The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-30
GEORGE wARREN. Editor.


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Take that big basket with the broken
bale. an dig me bout peck O pota-
toes Look lively nowS Don't stand
there staring atme eHkealdunfbthing Fly
around. '!R - - q f
Pop, thieK-set little fellow. black as
the ace of spades,l seized the basket Miss
Faithful Sharpe designated with her lean
forehnger, and started out "
In the garden. Andy Miss Faithful S
nephew. and the cause Of much of her
tribulation,r was engaged in wedding.
He averaged one weed a minute. AT
that rate it wonld take about three
months of constant work to clear the
beds. But Andy didn't care He hated
work, and it wouldn't have distressed
him if the garden had remained ~un-
weeded from the beginning to the end of
the year His aunt's example. and her
many Tnaxims- and long lectures on the
nobility of honest toll, never had any
percepthle effect upon him.
what are you going to do, Pop?''
he asked as his co-sufferer. who viewed
things pretty much as Mars Andy did,
emerged from the house
Coin to dig taters."
Digging potatoes had always been
hateful work in Andy 'seyes before But
now it did not strike him so. Anything
was better tianweeding. as
Say, Pop, III dig the potatoes, if
you II weed some'' -se
Pop shook his head.
Cant, Mars Andy he answered
''Ole Missus. she tole me I'd got to 60
and get desc yere taters my own self
an not stop foolip roun' wild nobody
She say she spec Mars Andy gwine to
ak me to weed, an so she tole me not TO
stop nohow."
This was delivered very glibly. for. Pop
hated wedding as much as ANDY did
and never found any difficulty in fran
ing an excuse.
30, pshaw," said Andy, who did not
think of doubling Pops veracity, know
ing as he did his aunt's opinion of his
industry That's the way she ALWAYS
talks. She don't mean nothin'. Gin
me the basket y is7 s
- Il dasn't. Mars ANDY and Pop clune;
with well-simulated shiyer of fear TO
the broken bale. ..Ole .miSsus, she'd
take an tar de head squar off m me-
Deed she would y
eop. There a'ilss as much tight in her
as She makes out. But go long. be-
i;eys r a druther weed anvhow.r said
Audit. mixing the best of the inevitable.
1T pnl1 know one thing you're that
mes,7a jew wouldn't buy YOU
-rop proceeded to the potato patch
<.sith a heavy heart Andv's last
words cut deep. He wondered how he
could make peace. and turned out the
contents of llis pocketss thinking be
might find something TO propitiate the
friend whose friendship was so dear TO
him. But nothing appearedof sufficient
value to serve as a-peaee otfering-an
alhgatorss tooth. a rattlesRake rattle,
big cone, a piece,of string, the core of a
fuIniP ;s glass button and La piece of
rusty irole For none Of these things
would Andy care. He had plenty like
them; only better. sa
Two boys. in close conversation, came
70 the rail fence, taking the road swhieh
led tos The river. halt a mile off. Pop
prcked up ms ears on hearing something
one OF them ssld--and ran To repeat it to
Andy, f5fgefiih Elm i'd. excitenient. ali
about their recent difference
Il say, Mars Andy. now's S our chance
We can get eben wild dat Bob Harris and
Tim Waters for .stealin' our clo'es when
we was in a swimrnri' las Sat'dayy
Dey's gone down now to go in dair-
selvesss'sss zi 81 - --s~-
'sGood luckr' cried ANDY. s.I didn't
believe we'd oct a chance for REVENGE 60
soon You get through YOUR potatoes.
Pop. and let s be off Wen show On,
that stealin' clothes is a trick we can
play at, too" r
Pop wasn't ten minutes dippinu the
potatoes Then he walked softly around
to the kitchen window, which was open.
for theweather was very warm. and s,o-
ceeded in setting the basket on. the, deal
without attracting the attention of ARGUS
eyed Miss Faithful A little later. when
sheswent 10 fhee door to see how the
wedding PROGRESSED, neither. of the bows
were to be seen. and She screamed their
namesk until she was hoarse, without
eliciting any reply save from the echoino4I
pine-wooeis.s - - xrStI 40 anE
The bows loroceeded with o,,,e.t :. ,,,;;o,,
as they rieared the river. Ii, the middle
of itlay a small island, almost overgrown
with bushes, which afforded a capital
from where the boys were, the water
was very deep, but nearest to them twas
SO shaliry that they kcoqid wade across !
with ease and perfect safety, Very care
leI. ~ lin no noise, r,aey hunted
around among the bushes until they
iound Two pres oil ciotnes- LASTLY pick
ing them up.'l they ran on with them,
!us, a. "a q shoh. was FralSeaeoy some one
IN ane .aevf, Wi''e'1s. s
gu - MO" now IL ieeis 10 nave
you, cio.nes carileu on, now; sung out
Anus1 a. ana loP "aHea xss 1ack 10 tne
snole ~ ssea.. n''s'e- LOU II EieI OUTS
'''1rio IT, .'5 an ai''>e i.ae W. III, iecAon
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