Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-15

,hor,eI. whoa, whoal" but they did
not mind that either.
aThey don't appear 10 be aswell broke
Yecsoncd on" remarked the deacon.
a. bo stood In the cart and viewed tho
preceding
aThey'rc broke well enough" replied
tob. rniher nottlcd. "but I'm strange 20
,bo,n, nobody but Ike ever drove them"
"Well, turn them about" said the
deacon
mi they raid no heed TO any com
mani. and finally, exaspcrnted. job
,l,urk thom both with tho goad, and
they started al full run down the road.
,iattery bangi the cart went, and both
.Tob and the deacon wero compelled 10
hold on the cart stakes to prevent being
bounced ont Of the cart
"stop emf Stop 'erni" shouted the
deacon. II want TO get ont. Wheat
whoa, whoai yc varrnints." But the
oxen only tossed their heads and ran the
faster. "stop EN-. can't yes'
Job was downright mad by this time.
"s,op EN- yourself, yon old foolr
,nap;ed be; "yon know rs much how TO
s,op EN- as DO"
"we1l 10 chucked out and killed."
shouted the deacon, Us the cart banged
over a stone.
The oxen were now thoroughly fright
ened and running away for fair. and
both men were badly scared and holding
ON for dear life. All at once an idoa
struck job.
"say. deacon. can't you talk some sea
talk to en-? That's what I've alters
heard Ike talk TO en-" no called out "a
the cart bumped along.
brother Haincs, such sea talk rs Two
heard amt proper fer a pillar Of tho
church 10 repeat, and I'll call ineetin' on
Won fer this II we git out alive" replied
the deacon, with rs much dignity rs ho
could assume while holding to the stake.
'Do try, deacon!" shouted the terrified
Job; "it may save our lives"
Just then the cart gave n fearful lurch.
and the deacon banged his head against
the stake he was holding to with consid.
erable force. This made him boiling
mad 10 addition 10 his fear. "Splico tho
main bracei SILVER my timbcrsl Pipo
MI hands TO grogl' and then. M that
had no effect on tho frantic team, "Boat
ahoyi' and then losing all control Of
himself. "Ahoyl Alloy. drat ye, 20
blankety blank brutcsr,. and tho deacon
let out such a string Of profanity that
job turned n shade or two palcr.
While this was going on the oxen had
gotten over considerable ground. The
people along the road gazed Ia open
moulhcd astonishmcnt 10 SEQ two such
staid citizcns going along so furiously
with an OK team, and werc terribly
scsndalired at their apparent hilarity.
Ike. totally unconscious Of what was
going on at home, was plodding along
toward his chun's, when no heard u
fearful clattcr coming behind him. Ilo
turncd. aud could hardly believe his
eyes. There came his pets Jack and
Billy q. furious pace, and his uncle
and the deacon In the cart.
stop 'em. Ike. stop 'cm!r shouted his
uncle when he saw Ike.
ih' ttNpi'h W oh' tlue VI tuo TOhu,
and as the cattle dashed up called out,
Delay, Jaclsi Delay. Billy" At the
sound Of tho familiar voice and com.
mand they stopped at once. and went
quietly up to their young mater.
"rll have tho law OF you for this, Job
lialnes," snarled the deacon. rs he pain.
fully descended from the cart.
"And III call church on you!" retorted
job as he rubbed his bruises. II won't
belong TO any church with n man that
Ain swear like you kin. A purity deacon
you bcr'
III had brat like that Ia skin him
nliye~ reared the deacon as he glared at
the bewildercd Ike.
Isaac, take them cattle home at
once" said his uncle. AS for this
wicked man here, shall never notice
him again.
Ike took the cattle home. His uncle
walked. His aunt told him about the
contemplated sale. and though no ex-
pressed commiseration for his uncle II is
doubtful II he felt any. His aunt said Il
served them just right Ike kept his
oIcn.-rcxas Siftlngs.