The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1888-12-07


woods, as she had wished. The spot was
not 20 rods away. Luther had been
Docks good friend and. neighb0r then
and it was Mrs Morrow who brought the
bunch of holly and,rad herFiess that WAS
lying on the coffin. Sand how comes
it we ben walkin' we're to-day, seekin'
each others blood ~ thought Dock.
Luther's reflections were of another
nature.
sThar! il that ar bad little trick are
runnin' with Haskett's CELL agin, ayfter
my tellin' her--I jes' will guy 'er the bud
-leastways, I'll skeer 'er up, a-promis-4
In it ter her!''
Dock soon halted, where the UNDER
brush was less dense.
Each Of the men eyed the other sharp
~ before getting on his hands and knees
to crawl through. Luther, half way.
met with mishap, catching on thorn
tree. A smothered exclamation from
him attracted Docks notice.
s'My foot got cotched in the elbow
brush, 2 he groaned, ssand that ar blamed
thorn-tree's got hold er my brooches;
l cayn't reach it with my hans, nur
cayn't kick it way with my foot! Say,
kin We cut the lornery branch OFF,
ssWaal, we be helt fas', ain'tye?'' Dock
answered, fastening to his aid, without
| a sign Of levity. He solemnly cut away
the limb of the thorn tree.
"Thank'e.'' said Luther, in surly
| voice.
They both crawled to the edge. In
some way, they both felt disposition to
postpone their quarrel. They looked
over the hedge of sselbow brush and
thorn tree and leafless trumpet vine.
Down below, in the hollow, a fire had
been built against log. Three sticks,
| crossed above, supported kettle on
which rested a covered tin vessel. A sa-
| worry steam arose from this, crisping in
the air. delicious to the nostrils and beau
tiful to the eye. Close to the fire, Mizzie
and Doshy sat together. The baby sat
on blanket beside Mizzie, hilariously
playing with Doshy's new doll. On the
outskirts of the group, the dog, Jerusa-
lem Jones, was chasing pig.
"Whut they monkeyin' with, onyhow?''
said Luther.
ssHush! Hank to 'em!'' said Dock.
Doshy was explaining something to
| Mizzie: "An' he loves brown bread a
turrible sight. He eat some to Mis- Car
rolls an he ben talkin' bout it ever
sence. An I'll have this yere fur sup
per; he'll eat it an he'll say, who
4 made it?' an I'll say, Me-; an I'll say
\ you learned me an then he'll low yo'
re a real nice little girl"
ssrm 'fraid he WON'T said Mizzie /;
ssmy paw dom mind bit my likin' you
but yo' paw'd like fur ter set the doeg
on me-
ssNaw, he wudn't neither cried
Doshy. "He jes' let's on ter be cross
he's real good, inside. Don We mind
how he gethered them pecans fur we-all
afore they had the trouble? He's real
kind he never whips none o. us. Jes
SEE he will, but he DON'T
''Blame it all, the pesky little trick
She ben cute nuff ter fin that out,
cried Luther, while Dock stified chuck
lie.
ssMy paws good, too,' said Mizzie
| she chopped right smart er wood ful
me to-day. never have ter chop wood. :
Z "Neither does Maw," said Doshy
proudly. ''My Paw always does hit an
he done heap to-day, too
The two fathers exchanged glances
without word, each read what the 9th
er's forebodings had been, by what HI
remembered of his own. And each felt
in vague and dubious way, compli
mented by the others dread of beins
: killed.
A loud scream from one of the littl,
girls turned their eyes back to the fire
Jerusalem Jones had worked mischief
He thought it was an unprotected orphan
of pig that he was harassing; SO, bark
ing and jumping, he had chased tn
wretched little beast into the brake. But
+ in second, he came back faster than h
. went, pursued by three wild hogs. Thes,
= wild hogs are hideous creatures, long
4 muscular, with great black heads ant
tusks like scimitars curling upward gu
e of their jaws. They would have endet
Jerusalem Jones's ill-doing in short or
Z; der, had they caught him. Jerusalem
bowling with fright, bounded up to tn
r girls, the wild hogs at his heels, utterinl
the strange fierce sound which thes
Y beasts make when they rally to face tn
< hunters. 1t is the note Of danger. Th
girls turned pale. They leaped to thei
t feet. Mizzie snatched up the baby
h With single bound and a mighty swim
Of her strong little arms, she dropped tn
Il astonished infant in the midst of thiel
d ct of thorn trees. Then, snatching
brand from the fire. she stood at bay.
!. Eight 'em with the fire, Doshy!'' sh
said; ssdon' let 'em git our bread!n
Is Doshy had bravely caught a stick, bu
seeing the baby safe, she had flown
:, the rescue Of Jerusalem Jones. The do
Is was rolling on the ground in desperat
le conflict with the smallest hog. In b
d agony, Jerusalem Jones wrencted hin
n self free and made flying leap throug
d the fire, thereby overturning the gyps
is kettle and sending the brown-bread ii
headlong at the hogs. Doshy uttered
lei piteOus scream:
lei sOh, my bread my nice bread =
81 Mizzie was on the other side nearer II
brown-bread. Before the huge blac
q noses could touch the tin, she kicked ov'
If the log.
D. ssGether the bread an run!'' 81
nj ecreamed.