The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03
THE OLD' sErTLER
TIE Squire Soon at Sigss ana Drsans. 80
Listens TO . Story.

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over to our house as thar Is this mornin'.~
said the Squire as he and the Old Settler me-
at the tavern.
watts the rumpus. Squire 2" the Old sst-
tier asked.
"wull." replied the Squire. "w'en the or
woman got up to build the fire our rooster
were CROWN like cracked dinner horn.
"'Hopo he's CROWN on the fence says the
OIL woman. II hos CROWN on the fence she
says. It's gointer be q fair day.
sounds to me- says. 'ez II he were crow.
in at the doorstep says.
La. sudsv says the oil woman. 'Drat his
pictur'. hope he haintr she says. throwtn'
up her hans.
"watll It do to you II he is p I says.
| "'Watll 1t do to me p she says. II II fetch
comply on my hans!' she says. That's wat
1t II do to mev she says. An here 1t is wash.
| day at thatp
'Jist then the rooster let go his horn ag'in.
Cock ee- doc. die doc -o-o.o!' says he.
=" Com pen. noe. to- day -ay .ay- ay hollers the
oil woman. He's sayin' Of It. sure ez sap.
runnin'p she hollers. h'istin' the winder our.
| tain an peekin' out.
right on ths scSssr h ssy
SScsomsyer f Is ye the biggest nstion e Sss
EN- + she says. ,
the. pancakes vile. she hurried the cio'es to
@ s Sn a"s hsss Sq'sn es
help hang up the clo'es, too. an rattle around
s s"Sss sas SG :sssS
conSy9mspasea MdajGr GA a..
hSr hsIp With IL then III III" eat the S speassa.
"P1h" erunted the Squire. You're OF biz
an 9 on woman p. ez the rest on emf ~, ~.
hent notha a PGa an womsn not Il
n ms yo on sps,fny wen the'm the sort 80
The sSHs ssSa Sat said
That's wat Jep Barker said wnnst Sol were
,sneeted O. ,kSowin sumpin' about wat had be. (,
S JOSS sGSssP asln
One, day Joe's rooster took TO CROWN like sixty
SAYS Hi Is wife d rSss.er eP
y Better 60 n stay in the barn. Or on In the
tnSn S. says Hen don't bleve none
the AFTERNOON tina kim n knock at the door.
,Twere tho comp'ny. suro enough, An, who
Ssses ep % to f hs
Ss sbs sR ore he didn't kpoM R%thn
Jedge an jury m 'o Jep were 'f gone g two
year. m he were .pooty well hleached out. n
He never thort ROY on sSe
dcoTstep were nonsense arter that.
KIN s ssa The sheen ths6
-" Then. how about that leetle happenin; al
Argus oy9r5!augh,sr in st; the GA Settles
that. m il ever rooster CROWN on the door
TanS ftGmpby
t sSIFf 'ss' ssS5a 'SsS ssuro won did
s nan to fe the
want better Teller ever lived in, the Sugar
%s1e sas R Asqs s
as he Ok sou tfa@ git q" Ills the tina paid s
70 him. Yit he thort q heap 9, Jess Argus did,
sway an s!ayin away Argus E0t
sv'rybody See th't he we We're g feeiin DAD W.
The Post ONCE were at the. tavern n twioes
.e;y,Ery week: reglar. Argus d come over n ass
letter. he never said nathin but Ve evrySodS
know''d TIT he were ,hopn' to git one from
t9qsss s "
9Se Asns h d apG q
Argus Hin 70 the tavern feeiin' Ssss u N com:
moh; s nha wa9 IT, no Letter Ter him. course
""::SicF; ARGUS some YIN says, blmeby. !.
out the doopsssp TIT ess sontef
itself. fer it's tough dlggin to cit enough fer
He ss 6 Or BaP s.s s0R s IS
man gees n drops fork. N the tines sticks
": 49," It's gointer be 2 woman" she says.
stskn in the but coudn
do but, drop knife on the floor. ,
..:,, An it's gointer be q man. too' she says.
But VIZ kin they Se f r. says. - D'An y .nA..
pI,rtxo 1 saXs The 81 woman ITS Aunt
"tS an o 81 t thinrs saS arth
IE Oh Wom ma ben dreaan
eor
sgaeeEers iivin thn Aunt Finsy an Uncle
sff y sstS sa{ Sst
IT. IT. h didn't wiring his neck. fer list see
his se so bu ter AFsSs
that aa sa6 ashe hin HH S s durn rooster
DONE says Argus. He's gone an spilled 8
dream ben Wantin' t e hey eve. senoe were
knee-high to duck; Wat hoy y alluz heerd
money. m notfn surerp says everybody
an tina hain't, nuther. Squirrel said the old
money, sureW n
Pub! ermnted the Squire.
don't hef to b'lieve 1t. but wait till y hear the
rest o. Argus Overbnugh i
alluz heerd that n SO Rev l. After waitiny
fer forty year an better to hev that dream; n
had It las, night; got up this mornin' feelin'
cemn' from. but thar were thu dream, and I'd
alluz b'lieved 1t were a sure sign; But here
comes that pesky rooster and knocks 1t all In
the head By bringin' Aunt Fllnty and UNCLE
lite! III! be y lnstin' sorrer to me- says Ar.
Nobody couldn't say nuthin. they felt so
sorry fer Argus. Poorly soon. In kim JOB Fct-
Hrgsas 81 he ss says your sally says to tel
th't the comply has come
Argus he got up slow like n, stood a spell
says. slow an kinder Mishfnl: