Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20


''GoDfa ZOE ruz OLD Max"
work here emo year II the old nan woula
give ms Nlante-fGc fGct-waas's the mat
teF NTH yoz2 Promised not ~ have any
tAirs % cay - -he grl durin' 10 ume
an
Hold On" san relied That was
ms contrast with the olc man-"
Tall spat out The sasaafrsss tvfg,
sFrang to hts feet and exclaimed.
''Fhafs u1Y contrast and Want you
g. uHderstand it,"
4 hen there arose sush q controversy
that nelthes ono oould have his say.
They quarreled. fought and then Gnally
s-reed that the Old man Was the cram
insl- Lot % 20 - the house and one
ol us talk % him az = time and not let
him know that tho other ones are near"
SAID JET "Let rs understand what
riyht 10 las - make - work FOR him
while he sots beok In the shade"
They FASTENED 20 the house. Minnie
was singing In tho kitchen, boiling
caboago and taxing care tina, tho cat
ala not snatch piece Of salt pork tha.
lay on ths table. Tho old nan sat in
the family room greasing bis raS-hide
boots JEFF entered hrss
Mr.. Barnes, am | 70 heve Minnie q:
the end ot the Year," the young man
asked
'-Of cor-se, Jefry. How are 70. boys
gittin' along With she rails?'
Never mind the rails. old man.
want 70 know IL the girl is mine"
''Of course We want rails enough
20 fence that new ground. Jeffy.-
JeG. without saying any thing moro,
went out and sam came In ''Mr.
barnes" said he, tho year is gtttin'
sorter old"
Yes, sammy. time don't hang itself
on peg"
"Ah. hahi and Mr.. Barnes, want to
know II Minnie Is 70 be mine AZ the end
Of tho yearY'
why. sammy, how can you ask such
a question: You know she is your'n.
sam went ont and Tall came in
why, hello. Tall. wha. are you doiu'
round hero this time OF day7 / am
mighty an xiOus 20 git them rails done,
and / did hope that you boys would
stick to It. You know that / take q
mighty big interest In you becaze you
are 20 BE- my son-in-law, Tally"
but are yoa goin' to give me Min
nis?"
20. course I am Tally, l am a man
OF my word
Tall steppod 20 tho door, made mo-
ton with his hand, and then the other
two boys came in They raved at the
old nan: they> threatened 70 kill him;
fhey throw him cut OF his chair and
h<sn1pod his head against the wall.
"Yyait mint. boys said old Barnes,
pressing bis hands - his head, wait
mint II have wronged any Of you l
an sorry for IT, / mout have made
nrou tsas that I don't know any thing
about Tho doctor tells me that ] amt
well: be says that have lost my ricol-
lection II have made contracts with
eli thrcc OF vou don't know any thing
about IT, Tho Lord knows that love
You AL jest set here ill I 90 and
speak - Min2ie- II she takes one OF
you the othcrs can't object."
They could not object. Each man
knew that he was tho tavored one.
When the old man came back he do
Glazed that be could not find the girl.
/ Tho lovers -sn out 70 ind hor but she
was zone Several days were spent n
/ a resulsless search. The three men
/ brought slit against old Barnes, each
nan suing for the girl. The case came
up before squire Tommy PegElerorth.
Just as the trial was called the girl Min
I ME entered
This Is a very complicated case, y
said the iudge. 'and II agree to give
/ ius-1co overy ono Interested must swear
- stand by she decision"
All tne Interested parties swore that
I theY would stand by the decision OF the
I oou~t-
Y 81 r,nst consult the authorities" said
The iudTo. ''Whas we want "a Justice.
T The Authorities 10 said. after fev
moments spent IN turning the leaves Of
I an urabrfd-ed Dictionary. ''src silent as
7 81 .his particuisr oOse. I usss there
fo-a. srs With caution &r. BAxnes,
an = w'do-sr ~ yoa Know
"Y ~. Jour honor.
"Nr Barnes" 10 frcs-e continued,
'sre bod 3 traassr-ion once, asd I now
. botJs mortgage against TOu To- ivs hua-
dred dollar
Yes. Jour honor; thst is tze--
'.TTeu. Mr. BArnss and Tentleuen. 70
se+tre .lis cause IN = a. satisfactory manner.
7 r-i1 fisrn IS she whole affair and sahe
tha CIR. ~ ufrer = the c-oreSnTs.
Csrtlarnen - wedding Vii eAks place
so-rig3e Toa are al i1vieei