue
ceeded in setting the basket on the deal
without attracting the attention OF ar
gus-eyed Miss Faithful, A little later,
when she went to the door to see how the
wedding progressed, neither of the boys
were to be seen, and she screamed their
names until she was hOarse without
eliciting any reply save from the echo
ing pine woods.
The boys proceeded with great caution
as they neared the river. In the middle
OF it lay al small island, almost over
grown with bushes, which afforded fine
screen. On the other side OF this island
from where the boys were, the water
was very deep, but nearest to them it
was so shallow that they could wade
across with ease and perfect safety.
Very careful to make no noise, they
hunted around among the bushes until
they found two piles of clothes. Hastily
picking them up, they ran of with them
Just as shout was raised by some one
in the deep water.
you'll know how it feels to have your
clothes carried off, now" sung out Andy
az he and Pop waded back to the shore |
in great haste. you'll let ours alone !
the next time we go in, reckon"
They did not stop to hear the answer |
that was shouted after them, but, hurry |
ing home, hid the clothes in an empty |
bin in Miss Faithfuls cOrn-shed.
sLet 'em get home as best they can,"
chuckled Andy. 1--WE had a good right |