The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-17

EfIIGN more ana Jlen
for "the States"
We, of the ''L bar" who had known
him for two years, almost, were at loss
to account for this sudden rise in Hens
mental temperature, and probably
showed il. Indeed, there were several
of the boys who limited that an explana-
tion from him would be gratefully re-
ceived by his curiosity -beset CO laborers !;
but Hen would merely grin a broad,
broad grin, and say nothing. But just
ten days before Thanksgiving he let the
secret out.
Boys" said he, in mufiled voice,
caused by the presence ol a knife-load
of potatoes in his mouth, "I'm goin'
back t. tn Statesl"
Open. eyed astonishment all around the
breakfast tatle.
"That's what, boys. I'm goin' right
after Thanksgivin', tew."
"Thc dooce, ye say! Must've lost a
rich r'lation r ben doin' little rustlin'
on tn side. Now l think OF t, they
was some talk bout thar bein' some in
side 'sistance t tn Baldy Sites gang
wen they honored this hyar vicinity wi
thr 'tentions last year." volunteered
"lied" Posey.
Hen, having joined literally in the
smiles that followed this remark, went
on:
al cast tn insinerations back intuth
tn teeth O. tn red-nosed gent WI tn
fragrant name. No, sir. ITaint neither
one mr. t'other. Mebbe fore l go II
tell ye-an' mebbe l won't"
And Mr.. Hawkins again smiled, know
ing that the boys would suffer i'm
measurably until they knew whence came
the " stake" on which he was going
b )me.
Next day, Immediately after breakfast,
Hen rode off in the direction OF Browns
vile, the nearest town on the west, about
thirty miles away, and we saw nothing
of him until Friday, when he returned
whistling cheerfully. The boys were
very keen to know what his errand haC
been, for they were sure he had not gone
merely to get few things from the
grocer's and harnesmaker's, but Hen did
not enlighten them.
That night, however, in the boss's
room, he told the story to select au.
dience, consisting of the boss and the
scribe.
"I ben kinder holdin' off, We see,
cause feller no ways cert'n bout savin
Us milk TIL he gifts the pail out FIN un.
dor the caow; but now, bein's I've got
it o. X, mays well tell ye, on'y
don't want the boys to knaow.
aye see, twas this away: Bout five
year ago, back in Maine, c'ncludsd t
come out hyar an grow up wi the ken.
try hull lot. 'Twan't cause wanted
t dew it, but We see, sort O. he'd tub"
"Ah, yes" observed the boss, dryly,
"I believe the late Mr.. Sites began his
brilliant career in somewhat the same
way. Was your difficulty about horse,
toop
Hens laugh over, lie proceeded, some
what blushingly
"No, 'twan't that, hardly. But they
want no chance thar for poor cuss, AN
so l pulled out. Ye see, men Molly
Hopkins he'd bout made up aour min S t
git spliced, an ev'rythin' was goin' on
smooth's smooth, wen in steps oil George
Hopkins an takes han hisself. OF
Hop was a high-toned OF duck, an put
on heaps o. airs, cause he was tn best
fixed man in taown an he'd ben S'lect-
man an member of tn Legislator, vile
was on'y carpenter an hadn't airy red.
TIL OF egiot might've saw haow things
was goin' on.-l reckon he did-but he
never let on til one night he come home
I'm taown an heered men Molly talllin'
in tn settin'-room.
"Then he jes' waded in brash. Gosh
how he did go fer met Went on t give
me tn dickens fer my 'dacity in per-
soomin' t tn han o. his, George Hop
kins', darter. 9Th idee l want We t
understan', young man, says he, 'th't l
hev better plans fer her thin lettin' 'er
marry penniless carpenterP N he
went on an tore aroun' fer awhile thet
style; but stood my grouu', TIL fin'Ily
he says: Young man, when you en-
show bank count o. ten thaousan' dol.
lars, she's your'n, an not b'fore.' Then
he grins a hull lot, thinkin' haow I'd
hev t. hustle consid'ble spell fore gol
1t.
"Wa-al, men Molly talked it over a
lot, N finally concluded th't I'd hev t
60 summers else, ef ever got fore
handed; so, one day, we says goodbye,
daown in the medder lot, an pulled
out fer Californy.
"Sence then I've ben knockin' round
all over the tn kentry, tryin' one thing
n mother. Purity hard luck, most O. tn
time, tew-but jes' fore l come hyar,
located claim, men mother feller, oVel
in Colorado, an worked il some. i
didn't pen out none, so we he'd Z try
somsthin' else, an hyar l come, leavin
Peters t keep up work on tn claim, hin
havin' job clus by. Wa-al, tn otNS