St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-12-04
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feel when he was gone. He turned
over restlessly on his bed so often that
his mother grew uneasy. and came into
the room.
why, Billy. what's the matter7"
she asked.
II don't feel very we'll, mother"
said Billy.
Unlucky word! His mother felt his
pulse, which. indeed. was beating at a
furious rate from excitement. She was
sure that he had fever, and she
thought of calling doctor. but Billy
| would not consent to it. At least his
mother could give him q little sweet
spirit of inter, which she said was very
cooling in fever. Then she fixed Billy's
| pillow for him, so that he could sleep.
''Why. goodness me! What's this?"
| and with that she drew out the re-
volver, but she had no sooner drawn it
out than she let it drop to the floor, as
though it were a snake.
With that, Billy's father. hearing the
outcry and the noise, came running
into the room.
"How on earth did that get under
your pillow?" he said.
"I-I-I was afraid''-
"You were afraid! And you thought
you could shoot him! Why. you would
kill yourself sooner than the thief if
you should shoot. Besides. this rusty
old thing hasn't been loaded for five
years, and you couldn't make it go of
if it was loaded. Maria, that boys out
of his head. / am sure it is a case of
scarlet fever: Rise up here; let me see
your throat"
The throat looked we'll enough; but
something was the matter. At last it
was concluded that he was bilious.
Whenever you can not tell what is tho
matter with q person, you may safely
conclude that he is bilious. So Billy
had to take one Of McHum's World
Renowned. Anti-Bilious. Blood-Purify-
ing and General Regulator Pills. He
had taken them before. and he knew
that il he were not sick before taking
one, he would be sick enough after
wards His father locked up the five
shooter in drawer where no thief
would be likely to kill himself with it,
and his mother left lamp burning in
Billy's room and the door open into
her own. The General-Regulator made
him 80 deathly sick that Billy had to
give up the buffaloes for that night
What was his disgust when his moth
er came into his room in the morning
with . cup of tea and told him that
Ben Clark had run of in the night
And his mother added that it was all
because Ben's mother hadn't man.
aged him right Mrs. Clark never did
know how to manage her SON. And
then Billy's mother said it would just
kill her il her boy should run off. But
Mr.. Clark said Ben could stay till he
got sick of it, and then he'd surely
come back.
Poor Billy! he was 80 overcome by
his mothers kindness that he made up
his mind not 10 60 away for the pres
ent. But his heart was full of envy for
the good luck of Ben Clark. He had
one little note from Ben announcing
his arrival at Denver; and from not
getting any more letters. he supposed
that Ben had gone directly out on the
plains to hunt bulfaloes. Clearly he
was where there were no post-offices.
The other supposition that he might
not have money enough to buy q two
cent stamp did not occur to Billy In
the stories he read. boys always found
money somehow when they needed it
badly.
But Billy had lost all interest in his
lessons. The teacher had written to
his mother, but nothing could make
Billy study. He pasted the walls of his
room over with pictures of bloody en-
counters between white men and red
men and between all sorts of men and
Wild beasts. At last, after half year.
he determined to go to Colorado hav-
ing had > second letter from Ben.
Then came another letter. This last
letter from Ben Clark had been very
short and very indefinite. 1t said: II
have had many adventures, some of
hem awful rough ones, but have not
killed buffalo yet They aae not so
thick as thought Better stay where
vou are if you don't want to see rough
lines Now, my dear friend, l want
you to lend me a little money. I
haven't got any clothes, and am almost
starved to death. l expect to find
place in . restaurant. and when come
nome will pay you."
This was an unexpected turn Of
events. Billy thought the matter over.
Billy did not 60 off that night The
lext morning he had conversation
With poor Mrs. Clark which resulted in
he disgusted Ben's coming home.
Billy father and mother found it
u ont after awhile, and Billy tore
oyn al the pictures of hunting. The
ext v1es \. began TO improve in his
tudisA In . noh,S- was again
mong the best scholars in his tf33sss--,
lut he has never shot . buffalo with
na4AnA e1g1 revolver. r.-EdUord E0-
'testos. :" 1sselfe 0smpanean