The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-15

and axes. Every thing that could cut
/ has cut that boy"
''How much money have you gots'
"Me." The old fellows hand stopped
of itself in astonishment HIS jaw fell;
the pipe. if it had been in place. would
have broken TO pieces on the ground.
Me? aia't go: no money. come
| fir, m the mouating."
What did you come TO town for. If
! you haven't got any money!"
"The boy. he wanted to come. He
wanted to see n town for Oncet in his
life. He brung live coon with him.
sir. what he caught, and some skins
otter-skins."
We'll what did he do with them?"
Traded EN- off. sir. A side OF
green meat wuz what he calkerlated
! on. But he took boots, sir--boOts to
come up outside o hi, breeches." Hs
gesticulated toward the place where,
| under more favorable circumstances,
the calf of his leg might have been visi.
bic under the patched trousers. They
wuz handsome roots He wouldn't
take 'em fust. Wanted me to hev EN-.
Me with boots outside o my breechesw
He would have smiled if his mouth had
known how.
Suppose Imake t;e fine five dol
lars?'
That's reasonable. sir; that's reas-
enable. But just as You please, sir.
I've had a mighty heapo' trouble with
that boy, I've nussed-"
You look around and see if yor
can't scrape up the money. and be in
the courtroom early tomorrow morn.
ing. Good-by."
The next morning by daylight tbs
mayor was summoned. As he descend.
ed the stairs of his residence he saw a
grayish-red head cautiously thrust in
side the front door and Withdrawn four
or five times
Hello! What are you doing here this
hour of the morning."
'.Nothin'. sir; only to see you aim.
forgot"
''Well. l haven't.
Hes there, sir: there in the lookup.
my boy, is. He's a-waitin' there for
you. l set up with him all night. on
the outside. wuz bound to be there.
He wrinched the bar out, an he drap-
ped out, most on top o. me-"
1.-The deuce he did,
''He amt elaborated to spend the
night away from me. He never did
that sence he WIZ born. No. sir. Blu:
he went back fair and square. climbed
right back. when l explained to him:
an he staid thar all night. in the lock-
up. He wuz reasonable, sir. mighty
reasonable. He wouldn't talk much;
he didn't want to disturb no one. We
only looked at each other. s:r-rve had
powerful heap O. trouble along O
that 10y. Unused him: tended him:
l actually prayed over him."
"Here! can't stay any longer"
"You wouldn't take these here for
the fine, would you? They mought tit
you"
He fetched the hand that did not 81.
tenu 10 Ms chin from oenlnu MS Oack
and held up pair of boots.
He tuck EN- right of, my hoy did.
He said he didn't wurnt the darn
things noways; he'd ruther go bare.
footed all his life. He's there. sir. in
the lookup. a-wa;tin' on ME. He said
he'd wait on me. an he won't go back
on his word. But he's in a mighty
hurry to 90 home. my boy is. He's
done said he'd stay there. though,
twe!l come back. He alters stays if
l stays When the old woman went
off an died. he staid with ME. He
could Il went and died rs easy rs not.
A missable. puny-"
Il said five dollars. and / stick to it
-herc!'
The door closed. and the mayor re-
tired upstairs The Old man looked at
the five-,loIlar bill which had been
thrust into his hand. They told me
the mayor was a gentleman. and they
told me Ia come to him f r sympathy"
Grace Hung. IN Harpers' Esekly.