The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30
THE ON SETTLER.
HE SorenIty Disturbed by IN Ianrn stranger
with = Reminisceat Mind.

giving 1t as his opinion that with It's destiny
In the hands OF truly pous sister with homoo-
pathic predictions. there was no aid to the
treasury OF the church militant so reliable as
the canned oyster. when tall man with a stlff
leg. patch over one eye. and his right arm in
a sling. entered the Crissman House and
dropped into chair behind the stovo without
a word to anybody. This caused a lull in the
proceedings previously before the meeting. and
presently the Old Settler suggested new line
OF thought by remarking to the somewhat shat
tered stranger in sympathetic tones:
Wat mowt the matter with yer arm be.
neighbour"
The stranger jerked the thumb Of his un-
tethered hand back over his shoulder.
Wall. SIR" said he. clean from Fishpole
Holler. II ye know whar that Is. It's q good ten
mile beyent Pizen Brook yit"
The Old Settler looked puzzled. and some OF
preston Of his face.
mo. yer arm" said he. with smile. Watts
the matter with yer arm?'
NO" replied the stranger. giving smile for
smile; not all the way foot. Part O. the way
I rode with Slab Jones's OF team. Rode ez fur
az Camden Ridge with 'en. Say. that's an all
fired slammin, good yoke o steers Slabs got;
u T II n Old Settler turned to the boys with
look Of confldsnce in himself. He had discov-
Dssii said be. beef an don't want folks
70 know it. So don't let on. an I'll set him oil
81: :ss ses 81 ss 81 ss
'I.%;ssaid-w'ats = the = matter with yer
,rs on I'm WITH aps suS fmS, Nj: Msa The
i Eas " eoas the aexiistsp lsmPiv you
The Old Settler began to grow warm. His
fingers worked norvously on his cnne.
Consarn his bunged.up pictur!" he e1:
w W Eli % q PIN TSs sF 5s sgd rax
his chair up to tho al ana
his hands on each side Of his mouth. he shouted
through 1t until he was red In the face. and two
way in arm 1 nssSSoi! see we've got # strung
up il H., handkerchief. What mows b. tho ailin'
The stranger sazes calmly 2. the Ola Settler
hind his ear; said:
0d Settler snE saSE n his chair and
The latter placed his hand on the Old settlers
knee and remarked TO him contidentially:
o'hssTln ~ ,Is!! know shst ys'II hsi 70 rsiss
GoSs t. os o eli e
hang o ~ ,Hn goin on. Jis raise her eete.
Tho speaker replaced his hand behind his
ear. The Old Settlers temper, was equal to the
occasion. Tho time had arrived for him to
Rsise shs:s IN saias noshln 10, i. @G raise:
Sss s, ,as
eS dsst e. YOU b han got no business to be
the 1h oay 9ne eye
what's the matter. The best think You Ein do
quick pizen. an 60 OF inter the woods an
swaer II all. an take yer game leg an arm
The stranger sat with his hand behind his
ear ~ solemn rs an undertaker's sign. until
Thsn he his his
ear pondered moment and shaking his head.
pis ss sa sr1x DOWN
= don't Sa. 81 jest up to nv pitch. 1ean't Fetch
For q moment the Old Settler was sight He
raised his cane. hut 1t came down again quiet
tn: s HIM. liz ss Ss s
ward the boys and With disgust pictured by
razsn mi hh1 pond @ S sSsr and said
PAPER s sven Dstssf Hos eDf
hsnt quite 40 loud q hearin ez be at others.
an n'n MsSbe e9 =. ,hs
a der to he Old Settler again. SUD-
say to no Teller what's pitched 90 durn high
dsturbin' the neHhborhoOd when 70 talk TO
him. an then he can't hear We. b'gosh till
We write 1t with pencil"
Mebbe they'm tho same family" said the
stranger: but. anyhow. ole Solomon McAllis-
ter were the starter @ the McAlisters o Fish
pole Heller Ye sea ne were short o, one eye
1 one fur a longer range than twenty foot. So II
one eyer struck fse ase1srck VIII any
To- the McAIlister family right IN. The family
l,row,'d 80 that most ey'ry Teller yo meet in
hAe Holler were some KIND o McAllister;
ause the boys Wnr ,, gittin' "a eye plnnked
S,t eyry little Whh,psti'Cn oy hyIh, chips Or
ingle McA!lister. m LITTLE 10, shinEEls MeAllis.
hsr Ta H an eve Iney eH nb
Jlsson were shearin' a ram one day, an 1t rig
nRSuiek; ana jabSed ms w horn IN JG6s eys an
INNS dyln, gay ne were WOOL McAilistsr. Then
war the Sy
Jjo1son: Wen walked inter the Hollsr look