New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
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| ne hlind rig wa not worth muth=ihirrd, wha
n"l "l -" ehme strain aud wa not even ~ fpf
rhtf Whom ihu winter ar ~ w real rpfnrat aud tho
| animal caught cold aHd wont laundering ahuHt tho
hA'h tatd coughing hka al old man, 80 leaning
ss"l1t 10 i"th 90 tho rnd o the garden tup Weah
! "" e"i inihd the pf,miara without taking good
l"al ny ,ht way. Tie PIG suffered very much nom
t"ll ana Luke, he ng q guOd-trmp1rrd and feeling
| p'"ni l""k the an NAL indoors Tor ono GIT On
| W" '''o'ihlah system, when II had aitiVering NJ
| t"t h'ti4 blougAt the HOUSE down, aud SCREAMED
| o. lu"u'Y To get out again that fcspar thought
| th"le Wa murder doing somew here IA the valley,
anu ran Tor The one policeman ot the place -whRd
gone ten miles over the hus to a supper-pBTty aud
foulu not be brought bnck to duty under siI good
" That pigs going to die Peggy" said Luke, when
| he saw her again. Dld y1u Ak your grandfather
| whether he'd make BID Tor hun =
| price,
49,, Hes very i'll" he said. 'Do you know what I'm
No SAID Peggy. little alarmed for Luke was
not particularly WISE when the impulse seized him.
| ye got some dynamite charges from the quarry.
ahd IN gong to blow him sly out of the rOck-a
good big mole where he get III out OF the snow
ana the wind. poor beggar."
ION, you must not do that
| WY mott It's my rock It's part OF the free
hold, he said, with "A laugh not quite 30 hearty ~
Yes; it's your rock but you'll blow the freehold
All ! had forgotten that"
The house was condemned months and To1ths
| ago OnlY grandfather kept ii to himself And he
surveyor SAYS tll have TO he rebuilt or he "On,t
answer answer Tor the consequences. That's why grand
| father wanted TO sell it IN Il hurry"
Yes | know. I've had notice instead of your
grandfather said Luke ruefully. q" Your state
| ment ; quite correct lass"
And what TO be done"
don't quite shall have to chuck up the
| freehold. expect
But the next day the blind pig was so very i'll.
! down the valley. that luke Stands resolved 10
| carry out his original intention.
g 10 Will bring the house down too. dare say
and don't care if 1t does" he added. tho darned
Old box that It ~. Yes, III chance IT,"
so Luke Stands. N desperate kind of mood, full
of anger against his horse ard of sympathy for his
! pig. laid his plans aud bis DYNAMITE and went to
| work IN business kind OF way having done good
| service In the quarres at times OIL and on for
| change. Here he lighted his use. aud retired n
| little way down the valley, leading his qnadruped
at the end Of a string aud there waited the result
| with HIM The report came, aud the crash of clifi
wall followed and the pig died of fright there and
thrn-tutned over on las SIDE and gave up the ghost
| forthwith.
That's a settler" said Luke then he marched
! back. an found his house standing with only the
root blown lrlile asAew. AMI boxing as Il II had
| got cooked hat on. And the hole h had blown
! into the Elm was black and caycruous. and seem
| ingy without cnd-aud what was the most rgnark
| able part OF the whole occuir,nce It lad al gone
| inward. Though the charge had shattered a tim
crust of limestone. and driven wa, into the heart
! of the hills
q Bless aud save u.s. this is a queer start, SAID
|
IT..
II WIS qucerer start than Luxe imngincl IMAM
fesp4r had imagined. than scientific folk hid i'm
agh'u nm lh"y rhmr ',oNh Pie,'hlH III i"uH ai,'
thros aud accounted Tor H. clearly hnd SWph.
calll, and sail ~ VAS inst WhHt ulshl uhVt o,'l
expected Luke had not expected anything. nud n
wa NOT tl ne hh lth'' " 'Nni'iI' 1,, 49," WI"
th' hnl' lhhl u' u-'"''I,u "' "' "'" " ''''
iulp cavern l'is anu iul'u"u' uI, wv '''',S'l
hdhg ~ way nov wy anu INV NV ~ ~ ~ m
that, um the spar of the moment lac Thought hr
"uVUi P"i ~" 'u.5i"tt' borol otI g., ,,e 10, ,
,t .,, % a. srid ~ tt une ~ Lis L,,,rtv r,,nts
,,J ,.,. l CO st,rtl,l Ly t,n mn. nt I,s c,uule
I,,t r,Ili,.. un clint ln,ted like "a lare ,intaln
,,,tb tint. and t,,rorips fruu ruof tp floor
TL,t'- ,rr, ,ur.r " said Luke.
Iut the Gf4i scientist who tauc - srr The mil
lac WAS bnrd, un tnr stut anl hud been lutnglug
nl,nut lratur with "A hammer iui the last week
s.ni'
ann of tho ettndpst aitlprtitrl mud At tnu.
,,itas U,,n .ytt CO., "a 80 uiv lite"
AID tI.. t,,,otn wa fuil nr stnlh,tirs AMI sans
i'' li 'is 9i.,.s .ni .,,l,,ls vhr, r,, ,au.
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rA...tu ,.Litit tl,s.u siid nha uf tao via. tnnn
ulI,,. tLu ..,s lad Goa auu ,A.ipu au much q
mud.
90 tu't u1uid o." aati ulu.
ruh bat ,uuIl hatu plrulV of people here pres
futI, / ,l.It urir au account ia the Universal
t,,..I..i lto.ie.or T. tiia tout Own ptup.Ttt 400
80. s.,"
AuIl. a. lucky GIInW. DO yuu know tha tn.n
,,Lp. A.t, tLr ,.l.tIu ala lue lruthaW.I Hubs '
"r.. I..,i.I. ,f linn,
% Il,f. ,.urtL t,,..uIv thou,8ud pruud1'
INK, al i,,i, an, has, garden u4llugs and felt 40
+ L, .iI,IuII l.It,l .lv.i, pi, ,Ir spUt.
Oh don't say 90 4" lac said
Iut dpp
~lou'u excuse me- SIR, but ! must run aud tell
Aud away Luke started, down the valley at