Sharp County record., 1890-11-20

State, and he waur Civ to me. He's
saved ye from revenoos an vigilans an
wuss. He waur wuth mo- than dozen
carcasses like yo'. He's stole to keep us
from starvin', an ye'v gone an sold
him, Yo' hear the chillun? They're
cfyin' fer Kaintuck." '"
"Him's follered the stranger. He'll
kim back, Him's been a-hoodooed off,
sure, certain. He'll kim back, Suke"
But he didn't come back, Seth went
the next day and bought his wife red
and blue calico with yellow stripes
walked fve miles and back to the
Forks, and she took the dress and
burned 1t on the log FIRE before his eyes.
Three months passed away and Seth's
wife lay at deaths door. There did not
seem to be so much of disease as
total collapse of the system. Seth
had changed, too, He had really
braced up and was taking care of his
wife and the children TO the best of
his ability But his heart was as heavy
as lead. He hadn't much conscience;
was lax Of morals, perhaps; but since
that mysterious going of of Kaintuck
he had felt himself modern Judas.
He wanted his dog, and he wanted the
money bad. He had followed the
stranger to dicker with him for the
hound, but he knew Kaintuck, and he
was sure he would find his way home
inside of twenty-four hours, Now he
knew he would never see him again.
1t was just the same as If ono of the
children had gone instead of dumb
crltter" His little scheme had miscar-
ried woeiully. Kaintuck was three hun
dred miles away.
This night Suke was carrying on
worse than ever Seth knew she was
dying, and he could not leave her long
enough to go for the distant neighbors
who at such times rendered assistance.
Worse, too, her mind wandered She
thought Kaintuck was there.
~ heerd him outside. Thar he isp
she cried starting up, "Yo' didn't sell
him, Seth, did yo?"
She had been up and out to look for
him every night since his going, listen.
ing to hear him at the door, The chill.
dren slept and only frotted for their
playmate In tho daytime, but their
mother never forgot him, even in sleep.
"LisscnW she cried again. "Doan yo
hear him, Seth?'
"Thots u coyoty, 'tain'tnothin' else, VI
answered Seth, humbly But thoro was
u long, low howl that was Enthusiastically
the howl of dog Seth started up.
He was mortally afraid,
"Tain't no real dog, its--its-oh,
Lord !! that howl moans-means-"
ayes, ! reckon it's TO- me. Yo
needn't open tho dore Seth, 'ondor,
stan, 'Tan't no livin' dog as makes
,hot noise, DoOn wake tho chillun,
Hole my han, reckon It's time said
somothin' to yo' ! doan' hole no spite
agcn yo, Scth, II waur hard to lose
the dumb critter raised like q babby,
but reckon yure sorry I'm a-goin
somewhar an l amt bettern yo', Seth.
Give me yo' han mines stun cole"
That was their parting, Seth held
The stone.colj hand til tho stars hxl
paled In tho morning sky, and u ~ III
white light shono down tho wide chin,
ney and settled on tho still face on tho
bod. llo hOd hoard that uncarthly
howl at intervals all night outside the
door, but II was sllontnow, Seth stepped
TO the door and opened II and some.
thing lay there close to H. something
that did not move, stretched out sdir
and stark, los, II was Kaintuck llo
had found the way homo at last Mrs,
w. u Rayue, In Detroit Fsoo Pyoss