The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

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Green River Waller.

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Green River Waller.
Colonel Munford. OF Mnnfordvi'ic'
Tenn. Is said TO be the best single
handed talker In tie Green Rlvds-s NJ
lev. II is related that many years aSo
a belated stranger reached the 'o'o'
nel's home. in the wilds OF Hart couu-
~. one evening and asked II he could
be entertained for the night lie sara
that ne had travelled far that day ana
he and his animal were about "uono
up"
Yes. sab; light an come I'M 20"
are welcome. sab. 10 such as we nave
Gabe. take the gentloman's horse. run
him we'll an give him' all no can eat
Win you. be pleased TO come Al mo
house, sabPn
There was no more hospita0le man
IN tho valley than the old colonel ana
he was never so happy as when no
had "a guest or willing ear 70 TAX a'
lie ordered a servant 10 bring up
bottle OF appIejacIS -'len years old ~
It's day, sah' and the cook to pre-
pare supper. Then while tho meal
was being arranged he talked ana.
while it was being enjoyed. his busy
tongue wagged necessarily
Returning To tho sitting room tho
colonel squared himself for his victim.
The clock on the mantel chimed eight.
nine. ten. eleven--but the words con-
tinued TO flow as smoothly and nnln-
terruptedly as at the beginning.
God In heaveni" thought the
stranger to himself. "will he never let
up?"
At last the guest. worried TO a point
where patience ceased TO be virtue,
interrupted, courteously, OF course, his
garrulous guest with;
',All this. my dear sir. Is very Inter-
esting TO me. but l have ridden far to-
day and must sleep. Will YOU forgive
me II ask 10 be shown TO my bed?"
Ten thousand pardons, sahV" cried
the colonel. CHANGING at the clock. -
had no idea IL was so late. But 'tempus
fugit. sab. 'tempus fugit' us we used
TO say at school. Let us take a night
cap OF this old applcjach ten years
old II it's day. sab. I'll light you 10
your apartment myself"
The kind-hearted old gentleman
ignited IN old tallow dip nj the fire.
place and amblcd up the stairs with IN
agility remarkable in man OF his
years. He held tho light while his
guest disrobed and retired TO bed. still
continuing his story. The wearicd
stranger was soon asleep. AT day.
light. when no awoke. he was more
than astounded at finding his host still
chirping away as blithely as ever.
The good Colonel had evidently been
talking all the night. for the candle
had burned down into the socket or
tho stick. which he still held In his
hand. its flame pickering In a tired
way In the dim twilight OF the early
dawn. He greeted the guest cheerily.
bidding him get up come down, take
an ''eye-opener" and they would take
breakfast together.
He kept on at his story all through
tho matutinal meal and was still foil
OF il AS no followed his man TO the
horse block. where the much-cnduring
traveller mounted his stecd and rode
away. the Colonel expatiating as long
as he was in earshot
More than year had been added 10
the ternity OF the past. when the
same stranger came riding up the same
pike. AS he recognized the familiar
scenes he looked upon the year before.
he wondered what had become OF tho
whiiom entertainer.
A turn in the road revealed the old
brown homestead and there could 1,
be possiblcp-yos, on the Old horse
block, where he left him. stood the
Colonel.
I'm delighted 10 soc you. sahl
Come In and havo taste OF lstllled
applejuice-ten years old II it's day.
As was telling you a year ago when
you were here--whatl You're not go-
iugP WANTED TO finish -"--Louisvilla
Courier-Journal.