Daily Republican., 1890-02-01


yoa could met my daughter Polly. but
shs married Nat Buckley last week. Az
good . worker 81 the mourncrs' bench -
you ever seed. Drawed the Pattygass
boys In vhsa nobody else could tech 'em.
I'm powerfully glad ter SEQ you. What
set Of hos air you ridin'~
"A pretty fair animal"
"WaIl, rseken We ken strike mp q
trade Tomorrow before church time"
Before church timep
BaoruEa suE's SUBSTITUTE,
"Yis, the mectin house 10 right down
thar In the boiler; SO you didn't misa Il
20 mighty fur after all. Don't pay no
'tentIon Ter that noise. It's only the
dominecksr hen . squawlin'. Better
squall, too. fur when tina: wife Of mine
spreads the palms oil her hauds out on q
hen, Why the hens lie ends pretty soon
afterwarts, II not right thar. Mighty
lar preacher u sick an kaint al the
pulpit an the folks don't know It but
reckon you hearn of 1t an come 10 take
his place. Wall, I'll git up arly AMI
build Gre In the meetln' house an my
boy ken ride al aroun' an tell the folks
that have hearu Of Brother Rics's sickness
that Brother 6anders0n will preach. Pow
eriul glad to sos you. Why, brother, I
hope you amt sick, cir you."
must have looked bad ct that mo-
ment; indeed my hair must have begun
70 raise on the top Of my head. Preach
Il couldn't have said sig VIC. dA Would
1t do 70 undeesivs the old fellow. No. He
was oomicai in some respects. but his
eyes said don't you fool with me-"
The woman entered: Sur pity sake,
Dick, air you still tryin' ter eat thu
brother up? A purson would think that
you never hurt any body In your life, you
are 90 lovin', bat Sam Belts wouldn't
,"Wall, be told me lie, Puss, an
won't stand that frum nobody. don't
mind . man cheatin' me outen . dime
once In while, but It won't do fur .
pu.son ter lie ter nc about nuthin' .
tall"
"Come on, brother, an eat . bite. said
had been exceedingly hungry, bn,
my appetite was gone. The life Of the
dominscker hen might have been spared
II expect powerful sermon from yor
ter.morrer, brother" my adectionat<
host remarked. I'VE amt had our feel
ings stirred up 10 some time an We wan
'enl stirred. Jest want you ter pile doc
trine up on that pulpit till you'd think |
was fodder stack. ThAt's the only vs.,
TO please our tolks.
We returned to the sitting room
Something had TO DO done.
snow, BROTHER" said the host, ''jus
step right up thar an 20 to bed, you'll
need little sleep"
Thank you. but lot me 90 out aud Sc
about my horse."
"Oh, NO; I've fixed him all right"
| "But I'd rathe,. look after him again.
"Wall, I'll go out and see to him. 70
jist must sleep, for We want powerir
sermon ter.morrer. Take Cd yo' shoe
right down here by the IRE"
mo, I'll take them of up stAirs."
ESCAPE
The room above wss reached by NEAR
OF . ladder. bsde them good night an
climbed up. My intention was TO sscaE
before daylight. could not help bl
gr0au when 1 had glanced about d
room. There was no window, aud
, couii not escape thu ough the room below
al must make hole through the ROOF.
mused.
Woulethey never stop tslkingl At Ia
they were quiet. The clap-boards mu
, have been held down by sp. kes. 1t ",
awful work, but ~ last succeeded |
making an opening large enough. I
get out on the ROOT was an easy matte
, but how was to yet down?
crawled 70 one corner, aud, In tryin
to climb down slipped And fell Oh. I f.
on dog. It must have killed him, 4
nothing far removed from the grave cou
have sounded such note Of despair. II
old man did not awake. roamed rour
! aud round trying to 6nd the stabl
, Found It at last. Went into the wron
stall and was kicked by colt.
, mounted and road away. My hor
! was 30 tired, notwithstanding his tot
and rest, that he travelled with difficult
but urged him on. Daylight came al
then ! saw that bad left my horse,
magnificent animal, and had taken an o.
stiff iointed, knock-kneed thing thi
would not have brought ten dollars Q
the public square Of village. Should
. 20 back? Oh, no. l rode or stumble
on, until the old plug gave out. and the
walked and carried my saddle.