St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-10-25

WHO udu ooeH very iIicHuiy ana APP
preciative.
81 called" said the prominent citi-
zen, sstO see if you were feeling any
drop in. Blamed if / don't think the
weather is worse than it was this time
last year."
"I'm very glad to see you indeed
said Brandon "but, wasn't feeling
lonely at all. / came home and read
two of HOrace's odes-(how exquisite
they are D-and then said my prayers
and went to bed"
"Well," said his visitor, 81 used to
own a niger named Horace, and he
was a blamed good one, but never
heard that he owed anybody. | Just
thought I'd drop in socially like and
see if you wasn't lonesome and sort of
homesick. | know blamed well,n Col
onel Galloway continued, running his
powerful hand through his bushy gray
hair, 81 know blamed well if I was
long ways from home and had acct
IDENTIFY STUN bled on to line of dis
course or argument, as you may say,
calculated to fret and poster the entire
pOpulation"-here the colonel made a
sweeping gesture with his long arm
81 would feel right down lonesome.
| Maybe it's different with YOU"
"My dear SIR" exclaimed Professor
Brandon, with an affable smile, "when
you have travelled as much as | have
your medium of observation and expe-
rience will undergo a most radical
change. Why, when L was in Con-
stantinople year before last | was as
much at home as [ was in Copenhagen
a few months later. Then l went
| to-"
The colonel laid his heavy hand on
Professor BrandOn's shoulder.
"But how about fretting and poster
ing the populations Did you drop
any remarks calculated to make their
gorge rise 2"
81 delivered a few lectures to the
English speaking residents on life in
the ORIENT" replied the professor, still
smiling placidly. cit was all very
pleasant, l assure you"
Colonel Galloway rested his elbow
on the small table and gazed into the
flame of the lamp. There was a pain
ed expression on his face. He looked
at his watch the hands marked five
minutes to one o'clock.
at is nearly train time," he remark
ed
eyes," said the professor. "Do you
know" he added, "that when l came
here the conclusion of the passing
trains made me absolutely nervous at
night 2"
The colonel smiled peculiar smile.
eyes, they are mighty bad" he said
Especially in a small town like this
Then he arose and went out into the
hall, returning almost Immediately
with large new valise. 81 brought
this along" he said by way of expla-
nation, $50 that you would have no
trouble about packing up your things,
and I've brought your first quarters
pay. You will have to take the next
train to avoid trouble, and I've got
everything fixed"
1t was some time before the profess
or could be brought to understand the
situation, but when he did understand
he accepted it so placidly and so cheer
fully that Colonel Galloway was amaz-
ed. The professors only regret was
that he had inadvertently wounded the
feelings of a number of people for |
whom he had the greatest respect.
"Well," said the colonel, 'just you
take the train and nothing more will |
be thought of it. Pm mighty mar
row. minded man myself when it comes
to making niggers as good as white
folks, but the boys are lots worse than
am, and Pm just trying to get yon
where they can't put their hands on
you"
In little while the colonel and the
professor came out of the house into
the moonlight, and proceeded down
the street toward the depot. On one
of the principal business corners ahead
of them they saw crowd of men
gathered. Some of them were armed
for the moonlight glistened on the gun
barrels.
''Let us cross over on the other
side" said Colonel Galloway, taking
his companion by the arm.
'No," replied the professor; 81 see
a group of gentlemen ypnder. Some
of my friends may be among them. |
will go and bid them goodbye"
The colonel looked at his companion
curiously, knitted his shaggy brows
and compressed his firm lips. The
professors face wore the same placid
the same affable smile
played around his mouth.
The group was very silent one as
the two men approached it, but this
had no effect on the professor. He
shook hands with each one, and thank
ed all for their kindness to compare
tive stranger. Nothing could have
been more unaffected than his man
ner. AS he turned away from the
group, he waved his hand. At that
the colonel, who had kept
near the professor, thought he heard
the click of a gunlOck.
IL. Il - 1,,,I
to Brandon I'll catch up
these boys"
AS the colonel returned to the group
of citizens it was observed that he had
his revolver in his hand.
''Now, boys" said the colonel, ave
might as we'll understand one another.
If there's any monkey business with
that chap yonder, | am going to take
hand in it on the wrong side. | don't
mind killing hellian now and then
out that man yOnder is perfect lamb S
by. You all know me, | reckon, and a
Pm going to be responsible for his |
getting on that train" I
The colonel paused and waited to
lear what might be said, but the only q
espOnse was joking remark about il
he weather, at which every body a
aughed. After the colonel had gone D
IN down the street and was out of #
fearing, the man who had joked about !
he weather remarked h
"Dang my buttons if old Galloway
lidn't look just like he did the day he
hot Judge Poindexter."
The professor came to Atlanta and