St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-01-03

State. and he waur Civ IN me. He's
saved We from revenoos an vigilans an
wusA lie waur with mo- than dozen
carcasses like yo. He's stole to keep US
from starvin,, an ye'v gone an sold
him. Yo' hear tho chillrn? They're
cryin' fer kaintuck."
"IIim's follered the stranger. He'll
kim back. Him's been a.hoodooed Of,
sure, certain. He'll kim back. Suke." I.
But he didn't come back. Seth went
the next day and bought his wife . red
and blue calico with yellow stripes
walked five miles and back to tho
Forks, and she took the dress and
burned it on the log fire before his eyes.
Three months passed away and Seth's
wife lay at deaths door. There did not
seem 10 be SO much OF q disease as
total collapse Of tho system. Seth
had changed, too. He had really
braced up and was taking care Of his
wife and the children TO the best Of
HIS ability. But his heart was g heavy
as lead. He hadn't much conscience;
was lax Of morals, perhaps; but since
that mysterious going OF OF Kaintuck
he had felt himself . modern Judas.
lie wanted his dog, ard he wanted tho
money bad. He had followed tho
stranger to decker with him for tho
hound, but he knew kaintuck, and he
was sure he would ind his way homo
inside of twentJ-f0ur hours. Now no
knew he would never see him again.
It was just the same IS Il one Of the
children had gone instead of dumb
er1steE" His little scheme had miscar-
sied woe:ully. Kaintnck was three hum
dred miles away.
This night Suke was carrying on
worse thar ever. Seth knew she was
dying, and 10 could not leave her long
enough to 70 Tor the distant neighbors
who at such times rendered assistance.
Worse, too. her mind wandered. She
thought KaintaDk was there.
81 heerd him oafside. Thar no is.s
she cried. starting an 'yO' didn't ssll
him, Seth, did yo?"
She had been up and out to look for
him every night since his going. LISTEN
Ing to hear him at the door. The chill
dren slept and only fretted for their
playmate in tho daytime, but their
mother never forgot him, even in sleep
"Lissen!' she cried again. ..Doan yo'
hcss him. 3eAA&s sssz e - 80
: 'sThet' tsRoG 1ednS potifl lse.ss
answered GtC6. thhhy.S ButtbefAws5
. long. log f6&l3b6t Hae phniseahablj
ne howl s1Rsa.1a& a0h&6 stafeoa M 4
He was mcrtsiIy .affaid. : - - =
ssTain't NO Poal doc. itae-its-oh. l
Lord! that howl means-means-"
"Ycs, reckon !. ice TO- ma sY0
needn't open the dore. Seth. 'ondcr.
staa. 'Tain't no livin' dog IS makes
thet noise. DoaN' wake the chillun.
Hole my han. Ireckon it's time said |
somethin' 70 yo,.- / doan' hole no spite
agsu yo', Seth. 1t waur hard to lose
the dumb critter raised like . babby, 1
buti reckon yu'rc sorry. I'm a-goin'
an amt better'n yo'. Seth.
iive'mc yo' han'-mine's stun cole"
That was their parting Seth held I
The stone-eoli hand till the stars had
pa led in the morning sky. and q great
v htte light shone down the wide chin.
91nd settled on the still face ON the
bed. He~shad heard that unearthly
howl at intervals all night outside the
lcor, but it was silent now. Seth stepped
% the door and opened il and some
hing lay there close 10 it, somethin1I
hat did not move. stretched out stifP (
md stark. Yes, it was Kaintnck. He
~ found the way ho0o at last-Nrs
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