Telegram-herald., 1888-10-28


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the ooTI~ Harry atsrsd hss diaaer
~iih tie ~1its be41oc boz and auTlug the
Doon bczr told hin4 Iaies - rallr1.l iooosuo-
ufes an1 TIE saea ~ho drive then IL turn,
Ahe amused TIE young man - tls fs4ts via
Tie ol1 ark krife, watch, ~so uaerrlng sklll
he c4s, 81 line STAKE Then, a. they isy
oatStrsIened bensath the sosnty boughs #
s1tne cottonwood tFosS Harry asked. sFropos
Of nothlng Ia particular, ALI. &c yoU 80 -
schoolf'
.Yas, with a most rsetul expression of
eountsnanee. IVY lsh didn't k-fter"
'WhyT
"'CaD-e the teachers everlsstin'ly tryin' ter
MAKE ne lssFn sunpin TWixt you al ma,
IMAM and the old man. lava don't know
nuthln' and never wil. an with a burst
OF candor-"l reckon their morn haif right .
oh, no. you are smart enough 70 learn as
well a. any one. l suppose. Harry added re-
necElyely. your teacher is some weas.nsd
cd maid"
Not much she hainti" answered Abe,
stoutiy, "she halnt no sich thing. even II she
does growl like a badger cause / never know
my lessons. Shes young al pretty, thsts
what she Is s"
All, indeed. What y the name Of this
angelic beingf queried Harry lsEily.
Ivy Allen"
"Nhatih Only the largest black faced let
ters could do justice 10 that what, f" aud .hs
explosive manner in which the surveyor
uttered IL And then be began perfect
tornado Of questions in reference 10 the girl.
her appearance, boarding place, tasEs, etc ,
almost al inhnitnm And al Of them Abe,
the white headed, answered 70 the best OF his
ability. Harry registered an inward vow
that, as soon as the days work was COM
pleted, he would repair at once 10 the board
ing place Of dainty little Ivy Allen But
the fates were against him. That night he
was prostrated by an attack Of ague
Monday came, and Abe was, il possible
more stupid over bis lessons than ever. He
abs L. A.
tie that Ivy, by dint Of much exertion,
had succeeded IN hammering into his under =
standing. Ho cut pranks by tho dozen ard
played tricks by the score. At last Ivy, irri-
tated and knowing that his parents would
bear her out IL the act, resolved 20 try the
hazel switch She took the rod, but hearing
him mutter something, she asked: What r
and he replied: "Nuthin'; don't telly no.
body" As she administered a rebuke, which
she intended a solemn warning 70 the
school as well as 70 Abe, the switch with
which she designed 20 chastiso the boy
slipped from her hand and fell 10 the floor
Abes eyes followed the switch, and in on
instant he gave a start which Igy at once in
terpreted as coming from a sudden shock Of
renorse, brought about by her wen mer-
tied rebuke. The snake whose rattles had
been so successfully amputated few days
before had crawled from the hoie in tie
chinking, and was now ccilod in angry atti-
tude, close TO the fallen switch His fat
head appeared above bis notified coils, and
s~ayed slowly 10 and fro, while his forked
tongue played about his open jaws The
wounded stump Of bis tall vibrated with a
rapidity that. had the rattles been stall at
tached, would have given loud alarm The
a. A
flew with amazing rapidity. II he called out
her danger, Ivy would either faint or make
some sudden move that would cause the
snake 10 strike her. The other scholars had
not noticed the presence Of the hideous rep
tile, and were attending to the scathing ut
terances which fell upon Abcis heeiless ears
as meaningless sounds Already Ivys hand
was slowly descending toward the fallen
switch, close 10 the great rattlesnake, whose
eyes seemed to Abe 10 gleam with demoniacal
delight. as she reached for the switch. Ivy
did not turn her eyes from the school,
bat was secretly enjoying the effect her
reprimand was having upon the youngsters,
aud particularly upon Abe. vino had grown
suddenly 50 white that she was forced 20 con
clude that somewhere beneath bis stoiid ex-
terror there existed a sensitive spot Lower
fell her hand. and brighter cleaned the
snakes eyes Then, like a dash, Abe acted
Springing 10 his feet he dashed his three cor
nered piece Of slate against tho opposite waB.
where IL wac instantly smashed 20 fragments,
preventing Ivy 70 certainty from turning
to her danger. Then, with a lightning move,
Abe drew the long knife, turned the keen
point toward bis finger tipe, and, with q
quick, forward motion Of Lis hand, sent it
hurting through the air. The snake was in
the act # striking the girls hand, which had
almost reached the switch as Abe smashed
the slate The keen knife passed down
through his body. pinning the mottled coils
70 the floor, ana severing the vibrating neck
What a yell went up from those half Wild
scholars as Ivy. seeing the deadly danger she
had 50 narrowly escaped. sIHnng 70 her feet
aud fell into the ar11s of Harry ksrnan. tie
Young surveyor, who entered Just then and
whose visit began 50 excltingly. As hs bsid
her IN his arIns he-bsIt, az this Is not love
story. | will not tell what be did, bot VIII
only repeat the words Of hrtle SIM Tyser:
oval, II be ainr a-buggin' the teachsrr
"You het~ shouted nearly every youprsser
In q chorus that sTecSiy brought The pair b
their ssuses Of what Is and vhsf il not proper
IN a school room When scrue ore turned the
attention b Abe n WIS found that be had
tumbled fun length on the foor, having
faintsd Tor the first tirns In hH hfs
Abe is nov fireman, ard bids fair to be-
come an enginser on tbe new railroad. which
runs through shs "HoDer.T Lass wssk ne
ATTENDED ths wedding of Harry Kornsn and
EstIe y Alien In the hOuse Il toe young
couple is . sniqus ornament IN the form a
-uTed rstfielss< ratt1ssaaks- with lonr dirt