Daily Republican., 1888-10-05
a CALICO BAs.

Ohiloo MIN Ol0 OhinoApin, on o3Ount
Of . way he had. Wherever he wenl
he carried Sluns over his shoulder bag
containing peck of ohinoApins. he
was tall, thin, hollow-chGstsd aud stoop.
shouldeFed; bis face was covered with q
beard. every hair Of which seemed 10 be
frayed Of the end; he talked through
his nose, which was q long, keen one,
and ohowed tobacco in mouth which,
being broad, wore broad smile. ThIl
smile WAS perpetual, but there was nc
deception In It; for Old Chinospin val
an honest mao, and never did . mean
thing. But he carried a great grief, Of
his own making. He drank no liquor
This fact made him rare being where
he lived-ln the up. hill region OF Lou
isi1na, whore "ptns-top" whisky Wal
as natural . beverage with the male
population 90 water 10 other comm ui
ties.
1t was . cold morning In NoVeu, bar
when he pulled" himself along down
the street and walked into the gro
eeFy"-the common loadrg plAos OF all
from she PArish clerk 70 the dissipAted
painter. he elboWed himself through
the crowd around the Fireplace and
began TO warm his hands by running
y hhIAn NhAVuhh hhO ptAkgs
"HellO, Uncle Chino" said LlRt
legged man, who managed By the ~
s.siAncs Of his toIling wife and childrer
70 stay drunk the year round, show
ohinoaplnA2'
There amt ar eaten ono In
tho whole lot, which lie moES'n kin b
Said far this crowd"
"Uh, you're very hutfy this nornin'
Ip'raps yer brekfust don't set WE'LL" 70
piled LiRe.
81 wuz never In or better humor, Ant
never eat nothin' In my life that didn'
agree with me D"
"say Chine" spoke up Newt Tuggle,
faded young fellow with q dirty
shriveled face aud voice like . nous,
In dihtrtss, won't yer take SOmethin
this NORMAN"
"You can't Git up any reputation fol
gineroslty in this here crowd" he re
piled. ''They all know yer too we'll.
I'm the only one you ever ask ter drink
because you know never tech IT,"
Yes, but I've heerd yer useter tech 4
purity heavy, aud they say You wun OF
rip shorter when you got yer tank fall
o. redeye"
$50 did and 80 wuE. And Il
thought Il 'ud do you any good I'D tell
yer how came ter quilt"
"Tell 1t for my benefit, them" said
the sheriff, who rose from his SeAt IL
the corner and kindly fOTcsd the old
man Into 1t.
GAN right, Mack You see this here
bAG2 1t doR't look like It mouaht bt
twenty Ave yeas ole, butt is. Twenty
dVe years ergo had or mighty purty
little girl, seven years nv age. You kin
all lauf b and say that she didn't favor
her daddy. WAL, she didn't. 6hs
favored her nanny, who Wuz the pur
test women that ever wore calico. II
them days / did tech sperrets purtJ
often. One mornin' this little gal toll
me she wished I'd git her some CLOTH
ter make bag ter put ohlnOapinB in
AN right, honey / said. came Il
ttoWn, got drunk and stayed here two
days. Ny wife sent After me-our llttll
gal WuE sick. I VICE drunkeT'n ct fool
but the news sObered me eFbout half
went heme an fOun' the child burn
ling up with fever. She looked at mi
with her bright eyes, smiled Just q
little bit, and reached out her hand
Pap she said, did yer git me tina
cloth 70 make me er chinchapin bAI
With2' GeDtlsmen, had or mule kioktl
line, It wouldn't nv hurt Wuss. 'DArlin,
/ said, e1 soon ez l could swAller til
big lump that rig In my throat, 4 forge
II; but I'll git 1t far you termoireI
shore Ny wife wuE tired, and wen
to sleep. That dTuDk wuE 700 much ia
me, and I went ter sleep too. When
woke, erbout two O'Clock that night, m
little gal wuM not In her bed. locke
fur her. she wer'n't IN the house, Ths
tsickenip' Ieelin' come over me tina
Icomes over = man when he RuesseB th
WuAt an knows IFS true
1.-THE fever had tuck hold nv he
mind, and she hEd got up and gone te
1.-The woods. When found her she WI
ioad-sroWned, IN that desp pool bs
How the ford, half or mile from homs
sou know whAr It Is. / got her on
with my own hands and toted her HON
In my arms, and wiped her face, au
dried her long, black hair, and kiGse
her and called her name. When
stArted TO toWr to get her coffin made
1 went ter that poOl to jump In IN
ldrown myself, but whom got thar
ohanged my mind. 1t weren't becanf
III Was afraid 70 die. While WIZ G
taadin' thar lookin' As the water fe
Homsthin' tech nv arm. Iturnt erboI
an BAw-heIl Yes, jest en- shore
Newt Tuggle viii drink every time 20
ask him, 1t Wuz hsrl Pap, she SSH
dOn't furRit my chincapin bag tn
mornin'.' Then she WOE gono. And
didn's furgit IL, neither; got two. On
5 buried with her; here's the other on
. / I hRin't TUX . drink Nv lioker sine
and toto this bag with me Wherever
hRo.n CHARLES 8. BLACKBURN.