Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-04-18

- quite gOou enough TOT tnnt gal Of
yourn. and as fur bcin' poor, I've got
considerable to leave myself; and cf /
hadn't his pa Is forrhanGcd, and his ina
has a forty acre farm OF her own. be-
sides stocks. jackson Jefferson can
marty Squire Maltby's darter fur the
askin', and ef / was him | wouldn't hcv
a gnl that would 20 round with the back
Of her waist split down 50 It amt decent,
when she could patch &; with the trail Of
her drrss and leave p.cnty to spare 70
uiP folks up en-
0rrDdper always kin talk cf hc wants
to. and the folks they all jest set and
laughed To hear how good he gavei Il 20
that old gentleman. and he never so
much as answered up, and we couldn't
near what jefferson said for the noise:
but he went out. aud the young lady, she
jest tainted dead away. was sort OF
sorry for her. but Jane said she vas
sure she painted, fur she saw white on
her nose. and her her pa. he jest walked
about and talked to himself until she
came 20, and then hc told her she'd got
10 marry somebody or uther--l forget
names 30 easy that | cant tell you who
he wus-and she said shed die flst, and
went ontu her knees. Then folks called
and they all had tea. and nobody 81
much rs pulled the shade down. and
some ladies that came they talked, and
a gentleman he made love 10 the your
lady jackson wanted, and it was real in
teiesting. but tsere warn't no horses nol
no dancing. only after awhile they die
/ rtfll fln aItula fl,txsa, uVAl el,o l.an1 -, -.
out Of the cellar doors and played again
Perhaps the theayter will begin now,
says grandpcr; ''hut don't see no tigl
rope"
But In n little while in the band wen
again, aud the shade went up. and thert
was jackson. 1t didn't look like tn
same room. and he said he was les
home and was tired. and grandper said
''Ay. ay. you had ortcr keep carl
hours, jackson"
Then jackson he said he had tho mos.
awful prescntimcnts of suthin anotl.e'
dreadful, and grandper said:
Don't fret. my boy. Your ma is well
and the rest of the folkses tolerublc."
And then Jackson laid down on III,
sofa and went to slecn. and everythin,
got blue; and there must hcv bcen al
organ somewhere playing n hymn tune
and there wus somebody peepin' in a
the winder. It wus the gentleman tina
had fiirted with tho low neckcd girl. ant
there wus two awful tramps with him
Then n tramp says:
ia that our man. MASTER
And the gentleman says. Yes" AM
7 f,lI el.., tI,N L., l,l ..,fI el.., ...ll
and they must not slight their work.
| thought he was going to have til.
carpets shook. but when the other tram
said;
''Ay. ny, master. Dead men tell n
; tales " | got sEecred. and then the gentle
man went away and the tramps got in q
the winder and came tiptoe down towar.
jackson jefferson. And ono Of en- too
out u big knife and tho other Il hnndker
cliuff, and it wus jest as plain as an,
thing they mean to kill him.
Grandper jumped up To his feet again
Jackson" he hollers; but Jackso'
didn't wake up.
jackson yells Ebcn. but he neve.
stirred, and the tramps were tiptocin:
along,
Come on; grandper," says Eben.
"Ay. my boy" says grandpcr.
Jane, she shruck most fearful.
Isaw grandper rush up the aisle, clul
bing his umbrella, and Eben doubling hi
list. All tho congregation jumped VI
and laughed and shrieked, and / saw
Eben catch the biggest tramp by his col
Tar, and grandper each hold Of tie othe.
one by his belt, then the shade cam
down. and the band came out of thl
cellar doors and played away, and every
body laughed urtu up went the shade
and II came a stout gentleman with
bald head, and says he:
Ladies' and gentlemen, allow me l.
entreat your patience. The interruption
caused by a misrepresentation on the pan
of a venerable guest from tho country
who, carried away by the realism of tlt
scene, bravely flew to the relief of tn
hero, shall be but brief, Thanking yol
for your courtesy and good feeling.
; offer you my apologies and regrets"
Then he cen most turned n summerse
, towing, and everybody clapped an
: pounded, and the congregation sat down
aud the young man in the tail coat com
retchin' grandper and Eben to thei
] seats. E1en was the color Of an eg
plant and grandper was like red aannl
G all over. Their cellars ald ties was tor
5 off and Eben's sleeve was pulled nut.
u Come along, gals" says grandpei
Fur my part ] side with your aur
+ Bingham and the dominic forevermorC
y / never seen such carvings on, and don
want to see such ag'in. I'll cut Jackso
J Jefferson of with q nickel. Ef l di
make n mistake he might hcv sale
Much obliged fur yer good intention
/ grandper, or i haven't no need OF a
sistance. but thank you kindly Instea
IS of that he called me an old idjut. Nov
/ amt no idjut, as L.o II find out when IN
will is read"
is Il be-" says Eben, 1.-the darndest idjr
= goin'. Il was all takin' off, Hammer; bl
n WHO wus TO know It? It's u massy ii
e tramp grandper attended to got l.
d breath agin or he'd lie hung and me, to-
e fur all l know, fur helpin' him."
''rhe Fat gentleman spoke real prett
y about IT," says l. Suppose we sit sti
now we know It is takin' of. and see
I QUIZ
1t But they wouldn't, so we all wen