The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-30
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reply. Il can't trust you. Like aSt
You d burn the whole pltcedown .bes
Il q g'ot hah way to Crosstowfi. t,3l
Pop, sit down and eat. while [ clr
away the dishes, and t4em we N stas
ou both deserve a fhrashing for col
on this after noon without leave. aud I
tendlng meeting is small enough p,a
lshment, goodness knows"
i The church was fun. It had kei
y previously announced that Deacon ElE
and Deacon Snow, of GlenvilIe. swhos,vey
visiting Deacon Marley for few sIaxs
wonld give in their experience, aud IN
Il attendanee was conseqitently;very laros
/ Tor these gentlemen we rs looked ir,or7 }
shining lights, and great respect wa
pad them Miss Faithful had ,invite,
! them both to Il late supperswhenmeet
csfatie he .oEefs ami had. ON the way /;
earnest ions aIi PoP mann AND
the forthcoming great - ssil to1duauHs .
/ Bat neither of the eminent sgentfefffst
had arrived when Miss Faithful, a hcfl
late, entered the church with her twi
charges. Already inquiries were beins
made about them. and anxiety, mingle'
with disappointment, was visible on ever,
icountenance.
L Halt an hour passed, and still. tn
Deacons did not come. And then Dea
Icon Marley rose slowly from his seat
" Ny friends he said, 81 am unable
to account for eextraordinary absene'
of our respected brothers. They left ml
house st five o'clock with the intention
of taking a walk by the river, and, since
they did not return to tea. anticipated
meeting them here greatly fear som'
accident has befallen them. y ta
Andy looked at Pop. Pop returned thu
look. The same idea presented itself q
the minds of boths It.was an idea thai
struck chill TO the very marrowin theil
bones.
Aunt whispered Andy TO Mis-
Faithful, I'm wful sick tony stomach
guess it was that piece of cocoanut pit
ate. Fxegot to go out. Can't Pop e
with me?n
He looked so pale that Miss FaithfIl
credited his assertion of sudden illness
and nodded assent rvEEss
The boys went out togethsrs c;irefll
not to glance at each other. for fear o
being suspeetedof their comPiieity intl,,
absence Of the Deacons
:" We've done gone an done it now
shore 'nuii. " whispered Pop. with
shiver, when they were once osit. of the
church
They set off for the river with the speed
%, young deer When within few .saF,ll
of it they heard shouts for help
OATS dem. said Pop "Dey mus
be1pow full mad by dis times' gsssfs
The Deacons were indeed eonsidera.
bly, out of temper. rs well thsy might
be, for they bad been wadlng around ir
the shallow water near the island fol
nearly three hours. shouting at the tor
of their lungs for assistance
.'Ilolloip answered Andy, what 4
We want?f
He asked the question by way of tax
ing every precaution against suspicion
for, OF course, he knew very well whal
they wanted
ANSWERED ss essosha i;;;S st, "a On. siothea
here ever since half-past five. WhoSvf
you are. I'll give You dollar if you' II &
TO Deacon Marley's, and tell him to sem
us something to put on
Z" And I'll give you another dollar q
you'll hurry up said Deacon Ellis.
The boys were off like lash. and ~
turned in short time with all necessarr
garments, and Deacon Marley following
in their wake
IL was too late now for the Deacons {,
attend meeting; the congregation ha,
dispersed. So they went at once to Mis-
Faithful's, where, over A goodly supper
they reeounted the story of their wrongs
Andy and Pop were sent 10 bed. aftel
receiving high praise for their timely aid.
"What made YOU think of coming t
the riverP'' asked Deacon Ellis. rs h.
patted Andy on the head in benign
manner
Deacon Marley said you'd gone there
to walk, . answered Andy. in a very low
tone, land we thought you might have
fallen in IA
= Good boys said the Deacon. .'You
deserve holiday tomorrow for this, 7
The boys did not appear very appreci-
ative of the praise lavished so freely upon
them. Miss Faithful, made suspicious l.s
sad experience, detected embarrassment
in their manners and guilt in their faces
A horrible thought seized her rs she rec.
objected their unexplained absence of tli
afternoon She waited until the Dea
cons had lighted their pipes. and then ex
cused herself for a few minutes
Going up stairs, she opened the door dI
the back attic. Pops bed was empty
In the front attic the condition of atfaiil
was the same; Andy's bed had not bee \
disturbed. Suspicion ripened into &c
tainty at once. Miss Faithful leaneI
from the window of the back attic. n
looked down into the yard below. Not I
ing was to be seen or heard Goir
softly down the back stairs she opend
the kitchen door and xehtout. All wi
still Exercising great caution. In ha
the barnzyasd turnpd alcoruero of the bai1
sltldenls and al most fell over two ssrlia
boy $. who, by ki,d Il eht Of a lantern, wei
digging with an encrgy She had rsevd (
seen eqialed - The hole was -rlreaef,.
nearly two feet deep. On the edge ofit
awaiting burial lay a heap of clothes.
Andy, Poy,'',
Perhaps it is as well TO draw a veil owe
the scene that followed. Sufficient be ID
that both the Deacons were given
chance to exercise their muscles on TIVE
small boys, and that the boys in question !
took their meals standing for week
to come.
More than all. the story got ont. ana
was the source of unmitigated delight to
Tim Waters and Bob Harris, who, afta
all, had not gone in swimming on tbsi
fatal day, and who were never weary. ft
taunting the unhappy reyengers with
their unfortunate mistake--B BaIlosls ,
hdgaS'''e.s e ra IL
The dandelions: Nestled down cio@e !
TO the ground in its rich bed of eresnF
this golden flower is now the bricbtea }
vem of nature It's nefafStara .Fa1;cA L
its perfume "a little off, . and the leaf II /;
its plant resembles the frayed fragmers b
Of the small boys trousers; but for Al 2
that, i it had been born an exotic Il h
stead Of beipg so deuoedly indigenor. p
i would hase been more highly valuh },
for its beauty thansitis nov f6r .:green g i
The common things which are beautiful 4
attract little Or no attention, while he b
uncommon things that are the distilll 4
essence OF homcliness receive NEE
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