The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-12-10
A PEDDLER'S PERIL.

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Don't ye mind uncle; he's got one of
his bad spells on now, but if he amt
bothered it'll pass of by and by
The peddler nodded. and began tale
concerning one of his adventures i'll
Texas. He was soon interrupted by
Aunt Viney.
"Sit up, stranger" said she. I'VE
hain't got much to eat, but such as it is
you're welcome"
The old man ate his supper in solemn
silence, after which he took his hat and
abruptly left the cabin. Aunt Viney
saw fit to explain.
"Mose, my old man, hain't been ex-
actly like hisself since the revenoo men
carried his son John off five year ago
last April
'"'Stillin s'pose;'
"Yes. nd top of that he shot one of
'em while they were tryin to take him,
nd they put him in pen'tensh'ry at
Nashville for ten year"
The peddler remained silent for a mo-
ment or two. But when the dishes were
washed and put away he again enter
tanned the two women by relating sun
-,
dry "reminiscences Vi us omli O',seeI, anu
also describing tne Wonuers {" cer'ah
great cities ne Naq Nis''eo
Atter awhlie Nose "saih stalheu 81
lently IN anu took seat IN laF CORNER,
While the peddler talked he continued
to eye him closely, as it suspicious that
the Stranger was hoV just Wi"' ne
should De.
'Speakh OF the Telephone, cohtihuen
the peddler, some tolks IN 'nese noun
talns dont peileVe tnat people can IaiH
to each other, hd them hunorea OF
more miles apart puV zen Ee lVs" "Iaet'
I've seed II done myself
ave KnoWeo or men hoilerih across
from one mountain 10 aho,her' Sald
Aunt Niney du0lously. 'MeDDe they
could make themselves heard a matter
OF two miles But hundred - she
shook her mead dlsapproVihsly'
ITS so all me same thonSh. ~ sol
nd heard EN- talkln Jus as we DE now
That's as Dlg lie AS ever was tuiu'
exclaimed ola Nose, r'slpS anu making
for the door
DO selAed MS rlhe as ne passed, IhreW
u menaclng glance at the pe"dler ana
once more left the caoin.
"Old mans a little touched III the
head, amt he: asked the peddler' wne
seemed to take no o1ehss Whatever At
the old man : rude pehaNlog,
ever since Johh W%s took on he ha't
queer spells that come over nm every
now aad then. must say ne moreR
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come around lies always thlnkih OF
revenoo spies l deSsay that's what
makes him act so toward you. But you
mustn't mind nm. never knowd nm
to succeed IN hurnh any one YET:
1t was Nan WHO replied for Aunt Vi
ney was making preparations to fetlrt
FOR the night Nheh the gut ana tht
peddler We're lett alone me iatter seemed
somewhat curious about TINS SON John
who Tor 50 many years had been ondel
the ban OF the law
NJohn was always good 70 Uncle Mos'
and Aunt Nlhey' ma mars one reasoi
Uncle Nose takes II al so hard now.
~ s'pose, bein as you're KIN to EN-
you must a telt powerful bad whel
they took him on
He eyed Nan closely as he spoke, an'
the girl blushed siieeEN
Il amt no Feat Sn ga EN-, saio she
MY folks Is an dead, hd they raiSe'
me from q lttie gal, Dut John M III
was always good friends.
MNothm more'
The girl looked at nm reproVlngly.
: Its about bedtime, SAID she c0ldly
"Shan't show you were you're to sleep;
The peddler rose, took up his pack an
/ followed her mo tue rttle shed room
= There was an open window by the beo
, throVgA which the full moon Was shn
ing.
"You won't peed no light, reckon,
, she remarked, Then, bidding him goo
night, she returned TO the main cabi
, tRd went 10 bed herself.
Z But for some reason she failed