The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-06

she'd hev to take him, too. An she
didn't say no more about It Bat she
nasaa swell, though Tho eountessyswe-
used to call her; an, pretty near every
| day we'd see her driyfn' through Broad
way with wilder lady in Grape an
boss that held up his nose as II he
| wanted TO sniff the stars out Of the sky.
Lots OF go that boss had! He got scarf
at sumthin' one time an come t'arin'
down the street like all possessed, with
she hollerin' whoa, an pullfn' back
on the reins, an the next minute they'd
gone whack into another team IL 1t
hadn't been for Dick. Ny eyer he
| yelled to me, when he saw her comm,
she do know nothin' about boss. Jest
wait till you see me stop himp an the
| next miHnft be was In the road, grabbin'
hold Of the bride; an before he let go
he'd brought that boss down into
| walk. Stopped him quick as thatl But
Dick want none O them softies to be
babied fur what he'd done. My boy
says the widdeT lady, a-takin' out her
pocketbook, will you tell me what is
Your hafne9 An how could YOU be brave
enough to stop our horse?'
{" .We-el,' grinncd Dick, yer see,
ma'am, couldn't help it l was shet
up in lunatic 'sylum once jest fur
stoppin' bosses Whenever / see one
goin' out OF walk sumthin' takes hold
an pushes me right in front OF 'em, an
| l've got to catch hold o thes bride to
save bein' run over. AS fur pay, a
quarter IL about make up fur the dam
age done. Thankee, ma'am.' An then
| he turned an took off5his hat to the
countess as perlite as yer please.
Good afternoon, maam. May be you
don't recognize me, but I'm of the opin-
ion you're the lady I've noticed down to
! the mission school. / have a class
there myself Glad to see yer enterin'
into the good work An with that he
tipped his hat again an walked away
as sole mn as an owl.
1.-The worst boy in my class, says
the countess, talkin, to the other wom-
an But did yer notice the=ffttfe lad.
l.@ithz-hilp22sa. is face-reminds me SO
much OF little Georgie's.
. Faith, Jamie, grinned Dick, when
he told him, they're takin' such a
fancy to yer they'll be takin' yer ter
live with them next. II want that
the countess amt any too fond of me.
IAN after that, whenever he see her
a-comin' he'd wink to me an say: Dye
mind how I'm spitfn' the byeTs pros
poets with the countess?
III I'd ben standin in his s hoes I'd
clared out fur fewdays, an see if she
| IL ~ Rut
Dick alwers was the queerest fish. He
liked that little cove round, an
| treated him Ike king, when he didn't
rake in enough to pay fur tryin'. He
want no chum O mine. No, sir. Tell
yer what it is, boss, when Billy Muran
goes hunks with anybody it amt with a
milk -an'-water baby Jamie couldn't
see anybody look at him without a
sniyelin', an he hadn't the sand of a
cat. If he had 'twouldn't- heY=Mell,
I'm a-comint to it. =.
.sMe,d- ben havfn' regular smash-up
that Sunday down to the Plain. Twas
| too hot to GO to Sunday-school, even to
rattle the Countess, an | s'pose our
raisin' such rim made us tired, an we
slept little harder than usual come
night. Me an Dick an the little cove
we had a room up in Old Marin Sally's
| attic (we'd been -hnsh--that week. an
was sleepin there as swell as yer
pleases l guess twas the smoke that
woke me. We'd ben havin so many
fires round them parts I'd got to feelin.
sort O. shady Of the smell. But the old
she'll was jest a-blazin'. an all the folks
| putin in their best ticks a-hollerin'
fret when | got to know any thing.
Git upr l yelled to Dick Git up!
Can't yer see the house is on fre?' An
in less'n minute we was jest a-sailih'
fur them rattley old stairs. They'd
Jest begun to kindle, an the smoke
was comm up like a hurricane. Come
alongI l yelled to Dick. Well make
M He was foAerin' tight to my heels
with the little cove hold of his haHa,
an he grinned Drive ahead, says he.
4 We got half way down all right, an
then-weli, dispose twas the smoke. an
the blaze scared jamie. 1t kept comm
up thicker an faster, an drst thing we
knew he'd pulled away his hand. I'm
not goin1' he yelled, an went tearih'
back like all possessed an as If the
room was the safest place in the world,
instead of whereWou was sure of bein'
roasted. Dick stopped. I'm goin' back
after him, says he, turnin' white round
the gifls.
eyer bloomin' idiotr yelled ], cant
yer soc yer won't git down these stairs
if yer don't come now? The little FOOLS
hid under the bed. Yer can't git him
out. -,
"He looked down to where them
stairs was beginnin, to blaze, an then
grinned little. He want no coward,
4 We'll, I'll try, says he, an if DON U,
1-good-bye, Billy an the next second
he given ono of his tarin' leaps right
into the smoke.
Went down? Me- Course did
'Twouldn't made it no easier fur him
my stayin' there, or mebbe l would; but
/ amt none o the kind what throw ur
the sponge fur nothin'. l went out an
rushed up the road yellin' fire with the
rest of 'em, an most crazy till the lad
ders come, an then l showed 'em the
winder-the only place he could git out
of an helped fix the ladder. A fire,
man was jest startin' up when | saw nm
.a-standin' there by the winder with
that same grin he alwers had when he'd
done a good thing, an fooled the cops
out Of a Job. He stood there looSin
like soldier. With the little fool a.
cryin' an screamin' in his arms He'd
wrapped him up in his coat or sum
thin, so he wouldn't git seorched an
jest as he reached down an handed him
to the fireman he see me Their in tho
crowd, an give his hat a wave-the way
we'd greed on to let the other know
if things was goin' all right with us.
An then there come a crash-the floor
he was standin' on give way, an that's
the last ever see of Dick.
,-"We-el, do know as--hold on, boss
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