Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
His Province.

the waySlde. Shortly after they
entered the house Judge Bowley
dashed up, dismounted and ran into
the room. He was wellknown to the
family who lived in the house, and the
boy noticing the welcome with which
he was received, asked:
't Mister. are you preacher?"
No, my little man, 1 am a lawyer. "
+" What does lawyer do?''
':Oh, he practices law"
How practices it?'' ,..s.a
BY making speeches." --
" Henry" said the boys mother,
'' don't be impertiuent.
Nome"
For time he sat in silence, eating
a biscuit which his mother had pro-
duced from a leather bag, but long
continued silence was not his pro-
vince. He may not have doubted its
golden qualities, but he much pre-
ferred the silvery jingle of speech.
.' Your horse will get wet, won't
he?"
eyes"
but he won't care, will he?" -
"No, guess not" ...-fs.
I" Why don't he!'
- Well, suppose it's because"
Because he amt got no clothes
on?"
"Yes, I suppose that is it, ....
(" If you didn't have any clothes
on you wouldn't care either, would
you?" ... --.-,-, ,,,.,,y
Z" / don't suppose that I would ;"
''Then. why didn't you take Off
your clothes?" ... ,.-r..r
"Henry," said his mother, "didn't
1 tell you not to be impertinent?
" "Yessum. ..-,-.,,
:. Then why don't you hush?"
"'Cause 1 will" u. .-,...si.,
She took another biscuit from the
leather bag. He took the biscuit and
soon choked himself. His mother
slapped him on the back, aud failing
to relieve him. drew him across her
lap and ran her finger down his throat.
When he had recovered from the inn
minent danger of choking to death he
sat down on stool and winked in
cessantly for time, but winking was
not his forte. .... 80, ,-s,l.
" Do you know my pa?" he asked
of the Judge. .....r- ..ru
al No, think not. What does he
do?' IT.
':He don't do nothin'. My ma
keeps boarders." ... &c.,. i.
The Judge looked far out into the
rain that fell in gray sheets, and the
woman reached over and pinched the
boy. ...r, 500
:. Couch, quit that now. I amt
done nothin'." -.- -..-.
'.Whv don't you hush?'' ~
:. How can I hush when you keep
pinchin' me?''
Yielding to the influence of the rain
pouring upon the roof he began to
hum discordant air, but music was
not his chosen profession.
" Mister, was it beer that made you
fat?''
{" No, think not
" Well, my ma said that beer made
my pa fat"
/" "OuchI quit that. now"
The woman had pulled his hair.
"Why don't you hush2'
" How can hush when you keep
pullin' me around:"
''Oh, will this rain never cease?"
sighed the woman. ~ -..-
II am afraid not, I" the Judge sadly
responded. .... ..s.-.ra -.fr
The boy began to whistle, but
whistling was not exactly in his line.
I" Mister" he said, addressing the
owner of the place, your house amt
got but one room, has it?''
q That's all, the man replied.
The Judge seemed to be congrat-
ulating himself upon a rnomentary
escape.
Why don't you make more
rooms ?''
81 House amt big enough"
''Why didn't you make it bigger?'
"'Adn't 'ime," the Englishman
replied. "'Avn't been 'ere. very
long" RS.
* Where did you come from?"
8. Hingland.
t' Where is that?'' -
Hover the hocean." .-.g-.
The woman would have stopped
the boy, but the Englishman's pro-
nunciation had charm for her.
"Do you like to live here?''
Nav, bIarst the bloody place 70
What made il bloody? KILN
/ hogs?' ~ -; -
Nav, the honely 'ogs that ave
died since I come ere ave starved
"Did you let 'em starye?''
''Noi blarst your young 'ide. Hi
cawnt stand you, you knaw."
He arose, hurried out and stood
under the caves of the house. The
Judge groaned.
8. Mister" -.
No answer.