Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-07


bu: Uncle Bill was obdurata He also said
he had seen near home q certain sheep-kiIlina
dog which he was dreadfully anxious to Kill
in some way, ard he described the dog to Us
and sail be would give Is for his ears.
We promised to give that purp q mighty
warm reception if he ever came near MS
After supper was over Uncle Bill got ON,
the family Bible to read chapter, as wa.
his custom Of late. The huge stove gioved
with the heat that sprang from its oak anG
hickory contents. The Tin doors Of the Gun.
board spanked cheertully, and the lamp
light beamed Uncle Bills yellow locks
The cotton window curtains were drawn
half aside, and the snow lay like . great
white mantle as far as the eye could reach
The children were gathered in their little
chairs near the stove, and every one listened
IN respectful silence. Uncle Bill begsr
rea ling in a serious and meditative manner.
and finally reached the last verse in thu
chapter. Clearing his throat he con
unrei: Because OF the Chaldeaus; foi
they We're afraid of them, because Ishmasl.
the son OF Nethaniah, had slain Gsialiah, ths
Son OF Ahikam, whom the king OF Babylor
made governor in the land Closing the
Bible softly, his eyes wandered to the win.
dow Then he said: The forty-first chapter
Of Jeremiah ends thu,ly: BY -, there.
that dogr' Tee first part OF this sentence
was uttered i'll a solemn tone, BETTING the
surroundings, but the last part Of it leaped
from MS lips in an involuntary exclamation
OF surprise the dog had trotted around thu
corner Of tie house aud doomed up in has
relief on the snow Just "a Uncle Bill got Il
"tLCsy. Tne suiisn apparition was toe
much for him, and he forgot everything ex
cept his intense desire to make an end OF that
nlseratls sheep-kiliny cur
He rushed to the gun-rack, snatched hi,
heavy double barreled duck-gun. opened the
back door and sneakei around the corner OF
the house. In a few seconds we heard snar
-snap-and then lie came cling bach
again Who in the name Of al the saint
together has been meddling with this n:
tarnstlon blue blazes, who has had il.
say!" -Oh pa" said little Lucy Bell,
Andy Henderson borryed it a FRIDAY
morning 70 kill a hog, n reckon he forgot
70 load !, when lie fetched il back The
devil fly away with Andy Henderson"
howlel Uncle BeA, furious with rage.
-W here n thunder Y the ammunition, (.
he shouted On getting it he poured
IN the shot first and the powder next
without even bit of wadding TO separate
them. Then he started TO put some more
shot on the powder, and realized that he |
was getting things mixel 50 he poured |
the stuff out on the fopr AMI began again |
Putting in the powder first and then some
paper. he next gave the wadding a nervou. |
little tap AMI then poured in a big grist OF |
shot THen Gaping the gun hastily, he |
tore frantically out in the snow, crawle1 |
cautiously ar.uli the corn-crib-no dog. |
Arount the haystack-no dog Back Of the |
smoke -hou-e-there h was; there he go,s.
and pop. pop puff, puff, the shot fizzled ont |
in the SHOW about ten feet from the muzzle |
Of the gun
Uncle Bill had poured about ninety nine
bundrelths of his powder on the floor in
ste1d Of tine barrels OF his gun, on account OF |
his tremendous excitement The dog by |
this time was over the hills and far away,
evidently suspecting sinister designs Uncle
Bill trailcd back to the house the maddest
man ! ever saw His very whiskers
twitched with wrath He was too mad &c
speak. Aunt Mary didn't say word, no,
even "Oh, William, how could your Tht
re t % Us were afraid 10 peep for our lives
Nixy and | slept i'll the spare-room right
over Aunt Mary'S bedroom, and that night
after We went to bed we heard Uncle Bill.
deep voice talking low AMI kind Of trembly,
ii seemed t. ~ In tbs mornin, he took u,
- ons side and said: -Boxy I'm mighty
sorry | set you such an example last night,
and don't want the Hsniersons or Lot Nc
ri or anybody rouni here to get hold OF
it. IL never hear the last Of it. | guess l
can spare Yellow Jack and the bob for you
while you re here
We told him we wouldn't tell any one
over the right shoulder. We crossed our
heart, and hoped To die if We would and he
let us have the mule. We had a glorious
week and when we ran short on ammuni-
tion Uncle Bill told US to go to Petrie's cross
roads and get all We wanted on his account.
When Marx Barr. Hendersun's hired man,
took u u the station, he said: Il tell ye now
boys, William Henry Harrison Dukes is
just snailin' Teller, if ye ony take him right
faint ev'ry man I'D let you boys shassay
round with rig to hunt in, n furnish We
amani:ion too We said Uncle Bill was
true blue. and just bully, and 50 he was. He
was precious careful after that lapse Of his
md be never mentioned it again to Nixy
md me- We used to go out every year. and
he was always as good as gold to u. We
lind a thought, especially Nixy did, that it
vas the devil in the shape OF black dog
hat came I, tempt Uncle Bill To catch
him when lie wasn't thinking, and trip him
Up. NiNy AMI his old man said the devil
vas always up TO something OF that kind
But | viii never forget the thrilling in
ensity OF Uncle Bills tones or his eager look
IS be glanced out on the snow, and said,
bible in hand: The forty-tirst chapter OF
jeremiah ends thusly. BY -, there's that
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