The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

ing his shooting iron In both hands, his
eyes rolled upward and his knees knocking
together from fright.
The sight was too much for Jack He
ran off short distance, then lay down and
rolled over in the grass, convulsed with
silent laughter. He came back in mo-
ment, and he and Don cooked the two pis-
tolls, pointed them and showed the duelists
how to pull the trigger.
"One," said Jack. Sniveling from Uncle
Remus.
Two" said Jack. Groaning from Uncle
Remus.
Three" said Jack. Two reports fol-
lowed close upon the words, and two
frightened darkies were seen running in
opposite directions, but not for long. They
were old men, and the nervous terror that
they had endured had been too much for
them, and they both, one but moment be-
fore the other, sank down exhausted Don
and Jack ran to them, and Don, leaning
over Uncle Reuben, said, .'Are you hurt,
Uncle Reuben7"
''N-n-no, Marse Don," painted the old
darby. Use not hurt, b-but has l kilt ole
Remus' / nebber t'ink to hab mu'd duh on
ma soul. o Lawd. o Lawd. Use done for
glib i'm, Pse done forgib imp
Uncle Remus is all right" answered
Don. II am glad you have come to your
senses at last, and now, Uncle Reuben,
you must shake hands with him and be
friends or fight again"
'Nebber tech gun again, nebberP' ejac-
ulated Uncle Reuben. "Is done forgib
'im" Meanwhile Jack had comforted
Uncle Remus, and now the two old fellow
servants shook hands and forgave the past.
"Brer Remus.' said Uncle Reuben sol,
emily, Use sorry fo' ma sins; forgib me
eff done yo' wrong"
"Brer Reuben" returned Uncle Remus,
his voice still shaky, ''yo' hab done me
wrong, eff yo' t'nk / sen Marse Wa'butt'n
toe yo' an tole i'm 70 done stole de
chick'ns. But Ise glad de time am arrove
TO- we uns toe be friends, fo' now we can
sarve de missus togedder, an when we
die, an de time amt fur off, we kin glib up
de ghost-in-peace-an"- The old darby
broke down, and Jack and Don were
deeply touched by the display of emotion
which Uncle Remus manifested at the re-
union just effected, and Uncle Reuben,
locking his arm within that of his compan-
ion, gently led him toward the quarters
saying, Come, Brer Remus, les go an
tell de missus dat we'S brers onct agin, an
ask eff she won't disreckomember our fuss.
knows Use done yo mean, an Pse sorry.
Come"
The same grove, with the same dew upon
the same grass, was, after breakfast, the
scene of quite a different transaction from
that which had occurred before the morn
ing meal. True, there was at both times
an element of friendship pervading the
events of the morning, but on the first oc
casion there were four actors in the drama
and hate had turned to friendship, while
on the second occasion but two participated
ard an acknowledgment that friendship
had turned to love, accompanied by actions
suitable to such acknowledgement, was the
theme. Then, again, the time occupied by
the drama before breakfast could not have
much exceeded half an hour, while fully
two hours had elapsed before the grove be-
came silent and the actors in the little
scene after breakfast had emerged from its
pleasant shade.
''Why didn't you let me tell you how
much l loved you the other day." asked
Jack after two minutes ecstatic silence.
Because" answered Margaret, II wanted
to see if you could reconcile those two old
men," and if hadn't wouldn't you have
promised to marry me just the same:" in
quired Jack. yves" hesitatingly, per
haps. But | wanted to see if you had
enough determination in your character.
If you had failed in your purpose well,
/ would have given you another trial by
testing your perseverance in winning me.
But am satisfied. Come, let us go and
tell mother of our happiness, and may God
bless this day, for peace and love, hand in
hand, have come and taken up their abode
forever in our household" And, kissing
her, Jack softly said, Amen. "-Rodney
Clarke in Washington Star.