The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-01

| 'tain't the quick kind, likely, but he's
goin.' DR.. Dick agreed with me, an if
he was back here now he'd see we was
right
IF he's as bad as that. III drive right
up and see him y and the doctor gather
ed his reins.
! 81 wouldn't 90 to night, doctor. Sans
out tishin, likely. | didn't see his pole
on the shed as | come by. Drop round
to-morrer. That'l prob'ly be his shakin
day, an you can jedge how bad he reely
is They've been pesterin me about
gittin pension for Sam. thought I'd
look it over little, an see. tell Sper'
ence lots O. folks gifts pensions that don't
need EN- half SO bad as they do. Long
as sick folks as the Gaylords an Hitch
cocks has pensions, should think they'd
ought TO- Everybody knows Sam was
sound enough when he went to the war,
an he amt been good for nothing sence.
Au think the guvment ought to pay for
it, | guess YOU better look him over a
little an see what you think ont
Il should like to see Sam get a pen
sion" chuckled the doctor. "l believe
in taking care Of the men who took care
of the flag"
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prospects. He found that his suggestion
had sprung INTO a purpo,e lhat tlourjshed
Ike ia, tree.
The only opposition came from Juliana
and was impalpable, manifested chiefly
by silence. and difficult to cope With on
that account Atllst sh,. spoke: "Wrr.
if its ri0at for 5 I'm ro nAlr 4 pension.
want him To have A.. of coarse don't
see myself why it ami lust as right for
us as for the Gaylor,is. ali l'm ullin 10
leave the whole thlIlg iu,l as it stands to
the government an let them settle it,
Thel'd ought to know. An if ii amt
riuht. don't want nothin more to do
Nith it. don't want folks saNin the
Canar,s was snoopin around after money
WANT rightfully lhejrn.n
"That's lest it, ,Juianv," put in .he
Squire. "The amt nobody in Clark
Township don't know that YOU an Spcr-
riyhTfully yourn, an nobody would Law j t
to YOU. If guvment was in Clark Town
shin. Won would "a had the pension wears
AGO But it amt. Guyment don't know
nothn about We. except what's in YOUR
PAPERS"
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t,.o,,ds INA naaors n,',st ha shor+ an
sharp an business like an if takes jedp
ment TO make en- .Jedgment's what We
want in a uension case y
The Soi,jre,s ..iedgmentv carried the
day. and when the naners we're finished.
they presented as clear case of a con-
stitution broken nv malaria and incipipnt
consnmption as the most critical pension
lawyer conid reouire, The soldiers we're
collected in the Snnire's SITTING room to
fall, over Sam,s three wears service and
its incidental bardshins They recalled
their plories and snttrrinps through the
mists of fifteen vears None of them
lied Of conrse. hnt what with the doc
tors skin in refreshinp their memories as
to the nbvsical effects of their urivations.
and the Sonire,s ..ieuyment" in selecting
nnrtinns snltabla lar the affidavits the
casa made m was . STRONGLY etfpctive
one As the months rolled into a wear
favorohle rpnorts heoan TO reach Clark
Tnvnshin Asthe nrnsnects hriohtened
SANS naad If a ,ansinn hoc.ma moro
annar.nt He was Won't to celebrate the
rivnrahln hnIlatins with Dr Preston and
ntbar hnon .nmnaninns fnr weeks after
tha nau,S cane
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rapiu iliioauS upon us s,itllS'h ti'ail we
dSue ilau ever uoi'e' anu II p,c"h!e oiedl
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