Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-12
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W nat ; IN matter, Genuys says 4.
"'I don't know, Bill, but / feel awful
strange | must drop out an he fell
by tn muddy roadside, while / tried L
find out what tn matter was, t get
him some kind of relief I was Jest
about movin' few steps Z one side,
loollin' for better spot from tn rain,
when Penny cried out loudly:
".BiH, stay With me. For Co.'s SAKE
don't Ieare me, BH. Iio1nt y0u'
81 never shall forget those words if l
live t be thousan' years old They
Were tn last intelligent words Penny
spoke for long weeks-you well recol-
lect his sickness, an how I stay'd by
him
''By an by he pulled ont of tn fever,
an it seemed he never could say
enough about his gratitude t me. He
was always brinsin' it up whenever he
had tn chance
''When tn war was over. an
tn troops disbanded, Penny, v
know, remained right in Washington,
an somehow it wasn't long afore lost
track OF him entirely. You an Tom
went out west; an t wasn't long till |
found myself driftin' up in Michigan,
where took up farm.
well, about year or so back l went
down q Washington on some business,
an afore I'd been there more'n day or
two who should | run against but Tom
Hazard, who also happen'd t have
some transactions at tn capitol We
had q good talk about oil times, an
finally Tom said:
a. sGav Iti1I Io ro,, avay +bipl- ~
Penny Pickerson?"
Think of Penny Pickerson?l
guess | do think of him; an he, for
that matter, has n purity good cause to
think of me, said t Tom.
"'Wen now, III telly' what Wen do
said Tom After our business at t de-
partment is over an YOU have called
on Col. ID -, We'll see if we can't find
Penny. | don't think Wen have much
trouble about it, for I'vc heard that he
is now a wealthy man. an of some con-
siderable prominence in business circles.
He'll probably not know us at first, but
yet mcetia' with him II be a mutual
pleasure. I've no doubt
"'All right, Tom said l. III foller.'
after we'd hunted round quite a
spell we finally was directed t great
big gray stone structure, set way back
from tn street, as bcin' owned an oc-
cupied by Mr.. P. Picllerson.
''I1venin' had east her mantle DER tn
mighty city-as they say-an' must
own that tn electric lights made every
thing look snug an n;co bout that great
mansion an its surroundin's. l know
that l was purity much befuddled, an
couldn't think that this was tn place
where now lived our simple comrade of,
pears like, but few years ago. l could
Mt imagine such transformation in
Penny's surroundin's.
''We kinder stopped when we'd bout
half covered tn distance e tn house,
an | couldn't help sayin':
tom, were wrong This amt
Penny's place. Tie don't lodge in no
such palace as this, an know it
This is certainly tn place we were
directed t. replied Tom, who had seen
more of these changin's in mans condi-
tion,. and consequently was not so
kinder overcome as was.
"'Weu, cant have it that way, an
jest know were OF tn track, says l.
But, then, if you think SO, wen go on
up t tn door, an you can ask if Penny
Pickcrson lives here. feel sure you'll
have your trouble for nothin''
$50 we proceeded up tn walk e tn
broad stone steps leadin' I tn imposin'
entrance, an Tom lie pressed little
Silver knob t. one side, while | stood in
tn background.
II wasn't long afore a servant ap-
he said:
Yes, sab, dis am Mistah Pickcrson's
residence