The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-09-20

say anything that night, but next day he
withdrew from the race; declaring that
he would not run against so good a man
as Buck.
"You don't say sor exclaimed the
colonel.
Eyes l do, and know it to be a fact.
| would advise you TO humor him in the
same way"
"rll do So"
"Hush, he's coming back"
1--WE are going to have more rain,
think" said the mjor, as he resumed his
seat
Eyes" the colonel responded, "but
hope that it will not interfere with the
convention. If the attendance is large
and the proceedings harmonious, the
result will he Of great benefit to the
county,
"Who do you think will be nominated
for judge?" old John asked
Neither of the candidates that have
been named. We have better timber
than any Of those fellers."
"Well, said the major, yawning, "a
reckon we better go to bed, so as to be
in trim for the work tomorrow"
H will show you the room" the old
man remarked, arising.
The politicians were shown into an
upper room, and the old man, placing a
candle on the mantelpiece, bade them
goodnight and went down stairs
"What noise was that2" the major
asked when the old man had quilted the
room.
81 didn't hear any noise, " the colonel
answered.
81 did; it sounded like some one gasp.
ing for breath.
He might have heard noise-might
have heard old John struggling to sup
press his laughter.
Suppose we go to bed" said the
major.
"All right You go ahead and will
blow out the candle"
They talked for some time before lying
down. then, after a long silence, the col.
onel uttered deep growl The major
reached over and gave him rake with
the comb
"What the deuce are you doing?" ex.
claimed the colonel, springing up in bed.
he began to CRATE his teeth.
The major, supposing that he was get
ting ready to begin biting, reached over
and gave him another rake
"You internal idiot" yelled the colo
mel, feeling for the majors hair, 'if
don't wool You Pm shote!'
"What are you doing?" howled the
major. Let go, or I'll hurt you! Quit
| tell you'll Haven't you got any senseY'
The major had found his hair
"Tll let you know what it is to rake
the life out of me with crosscut saw
81 was doing it to oblige You, yor
oonfounded wolff Let go my hairl"
"Oblige mel Do you take me for {
saw log? Look outl If you hit mt
again I'll pull every hair out of you
headr'
They tumbled out on the floor. rolled
over and over, and then overturned ;
tottering old wardrobe that came dowi
upon them witl.a crash The majo
swore that he was dead, and the colone
yelled for light, but no light came
Had they listened they might have heart
another noise that sounded as if SOM
one were breathing hard. The old maj
was in the hall shaking the railing o
the stairway. The major was the frs
| to scramble to his feet
81 will throw you ont of this windowl
he exclaimed
"And if | can fiSd my pistol I'll shoe
the top of your head OFF, howled tn
colonel.
This threat 50 frightened the majo
that he gathered up his clothes as bes
he could and rushed from the room
"Why, what's the matter?" the oil
man asked when the major came dowI
Nothing, only | am going away
get cannon and then come back an
blow that fool into eternity"
''Did he try to bite your
"He tried to kill me, that's what h
tried to do"
"Why didn't you rake himy"
81 did rake him.
"Humphp' grunted the old man; h
must have lost his popularity. Wha
you are not going out in such night 6
thisY'
Eyes. | am, for if see that fool agai
I'll have to cut his throat Good-by'
, Shortly after the major left, tn
colonel came down. why, look here
? said he 81 growled just as you told n
to do, and | wish may die if that fello
/ didn't come within one of ripping m
life out of me-
] mighty sorry to hear it. He mu
f have changed since | bnow'd him
] we'll
E When the convention met next da
the major and the colonel fought eaC
other so violently that neither Of the
p could win, and at an opportune tim
old John Perdue stepped in and receive
the nomination, -Opie p, Read in Ne
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