The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-11


suspicion flashed across his mind. Had
Maria been belittling his recollections
of Sugar Swamp to Peleg, and giving the
boy points?
''Peleg," said the Old Settler sternly,
"whar's yer gran'mammy?"
"Meetin'," replied Peleg, reading on.
"Has she ben sayin' anythin' p'tic'lar
TIC We lately?" asked the Old Settler.
"Ye-e-ess," replied Peleg, shifting I'M
easily in his chair, and glancing quickly
from his book to his grandfather and as
quickly back again.
"Hah! she has, hey?" exclaimed the
Old Settler, wat did she say to yep
''She-she-she told me that if She
if shelf she ketched me at it again
she'd-she'd- rattle the toe nails
off o mo-" replied Peleg, reluctantly.
'kotched we at wat, ye young sar-
pint?" demanded the Old Settler.
''Tyin' the cats tail to an old ROSTERS
leg to SEQ which d fly most, fur or
feathers" said Peleg with sly glance
at his grandfather, as he resumed his
reading.
Did We do it, Peleg?" said the Old
Settler, eagerly, and forgetting all
about his perpleXity and his suspicious.
(Which flew most?"
Feathers" replied Peleg, with no
apparent interest in any thing but his
book.
The Old Sattler sat back in his chair
and smoked for awhile with a pleased
l., H.. Al.
situation that prevailed previous to this
diversion came back to his mind He
looked curiously at Peleg, and at last
said:
"Did you ever see wolf, sonny?"
"Yep."
"Whar?"
''Show.'
This dialogue had not for second dis
tracted Peleg's attention from his book.
The Old Settler was nonplussed. He was
SO utterly dumfounded that even his
temper failed to come to his relief.
Finally, with all the impressiveness he
could summon, he said:
''Peleg, did you know that one wild
wolf didn't asst no odds O three wild bar
in a fang an claw set to, an KID wollop
the life outen the hull three to wunst?
An did We know that it takes a tol'able
good man to wade inter jist one wild
bar an shet off his caloric? Then wa
must nine VOLTS be, all set loose an
a pinin' fer blood? An again ten-year-
Of young un at that Hadn't thort O.
that, had ye, Peleg?"
Nope said Peleg, turning a page
and following the lines eagerly.
The Old Settler rose to his feet like a
flash. He was boiling. lie stood for
moment over the imperturbable Peleg,
and then almost roared:
''Be you sick, Peleg?"
"Me s!cl1?" said Peleg, looking up in
surprise. "Me? Well, guess if you'd
seen the way THE way /"
Peleg stopped in confusion, and his
eyes dropped to his book.
1.-The way you what?" demanded his
grandfather,
''If you'd seen the way fit Bill Sim
mons to-day guess you wouldn't think
was much sick!' blurted Peleg.
''Did We fight Bill Simmons, sonny?"
said the Old Settler, resuming his seat
and his good humor. ''Did ye-did we
lick him?"
''He hollered 'Enough?'" said Peleg,
naively, and began hunting up the lost
place in his book.
Its wrong to fight, sonny" said the
Old Settler, solemnly. Boys th't wants
to be gpod don't never fight Be ye sure
ye licked Bill, Peleg?"
''Out of his boots" said Peleg.
''Boys that fight, sonny. hain't apt to
make a good mark in the.world, Peleg,"
said the Old Settler. did Bill boiler
much?'
"You could hear him half mile"
said Peleg," still hunting for his place.
Gould, hay?" chuckled the Old Set
tier. ''Hollered ez much ez that, hay?
l hope yell member, Peleg, tht it's
wrong to fight, an can't think well o
boys th't fights. Could hear him holler
half a mile, hay?"
And the Old Settler lay back in his
chair beaming. Peleg had found his
place, and was soon deep once more in
the mysteries of his book. But the
previous subject at once asserted itself
in the Old Settlers mind, and he once
more returned toit.
81 wish't We k'dha knowed Sol Rider,
Peleg, O Sugar swamp" said the Old
Settler, in confidential tone. ''Sol
were the greatest wolf fighter, guess,
th't ever pranced 'roun' that deestric'.
He were a terror. He were iooltin' on
the time dressed out them nine VOLTS,
wen were comm ten year oil an he
said he act'ly turned pale an trembled
to see the way it was done"
Peleg kept on reading.
81 said, Peleg," repeated the Old Set
tier, severely, that Sol Rider turned
pale an trembled to see-''
81 heard you, grandpop," said Peleg,
without looking up.
''Ye heard me, did YEP" exclaimed the
Old Settler, jumping up and striking the
table with his hand. ''Ye heard me, an
yit we don't take interest 'nough in yer
gran'paps recommember'nes to listen
an gether in the p'ints O sumpin' the
like G. witch b'gosht' lmighty, never hap
pened afore or sence, an never will
ag'in. A inherent child O. ten year Oh
slatherin' the life outen nine roarin'
mad VOLTS to wunst, and that inherent
child yer own gran'pap, an we wun't
listen. boy ten year OIL a KILN nine