New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17

housed than oven tolspnt fulk veto housed 4
rule The fsh mud huis were ioomy aud rapa
! tipuH iu tnmptt SON With many uT tho tln1
rhrie the agefa OF tha ftlnnie district diow a."
! breath 81 life
II was cottage perched hy Itself ton feet below
! The howell of hn narrow path ia front of II, 80 thtt =
sptotul person passing los could have easily hirhnd
| the roof oh, aud q possessed "a back garden OF some
! twenty trrt IA iruuth, ending abruptly WIN tho
while, blank hill side colossal wall Of four nun
dr,d feet which H. Rcrad above II and shut ont ar
! and hght I'm tie distance from the valley, and
| the lower ground, Luke shandF cottage seemed
| growing ont OF the Jagged limestone Ike Wrh put
| there was room in the garden behind for the pigs
! II those animals would not object 10 lltllo o'cI
And Luke had brought his pigs home, and
Matthew Brantwcll. a shrewd business man IN us
old age tnddled over 70 see them ana % see 700
what conh be done Whether Luke could not he
done might be- added even without rejecting too
| severely the character OF Matthew VINO was
certainly an unreasonable ana cOvetOus old gentle
man Everybody knew that-cven Luke. who
Thought the hest Of most people. Mrs Twitters e1-
cepted had his suspicious of It. though he made
great deal OF allowance for the occentrIcitles ol
Peggy grandfather
For Peggy's sake and at Pcggy's wish even, Luke
was always extra civil 10 Matthew Brantwell.
ciyllity which was not often reclprOcated. Mat
thew temper being bad one. For Peggy sake
even me vas living In this cottage. a tenant OF
Mr. Brantwels, at four pounds per annum "a sum
OF money for winch Luxe might have secured quite
"A comfortable room at Cockeyed Iobsons 5. ana
without the bother of housekeeping. But Matthew
had persuaded Luke two years ago TO take me
establishment after his mothers decease. and Luxe
had thought it as well TO please the Oh gentleman
not caring much where he lived until be settled
dawn for good with Peggy. II was only 70 sleep
in All CAV be WAS IN the valley, or on the hills
with the sheep, and in the early evening he IS
courtinQ Peggy-SundHy excepted, when he and
she walked seven mies TO church IN the afternoon
with three or four other drvOut nhahitlnts OF
Felspar the rest OF them stopping ~ nome from
years end to years end. .. ,
IL was on Sunday morning that Matthew called
on LIKE who was shaving by a BIT OF glass hung
up in the front window, which Matthew banged AT
" tn hrs walking stick ana cracked.
I've come to see the plgs, SAID Matthew, who
was an authority on pigs. " Peggy tells me you've
had auItc q bat of legacy"
yes Master Matthew. call It luck myself"
Your Uucle Rihtou aud ] have done many
stroke of business together, Luke sad the OH
man: and If lie had lived twrnty-ionr houIs
Ionger I should have had those pigs and thered
been matter of-well ten pounds. very likely IN
his ing Instead
GOhr said Luke. rs he put away his shaving
tackle I've heard they're worth lot more than
ten pounds But amt Judge Of pigs"
they're very ugly
aTnncy' re uucommonly ugly" asserted Luke, @but
THEY'RE very healthy
THEY'LL eat you ont of house and home
ayes they do eat said Luke with Sigh, but
tlirr,.'. a chance of g,ttiug their own living down
thc valley let them ont every day
You'll lose 'riu.'
D Oh the, Know their way back to supper said
LIKE with ono uf his laughs. trust them. But
thcy re $40 aretutailng. | wish they wouldn't come
WV do,'t You sell 'em. thcn' You're not able
tn keep c1 M ease aud comfort ~ PIC should ho
L,rn yonr-rf-t though sny II rs shouldt p'rnp1-
In ,nsc aud comfort. But lma painspcakng
man
Why dou't you -ell the pigs then :"
BLESS your hcnrt lr going said luk".
IL I'm -vhnt1 What's That. yuu say =
I'm pu.ns 10 4rh thrn,. aud bunk the money be.
fore winter comes On AZ least lm going Z" s"i'
WlI veil then what do you want for the
four 2" asked Matthew. llr,t- what ~" tonne niI
Il. .l...f q a. yfttt
mean want the lot. WHAT'S the us" OF keeping
'" VI" ''s shan stick to tho bland one" said Luke.
"ra",2b,v
uW.lI. pv old mother vac hlnd the lasl two
trea ui h.r lip and ti" ri5 i"mHl4 n" "i hei very
M,llbo, r,anfv,lI snr,t,l ~ liia touch IT srnii-
m,ut. hut be- sru uu o''t" about iA" hlhd pig i"'i
~ at's iooi a th.u " ha a.ii. aha'ili
ii,t r,aaei uit tbr li,i" space h'li"l VI. 'n7',
iutt,rI tuuad thu gale Wht,h auul tlruui "ui 900 in
valley, Lutu Was t-ht th'f "'i" u"'""1"""h
tl.u tti-rtt a, tuuurh tirf had hwu bllh4 aud
tlo utth with h1 r}'a hun4wl ZAP I"ir''f. . go
Th. .Igutui tnrn e4citrI tlir oupiltI] "i Mltthr"
"Pl give You twenty pounds for tho lot Say
it'. bargain, and dou't be q tool, Luke be- .ad
can't drive q hnIRuh on q SUNDAY; Master
BrautuelIr answered Luke, mt that l'n "a r..
hgous man. hard aud fast a. ought 10 he-but
promised Peggy never would ag.,n.'
IcUgV'd always gut some II u-tISc III htI lItl'
and "a interfering about something"
Pcysy' salways rght, only shes n bit super
stitious Nothing ever ramc right that was dome on
a sunday, Eve heard her say over and over again.
{. Never mind about Peggy. We're talking about
Z iii rather not talk about them any more till
Chipstoke comes t. SIRE theu.'
"Gmpstokc-what, from Rounded Pixies" *
claimed Matthew.
= hats the man.
" hat do VOu want 10 see him for =
d" / don't know that want to seo hun. rePiIed
Like lie sent me word last ught lee wanted to
sro me- That. all. Except that he sad. Don't
part with thc pig, till I've made you "A good 6It'
" Selfish beast Sam 'latthew. that's Ike HIM.
know him o. old and then he'll offer Won less than
have So, If Ia doesn't. Hen want them for 4
mere song, anl then you'll be sorry you didn't let
mc have them
&" / don't say won't sell thom to you. You're
10 he sure i am-Peceys grandfather exactly
And YOU shall have them for what he OGcr-
me- me- IT, tG,rs."
Maithew BrantwclI seemed chcclmated for 2
moment. What might not ChIpst ke offer II
drud-set' on these piZs, and knowing what pigs
they wcre1 And what might not ChipStOko max
of them being al expert IA piss-a specialist pig
cOilrctuTY
aLuFe. f you don't lct M have these pigs now.
I'll forbid Won ever coming t. my hOusr ag;tiu. la
spluttcrcd forth " III move out Oi telnpdl am
take Peggy with me. I'll go and live IN London
Iil be- shut OF you altogether
Good LORI" exclaimed Luke in horror.
hate Chipstoke-and he mustn't stand aiore
me"
"Of course not" said luke a" | never SAID he
should" m
Look here Luke Stands. | tell You what u! !
do III give You this cOttJgc-ihls fi~huld |
propcfty-for them There you're rent free Tor NE
needn't worry about rent any lnurr-cau save mp |
aud bud another little room here presently 90 that
WHEN you marry Iegsy-I
"Whou-l marry Peggy" cried Luke yes. ye'
GO on"
Well. it will come 10 that some day dare say
said the old man. AT AL events, when yuu marry |
somebody. You can take her 10 good ruony place |
this would be-. and say here's our hrmr-fent- |
ifee-no and forever Aud you may keep the |
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