Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
CHAPTER iii.

AMI believed in the old proverb, early to
bed and early TO rise" Eight O'Clock found
him stretched upon his cot under the caves in
the open attic. 1t didn't take him long to get
To bed nor long to get to sleep. Such q word
as night gown found no place in Amzis vocabu-
larry. The old hanncl shirt that he wore during
the day served the purpose of IL gown by night
Too much changin of clothes was bad fur the
health. he said, and there reason to
fear that his health was going to suffer from
any such cause. Once asleep. think the house
might have fallen down about his ears without
awakening him. Mrs. Hance had found this
ont when she wanted to call him one evening
about 8 o'clock to drive the bull out of the
door-yard She gave up In dispair. and the
bull remained master of the situation until
morning. When she told AMI of her efforts
to awaken him. he said:
Pears like did hear some one call me in
the night. I'm awful sorry, Mis- Hance; why
didn't you call louder or shake me? That would
awoke me up. I'm u VERY light sleeper / am
As Mrs Hance had shouted III his ear until she
was hoarse and had shaken him by the shoulder
until she was afraid she would push him out of
bed, she didn share the opinion that he was a
light sleeper. However, it was seldom that he
was wanted i'll the night, SO she WIS glad that
he did sleep so soundly after. his hard ISr's
work. Although he slept soundly, he awoke
early. AMI arose with the dawn.
Il can't lie abed till sunrise, n he wouIi .susy;
there's too much good light gone by tibet
time. When dawn breaks at haif-p three I
can get heap o work done before the air gets
hot with the sun"
Until Mrs. Hance got used to his early hours
she used to think that tramps had got into the
house, for it seemed to her somewhere about
the middle of the night that she heard the
back stairs creaking under the muffled tread of
Amzis bare feet. One hot July morning she
heard him go out with the dawn. but the break
fast hour came and he did not return. Maggie.
the greenhOrn, who did the rough work about
the house. was sent out to look for him. but he
was nowhere 70 be seen. She looked every
where she could think of about the place. and
then, taking the old tin horn down from its
nail behind the kitchen door, she blew a blast
that would have brought a blush of envy to
| the cheek of q fish peddler. If he can't hare
that said she, as she looked out over the
deW-coyered meadow, hell never hare auld
Gabrefs horn, indade.'
Have you looked everywhere, Maggie?"
asked Mrs. Hance.
''Shure, ma am, there's not a bit Of the place
haven't bin over. Hist awhile. 1 wasn't at
the woodshed beyant." and away she started
by the woodshcd by the barn. In moment
more Mrs. Hance, who was standing in the
kitchen doorway, heard a cry such as had never
reached her ears before. 1t was like the wall
OF lost soul. She ran as fast as her trembling
llmbs would permit toward the wOodshed,
whence the sound proceeded. and there she
saw Maggie wringing her hands, the picture of
terrified Ignorance, and Amzi stretched out
upon the ground, apparently unconscious, the
blood flowing from wound in his bare foot and
staini-->.he white chips that lay about.
les kilt intoireiy, the poor crathur," ex-
claimed the girl, with another wall; but deep
groan from the PROSTATE man discredited her
diagnosis.
Mrs. Hance was equal to the emergency. The
bloody AK that lay by Amzis side told how the
gaping wound had been made Excitement
often gives Us strength to accomplish what that
In our calmer moments would be impossible.
The two women succeeded in getting the un-
fortunate man to the house, and there they laid
him on the settles in the sitting ROOM While
Mrs. Hance washed the wounded foot with
cold water and tied it up in strong bandages
Maggie harnessed Kitty.to the farm wagon and
drove into Birdlingtown fer DIR. Bloodgood.
| The Doctor was eating his breakfast when she
| arrived, but her wild Irish nature and warm
heart were not to be restrained by convention
alities.
Come, come quick. docther, darlint," she
cried rushing into the dining room. 'The
poor black man is kilt intoirely. and mistress
Ioife''
Leaving his breakfast unfinished-no I'M
usual thing for the doctor to do-he questioned
the excited girl as to the nature of the accident
| got together such remedies as were necessary.
and set of at once in the farm wagon When
| they reached the house AMI was feeling very
much better, and he was quite able and rather
anxious to tell the story of his misfortune.
| 1t was ies this way" said he. Il crep down
stairs very airly this mornin', for there was
some wood wsntin to be chopped fo' the
kitchen fire. I'd got kinder behint han with
| the wood on account o. haydn. So l seq to
myself, SEE !, I'll jes get sum O. that wood split
up TO the busy part o the day begins 1t was
putty warm this mornin', SO 1 lowed I'd leave
off my Shoes the cool yearth felt so pleasant to
my feet. Then began a choppin' the ole az
had jes bin grOun and ii cut les as easy as goin'
through butter; but all at wanst struck an
emery piece O. wood with knot inter it, The
ole AK she shyed off to one side jes where nv
foot was, an she cut clean inter il. The next
thing l knowed was nuthin. Then 1 heerd
Maggie screachin and seen Mis- Hance
standin over me, but I was too clean gone to
speak. must a drapped off again, fur the
next time knowed anythin' was q lyin' in
here with my foot all done up and Mis- Hance
| feedin' me wivh suthin' that bunt me all the
way down my windpipe"
Having told his tale, Ami sank back ex.
hausted, and Mrs. Hance gave him another tea
| spoonful OF brandy, for fear that he would
| faint again. DIR. Bloodgood removed the band
| ages and was shocked at the seriousness Of the
| wound.
This is pretty bad business, Amzi," said
inch Deep"
Eyer don't say sol" said Amzi. Give inches
long and nearly an inch deep. Ny, my. Well,
Lucky" said the doctor 81 don't eco anv.