Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-09

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Come along. old boy' I've hiei u at
last-
Thus criei Lieut.. Tom Jones. L. y A..
bounding into my room In his usual hop
.kip -ansl, jump style. AMI causing there
by ,ie~p gash In both the ehins reject
~i In the cracked shaving glass Of my
bachelor lodgings
Il raihcr,hink you have. ! responded.
half savaycly. A. moppsi my bleeding
sca,urr with a piece % blo,tin; paprr-
Il rather think you have: bu, wha, In
,hc world have VOC dled. besides my
chinY-
oh. bother your bleeding, Just
lisicni I've borrowed the majors gray
AMI the surgcon'. 'Jalap.' done Uncle
Dob on, ~ his double sleigh. and will
dri,e over Co shaiynook ani spend
Christmas IIurrahr- Ani Lieut.. Tom
Jones. q. X Dccmcungs. spun round
my room a, II be hal Just been pro
mo,s-l 81 the hri oous of the Black
Crook looked at him until be rc-
gainci pO-e on tho back u my arm.
chair. with his feet on IA. cushion. Then
I slii gray,ly-ths tone was meant To
convey the most crushing sarcasm;
'Sliccrs Jalap snd Oh. majors grayr
"Ceriainly-why noiy-
why nOu Because. firstly, the gray
never was In ,rac,- in his life: secondly.
b~caus- m. -orcl never would 20 In
double harness. you know.
"Yc-. know. hut. then. they 'r- both
old enough to begin: - come, old fellow.
pack your traps III give the ponies q
whirl down tho rad 20 keep 'crn quiet
AMI U.s. 'cfn 90 the bella Hurry III be
hack bcfurr you cay Jack llobinsonr
I stared at my friend 20 80 n he was
really In oarne., before rrpliei'
Tom Jouc-. 10 look like . lunstici
Have You any reason % justify believing
ms . hi subj~ct for the padded rcomi Ny
dear boy. I a,licl gtntly "my neck u FAR
too valuable a. my country 10 risk brvak'
In; " for the saks % breaking old Sic
er'. sorrrl AMI your unols's sleigh"
why. tbcy'rr nj the door now-jusi
look az en-. responded the lieutenant,
walking 20 the window. They're ~
quic, a. q pair % lambs. Tho sOrrel has
only ono lcg over the pole. anil the scr.
gran, AMI my orderly can hold the gray.
bead nearly s,illl Comet throw some
things into u yali-s and be ready by the
time gvt hack
threw myself on the sofa and stretch
ei out my comfortable slippers TO the
.ra coal iirc 10y way - reply.
Can't 10 ". Tom. I'm too valuable
. neml-r % society 10 think Of suicide
at pr,-cnt."
"Noas.ns., Well have no eni of .
Jolly time at Dslton's-rliss the neigh
borhool. skate on the poni-maks
fools % eysno;g-shock the old 'un-
and have a glorious german 10 wind up
shook my head.
Cant do u. 7. Jones Even did j
want 10 ruin my lie insurance people
I've engagement. nj home ] canno,
brrak." anl Looked very important as
dwelt on this announcement "fou
s-r. lead th. choir for their Christmas
prac,icc tonight: I've bccn pledged for
q month for my Christmas dinner at the
mayors. and i--ahcm-I skate Miss Bet-
tie on the poni this after -
"Oh. wha, head haye' Tom broke
In. Didn't mention that Uncle Bob
says D-ts 90 20 with "a. AMI she says
you must bc sars 20 come. And mind.
ron are To tell him the horss- are dog
auiet bet swears he'd never believe
me.
Mis- Dcttic was goingl
Before that youn; lieutenant had half
finished his sentence was at the win
dow gain; at those horses with an In.
teres, no qualrupeds ever possessed fof
me bcfor. The sorrel had fallen
In his effort a. get his leg back
over the pole. the grizzly old .er.
scant was sitting composeily on his
heal. blowing huge clouds from
his pipe. while the orderly unbucklei
the traces The gray amused himself
meanwhile by swapping yiciously at the
10y who held him. and with every snap
he made vain lunge with his heels at
ia. or.icrly's fatigue cap. the latter dodg.
ing beautifully as ever did apracticed
syarrcr before big bruiser. The view
was not encouraging. They certainly
were hardly the pair To risk q young
ladys-or my owp-neck with. even
though Tom was famous throughout his
corJ,s NJ o perfect Iiary.
.'Dy George.' half soliloquifci. ~
don't think she'd bs safe behind those
devils
"Bo.h. With mo dri,ing' Only the
bells tease them q little for the moment
One turn down the road and I'll brina
The, ',-rs like q rrir ~ sheep
sBut hardly thinks-
.And I certainly know. Comet Dsts
crazy 10 60. and ssys che depeuds on 700
20 persuade Uncle Bob the horses ars
quiet
"Nis Dcttiedo><y- Ihesitated. There
was lump In my throat and singing
In my ears: was deucesily afraid Of the
mad beasts r..T-if. but then abe wantss'
70 90, 20 s.lsici well. perhaps after
Il: they may os little quiehr soon.
And. Tom. you do-ah-really think
them safer
Certainly I do. and Det does, too.
shes not . bit afraid That decided ms.
"Tom Jones--Ispoks with deep solem'
nifty. knew that moment what they
felt who saw ths tumbri ready 20 bsas
them TO the hungry knife Of the nsst
evolutiou-"Tom Jones. ] win 90. ol
,oqrss. But. Tom. pray do not use that
bonid abbrviation Of your cousins
nams. There are soms suhjects too
sarrsd fos tho prpfanstion Of slsngy co.,
isnsatiou. and your co1sin's name ~
"Ballyi You1l 60 tbsnr interuptsd
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en- roasd ths block and hEing 'n n
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