The sun., 1891-09-06
TIE OLD SETTLER.
TITS Afternoon with tho sisters aud Mar
row Escnpc from n Rumpus.
8. @. w. BENJAMIN.

TITS Afternoon with tho sisters aud Mar.
row Escnpc from n Rumpus.
The Old Settler was looking anything but
pleasant "a he came into the ,arorn and took
his seat Something had occurred to disturb
his equanimty. He merely grun,ed acknowl-
edgment of the Saure's greeting. and paid no
attention to the boys at all
"Leetle stormy out. haln't It, Major ?" said
the Sluiro.
"Shd soy It wercl" replied the Old Settler
AN il Ia n stayed hum ten seconds longer
itd IA ben durn sight stormier In IN II 10 out
b'Gosht'lmghty"
.W'y. watts the rumpus over hum. Major"
asked the Squire.
"Rumpus enough. b'goshv' exclaimed the
Old Settler. "Thn's a meetn' OF the Sol's
Ridge Cloth'ers O the Naked an Foe lers O.
them that lluneers at ms house. m all arter-
n on M'riar m the slstcrn has ben sewin whio
chnny buttons on sec,n'. han red fiannen
unde shirts, n putin new seats In last year's
hick'ry overhauls. to send by tho mex mall to
Afrirs sunny fountains m Iniy's coral strnn's.
to be distributed 'mougst tho heathens. Long
to'rds tho time tht 1t struck me. 'cordin' to tho
wav my system were botherin' mo, that sum-
pin ortcr be did to'rds maxim shown fer
supper. begun to git little tetchy. b gosh "
up n says:
"'seems to mo th't you folks 10 wastin' a
hemp o pooty durn chico material fer carpet
Wa; Is ;s;ns, rnssi' sa,s Sister ,s Pcpo,.5;
".W'st + carpet rsss says isIs Sister Bu!ssr %
yal darkness n not stitch to kiver 'emT
Wuli,' I says, seems to me th't IL were
keer a iurn wuther had stitch 70 kiver mo
Or wpther my mex door neighbor had | says.
n EN-! sEose srinstanes:, LAYS. .h't thai ,ha.
s SlsfsF EfsS'Ps Sa % psIr
sidaele $ spell % VT IN my"eii' iH' SAYS sross that
alr pair q iix.foot pants % tails to a i2nrI,foSs ,
.assd up In s vuss his land Is in ne srros
chains | says N. then It'll be a good n
tGqs r h ,s msE. sGu
blue. re way he'd cSssH ! says. Souls
"|Mriar hadn't said nuthin,, Vt. fer she wer:
tnkin' Off the tail of u red lannen shirt n
only had ons slesye. She got the sleeve in. a.
then rSai hsaeS hhs siths M N sa sa,d
un in this mere room he says; TITS OF much
q a hea,hen q hem onIortnit ,b b.in's is tn's
pertect 'em from The pel,in rains N howlin'
ssysasai AN his sls fHnssis Fdss5 TN
sass MTa on the pro-
Greenlans icy noun aims? says.
.. IVA. is setch hunger says Sister Pcpoy:r,
she. Watts carnal appetite fer, r,yiotuals long:
s'Ss a. % aast
eaE s"poss sass sAys he ddr
An, the way flannel snirts n hick'ry over
TIM room d "a skeert the benightsd soul
outen all the beathen IN ,Atrerky 4 they q "a
b IN VA. ssxn - yn 'Tr :m.nf OHf eood srf
out In the Kitchen. b'gosh., n I'm the Way
Sister SISTER roPoynrs mouth ksp ,ao watsrin Im
bon ,hrow'd down e nor jis then wouldn't a.
gone ez fur with her ~ thre- cents wuta o
really 6ominis Van siocs% I'M aropesa @ saHHe.r in' wore
too brother h. says, mesnin, me.
Good eyenin', dominic says. Glad to
An were glad to sec him. for I know'd
.Twant long u comm. npther. fer Brother Van
Tore the vlctu lis dlshed up. n Mriar says:
GONE, "wCom row: Set by' .,..,
petite O. the sistet'n fer victuas were most
ez heavy ez Dominic Van ocum's. m they
wa nc ersv sSi. s whon mn.R then
o. on. O my OF rcd annen unds shirts 10 heIp
@ Sn Sns socSm Ta aa ID Dssf se IN h b. es.
IVY oihsr the summer 4. past N the har.
",WulI.' sHys. o. to that. dominic, ,'cordin.
to the ALI, almyni snmmer s is past that's so
ssy ''s All IN, halSess n,Rss
s"e R.eer dd to ni9 to
time he shot it n found 1t were Joe Flowers
flsger'' jyely.' says tho dominic. the h.r.
- Than, SAYS l. setttn a leetle raspy; ,youn
IN, chnwin corn do gers ,aggerti,eiy. I says.
II, Se'@ %T4y w;6 1qnfia pie
~. ,.,wulli nos 'a1aSly. says the domiais. 4
wui, hen, saws. s. don ' ssll my ny. IL III tn.
harvest is enIe { says. Tor It ha'n't!. The
qSe s the ns 1sy Il haze Gutt x9n the
honey fer bee, yi.,' says. n III! be two months
y ut OFF Then shss II.
Ia 1 vest @ bsoshH j ! says "A !he, hains ended. a
,Brolher,', ssys The dominic. 80 it is with
ny ny haryss'ln',' he says; some hsv eethsrsd
ny r .s. ss.'ss'. y. I! siesId "a Ists Sn'
srys II You do. saws Tho red G SC seho o.H lison.!
cal me pnnkinb .says don't low no. no.
BODY; dominls ,s ornn domine says. to call mo
I'm afcerl I'd "a, did eump,n' rash Squire.
Il Ia g s,assd any longer; isr the dominic got
sposo, n SO / grabbed my hat n lsft the
house"
TPs s}urs wss ssn, en- 70, while. and shen
.Wu's MAJOR, y had = narrer escapsw
From wat? consurn ye!" demanded the
Old Setuer. very loud, and with a suspicIous
look at the squire, The latter was silent az in
f,r. u moment. and lhen said. with = queer
"Wull-from a rumpus!s ED Morr,