The Press., 1886-10-14

Jack looked as though that were part of the formula that he couldn't quite bring to mind, but agreed to it with an
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 fsiNd, then, Iwasn,t; he cheeky, thongh l He took sometof that cider and passed it round amongst the folks, --told them how good it was. and made them take some. Boss feller l"
 "Some of them was afraid of it, you know ;. but he told them it wouldn't hurt them mo such thingl Bnt he'd drank SD much of 1t himself that he began to feel the hi; hor- -samus coming on 50 what did ne do but lie down inst as you are, ands Ii you'll believe me, they say lie never has been up since. Hain't been able How's that, Jack ?''
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 "But he kept calling for more, more: : So Adam he went to work till he was all 2 dripping sweat, to grind up the rest for him, same as folks do nowadays, you know--''
 "Jess, do you go straight into the house r interrupted her father.
 I 70. yes, father, was going i; but here's text number twS-- Do nnto others as you would that they should do to you So don't forget to fill Jack s jug, father you know I promised him, and you may want lIsone one to do as much for you some ftime '! and tossing back kiss on the ends fof her fingers, she skipped into the dining room. ss...l.a < ..asati J1 Hi rYonng saucs-box r muttered Mr. Cor son. She deserves dose that she knows she won't get, that's the worst of it !" But he was really troubled to do him justice. This was an exceptionally bad case and then it was s.bad enough to be rebuked by straightforward Theodore, ,-- but that madAcap girl She always twist ed things all out of shape. " ssps
 And he remembered, too, when tobacc>' raising was the subject of agitation, Thoal had not favored the project, but Jess had Esaids: "Of course we ought to raise it l It is such blessing to the poor! The only trouble is, you may SOW the seed g dozen times, and I'll warrant it'll never come up; for you know li Tobacco, it is an Indian weed;
 It is the devil that sows the seed.'
 And you know, papa, that as you are nc relation to him, it'll stand slim chance o prospeslng Iii your hands" aE And, sure ,enoughl come mp it did not even after repeated trials aud as for th, plants that Mir. Corson bought and tended tso carefully, why for some rensou, thougI I it was harvested and cured all right, ht Icould not bring himself to offer it for sale fSo, with the exception of few quids tha were approprIatea by hired men, it jas Icrumbled to pieces, and that was the enG iOf the tobacco bonanza on that farm. r And now the farmer was really disturbed Eon the cider question. "Why would thai tgirl say such uncomfortable things r
 During dinner he tried to laugh of thu feeling and he, being naturally genia and witty, partially succeeded.
 MT. COrson was kind husband, an in dnlgent father Chat is he averaged to bel land, strange as if may seem, he had cas
 his vote at the last election for "no license, land whatever could have blinded his eye
 to the evils of promiscuous disbursement of cider his good wife could not under stand more than any one else. One thing may have had bearing upon the suhjec 1.-the bump of accommodation may have been so highly developed as to unfit hin T for refusing even questionable request Sunday customers he did not encourage and had been known to send off some O the low gentry with mild reprimand foa ldesecrating tine Sabbath, somewhat tt l their surprise. Perhaps he may have takel counsel of the old darkey preacher, whc cautioned his coaaSaaation against ''steal ling on Sunday.
 sJessie, said her mother, at the dinnel table, ssdo for pity sake keep out of Jack way Don't go near him. It makes me a nervous as witch to see such goings on
 Nobody knows what he may do yet wher he isidrnnk " a3f iaedle
 70, mother, that's rich P laughed tho