Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-11-02

80 ~3AA%@hNAAf all Az was puIb1
nigh crazy.
Il do know why they done it, be kept
sayin, pitiful like. You didn't give no
rum, Applebee, an they never fetched your
barn.
want so eyerlastin mean as to 20
off without thankin 'em fur their help,
nor yit to send 'em off without their sup
per- said father sternly. You brought it
on Yourself. One mean tricks been paid
Off by another.
"Eliakim WINGED an shuffied about, but
when father had had his say out, he went
right to work helping Eliakim undo the
mischief.
Twas long job, an cost Eliakim a
pretty penny afore it was done. The beams
was so long an heavy t he had to hire
dozen men with OK teams to get 'em out
Then the underpinnin had to be all laid
over agin. Then how was be to raise itY
He thought 'twould never do to ask em to
come to another raisin there.
Yes, twill, il you act like a man about
it, an not like misery cnrmudgeonp SAYS
father. Tell 'em frank that We know We
didn't do right by 'em afore, an yere sorry
for it. an If they'll help We agin yen do the
handsome thing by 'em. Then keep your
word right up t. the handle
But my wife amt able to do sech
powerful sight o. cookinr
"'Ye mean We don't want to do such a
powerful sight o pervidinl Come, now,
be man for once, and see how 'twould
seem.i
1T was bitter pill for Eliakim to
swaller, but he finally made up his mind
that twas the best he could do. So he
tackled up old Grimes, an took Polly Ann
with him to help him out, for everybody
liked Polly Ann, she was so chirk an pretty,
even II she was sickly. They went to every
place where he'd had help afore, an every
one on EN- promised to come They KEEP
their word
II s'pose the consciences o. some on em
had been troublin 'em leetle. for al
though the Good Book don't say. Thou
shalt not tear down thy neighbours barn.
IL does say somethin like this, Vengeance
Is mine, saith the Lord an DO unto others
as ye would that they should do unto YOU
An not one of 'em wanted their barns
knocked in. So they was glad of chance
to make amends.
"Mother an the gals an some O. the other
neighbors helped Miss Hunt cook, until
they was ready for any number When
Eliakim had got the better o. the stingy
old Adam in him, he pervided as liberal as
father d done.
Polly Ann took me into the butt'ry an
showed me the rows of pies an cakes an
cheeses, an platters OF cold meats an loaves
OF bread an pots Of baked beans.
An there's two pigs roasting in the
brick ovenH she said, kind O proud
The men come early an worked with
will, tell ye. Why, by o'clock the hull
barn was up as good as it was afore, an up
TO stay too. Eliakim, he thanked 'em as
gracious an perlite as If he'd lived in city
all his life, an asked 'em down to the house
TO supper.
"'Twas a fust class set ont, an no mis-
take. A better supper they never ate, an
when twas finished they was all ready for
fun.
Our deestrict was right on the line be-
twixt Piymton an Coventry, an some o.
the men was from one town an some from
t'other, an a sight o. rivalry there was too
The Plymton boys was always irwin 10
beat us, but we'd held our own until this !
year.
Some Of our smartest wrastlers had
moved off, an some o. the plymtons had
learned how to throw, SO It this year the
Plymtons had beat every time until at our
raisin your Uncle Dan had throwed Salma
Chase three times runnin. But I've told
ye bout that afore.
oval, the Plymtons was mad enough,
an vowed they'd whip us this time. So
when we went out from supper we expect
ed fun, an we got it.
Seems s II when Eliakim got a-goin he
didn't know when to stop. He stood right
out afore EN- all an says, says he:
81 want We all to have a good time, SO
We kin remember Eliakim Hunts raisin
with pleasure. Now, let's make this a
town fight, Plymton agin Coventry, an I'll
give five dollars to the side that beats
An II Coventry gifts it I'll give Eve more
for the music next June trainin'
Wal, they jest went to work thenl
Both sides was on their mettle. They got
together, each town by itself, an chose the
best wrastler on each side for bully, an
three others.
Then they formed In a ring, an Ike
Huntress, the biggest man in all plymton,
went into the ring. He was their bully.
Father acted as manager for our side. He
knowed that Ike was tremendous strong,
but that he didn't know much bout wrast-
lin, 'cept TO knock q man down. So father,
he picked out little Jabez Slocum.
"Now Jabez wasn't nigh so heavy as Ike,
but he understood how to handle himself,
an the fust thing Ike knew, lie laid
sprawlin in the dirt
"'Twa'n't fairp "Twa'n't fairr Try it
aginr shouted the Plymton fellows.
"'All right, says father; throw him
agin, Jabezp
80 Jabez threw him agin; but the Plym-
tons warnt satisfied. They wanted to try
it once more, an so Jabez threw him the
third time.
"iTwas a leetle trick he had with his left
foot He could "a throwed Goliath easy,
do believe
oval, the Plymtons couldn't deny but
twas fair enough this time; but they was
hot 10 try it agin.
$50 Salma Chase an Simeon Low went
into the ring, an Simeon throwed Salma as
easy as Jabez had Ike. Then your Uncle
Dan an Tom Harris tried ii, an your uncle
throwed Tom.
"'Three times an outp says father. BE
We satisfied nowP
"They had to own themselves beat; so
Eliakim give the five dollars to father to
keep for June trainin, an give the other
five to Jabez an Simeon an your uncle; an
arter deal O. talk they went off home.
can that's all there was to Eliakim
Hunts raisin. Willamette "A. Preston in
Youths Companion.
The Brides Suggestion.
Marriage by proxy is an old story, but
marriage by photograph is quite the new
est wrinkle. IL seems that the wedding
day was set and all preparations made