The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30


know that. Come to think ON it, he
out in '39''
"Nolf want Gov'nor in 40, hays" re-
piled the Old Settler, settling his cane en-
phatically OH the floor. "He want, hayS
Wy, Squire, We mowt jist ez well tell ME
tIt [ want born in 1887
II don't care whuther you was born in
1913 or afore tho fiood,' exclaimed the
Squire; but 1 do care bout the time ez
Wolf were Gov'nor, an I tell ye th't his
time run out in '39r'
"Do you meanter set thar an tell me
th't I don't member the year th't Ebene-
ger Spriggs were c'nvicted O. boss stealin'!'
said the Old Settler, shaking his cane at the
Squire. do You mcantcr tell me th't me
an Deacon Vogel didn't go down to SEQ OIL
Gov'nor Wolf to git Ebenezer pardoned,
cause the hoss he stole was nothin' but a
blind one, an Belonged to man who voted
an worked agin' the Gov'nor? Do you
mean 10 tell mo th't don't member that,
an th't it want in the year o. 1S40?'
81 meanter say jist this" replied the
Squire, emphasizing his remarks by pound
ing his fist ON his knee, IAN that is th't
you nor nobody else didn't never go to see
Gov nor Wolf in 1910, cause his time run
out in $50. That's Wat mcanter say, an
you haint gointer stop ME, even if you
was born in '13n'
"Ebenezer SpriGgs were your cousin,
want he?' shouted the Old Settler.
Eyes, no WERE" replied the Squire;
s:but''-v
can didn't he steal that blind boss an
have to go down the river fer doin' of it,"
"What if he did?' Does that
SAN did he git pardoneds''
'No; but watts that got to do WITH
''Thar &c be-" shouted the Old Settler,
triumphantly. "Thar we be! Yer cousin
stole boss an Gov nor Wolf didn't par
don him, an yit you STAN up an argy with
ME th't / don't know what ! recomember.
That's primy fishy evidence th't Wolf were
Gov nor from 40 up'ards, or you wouldn't
try to make out that he WANT, jist be-
cause you feel mad agin him fer not par
d'nin' out yer cousin"
This logic of the Old Settlers had any
thing but the effect of convincing the
Squire, and he whetted up his memory and
turned on the Old Settler in kind.
'Some folks, mebby, don't hev no longer
mem'ries thin some other folks, " said he;
''an' know 'twere in the fall o, 139 th!t
my father missed them four shoulders o.
mutton, an gittin' out s'arch war'nt he
foun' 'em in Peleg Dibble's cellar, an that
were the fall th't Gov'nor VOLTS time run
out, an well member it. But, durn it,
Major, you'll hef to 'scuse me, fer / fgot
th't Peleg Dibble were your uncle, or
wouldn't said nothin' bout it!'
Til, Cll Settler was about to pour hot
rhot Z the squire, when old Sol, tie land
LORD, i,..> ni5 Pipe out of his mouth, and
spoke.
9TH hain't nothin' like havIn' a good
mem'ry," said he, "but thur sech thing
ez havin' one th't leaks leetle, an lets q
few fac's drop by the wayside 'casion'ly.
''That's bout the way with you an the
Squire, Major. You both member a good
deal, but thur also thing or two We don't
neither ov ye 'member, Fer instance, Govt
nor Wolf hadn't ben Gov'nor fer ten year
the time you fellers is speakin' Of, fer he
were 'lected in 80, an CONSISTENTLY that's
tho time he were Gov'nor. Otherwise,
b'Iieve both o. yer fac's is 'cordin' to his
tory. Wolf were Gov'nor in 49,"
"Thar Squirrel exclaimed the Old Set
tier. s'Didn,t tell Yes know'd We was
way out o. yer reckonin'! Wen say fell
ler's wrong we kin set it down fer a fact th't
he is wrong, an no mistake! Mebby We
weather is wuss thin wat we usety hev, an
make yerself giner'ly no company fer no
bodyr'
But further dispute between the SQUIRE
and the Old Settler was interrupted by
the district school tea her.
s!There might be worse things than hav-
ing such weather as this at this festive sea-
son." said he. ats better to have bad
weather and something to eat than have the
jolliest of cold and bracing air and a lean lar
der. We have a good deal to be thankful
for" .
ssI dunno but wat yer bout right,
sonny" said old Sol. ssFrost makes the
blood hop, skip and jump, an it's wuth
bushel o. DOCTORS stuff, frost is if it only
comes long wien it's due. But fer q stiddy
diet to put meat on yer bones, the shank Of
. turkey or hunk o. sparerib is wuth
turn at the hull blame Ar'tic regions"
''Tnat's so, SOL" safd the Squire; tam
ez long ez folks has got the turkey an the
spareribs am all the trimmin's, an a wife
ez knows how to dish 'em up till yer mouth
waters lookin' at 'em, they hadn't orter
find fault with nothin' at this time o. year.
But some folks hain't got 'em, an it'd be
Q mean man ez wouldn't divide with fell
Ter, to start the year WITH,
'sYes, and / knew such man once,n
said the school teacher, "and as he had all
the meapness knocked out of him one New
Years day, now will be good time to tell
you the story. His name was Jansen
Jacobs, and he had the name of being the
mcanest man that ever lived. He was
great hunter and great eater. People
used to say that it was a common thing for
him to eat q whole turkey, and that his
wife always prepared his meals as If she
was getting them ready for four men. rs
never allowed any of his family to eat until
be was through, and, If he was In bad
,huInor, made them wait until he had also