Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-12-24
UNCLE JOSIAH.
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"Wcll. I'll tell Ne. said Uncle Josiah
windlass. list how IT happened thct
joe Spilkins aud come Ca hcv thct
little dinikiliy way back yondcr
bout ten year Twas time then.
ven probably rccolcc' when there wns
some excitement In the kcntry bout
politics. an' also, especially 'roun'
ycrc. concernin' a lew breed % hogs.
Well, joe was nigh noighbor 90 mine
then. an was n-runnin Ter Road Supc'-
visor. an was "a little interested in
fattcnin' an prcparin' . hog to com
pete Ter er prize ot the county fair
Wc's both pritty close occupied with
our two pursuits, an each was in
olincd. p'rnps, Ia 'tach too little i'm.
portance to the ohicc' II t'othcr's am-
billion. nrivin' home from town ono
day met Joe iisi u-goiu. After pas
sin the time @ day an sich. hc says to
moi
Josiah. air We goin to give mo a
lit Ter Supu visor next week.
"Now. fd hccrd few DAYS nforo o.
Joc's hcvm' made some remarks Kind
o agin my breed O. hog. an in favor
o "A internal ole Chester White runt
ihct r nclghbor WAS n-fussin with with
inton; toonier inn ut the fair agin miue.
So ! Said.
'Joo how's this I hear bout ye
s-slandcrin' thct hog Of minoP I'm
kinder of the opinion thct man what
ain got the sense to see the pints in 70
fine animal like thct hnin't specially
fitted fer the holdin % any office what
ever.
doc immcjilcly waNcd into q rage.
an said
"I don't want scr DANCED hog To
vote Tor me- An II yc yourself want
to support u man 'cordn' "a his good
pinion o. your hogs, why-I Amt the
man.
These remarks o. Joc's - course
was unfoundrd in the extreme. nn'
was p'r'ap- prompted by his impciiuus
temper, aud gincrally orncry. ungo,
ernable deposition But I Kept per-
fec 'ly cool an collected. an said.
doc its q blame good thing ser
giitin grcy-hcndcd, lnmc-bockod an
nat rally played ont; en- I'd bc tcupted
10 take yo ont o. thct wagon an bump
Yer hcnd few times onto the groun'
AP H'iilf Yer lniNN "a Iltti1.
~ thct. Joo's violent. ugly temper
got entirely the best Of his weak iedg-
ment. and he sprung outo'n the wagon.
an THROWN his coat, proposed
thrashin me there an then at least
his words was somo'at to thet cffcc'.
Joe. said |, still entirely cool an
immoVed Ike, 'Io'ro ole man; at
least five year older an me, consc-
quently what ye say pears to me not
on'y the height of nonsense. bat
slightly idioiic. Ef I was 10 see It,.
an, = mcan enough. To git down thero
an take a-hOlt % ye an smash yer
year chaw yer scelp mp. twis' ser
neck oui % plumbcndicular an mus-
We all up. I couldn't hev the heart to
60 back 10 10y innocent family en- lool,
'cm all in the face agn Twould be
impossible Ia feel ike Id went an
piltc onto an paralyzcd ole. feeble
man, who was not U'uy physically a
wreck but q doggoncd Olc iji0t
just tien ! -ortcr felt tibet MS III
year, thet was nearest 10 Joe "a. ca.il p
reclincd on the seat - my wngon. was
the scene of violent collision Has.
TENN 10 git out o. my vehicle 20 SEQ
what goin' on all Z once louu' r.
standm on my brow in The middle 81
the road. an my feet was gently poised
like, in the air AfOre / could rivhtly
un crsiau how thct wa. / foun thet
me m a mother figure thct ro.rmLicd
doe. WIS rOllin over IN over in the
dust, an' thet the other figure wa ~
the same time grad ally kn0ckin my
face some at out Of shape Then be.
gan 10 realize, kinder the sitewaiiOn.
an 10 act 'cordin'ly. The last. an q ny
blow of importance got In on Joe. "a
sOrlcr mixed him up with "a rail fence
alongside the road. thct he'd to take
down two panel afOrc got i'm an' All
his clothing fully extricated from IL
''Ihet crimmage helped 10 beat Joe
fer the ole feller which owned th,
fence, together with bis sona son-in
| laws an other vide an distant eOnnec
| ton, was 30 put ont 81 the damag,
done IL. thet they would liston 90 M
explanation. au' voted hard ngin i'm
i also failed. through if iu gitlin Z
q premium on my hog Ye see. 10,
bed cousin married to Dodgers0r
tibet lived in the immciit ueiQhborho0t
% one o the icdges on swine. an -0iels
through thet influence ! got iefi "-
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