Wichita eagle., 1888-08-29
out O. wnacK with the conveyance, an said
she allowed she'd have to tie a fatiron to her

OUT O. wnack with the conveyance, an said
she allowed she'd have to tie fatiron to her
feet to keep from goin' out behind Don't
git accited,' says Charlie, ''wese jess goin'
up old Dad Hawkins hill So they KEEP
naggin' along, naggin' along, slow like, an
Charlie let the boss stop an rest ev'ry little
ways, cause he said it must bepowerful hard
work to draw up such a steep hill. So they
KEEP pokin' long, pokin' long, an Charlie
lowed to git out an walk if the hill got much
sleeper. So they leaned forards, an part o
the time hung on TO the dashboard with
their hands if they did strike little hill, an
KEEP snaiiin' long, snailin' long,. A good
deal Of the time they stopped to let the boss
catch his breath, it bein' such a powerful
long hill, en- then they'd sit there quiet as q
pot o paint, en- think By an by
the girl begun to git spunky. 'rve trav-
eled this zero road BEFORE she said, tan'
never seen no such monstrous hill oh,
that's all right; that's all right says Charlie
we're now goin' up old Pap Neil's hill But
where is the boiler between old Dad Haw-
kins' hill an old Pap Neils hillp says julie
her name was julie 4 low as how the road
commissioners must a. filed it up an made
one long hill,' says Charlie. So they leaned
for'ards an KEEP moseyin' long slow, an
lettip' the boss rest so he wouldn't be all
tired out when they got to the top Of the
hill an still it was dark as the inside Of a
infdel. Mebby half a nour they didn't say
nothin', an then says Charlie: 'Jule,' says he,
this does pear to be a somewhat lengthy
hill-seemS 'sif some atmospheric infiooence
must "a heightened it OUT That's what he
said, atmospheric indooence. They poked a
couple O miles furder, all the time easy on
the boss Then says julie; we must be on
the wrong road says she. you can't fool
me, Mr. Riggles.' 'Mebbe we be- says Char
lie, 4 reckon we might bear off to the right
So they Jagged off to the right, an went a
mile, still up hill. Then they jagged to the
left, still billy. Then they jagged in all
directions, and perty soon, after goin' straight
up a long, steep hill for two miles, they
turned squar' round ON started back, but
they still had to hang on to the dash board
to keep from fallin' out behind We'll, smit-
ten Casarr yelled Charlie, If this amt the
blauedest country I ever got intop an then
he bit the old boss q welt with the end of the
lines. i reckon Wen git out o this some
how. If we kill hossp An then they went
tearin' round on that perairie with the boss
on the dead run and, Charlie a-yellin', SUI
ferin' Washington bowls Charlie, it's all
hill, no matter where we go, but I'll git out
Of it or bustp Then he swung the lines some
more an julie hung onto the dashboard an
had tho histories They KEEP a goin' for
| pertty near hour, Charlie gittin' madden
! n madden an julie moro historical. Bout
then it begun to git q little light, an Charlie
| happened to look at the wheels. There to
! each side Of him, as he hung onto the dash
/ board, them hind wheels was a-loomin' up,
each like the fly wheel on saw mill engine.
Then be stopped the boss an wilted. julie
/ seen the wheels, too, but she didn't wilt.
/ Wen kinder keep this thing quiet says
| Charlie; we won't mention it to nobody
/ NUNS the word yes, we WILL says julie
a risin' up an clinlbin' out; yes, we'll keep
it quiet, you low down, deceitful man. Wen
hush it up, we wil-perhapsl Haul me all
| over the perairie in such a lookin' thing, will
! you, an tell me we're goin' up hill Good
/ by sir, our paths kinder sep'rate an lay
! apart at this pint!' an she struck of acrost
! the country ten miles for home, an left Char
/ lie a-thinkin', not loud but deep He didn't
| know how to fix the wheels, of course, SO he
came into town with them as they was In
| bout two hours, still thinkin' quiet, but pow
erful deep down. thought mebby he might
! see my henhouse when he drove along down
my street, but he didn't."-Fred Fl. Carruth
! in New York Tribune.