Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-10
HIS UNLUCKY PLANET.
1t Proved TO DO Lucky Ono
After All.

than yondcr Italian organ. grinder,
who Is turning the crank so pcrsevcr-
ingly under deaf Squire llomer's back
kitchen window"
"Oh, Charlcyl' said Bcss, clasping |
her hands despairingly together
II didn't expect much else" went on |
Mr. Clcvc, in a rollicking, light-hearted |
sort Of way 81 was born under an |
unluclty star, Saturn, or Mars, or one |
Of those planets that never bring fell |
low any good You can't expect star
to reverse its order on my account, can
your"
"But, Charley"
Just wait until you hear the full ac-
count of my atrocities. ! wasn't 10
much TO blame for trcading ON the cat
anyone might have done that
don't think she laid that up against
me. And when broke down the old
chcrrywood chair that had belonged to
her grandfathcr-tha was mere
question Of weight Aud ! mendcd II
for her, too. But when the bro!led
ham Tor breakfast had such queer
taste to IL and had to confess that
had been smoking up the chimney
where II hung"
"Oh, Charleyw
How was to know that she made
a storc.house Of the back.room CHM
ncy? Folks In Philadelphia don't do
that sort Of thing And she wouldn't
tolerate tobacco In any shapc-she let
me know that, at the very outsctV'
Bcss shook her head mournfully
"lou know told you Charley ="
she began.
eyes. my dear little guardian angel
hut | give you my word, I'll conhnc
myself TO cigarettes for the future, and
never smoke one within quarter of u
mile OF the house. But listen. The
next thing did was to upset her whole
churning Of cream. II hung half way
down the we'll, don't you see, and when
came home, famishcd with thirst, and
ierlied the bucket down well, the
first thing heard was Cousin Sarepta
screaming like mad. Is IL burglars?'
said |, scizing my blackthorn stick,
or is Il Hrc?' And had plunged into
the house. and put my foot-litcrally,
not mctaphorically- the old lady's
baking of custard pies, that she had
set on the cellar floor to cool, bcfotc
she could make me understand. Hut
the last straw that broke the camcrs
back was the old gray goose"
"'The old gray goose Charley
Surely, nothing has happened to
, hat"
Mr.. Cleve shook his lrcAd.
+ "rhc very worst has happened" said
he. 1--WE shot it!'
"Oh, Charlcyv
The young mau laughed bitterly, ant
spouted the lines;
"'Why look'st thou sol With my crossbow
y shot the nlbatrOssl'
Yes, | did. Out wild duck hunting II
>, the marshes. ! thought II was rattle
n mammoth specimen, when ! lcvclc'
, the trigger; and when Don brought
l. To me my heart sank To the very sole
! Of my boots had half an Idea q
~ burying the creature out among TIL
y salt grasses, and saying never word
u but that would have been sncakin
W sort of dodge. The Clcvcs can d
~ plenty Of shabby things but they neve
10 lie outright. So ! brought II HON
70 with the string OF wild birds. In
'r very sorry, Cousin Sarcpta,' said
" but I've shot your old goose. I'll re
~ place IL with the finest pair To be ha
~ IN Salt Inlet Replace IL" says she
u and then, 10 be sure, there rds scene
She set a good deal Of store by that oil
gray goose, you know"
,e Yes, know" said Bessie, resigned
N Nv cit was nearly twenty years old
N She raised IL herself In n basket by til
* kitchen fire, and II ate corn daily on
r. Of her own hand She wouldn't hay
q taken twenty dollars for that oil
II; goose. No. nor fifty, do believe"
n, $50" added Charley, with particr
u, lurly expressive shrug OF the shou
r. dcrs, "shc has turned ne ont Of door
he She called me loafcr and shiftlcs
I'd nc'cr.do .wcci, and dare say she wa
NJ right. Icoudn't contradict her, so
didn't try She recommended mo to s
about my business, so | did. An
re here | IN. I've tclcgrnphed To Phil
mr. dclphia for the tnxidermist That wa
on all could do, DO you suppose, Hes
PC your father would take me To boar
no Tor eight days2 I've just eight day
N. left Of my vacation, and thercll !
ly such lot Of question: asked II
mr. come home In advance Of time
Ic. wouldn't advise you TO have word
n. say to me. | dare say shall set I'll
- 10 the house, or poison the family,
rs shoot somebody by mistake. VIII
can bc expected Of fellow that WI
born under an unluclsy planct2'
Bcss Warden laughed chcerily
In Father will risk II, am sure sa
se she. I'VE haven't great deal Of spa
I'm room, but mother will make you up
ed cot bed In the room with the boys, AT
m II you Snn put up with our plain w
re- Of living"
" lie stopped her mouth with kiss.
IL you are an angel. Bcss" said he.
N, The kindly Warden family did the
cd best TO console old Miss Surcp
All Smiths discarded relation and 20 ma
the last portion OF his vacation II tri
plcnsanter than the first had been. u
os. Dr. Warden shook his frost-white hen
he II don't like long engagements, "a
ng he. "And Icss can't marry u man
TO any twelve dollars week ~
ch But, father, Charley will do bet'
mt In time"
ill III II plcascs the uuluclsy plane
all iutcrpolated Charley
well wait until the better thu
come"
oh "Oh, We don't mind waiting" crI
itb lcss.
'ho "speak for yourself, II you pleas
m murnured Charley,
We've lifetime before rs, ass
60 Grated Bcss, "and, Ia the Ineantir
~ Charley, wen go out duck shooting
ib. morrow, and IN row you through
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